Vintage Thing No.161 - DHS 3 Special
The DHS 3 special has tremendous patina Simon Knight was my scratch bouncer for the 2020 Exeter Trial. Binky still hadn't recovered from some tumbles on the 2019 Testing Trial so I asked for a last minute substitute and Simon was the result. We'd had nothing to do with each other beforehand but got on like a house on fire during the 2020 Exeter trial and when he bought the DHS special later in 2020 I was very intrigued by it. David H Small was the son of Reginald Small, partner of Farnham Jowett dealers Barnett and Small. David built a series of specials - possibly as many as seven - for racing and trials and this particular example features a h andmade tubular chassis not unlike the contemporary rocket tube Dellow chassis . All up and running and ready for Heritage Trials Simon has contacted members of the Small family in his research into the car and was able to speak to Peter Figg, David Small's long-standing friend and frequent trials passenger. Although 92, Peter coul...