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Steve Holmes
05-22-2017, 12:42 AM
Folks, I have a few old racing pics I need help identifying for my Ford and Holden books.
First up is this neat Ross Cammick shot of MkI Cortina. Vincent Panelbeaters appear to be from Feilding. Picture was taken at Manfeild. Any help?
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seaqnmac27
05-22-2017, 02:59 AM
Folks, I have a few old racing pics I need help identifying for my Ford and Holden books.
First up is this neat Ross Cammick shot of MkI Cortina. Vincent Panelbeaters appear to be from Feilding. Picture was taken at Manfeild. Any help?
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Steve, this is Ross Caske
seaqnmac27
05-22-2017, 03:05 AM
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Steve Holmes
05-22-2017, 03:11 AM
Fantastic! Thanks heaps Sean, I really appreciate it.
John McKechnie
05-22-2017, 04:26 AM
Man , whatever happened to these two neat combination race cars ?
Would make neat additions to the Sports Sedan field
Steve Holmes
05-22-2017, 06:36 AM
OK, next one. D Clark, Falcon GT (?) at Bay Park, 1982. Anyone got a first name?
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BMCBOY
05-22-2017, 08:28 AM
[QUOTE=Steve Holmes;59503]OK, next one. D Clark, Falcon GT (?) at Bay Park, 1982. Anyone got a first name?
Danny Clark
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Milan Fistonic
05-22-2017, 08:42 AM
Danny Clark's car was entered as a Falcon GT Shaker. I guess his name was wrong in the programme.
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Ray Bell
05-22-2017, 09:14 AM
But is it 'Clark' or 'Clarke'?
bigbanger
05-22-2017, 10:18 AM
But is it 'Clark' or 'Clarke'?
It'd have to be 'Clarke' with an 'e' given the windscreen banner. Most drivers can spell their own name. :confused:
Steve Holmes
05-22-2017, 09:04 PM
Thanks guys, thats awesome. OK, couple more. Castrol GTX Falcons from the 1975 season.
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John McKechnie
05-22-2017, 09:23 PM
Steve - these guys are on the early pages of XA GT thread.
Steve Holmes
05-22-2017, 09:49 PM
Thanks John, but I couldn't find reference to the drivers?
Steve Holmes
05-22-2017, 09:50 PM
Next one, from the 1974 B%H 500.
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Steve Holmes
05-22-2017, 09:57 PM
And another. From the 1978 B&H 500. Is this Ernie or Gary Sprague at the wheel? And was Leo Leonard sharing the car also?
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seaqnmac27
05-23-2017, 02:39 AM
Next one, from the 1974 B%H 500.
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Robbie Booth and Allan Woolf??
seaqnmac27
05-23-2017, 02:42 AM
And another. From the 1978 B&H 500. Is this Ernie or Gary Sprague at the wheel? And was Leo Leonard sharing the car also?
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Leo Leonard Gary Sprague Milan posted this on the Where are all the '70s and '80's Photos page.
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Milan Fistonic
05-23-2017, 06:43 AM
Robbie Booth and Allan Woolf??
Yes that's correct.
Milan Fistonic
05-23-2017, 07:02 AM
Thanks guys, thats awesome. OK, couple more. Castrol GTX Falcons from the 1975 season.
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No 70 - Wayne Wilkinson - Ford Falcon 351 GT
No 12 - Kevin McNamara - Ford Falcon GT
Steve Holmes
05-23-2017, 07:51 AM
Fantastic guys! Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.
Steve Holmes
05-24-2017, 01:22 AM
Does anyone recognize who this Aussie visitor was during the '60s? The photo was sent to me for my Holden book. The racer towed a caravan while he was in NZ with this Holden.
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Milan Fistonic
05-24-2017, 01:31 AM
Lou Kingsley. I've got an article about him somewhere. I'll see if I can find it. He was billed as the oldest racing driver IIRC.
Steve Holmes
05-24-2017, 01:56 AM
Thanks Milan, you're a legend.
Milan Fistonic
05-24-2017, 01:57 AM
Here's a photo from the National Library of him racing at Ardmore in 1960.
http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23127500?search%5Bi%5D%5Bname_authority_id%5D=-147478&search%5Bpath%5D=items
Milan Fistonic
05-24-2017, 02:07 AM
There was a piece in the Sydney Morning Herald dated 20 October 1968 about Lou Kingsley retiring from racing at the age of 80.
Milan Fistonic
05-24-2017, 06:02 AM
It took a bit of finding but this is the article about Lou Kingsley.
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Milan Fistonic
05-24-2017, 06:06 AM
NZGP day January 9 1960 didn't start out very well for Kingsley.
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Kwaussie
05-24-2017, 10:29 AM
Here is a couple
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Milan Fistonic
05-24-2017, 07:09 PM
There's also this article about Kingsley's Repco-headed Holden FC Station Sedan.
http://www.thegreymotor.com/2015/05/repco-powered-fc-holden.html
Steve Holmes
05-24-2017, 09:25 PM
Great stuff !
I agree! This is brilliant.
Steve Holmes
05-24-2017, 09:28 PM
OK, another for you guys. HQ Monaro as raced on the Heatway Rally.
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seaqnmac27
05-24-2017, 10:46 PM
Evan Green
seaqnmac27
05-24-2017, 10:52 PM
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Milan Fistonic
05-24-2017, 11:33 PM
Evan Green
Yes and John Bryson the co-driver. 1973 was the year.
DJMcD
05-29-2017, 01:07 AM
I agree! This is brilliant.
When Lou Kingsley raced at Teretonga that summer he was put up against a young man called Barry Keen who drove a Triumph Herald coupe. The local newspaper gave great credence to the oldest versus youngest competitor. Barry of course went on the be the Begg "works" driver starting with the original 650 Special which is now in his safekeeping.
Ray Bell
05-29-2017, 02:16 AM
An interesting point about the Evan Green/John Bryson Holden...
They used some of their surplus power to run air conditioning. It kept the dust out, and proved to them that they should have the same feature in their entry in the London-Munich World Cup Rally the following year.
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