JAX 10 - 791 NAR

JAX 10 is recorded in John Sprinzel and Tom Coulthard's book "Spritely Years" as the Jack Wolchover car which was fitted with an alloy rear end and door skins. Jack competed with this car in the Bournemouth National Rally in 1961, and in the Cullen Cup and the Bolton Rally the following year, and probably many other events.  It was later re-registered 791 NAR and went to the USA where it was owned by Charles Shields.  It has recently (March 2010) been sold by RM Auctions at Amelia Island for the sum of $44,000, equivalent to about £30,000 Sterling. It is understood to be fitted with a 998cc engine, and modern upgrades include upper and lower A-arms to the front suspension, double trailing links at the rear, and Tilton clutch and front disc brakes. It also now has an ATL fuel cell and Minilite wheels. The bonnet is the usual Williams & Pritchard pattern Sebring one and the hardtop is the BMC production item. Later-type Mark 2 Sprite or MG Midget rear light clusters have been incorporated into the aluminium rear wings and a boot-lid cut into the rear apron, giving it a style which is a cross between Mk 1 and Mk 2 Sprite. It has been restored by Jeremy Bowkett and raced by Peter McLaughlin. Stirling Moss drove the car in the 1996 Monterey Historics, "achieving a podium finish after a spirited battle with a Morgan Plus Four and an Abarth Porsche". (Images courtesy of RM Auctions - thank you)

From Gary Wolchover,
 re: JAX10 - 791 NAR,
 I note that the registration number was JAX 10. This went on to feature on a couple of big Healeys as well as an S Type Jag. Jack Wolchover wrote off a car (I can't remember which one) in the mid 80s by crashing into a brewery wagon. To keep the registration number was so complicated, expensive and time consuming he gave it up.