Gemini (racing car)
The Gemini name was used on a series of Formula Junior racing cars built by Chequered Flag Engineering of London between 1959 and 1963.
Mk 1
In 1959, Graham Warner, the principle of The Chequered Flag Car Sales, purchased the Moorland Mk 2, a Formula Junior car which had been constructed by Leslie Redmond in early 1959 from drawings supplied by Len Terry .[1] The car was renamed the Gemini Mk 1 and won on debut at Brands Hatch in September 1959.[2]
Mk 2
Having acquired the design rights, jigs and moulds for the Moorland, along with Redmond's services as designer, Warner formed a new company, Chequered Flag Engineering.[2] The Gemini Mk 2 was subsequently produced [2] and was first raced in a Formula Junior event at Brands Hatch in October 1959.[1]
It is believed that thirty Mk 2s were built, four powered by Ford Cosworths and all others by BMC A Series engines.[2]
Mk 3 & Mk 3A
The rear engined Gemini Mk 3 was introduced during 1960 and met with success in the hands of Tony Maggs, Geoff Duke and Peter Ashdown.[1] The Mk 3A of 1961 proved to be the only challengers to Cooper and Lotus in that year.[1] A total of eight Mk 3As were built in addition to the one prototype Mk 3.[2]
Mk 4 & Mk 4A
The Gemini Mk 4 was developed in 1962.[1] The car was of advanced design and featured inboard suspension, inboard brakes and two small radiators on each side of the car.[3] It was powered by a Cosworth modified Ford engine mated to a Renault Dauphine gearbox.[3] In 1963 the project was handed over to George Henrotte as the Gemini Mk 4A and production ended in the same year.[1]