Macau Grand Prix 1955

In 1955, while serving in Hong Kong in the RAF, and at the age of 20, my father, Malcolm Delingpole drove a Dellow Mk.V in one of the earliest Macau Grand Prix races. The Dellow was (and still is) a famous marque of car, renowned for its touring and hill-climbing abilities, the name being a conflation of "Delingpole" and "Lowe": Ken Delingpole (my grandfather) and Ron Lowe (his Works Director at Delson, the Alvechurch nut & bolt company). The car was shipped out to my father, who had rather been hoping for a Dellow Mk.2, a lovely four-seater far better suited to the lifestyle of a young serviceman in Hong Kong. My father narrates this footage as he watches it with me. He's 90 next year, but seems to remember it all like it was yesterday. I hope you enjoy this quirky piece of motor racing history.