Trevor Crowe Starlet

[faminz]

got a few scans from Wayne Huxford a year or so ago... one or two show the starlet...
also have a vid of the ashley forest sprint where Trevor won in this same car..

Im sure theres plenty more of THIS car...

[Steve Holmes]

Neat photos Brett, especially the first one. There is some muscle on that grid, including Huxfords V8 Capri, Avon Hydes Capri, and John Osbornes, which is the old Halliday car.

You're actually looking at two different Starlets there. Crowe built and raced two Olds powered Starlets.

[kiwi285]

Those are really great cars. I believe that both of them still exist. Wonder if they will be on the grid at Ruapuna in early November.

[nigel watts]

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[Steve Holmes]

Those are really great cars. I believe that both of them still exist. Wonder if they will be on the grid at Ruapuna in early November.

Mike, yes they do both still exist. The first car is in the final stages of restoration back to its Zap colour scheme according to Trevor, and the second car was restored to its Freeth/CRC guise with TWR Rover engine several years ago.

[Lee Tracey]

What great cars these were. Herewith a couple of shots from Puke GP meet in 82.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0031.jpg
Here and just before the hairpin braking point - theonly places Inky was in front of trevor!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0022.jpg
Tight Fit!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0023.jpg
Cheers
Lee

[Lee Tracey]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0045.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0046.jpg
lap after lap Inky would pass down the straight then Trevor would reel him in under brakes. Fabulous stuff.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0055.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0080.jpg
Cheers
Lee

[bigbanger]

Lee, those photo's are prior to the fitting of Hillborn fuel injection and the rear wing which did wonders for the speed and handling of this, the first of the two Starlets.

[Steve Holmes]

Good call bigbanger, the rear wing improved the cars lap times immensely. When his rivals enquired about it, he told them he bolted it on so he could squeeze more sponsor logos on the car and thats all it was there for. I think it came off a single seater?

[Munty]

Those are really great cars. I believe that both of them still exist. Wonder if they will be on the grid at Ruapuna in early November.

Hi, yes the fiirst starlet will be there but have never had replys from the Stevensons about the second starlet appearing.
If anyone has any photos off the OSCA cars from the old days or cars that ran against them I would love them emailed to me for the photo slideshow we will have at the OSCA Reunion
Cheers Evan
evanmunt@hotmail.com

[kiwi285]

What great cars these were. Herewith a couple of shots from Puke GP meet in 82.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0031.jpg
Here and just before the hairpin braking point - theonly places Inky was in front of trevor!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0022.jpg
Tight Fit!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0023.jpg
Cheers
Lee

Lee, we must have been standing besides one another when the pitshot of the two cars was taken. Great cars, great times and hopefully more to come in the near future.

[Steve Holmes]

Sorry Lee, I should have posted how cool your photos are! They capture a great period in NZ sports sedan and OSCA racing and some of the big North/South battles that took place..........and which were usually won by the South Island boys. Have you seen the Modified 70s and 80s Saloons thread? You must have a bunch of great photos to add to this thread? http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?56-Modified-70s-and-80s-Saloons-Picture-Thread

[kiwi285]

http://i54.tinypic.com/2aakeid.jpg

here is another photo of the Zap Starlet taken at Pukekohe

[TonyG]

I added some names under the first shot of the front 2 rows but the memory died after that.

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq204/TGPhotography/Scanned%20Images/SportsSedansBayparksm-1.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq204/TGPhotography/Scanned%20Images/TrevorCroweWayneHuxford.jpg

[rogered]

Verry cool
behind vigurs is john learmonth monaro,then posibly Ian Munt? (in waterbed world colours?) then the blue one is graeme addis in the charger (when the engine was in the front)
possibly the algie alfeta inside on row 4

[Steve Holmes]

Hey these are really cool Tony! I bet you have a bunch of photos you could add to the Modified 70s and 80s Saloon Cars thread: http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?56-Modified-70s-and-80s-Saloons-Picture-Thread

[Rod Grimwood]

OK heres ago, L - R, 2nd row Vigurs Cortina V8 Osorne Capri V8, 3rd row Learmonth Holden V8 Warwick Grey Viva 6 Grindley Mazda RX3,
4th row Munt Capri V8 Algie Alfetta V8, 5th row Addis Charger V8 Kennard Cortina V8 friend Capri V8, 6th row O'Brien Capri V8 thats all can work out.
In practice Rob Kennard had big shunt into bank coming onto back straight and did alot of damage, on conversation with members of the infamous Matamata Fridge Club Rob was told to "follow us over the hill we can fix that". When they arrived in Matamata Kennard said "thought you said just over the hill". Any way the car was dispatched to the boy's panel shop, stripped, pulled, beaten, painted and back together by 4.30 the next morning. Kennard and team could not believe it. There were a few nerv settling ales had the clubrooms as the work progressed. We all ended up with Kennard t-shirts after that and it was the start of a North-South Island relationship with alot of good fellows and fellowess's. It's a great sport for meeting people, some good some not but you sort that out.

[TonyG]

Hey these are really cool Tony! I bet you have a bunch of photos you could add to the Modified 70s and 80s Saloon Cars thread: http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?56-Modified-70s-and-80s-Saloons-Picture-Thread

Done, unfortunately some not so clear after all these years.

[kiwi285]

Holy hell what a field of great of cars. Imagine having a line up like that again these days.

[TonyG]

lap after lap Inky would pass down the straight then Trevor would reel him in under brakes. Fabulous stuff.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/leetra/Puke%2082/IMG_0055.jpg

Cheers
Lee

I think I was at the same meeting Lee
http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq204/TGPhotography/Scanned%20Images/img021-2.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq204/TGPhotography/Scanned%20Images/img020-2.jpg

[TonyG]

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq204/TGPhotography/Scanned%20Images/img042-2.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq204/TGPhotography/Scanned%20Images/img025-2.jpg

http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq204/TGPhotography/Scanned%20Images/img010-2.jpg

[bigbanger]

OK heres ago, L - R, 2nd row Vigurs Cortina V8 Osorne Capri V8, 3rd row Learmonth Holden V8 Warwick Grey Viva 6 Grindley Mazda RX3,
4th row Munt Capri V8 Algie Alfetta V8, 5th row Addis Charger V8 Kennard Cortina V8 friend Capri V8, 6th row O'Brien Capri V8 thats all can work out.
In practice Rob Kennard had big shunt into bank coming onto back straight and did alot of damage, on conversation with members of the infamous Matamata Fridge Club Rob was told to "follow us over the hill we can fix that". When they arrived in Matamata Kennard said "thought you said just over the hill". Any way the car was dispatched to the boy's panel shop, stripped, pulled, beaten, painted and back together by 4.30 the next morning. Kennard and team could not believe it. There were a few nerv settling ales had the clubrooms as the work progressed. We all ended up with Kennard t-shirts after that and it was the start of a North-South Island relationship with alot of good fellows and fellowess's. It's a great sport for meeting people, some good some not but you sort that out.

Definitely correct on all the South Island cars.

Ian Munt, Rob Kennard, Ian Algie and Graeme Addis were a bit further down that grid than I'd have expected that day, Kennard possibly due to the practice incident, but the others?

[Steve Holmes]

OK heres ago, L - R, 2nd row Vigurs Cortina V8 Osorne Capri V8, 3rd row Learmonth Holden V8 Warwick Grey Viva 6 Grindley Mazda RX3,
4th row Munt Capri V8 Algie Alfetta V8, 5th row Addis Charger V8 Kennard Cortina V8 friend Capri V8, 6th row O'Brien Capri V8 thats all can work out.
In practice Rob Kennard had big shunt into bank coming onto back straight and did alot of damage, on conversation with members of the infamous Matamata Fridge Club Rob was told to "follow us over the hill we can fix that". When they arrived in Matamata Kennard said "thought you said just over the hill". Any way the car was dispatched to the boy's panel shop, stripped, pulled, beaten, painted and back together by 4.30 the next morning. Kennard and team could not believe it. There were a few nerv settling ales had the clubrooms as the work progressed. We all ended up with Kennard t-shirts after that and it was the start of a North-South Island relationship with alot of good fellows and fellowess's. It's a great sport for meeting people, some good some not but you sort that out.

Well done Rob! I can barely even see some of the cars further down the grid, so pretty impressed you could pick them out.

[TonyG]

Interesting to see Neil Allport in the Mainfreight Escort just behind Trevor Crowe in shot #2 post 21.

[Steve Holmes]

I think Allport raced that Escort with the Shellsports guys on occasion. That sports sedan/OSCA race looks like a combination including Shellsport and production saloons, as many of these races were then.

[TonyG]

I think Allport raced that Escort with the Shellsports guys on occasion. That sports sedan/OSCA race looks like a combination including Shellsport and production saloons, as many of these races were then.

Yes he did on occasion. The late Possum Bourne also had a couple of dabbles over the xmas periods in his Subarus.