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j keast
06-21-2015, 02:06 AM
I am trying to trace the history of the Brian Crosbie Mk1 Escort Twin Cam before he owned the car.
I have all the History from his owner ship onwards.

Rod Grimwood
06-21-2015, 02:28 AM
Not completely sure but think he got it from Stan Baird who got it from Dave Simpson

Rod Grimwood
06-21-2015, 02:39 AM
Not completely sure but think he got it from Stan Baird who got it from Dave Simpson
photos top Crosbie, middle Baird and bottom display Simpson. Same number plate.

GD66
06-21-2015, 07:49 AM
Nice sleuthing work, Rodders. This car's history has come up before, it was thought to have been for John Ward but after his Catalina Park crash Simpson got it with Dave Norrish assisting in the allocation. Never picked up the number plate before though !

Grant Sprague
06-21-2015, 11:31 AM
You might have to dig a bit harder guys, Stan,s car was Gary,s [Mount cook airlines twin cam]

GD66
06-21-2015, 10:02 PM
In that case I believe the car went straight from Simpson to Crosbie. Gary used to punch above his weight in that Mount Cook car, recall some lurid motoring in it...

j keast
06-21-2015, 11:19 PM
thanks I have a photo some where of Brian Crosbie in the car painted blue / white No 100 at a 1/4 mile sprint in
Gore early 70s

Jac Mac
06-21-2015, 11:39 PM
That would be in the late Kevin Thompsons threads, he used southspeed as his name on this site.

thanks I have a photo some where of Brian Crosbie in the car painted blue / white No 100 at a 1/4 mile sprint in
Gore early 70s

bob homewood
06-22-2015, 12:01 AM
Yes from Dave Simpson to Crosbie ,That Escort was as said to have been for John Ward ,but via Bill Norrish ended up with David Simpson ,Bill of course had a previous sucesfull involvement with Dave when he won the Salon car championship in the Lotus Anglia

Rod Grimwood
06-22-2015, 03:05 AM
Yea that's it Bob. Bill Norrish was a bloody nice guy, helped Steve and Rod Millen out to start as well, he had SuperTune and also San Pacer beach buggies. Bob, was it Bill who had the 'Rootes Group Speed Equipment or was that through Griffith Speed a offshoot of Griffith Motors.

Grant, where did Gary's car go after Stan, it was a neat car.

Grant Sprague
06-22-2015, 05:29 AM
Rod & GD66.... yep i saw it go from a bog standard lotus twin cam escort to a good enough race car ..... Jim,s & the others were more hot rods with trick stuff ... Gary was under funded .. although Mt Cook came on board.....Gary never complained just drove like a champion on the day ... Rod I am not sure where it got to, Craig & I talked about its where abouts as he was very keen to get it as well

kiwi285
06-22-2015, 06:52 AM
Here is a photos of the car in David Simpson's ownership taken at Pukekohe in January 1969.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2jfytl5.jpg

Grant Sprague
06-22-2015, 07:08 AM
I do remember Dave driving this with out all the advertising I was up with the big boys from Timaru it was a wills 6 hr or B&H ..I could not believe how good it sounded & went ....seemed fast in those days & it was ......Great photo Mike Thanks

GD66
06-22-2015, 09:07 AM
Yes, it appeared nude at the first Bay Park meeting as well but flew.

bob homewood
06-22-2015, 10:04 AM
Rod ....Griffiths were the Rootes group people ,Steve was working at Supertune for Bill when I came back from the South Island I nearly went and worked for Bill at that time .

kiwi285
06-22-2015, 10:07 PM
Here are a couple of photos taken at Baypark when the Mk I's were new and just seemed incredibly quick. They really sounded the beans for such small cars.
You will have to excuse the focus.

Not sure who the drivers are but sure someone will ID them.

August 1968
http://i60.tinypic.com/xlhtnc.jpg

October 1968
http://i61.tinypic.com/21dmwqp.jpg

j keast
06-23-2015, 06:44 AM
Thanks for all the help owner ship from Dave Simpson to its end all adds up.
Was the car imported built up as a race car or done in NZ and by who.
I brought the car as a semi rolling car from Henry Hammond

GD66
06-23-2015, 07:49 AM
My recollection is the car was a road car modified thoughtfully in Auckland. This Steve Twist shot depicts Simpson chasing Rod Coppins over Rothmans with the car still in pure white : this would be late '67, early '68. Note the rego...
29580

Jac Mac
06-23-2015, 08:30 AM
Had Henry purchased it back from David Sharp after he had used it as a club rally car then John?
Thanks for all the help owner ship from Dave Simpson to its end all adds up.
Was the car imported built up as a race car or done in NZ and by who.
I brought the car as a semi rolling car from Henry Hammond

j keast
06-23-2015, 07:27 PM
hello jac
No i sold the car as a roller to Dave Sharp then brought it back again later i built it into a rally car.

Steve Holmes
06-23-2015, 10:43 PM
Does it still exist?

escorthvn
06-24-2015, 08:35 PM
Thanks for all the help owner ship from Dave Simpson to its end all adds up.
Was the car imported built up as a race car or done in NZ and by who.
I brought the car as a semi rolling car from Henry Hammond

What I have seen somewhere was that there were 3 std twin cam road car imported new in 1968 by Ford NZ. Did Ron Rutherford get one of the 3 new twin cams. May have this wrong?????? Peter Bryan.

j keast
06-25-2015, 04:29 AM
No not all of the car but i still have some of the parts from the car

Carlo
07-11-2015, 05:38 PM
The three Twin Cams brought in for motorsport purposes were the Jim Carney car, The Ward / Simpson car, Tony Batchelor / Gary Sprague car.

I think that there was a 4th one brought in shortly after and it may have been for Ron Rutherford