Random photos from the 60s

[Milan Fistonic]

Zephyr-Corvette in 1966
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Jackie Stewart's BRM at Levin 1966
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Frank Gardner at Levin in 1965
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Colin Ngan Cooper and Frank Matich Lotus at Mt Maunganui in 1963
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[Allan]

More from the same era. Levin 196335210

[Allan]

Mt Maunganui 1963 (same meeting as Milan's photos?)3521135212352133521435215

[Roger Dowding]

Milan and Allan, these are great, make my ones from that time very amateurish ..as seen on my Pukekohe my early years pics.
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Glad I was there and took them though !!

[Oldfart]

I took a bunch, Steve, hint!

[Milan Fistonic]

David Young's Cooper Ford and Doug Lawrence's Lola at Mount Maunganui in 1962
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1963 Wills 6 Hour - Jim Palmer/Colin Giltrap Volvo 122S and the Harrington/Hieatt Fiat 500D
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1963 Wills 6 Hour - Angus Hyslop and Doc Lanley Chrysler Valiant
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1963 Wills 6 Hour - John Riley and Bill Thomasen Mercedes 220SE
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[Milan Fistonic]

1963 Wills 6 Hour - Bob Franicevic (as it was in the programme) and Steve Borich Ford Zodiac and the Riley/Thomasen Mercedes 220SE
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Barry Cottle/Ernie Sprague Fiat 1500
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Gold Star Hillclimb Chamberlain Road 17/11/63 Sunbeam Alpine
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Gold Star Hillclimb Chamberlain Road 17/11/63 Garth Souness Ford Corvette
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[Milan Fistonic]

Andy Buchanan Brabham Ford
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Jim Boyd Valour
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Jim Palmer Cooper Climax
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Frank Matich Lotus 19B
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[Milan Fistonic]

John Youl Cooper Mount Maunganui 1963
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Roy Lyme Chamberlain Road Hillclimb 17/11/63
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A young Eoin Young with Clark's Lotus at Levin in 1965.
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Jim Palmer's Brabham at Levin in 1965. Hugh Kettlewell's Mini in the background.
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[Milan Fistonic]

Jim Clark after winning at Levin in 1965
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Bruce McLaren at Levin 1965. Could be Ray Stone in the blue overalls.
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McLaren in the car and Phil Hill crouched down talking to him.
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Roy Harrington at a NSCC hillclimb at Massey.
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[Kwaussie]

Photo of a young ESY..
The DKW Junior reg # AC3000 is Brian Crosbie with his wife Denise alongside!

[Milan Fistonic]

Photo of a young ESY..
The DKW Junior reg # AC3000 is Brian Crosbie with his wife Denise alongside!

They had it listed in the programme as a "D.W.K"

[Kwaussie]

Great photos Milan, I think maybe Shell and Dunlop were helping out the southern team. They certainly had Dunlop R5/6 tyres which were worth a few seconds.
Again thanks for very special photos!

[Milan Fistonic]

The Scuderia Veloce Team
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Richard Attwood BRM
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David McKay pushing the Ferrari 250LM
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Jackie Stewart leaving the pits.
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[Ray Bell]

The shirtless one bending down into Clark's cockpit would be Ray Parsons, would it not?

[Oldfart]

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[Jac Mac]

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[Roger Dowding]

Jim Clark after winning at Levin in 1965
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Bruce McLaren at Levin 1965. Could be Ray Stone in the blue overalls.
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McLaren in the car and Phil Hill crouched down talking to him.
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Roy Harrington at a NSCC hillclimb at Massey.
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Milan, think that would be Birdwood Road so a few years before they went to Cosseys, would it be 1963 or 1964.
Also I would like to place the Roy Harrington photo on the " NSCC the Early Years " thread. Bob Homewood posted an extract from Club Torque of the Birdwood Hill Climb some time ago.

[John McKechnie]

Definitely Birdwood Rd, used to race there in 1983/84

[khyndart in CA]

When I see these great photos of Milan's, it reminds me of how Jim Clark enjoyed his time in NZ.
He raced hard but also had fun such as in this photo from Graham Gauld's book "Jim Clark. Portrait of a Great Driver."
He was possibly a guest of Tony Shelly's, who lived just up the road from this bay at Lake Taupo.

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(Just a quick p.s. Who might that be leaning on the Lotus in # 10 series that shows Bruce McLaren and Phil Hill ?
(Ken Hyndman )

[Grant Sprague]

Thanks Milan so damn good to see these , never before seen photos keep them rolling , I never knew Ernie drove a fiat with Barry Cottle , as the years rolled on Gary also share a fiat with Barry........ oddly I race two of them as well.. Ken your photos are fantastic too .............. Thanks Guys

[Milan Fistonic]

Just found this slide of the Stanton Special being carried away after running over David Young's FJ Cooper at Mount Maunganui in December 1963.

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[Milan Fistonic]

A couple more from the NSCC Hillclimb at Birdwood Road Massey.

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Bill Stone

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Jim Boyd

[John H]

Thanks Milan. I was in the same spot. The marshals had no problem keeping the spectators back after seeing this. I think the little Cooper was just behind the truck against the fence? How no one was killed. :)

[Ray Bell]

Strange wheels for a Cooper!

[Oldfart]

Why Ray? Certainly a mix, but both ends are different versions of Cooper wheels, "Bananas" on the front, and they look like 500/ Cooper Bristol wheels on the back aren't they? Perhaps a way to have dirt tyres ?

[Ray Bell]

My apologies...

I confused the Stanton Special with the Cooper.

[Grant Sprague]

Great photos thank you for sharing , I did not even know David raced the cooper up here, [but a young boy at the time ] I recall the Stanton Corvette though chain driven , I think it was Levin the chain let go , & Ernie saying lucky no one got hurt .... [or killed]

[Cooper997]

Great photos Milan. Thank you for showing us.

I take it that Bill Stone's Cooper is the ex Denny Hulme T52? If so, that should mean the rear wheels are the original style fitted to the first Cooper Formula Juniors.

Would anyone have a date (even approximate) for the Hillclimb the Stone and Boyd photos were taken at please?

Stephen

[Milan Fistonic]

Thanks Stephen. I would think they were taken in 1965.

Yes the Cooper is the T52 that Hulme brought to NZ.

[Cooper997]

Milan, thank you for confirming those details.

Stephen

[Oldfart]

The Boyd photo has to be after 1964, number plate is the clue there, it's still on the skinny wheels and before he put on the roll bar. It's still shiney and tidy too :)

This is Breaker Bay

[Milan Fistonic]

A couple of shots from the pits at the 1966 NZIGP meeting.

Neil Doyle's Anglia Corvette and Rod Coppins' Zephyr Corvette
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Pete Geoghegan's Mustang and Leo Geoghegan's Lotus 32
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[Milan Fistonic]

These are from the 5 January 1966 meeting at Levin.

Bill Caldwell, Graeme Lawrence and Ray Thackwell with Roly Levis sitting on the tyre of Caldwell's Brabham.
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Ken Sager, Dene Hollier and John Riley
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Spencer Martin with Attwood's BRM and Red Dawson's Brabham behind.
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[GD66]

Lovely colour Milan, are they from slides ? And would that be Alistair in attendance beside Bill Caldwell's Brabham ?

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yes, that is alistair

[Milan Fistonic]

And yes they are from slides.

[Oldfart]

Stunning pics Milan, thanks for sharing

[Milan Fistonic]

These are from Levin 1965.

Bruce McLaren. Ray Stone in the overalls.
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Phil Hill & Bruce McLaren
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Jim Clark watching a saloon car race IIRC
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Phil Hill
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Bruce McLaren
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[Milan Fistonic]

Piers Courage at the practice day for the 1969 NZGP at Pukekohe

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[Ray Bell]

Absolutely beautiful stuff...

That is Wally Wilmott with McLaren, isn't it?

[Steve Holmes]

Wow Milan, these photos are amazing! The clarity is incredible. Thanks for sharing.

[Grant Sprague]

Beaut photos never seen these before , yep thats Wally , a good ole Timaru boy what an adventer he has had & still doing it , great shot of Jim on the zepher ....Thank you Milan these are cool.

[khyndart in CA]

Thanks so much Milan. How did you keep these wonderful photos away from us for so long. ?
Great memories.
I can remember Bryan Innes in one of his first formula car drives at the 66 Pukekohe GP talking to Bill Caldwell and asking him about how did he get used to all the air rushing by his ears as he wasn't used to that when racing saloons !
In # 39 post of Bruce and Phil Hill, is that Tyler Alexander to the left and Bruce Harre next to Bruce ?

(Ken Hyndman )

[John McKechnie]

Beaut photos never seen these before , yep thats Wally , a good ole Timaru boy what an adventer he has had & still doing it , great shot of Jim on the zepher ....Thank you Milan these are cool.

More detail than just that- look at Shell tanker with hose and drums of gas for sale=OSH would love that, no safety fire equipment in sight.
Try getting gas at a race track now.

[Grant Sprague]

Yes John, an other man made rule to put the sheep in fear mode , cant remember a fire at a race track in NZ , the tanker driver would be keeping an eye open for the idiots smoking etc plus the shut off valve would be working , now we have to carry the fuel in containers hundreds of them for each meeting ....

[Ross Hollings]

Re fires at race tracks,Jack Nazer at Puke /Railway Corner 1967,THink there was one refuelling during one of the Le mans races at puke.I always wore fireproof overalls even in the 60's,used to get a bit of shit for it would you believe.THere is an old saying "There is no such thing as a clubmans fire !!"Sure there have been more fires.

[Grant Sprague]

Prevention is better than cure good words Ross

[Rod Grimwood]

There was one in a B&H as well, seen a couple little ones over time, and MSNZ made the regs, remember 'osh' is workplace. (occupational safety & health)

[Milan Fistonic]

Here's another instance of a fire at Pukekohe. Bryce Platt's Escort well ablaze at the Club Circuit on October 10 1976.

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