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Jul 7, 2014 · It is very sad to learn that Ted Lloyd-Jones has died, at the age of 71. He was one of the splendidly flamboyant characters of the Sport, and will be remembered especially for his 21-litre rear-engined sprint creation, powered by a Rolls-Royce Kestrel aero-engine.
Jul 7, 2014 · Fastest time of the day and a new Formule Libre class record (beating Mays’ E.R.A. time by 0.61 sec.) fell to Ted Lloyd-Jones in his fearsome rear-engined Triangle. Flying Saucer with its 21-litre Rolls-Royce aero-engine.
Jun 7, 2013 · I am researching Ted Lloyd Jones`s Meadows engine Triangle Special for a project I am doing. One of the last owners of the car that I have found out was Freddie Bird. Does anyone know him...
Jan 1, 2023 · That's just what Ted Lloyd-Jones of Birmingham, England, did. The result turned out to be the most powerful sprint and hill-climb special in Britain today.
Jul 7, 2014 · As the final owner of the “Triangle Flying Saucer”, I was so very sorry to read the Obituary of Ted Lloyd-Jones in the March issue of Motor Sport. Perhaps a little more information about this splendid aero-engined car which he created, and its ultimate fate, would be of interest.
Jun 10, 2012 · After the war, Ted Lloyd-Jones bought the Skinner Special and he rebuilt the car with a brand new specially made chassis and a Vauxhall 14 gearbox. The new chassis kept the all-round semi-elliptic springs but the front axle came from a Morris 10 so virtually nothing now remains of that £100 Minor.
Ted Lloyd-Jones in his 21 litre Rolls-Royce Kestrel powered "Triangle Flying Saucer" at Prescott Hillclimb in 1953. The chassis and suspension came from a Daimler scout car. *Update* The Daimler...
