Begra H-Mod Sports Racers

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  • This site is dedicated to Hugh Kleinpeter (1928-2002) who contributed much of this info
  • And Thanks to Gene Beach, Barry Le Van, and others who answered my pesky questions
  • Any errors are my fault, not theirs!
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Hugh Kleinpeter in Mk2 
Begra at Nassau 12/63.

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#55 - Mk2 - Henry Grady
#48 - Mk1 - Jerry Morgan
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Begra Mk 1
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Begra Mk2 -  Sebring 1961
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Begra Mk 3 #3-001
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Begra Mk 3 #3-002
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Begra Mk3 #3-003
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Begra Mk3 #3-004
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After these cars, they were called Beach Mk4 sports racers



Car Owner History

CAR YEAR OWNER ENGINE

   RACES

Begra Mk1 1959-60 Jerry Morgan (FL) Fiat 600
Saab 750
5/29/60 - Cocoa (Beach)
6/26/60 - Daytona (Beach)
9/4/60 -Daytona (Morgan #108)
10/9/60 - Kississimee 
11/13/60 - Daytona 
12/60? - Miami Master's Field (#108)
1/22/61 - Kississimee (#49)
2/61 - Daytona (#48)
1962? Paul Kneeland (NH) Saab 850 10/63 - VIR (#64)
1064? Wesley Glantz (NY) Saab 850 9/64 - Lime Rock (#6)
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Begra Mk2
"The Sebring Begra"
1960-61 John Bentley (FL) Saab 750GT
Ford 105E
1961 - 12 Hours of Sebring
    (Beach/Grady/Bentley #70)
63 Hugh Kleinpeter (GA)
Ford 105E
Nassau Speed Week 1963
64 Philip Cree (FL)    
1970's Dave Caracci    
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Begra Mk3
(3-001)
1961 John Norwood Abarth 750 1962 -Daytona (Beach #55)
1965-69 Bil Mundus (MI) Abarth twin-cam  
?? ??    
? Phil Roach ? So. California
78 Ed Gaven (CA) Fiat 850 No. California - Vintage
 
Begra Mk3
(3-002)
1961 George Avent (SC) Abarth 750 4/62 - VIR (Avent #29)
10/62 - VIR (Avent #62)
4/65 - VIR (Avent # 62)
67-? junkyard (NC)    
? Harry Puckett (NC)    
86 Norris Haynes (NC)    
96 Barry LeVan (PA)    
 
Begra Mk3
(3-003)
1962
(kit)
Frank Stark (PA) Saab 750
Saab 850
 
67 Gene Leavens (NJ)    
? Myron Munchak?   car destroyed at Weatherly Hill Climb??
 
Begra Mk3
(3-004)
1962
(kit)
Andy Anderson (MO)
Bob McCollum (MO)
Tom Newcomer (MO)
Sprite/Fiat British Racing Green - I have not yet made definite connections from Kansas City to the west coast
1967 Ken Edwards (MO) Sprite/Fiat owned by McCollum
1977 Gordon Hoobler
(San Francisco)
Fiat/Hewland Red - disk brakes - "brought car to west coast from Chicago area"
? Dennis Shockey   bought after crash
1985-87 Ron Hoff
(San Francisco)
   
87 Art Magallanes (Hawaii) VW frame only