Flying on Four Wheels

[dvd8n]

I've been reading this biography on Frank Costin.

 

 

It's a bit of a hagiography; the author is obviously a bit of a fanboy, but it's nontheless quite readable. 

 

It has a nice chapter on the eleven. 

 

 

The thing that caught my eye though was a throwaway comment about the seven: 

 

 

It makes you think about the windscreen aerodynamics...

 

David

 

 

[djm]

For me Frank Costin will always be remembered as the "cos" in Marcos with Gem Marsh being the "Mar". A design that is still fantastic today in my opinion. I am slightly biased as I live in Westbury where Marcos production ended its days. Westbury is only 5 miles from Bradford on Avon where it all began.