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In 1955 there was a suggestion that many of the components from DP 115/1
as well as the engine and transmission were built in to DP 166/1, which
had a more modern space frame chassis and disc brakes, and the body
discarded, ending up in Coleys West London yard. The only race that the
revised car DP 166/1 completed in was the 1955 Le Mans, when it retired
after 93 laps having run out of fuel, apparently due to a wrongly fitted
and leaking fuel cap. Subsequently, the chassis frame from DP 166/1 was
stripped, and the components reassembled into 115/3 with a new body and
this and DP 115 /2 were refurbished for the film Checkpoint. The fate of
the body from DP 116 , which differed from the others in that the whole
front end lifted to allow access to the engine , does not appear to have
been recorded though it would not be unreasonable to assume that it
formed the basis of the replacement fitted to DP 115/3 . |
