Dick Protheroe 1922 - 1966
Ferrari 330P Chassis 0818 4 litre, 12 valve, 360 hp engine.
It was Rosemary Protheroe's wish, after
my fathers death, that the car never be restored and it was passed in
part to Maranello, Italy.
22/3/64 : Sebring 12Hrs,N°24, w/G.Hill-Bonnier, DNF -
31/5/64 : Nurburgring 1000Kms,N°142, w/G.Hill-Ireland, disq -
20-21/6/64 : Le Mans 24 Hrs,N°14, w/G.Hill-Ireland, 2nd -
3/8/64 : Guards Trophy-Brands Hatch N°10, w/G.Hill - 4th
29/8/64 : Tourist Trophy, Goodwood, N°2, w/G.Hill - 1st
10/10/64 : Paris 1000 Kms, Montlhery, N°2,w/G.Hill-Bonnier 1st -
25/10/64 : Ettore Bettoja Trophy, Monza, N°50, w/Scarfiotti, 1st -
25/4/65 : 1000 Kms : Monza, N°67, w/Bonnier-Piper, DNF -
16/5/65 : Spa 500 Kms, N°1, w/Parkes, 9th -
3/7/65 : Reims 12 Hrs,N°1, w/G.Hill-Bonnier, DNF -
30/4/66 : Tourist Trophy, Oulton Park, DNF w/Protheroe -
Original chassis and suspension and other bits are since 1967 with Austrian Egon Hofer. Piper bought
the remains from Protheroe's widow (17/6/67) Sold 3 weeks later to Hofer. (Hofer paid £200). Piper retained engine 0818 and gearbox.
In the '70's Piper sold the original engine 0818 to Stefan Sklenar of
Austria who re-sold engine 0818 to Paul Schouwenburg. He used the
engine for 250 LM 5899 but later sold it to Violati. In 1977 a brand
new car 0818 was constructed by Mike Ostroumoff at Redditch. Brand new
frame and new body by Wakefields of Byfleet. Construction completed in
1979 . Raced by Ostroumoff at Donnington in 1981. Car sold in 1982 to
Murray of Newport RI, Sold in 1986 to Violati. Hofer still has original
bits of 0818 which have not been yet rebuilt-missing engine of course.
8/89 Oltimer GP, Nurburgring, w/Durelli
1990 was in the Maranello Rosso Collection, San Marino;
1999 still believed to be with Violati. We see a second car in Italy with same number (replica)