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Ramond Saidel became the owner of Merrimack Street Garage in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1950 after his father passed away. To promote the business, he resorted to motorsport competition, initially racing with an HRG and then with an Oldsmobile V-8-powered Allard J2x Le Mans. Among his accolades was winning the SCCA C-Modified Championship for the Northeastern region in 1955. Further exploiting the talents of his shop, he began work on a vehicle of his own design. It was dubbed the 'Jomar' after his oldest daughter Joanna and the oldest son, Marc.
Saidel was joined by Louis Turner and Norman Leeds in creating the Jomar. They began with an English Dellow chassis and clothed it with a lightweight aluminum body. The engine was a Ford 1,172cc side-valve unit paired with a three-speed gearbox. Two examples of the Jomar Mk I were built, and they did fairly well in competition. The Jomar Mk II used a TVR 7C type chassis, magnesium drum brakes, and five-lug bolt-on rims. The engine was a 1,100cc Coventry-Climax engine in Stage 1 tune offering 75 horsepower. The hand-formed aluminum Roadster body was created by Saidel and his team, and painted in blue. The car was completed by August and testing revealed issues with the brakes and suspension. Saidel contacted TVR and requested the front suspension to be re-worked before additional chassis were ordered.
Among the accolades achieved by the Jomar MK II was a fourth-place finish at Lime Rock in April 1957.
This Jomar MKII is chassis number 7C104, the third example of the MK2 produced (the fourth TVR racing chassis built). It was ordered near the close of 1956 and delivered to Saidel Sports-Racing Cars (Merrimack Street Garage) in early 1957. The car came equipped with a Stage II 1097cc Coventry Climax engine with twin SU H4 carburetors and delivered an estimated 85 horsepower at 5,400 RPM. There is a four-speed manual transmission and four-wheel hydraulic Alfin drum brakes. After receiving its aluminum coachwork, it was painted black and used as the factory team car. It provided much publicity for the Jomar-built cars, by competing in over twenty documented races between May 1957 and September 1958.
The car was intended to race at Sebring, but that didn't materialize. It did race at Cumberland, Limerock, Thompson, and Watkins Glen. It placed 13th overall in the 1958 Unites States Road Racing Championship.
This car has been restored to exacting original specifications. More recently, the car has raced at numerous tracks, including the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca and Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival.By Daniel Vaughan | May 2013
Saidel was joined by Louis Turner and Norman Leeds in creating the Jomar. They began with an English Dellow chassis and clothed it with a lightweight aluminum body. The engine was a Ford 1,172cc side-valve unit paired with a three-speed gearbox. Two examples of the Jomar Mk I were built, and they did fairly well in competition. The Jomar Mk II used a TVR 7C type chassis, magnesium drum brakes, and five-lug bolt-on rims. The engine was a 1,100cc Coventry-Climax engine in Stage 1 tune offering 75 horsepower. The hand-formed aluminum Roadster body was created by Saidel and his team, and painted in blue. The car was completed by August and testing revealed issues with the brakes and suspension. Saidel contacted TVR and requested the front suspension to be re-worked before additional chassis were ordered.
Among the accolades achieved by the Jomar MK II was a fourth-place finish at Lime Rock in April 1957.
This Jomar MKII is chassis number 7C104, the third example of the MK2 produced (the fourth TVR racing chassis built). It was ordered near the close of 1956 and delivered to Saidel Sports-Racing Cars (Merrimack Street Garage) in early 1957. The car came equipped with a Stage II 1097cc Coventry Climax engine with twin SU H4 carburetors and delivered an estimated 85 horsepower at 5,400 RPM. There is a four-speed manual transmission and four-wheel hydraulic Alfin drum brakes. After receiving its aluminum coachwork, it was painted black and used as the factory team car. It provided much publicity for the Jomar-built cars, by competing in over twenty documented races between May 1957 and September 1958.
The car was intended to race at Sebring, but that didn't materialize. It did race at Cumberland, Limerock, Thompson, and Watkins Glen. It placed 13th overall in the 1958 Unites States Road Racing Championship.
This car has been restored to exacting original specifications. More recently, the car has raced at numerous tracks, including the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca and Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival.By Daniel Vaughan | May 2013
2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $80,000-USD $120,000
Lot was not sold
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| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Jomar MK II Sports- Racer | 7C104 | 2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction | $80,000 | $120,000 |
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