Beach Mark 4 Sports Racers - Serial Numbers
Where are they Now?

Please help me trace my car's history - I am looking for any entry lists, results, and/or photos from SCCA races in SWDIV (Austin, Green Valley, Mansfield, Tulsa, etc.) in 1965-69 - looking for class HM, HSR, or DSR sports racers (may have run with HP cars). Please send me e-mail if you have any info or leads.

Owners List - Beach Sports Racing Cars Type Mk4, Mk4B, Mk4B Series II
 This table represents my best guess based on the information I have gathered so far.

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Type

chassis

 date

Owners 

location

engine

transmission

  notes
Mk4
(LHD) 		3-005
 		delivered
1963 		Roy Schechter 
Elmer Jenkins 		Miami BMW 700 BMW  
  Eben De Grasse Atlanta BMW  ? for sale 2/65
1965 Jim Downing Atlanta DB  ?  
  Bill Hobbs ? Imp  ?  
  John Downing GA Imp  ?  
  George Roterink GA Imp  ?  
1988 Ron Pinto CA Imp  ?  
  Jay Nadelson NY Imp  ?  
  Paul Lane CT Imp  ?  
  Chip Wright FL Imp Hewland Mk5  crashed
 
Mk4
(LHD) 		4-001? shipped
6/1964? 		Lotus Southwest Dallas none none  sold as a kit to Fred Cox
?/1964 Fred T. Cox Nashville Imp Fiat 600 "Sunbeam Spl."
65 ARRC
1967 Dr. Philip Porch Nashville Imp Fiat 600 67 ARRC
12/1969 Dean Hanson OR Imp Fiat 600  
1972 Doug Van Dyke OR Imp Fiat 600  
1983 Tom Ellis CO Datsun 1200 VW  
1995? Steve Gesse CO Lotus T/C Hewland Mk4  crashed
 

Mk4B
(LHD)

100
shipped
9/18/1964 		Hugh Grammer Fort Worth Bandini  ? delivered as kit
1967-68 Don Westerheide Fort Worth Bandini  ?  
1968 Danny Poor Dublin, TX Bandini  ?  
1969 Overseas Motors Fort Worth Mini 1275  Mini  
  Walt Mays - TX Mini 1275  Mini "Pop Rivet Special" body
1970 Jug Latham - TX 1970 - Mini 1275

1971- Cosworth 1600

 1970 - Mini

1971 - Hewland

 "Stud"
Lambert body
70 ARRC
1974 Dennis Hackler Dallas Cosworth 1600 Hewland "Mariah"
1979? ????? Enid OK Honda cycle  ?  
1979? Forrest Tindall MO Porsche 914  ?  
9/1997 Gerry Strickfaden Los Alamos  -  -  
5/1999 Frank Sible IL 1600 Cortina Porsche 901  FOR SALE
 

Mk4B
(LHD/RHD)

101

 delivered
9/5/1964

J.W. Denton (LHD)

GA

Abarth

Fiat

  Red
2/66 J.W. Denton (RHD)

GA

Imp

 Fiat converted to RHD with Series II nose.
Blue/White
66 ARRC invite
1967-69 Fred Cox Nashville Imp Jack Knight 67 ARRC
1969-70 Gene Shelton Nashville Fiat 850 Fiat new Series II tail
1971 Toly Arutunoff Tulsa Fiat 850 Fiat  
1970's various Virginia Fiat 850 Fiat
???? ?????????? ????? ??????? ??????  crashed in autocross
 

Mk4B
(LHD)

102

 shipped
5/1965

Fred Minning

Vero FL

Imp

Fiat

 67 ARRC
1968-72 James Welz

Tampa

Imp

 Jack Knight 69-70 ARRC
1973 Rick Capone?? Riviera Beach, FL Fiat 850 Fiat  
1973-76 Charles Brown N. Palm Beach, FL Fiat 850 Fiat 75 CSPRRC
1976 Billy Bender? Jupiter, FL MC  -   
1977? Carey Culpepper FL  -  -   

Mk4B
(RHD)

102A
shipped
6/65 		Lotus Southwest TX - - kit without engine
1965-68

James Hahn

Dallas

Ford 105E

??

 pearl white - RHD
"Sunova Beach" "Sharp Special"
1969-??? ???? maybe to FL ? ? maybe this abandoned car
 
Mk4B
(LHD) 		103 shipped
8/4/1965 		Lotus Southwest TX  -  -  kit without engine
1968-69 ??? TX or FL

Honda S-600

Hewland

 metallic green
1970-71 Liz Keller Witt Dallas Honda S-600 Hewland white - mentioned in 10/71 SCCA SportsCar article on Liz
1972-73 Terry Colley Houston Honda S-600 Hewland  
1974? Randy ?? IN ?  ?  
1974? Bob Davis Chicago ?  ? orange w/ new tail
3/1975 Don Wands IL Suzuki  - green
1/1976 Bill Goldman CT Suzuki  -  
11/1976 Bill Harris CT Suzuki  -  
9/1977 Chip Haddock & Tom Bible FL Suzuki  - new bodywork
12/1988 Hugh Kleinpeter  GA  -  - chassis/body
restoration
5/1998 Nick England NC Fiat 850 Webster completed restoration
 

 

early Mk4B-II
(RHD)

104
fabricated late 1965, shipped
3/1966 		Maury Schlossberg Wilbraham, MA Imp Fiat 70-71 ARRC
1972 Michael Bartlett Carbondale, IL
Walpole, MA 		Imp Fiat lengthened frame
8/2004 Mary Whitton NC Imp Fiat surfaced after 30 years in storage - being restored
 

early Mk4B-II
(RHD)

104A

 Fabricated late 1965, shipped
1967

John Fleming

OH

Imp

Jack Knight

 Sister car to 104.Un-numbered chassis was originally used to make Series II molds
3/1972 Al Smith PA Imp Hewland  
1986? Larry Long PA Imp Hewland  
1989 Hugh Kleinpeter GA Imp Hewland chassis/body
restoration
5/2002 Andy Greene
(for sale) 		GA Imp Jack Knight  
12/2003 John Rankin Seattle Imp Jack Knight completed restoration
 

Mk4C
(RHD)

105

 delivered
12/1965

Jef Stevens

FL

BMW 2000

Hewland Mk5

 Nassau 12/65
7/1966

Lee Cutler

Sarasota FL

BMW 2000

Hewland Mk5

  
? Porsche Dealer Griffin GA Chevy Porsche  
? Russ Roland ? Lotus T/C Hewland  
1977 Stan & Randy Cox ? VW Webster hillclimbs
1983 Jim Mock   Corvair/VW    
1986 Blair Underwood Charlotte VW ? new bodywork
hillclimbs
autocross
5/2008 John Rankin Seattle VW ?  
 

Mk4B-II
(RHD)

106

 delivered
7/1966

Dave Clark
Jim McGee
John Girdler


NJ/NY

Fiat/Abarth 1000 T/C

 

 68-69 ARRC
1998? Richard Kresch NY Autobianchi 1050 Webster  
 

Mk4B-II
(RHD)

107

 delivered
12/1966

Robert Peckham &
Burton Jackson

AZ

 ?

 ?

  
 late 70's Al Jenkins WI  none  none Acquired chassis only (no body) in Tucson
 9/1/91 Hugh Kleinpeter GA  ?  ? chassis/body
restoration
7/01 Kent Rose Atlanta Imp Jack Knight  
2002 Jim Kanely FL Imp Jack Knight  
2007 Arne Lillehamer San Diego Imp Jack Knight  
 

Mk4B-II
(RHD)

108

 delivered
1967

Russ Norburn

NC

Imp

Jack Knight

 VIR, 
Grandfather Mtn.
1968 J.W. Denton GA

Imp

Jack Knight

  
1968 Fred T. Cox Nashville

Imp

Jack Knight

 68-69 ARRC
1970 Buzz Cason Nashville

Imp

Jack Knight

 70-71 ARRC
1975 Mike Goodyear Chicago/Tulsa Midget Jack Knight  
1980 Bob Atkinson ? Suzuki/Ocelot  - 82-83 CSPRRC
1985 Mike Goodyear Tulsa Ocelot  -  
1989 Robert Fraser Nashville  -  -  
1989 Hugh Kleinpeter GA  -  -  
10/2001 Nick England NC - -  
2006 John Rankin  Seattle  -  -  
 

Mk4B-II/SRV
(RHD)

109

 delivered
1967

Bill Boye

FL

VW 1500

VW

 1969 Sebring Car #67
Bill Boye/
Russ Shirey
1972 Mike Alexander Austin VW 1600 VW  
  Mike O'Connell Austin VW 1600 VW  
  John Hancock Austin VW 1600 VW  
  Hugh Kleinpeter GA VW 1600 VW  
  Gene Beach  FL VW 1600 VW  
2002 Ed Ziegler Houston VW 1300? VW?  
 

Mk4B-II/SRV
(RHD)

110

 delivered
1967

Art Cohn 

FL

VW 1500

 VW 

 1968 Sebring
Car #95
Art Cohn/
Don Pickett/
Tony Lilly
  Lyle Witmer FL VW 1600 VW  
  Bill Melvin FL VW 1600 VW  
  Carey Culpepper FL VW 1600 VW  
 

Mk4B-II
(RHD)

111

 shipped
1967 		Bill Evans
(Northwest Wrecking) 		WA Alfa 1300 Porsche 911 Sold as kit - Never completed
1996

Jim Dana

 Long Island

-

-

 Never completed
2004 John Rankin Seattle - - John now has a "new" 1967 car
 

Mk4B-II
(RHD/LHD)

112

 delivered
1969

Ron Casteell

LA

 ?

 ?

  
? Jack Kube    ?  ?  
? Holman-Moody NC?  ?  ?  
1980? Mark Brannon  AZ 1300 T/C Hewland  
2005 Richard Kresch NY 1300 T/C Hewland
2007 Bill Swope NM 1300 T/C Hewland  
 

Mk4B-II
(RHD)

113

 shipped
1969

Dr. Bob Baker

St Louis MO

Ford 1100 or Lotus?

Hewland Mk4

  CSR Hillclimb car
??? ??? ??? ??? ????  ???
 

Mk4B-II/SRV
(RHD)

114

 delivered
1970

Luther Coleman

Miami FL

VW1500

VW

  
  destroyed by
garage fire 		???????      
 
Mk4B?
(LHD)

 

  		115??

 

  		delivered
1970 		Rita Wetzel Jacksonville
FL 		Honda motorcycle - 72-73 runoffs
car came from Beach - looks like Mk4B with Series II body?
1977-81? John Robinson St. Cloud FL Honda motorcycle - 79 runoffs
1980-81 Andy Johnston Jacksonville FL Honda motorcycle - rebodied
1981-??? ????????  ?????     left behind Honda dealer 1981

Begra & Beach Mk 4 Cars - Unknown Serial Numbers

Year Driver Car Class Races Home Car s/n
1967 James Hahn Sharp Special
Sunova Beach		 HSR SWDIV Fort Worth 103A?
1969  T. Buckley Beach  CSR  VIR 10/69 #95  ? probably 110
1972-73 James Switzer
James Welz		 Beach (Ford)
from England		 DSR Southeast FL non-Beach chassis with Begra bodywork???
1973-76 Bill Harris Begra/Beach
"Harris 3C-Honda"		 DSR Southeast
74-75 Runoffs		 Tampa, FL non-Beach chassis with Begra bodywork??????
1970-81? Rita Wetzel,
John Robinson
Andy Johnston?		 Beach (Honda)
LHD		 DSR Southeast
72,73,79 Runoffs		 FL #115???
1973-77 Mike Purnell
Warren Simmons
Tom Bible		 Begra/Beach
(Imp) RHD		 DSR Southeast NC non-Beach chassis with Begra bodywork???
Switzer's car?
 

SCCA National Championship Points

Year Driver s/n Class Division Finish ARRC/CSPRRC
Runoffs
1962 George Avent 3-002 HM SE-2 -
1963 George Avent 3-002 HM SE-1 -
1964 Frank Stark 3-003 HM NE-3 ?
  George Avent 3-002 HM SE-1 DNF
1965 Frank Stark 3-003 HM NE-3? ?
  George Avent 3-002 HM SE-2 10th
  Fred Cox 4-001 HM SE-1 6th
  J.W. Denton 4-101 HM SE-5? ?
  Jim Dowling 3-005 HM SE-4 DNS
  Fred Minning 4-102 HM SE-3 8th
1966 J.W. Denton 4-101 HM SE-1 DNS (sick)
  Hugh Grammer 4-100 HM SW-1 DNS
1967 Phillip Porch 4-001 HSR SE-2 DNF
  Fred Cox 4-101 HSR SE-1 DNF
  Fred Minning 4-102 HSR SE-2 DNS
  Ken Edwards 3-004 HSR MW-5 ?
1968 Philip Porch 4-001 DSR SE-2 ?
  John Girdler 4-106 DSR NE-1 3rd
  Fred Cox 4-108 DSR SE-1 ?
1969 Philip Porch 4-001 DSR SE-2 ?
  John Girdler 4-106 DSR NE-1 DNF
  Fred Cox 4-108 DSR SE-1 ?
  James Welz 4-102 DSR SE-3 6th
1970 Jug Latham 4-100 CSR SW-3 DNF
  Maury Schlossberg 4-104 DSR NE-4 16th
  Buzz Cason 4-108 DSR SE-3 12th
  James Welz 4-102 DSR SE-1 DNS
1971 Maury Schlossberg 4-104 DSR NE DNS
  Buzz Cason 4-108 DSR SE DNS
1972 Rita J. Wetzel 4-115? DSR SE-5 DNS?
1973 Rita J. Wetzel 4-115? DSR SE-3 DNS
1974 Bill Harris ??? DSR SE-2 6th
1975 Charles Brown 4-102 DSR SE-3 DNF
  Bill Harris ??? DSR SE-1 DNF
1979 John Robinson 4-115? DSR SE yes
1982 Bob Atkinson 4-108 DSR ? yes
1983 Bob Atkinson 4-108 DSR ? yes

Complete American Road Race of Champions Results 1964-75