The Mildren name was used on a series of racing vehicles constructed for, or acquired by,

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n racing team owner

Alec Mildren Alec Mildren (1915–1998) was active in Australian motor racing as a driver from 1938 to 1961, and subsequently as the owner of Alec Mildren Racing. Racing career Mildren began his racing career in an Austin in 1938Mike Kable, ''Alec Mildren w ...

during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Mildren Maserati

The Mildren Maserati was a one-off sports car which was built in 1964, utilizing a clone of a Lotus 19 chassis with components from a Cooper T51 and a 2.9 litre Maserati Type 61 engine.Rennmax, www.oldracingcars.com
Retrieved on 15 December 2012 The chassis was constructed by Bob Britton, who also produced racing cars under the

Rennmax The Rennmax name was applied to a series of open wheel racing cars and sports racing cars constructed by Rennmax Engineering in Sydney, Australia between 1962 and 1978.Tony Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, pages 402-403 Rennmax ...

name.Alec Mildren Rennmax Maserati, www.motorsportarchive.com
Retrieved on 15 December 2012 The car was driven to victory in the 1965 Victorian Sports Car Championship by Kevin Bartlett. It was also favoured to win the

1965 Australian Tourist Trophy The 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lakeside circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 November 1965.''Australian TT Lakeside Qld'', Australian Motor Sports, January 1966, pages 47 to 49 It was the ninth annual Austral ...

in the hands of Frank Gardner, but it failed to start the race after an engine failure in a preliminary heat. The Mildren Maserati was sold to Tasmanian Ross Ambrose in 1966 and was subsequently fitted with a 2.2-litre Coventry Climax engine and raced as the Rennmax-Climax. In 1969 Ambrose had the car re-engined with a 4.4 litre Traco- Oldsmobile powerplant and then race it as the Traco-Rennmax.

Mildren Waggott (Rennmax BN3)

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The Mildren Waggott was a

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open wheeler racing car built by Bob Britton for Alec Mildren Racing, as one of a number of cars built to the

Rennmax BN3 The Rennmax name was applied to a series of open wheel racing cars and sports racing cars constructed by Rennmax Engineering in Sydney, Australia between 1962 and 1978.Tony Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, pages 402-403 Rennmax ...

design, which itself was derived from the

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.Rennmax BN3, www.oldracingcars.com
Retrieved on 15 December 2012 Originally powered by a 1.6 litre Alfa Romeo engine, the car was driven by Max Stewart in the

1969 Tasman Series The 1969 Tasman Series was a motor racing competition staged in New Zealand and AustraliaThomas B Floyd, ''Amon Gives Ferrari a Tasman'', Australian Motor Racing Annual, pages 6 to 17 & 30 to 63 for cars complying with the Tasman Formula.

and was subsequently fitted with a 1.6 litre Waggott. Stewart drove the car to victory in the

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, the

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and the

1971 Australian Drivers' Championship The 1971 Australian Drivers’ Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 79-83 It was the fi ...

,Mildren Waggott information board image, www.flickr.com
Retrieved on 15 December 2012 with a 2.0 litre Waggott engine being used to win the third title. Stewart also won the

1972 Singapore Grand Prix The 1972 Singapore Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Thomson Road Grand Prix circuit in Singapore on 2 April 1972.Eli Solomon, Snakes & Devils, A History of the Singapore Grand Prix, Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2008 The race, which was sta ...

with the car which was Ford powered for this race.

Mildren Mono

The Mildren Mono was a monocoque open wheeler racing car which was designed by Len Bailey and built by Alan Mann Racing.Old Gold, Racing Car News, May 1989, pages 88 to 91 The car debuted in 1968 at

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in the hands of Frank Gardner, powered by a 2.5 litre Alfa Romeo V8 engine. Kevin Bartlett drove the car to victory in the

1969 Australian Drivers' Championship The 1969 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of cars conforming to Australian National Formula or Australian Formula 2 regulations.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1969 CAMS Manual o ...

utilizing the Alfa Romeo engine and 4 cylinder, four valve per cylinder Waggott engines of 1850cc and 2 litre capacity. The Mono was later raced as a Ford powered Australian Formula 2 car by Ray Winter, finishing third in the rain-affected

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against a field composed primarily of " Formula 5000" cars. The car was commonly referred to as the "Yellow Submarine", due to the Mildren team cars generally being painted yellow.

Mildren Chevrolet

The Mildren Chevrolet was a

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powered monocoque Formula 5000 racing car, designed by Len Bailey with assistance from Frank Gardner.1971 Season, www.sergent.com.au
Retrieved on 15 December 2012 The car was driven by Kevin Bartlett in the

1970 Australian Grand Prix The 1970 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 22 November 1970. The race, which was the thirty fifth Australian Grand Prix, was open to Formula 5000 cars, 2.5-litre Australian Fo ...

, but failed to finish.The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, pages 346 to 352 It was also driven by Bartlett in the 1971 Tasman Series, with Bartlett placing seventh in that series.

References

Australian racecar constructors