Photos: The John Judson Collection

[Steve Holmes]

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My thanks goes to Mike Feisst for organizing this very neat collection of New Zealand racing photos. Mike met John Judson one day and got to talking about racing history, and John happened to mention he had some old colour slides. John offered to have them converted to digital, and contacted Mike to let him know they were done.

The slides are very cool, and appear to focus mostly on the 1974 and 1975 seasons, and in particular, saloon car racing. They cover Bay Park, Pukekohe, Manfeild and Levin. There are also a handful from the 1980s.

According to Mike, John also has a collection of prints which he is also having converted, but for now, we can enjoy this great little collection of circa 65 images.

I hope you enjoy them.

[Steve Holmes]

This is Paul Fahey's beautiful Capri RS2600, at what is possibly its first New Zealand appearance at Bay Park, December 1973. This is a factory Ford Koln racing car built to contest the 1973 European Touring Car Championship. It was popularly named the 'Cologne Capri', which I guess sounded more exotic than Capri RS2600.

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[Steve Holmes]

The Sidchrome Mustang in its original, and in my opinion, more handsome guise, as raced throughout 1973 and 1974, and with which Jim Richards won the 1974 NZ Saloon Car Championship. This looks like Pukekohe.

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[Steve Holmes]

I've had something of a fixation with this Escort for a number of years. I think this might be the first colour photo I've seen of it. The Escort was owned and built by Wayne Fuller in circa-1971, and fitted with an ex-Paul Fahey FVA or FVC engine. Fuller was from Greytown in the Wairarapa. He raced the Escort during the 1972 season, mostly in the South Island OSCA series, which required regular Cook Straight Ferry crossings.

After its 1972 season, Fuller then decided to have the car rebuilt, and took it to Graham Berry, of the famed Berry & Chung hot rod duo. Berry rebuilt the Escort to be fitted with a small block Chevy V8, and did all the fabrication work required. The 350 cu.in Chevy was topped with a cross-ram intake manifold and a pair of Holley carbs.

It was completed in time for the 1974 season, and Fuller got a young car salesman from Masterton named Roger Brader to drive it. It was scarily fast in a straight line, but the braking and handling required some development. Trevor Crowe drove the car for the team at Wigram to try and give it some manners, and the team were just getting on top of things by the end of the season. However, Fuller then decided to sell it. Warren Steel purchased it, sans engine, and was going to fit a smaller V8 and run it in the 4.2 class in the NZ championship, but failed his eye test, so sold the car to John Scott. I assume this is the same John Scott who later raced a Pontiac Firebird in speedway in Auckland. A later owner was Ian Taylor. Does it still exist?

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[Steve Holmes]

And speaking of Trevor Crowe, here is one of the many wild Specials he built and raced. This was his 327 cu.in Chevy V8 powered Corolla coupe. I spoke at length with Trevor recently about this car and the pair of V8 powered Starlets he built and raced in the 1980s, and it turns out this car was not actually a factory coupe. It was actually a four door sedan that had been barrel-rolled near Christchurch, killing its occupants. Crowe purchased the wreck for almost nothing, and as he worked for Toyota at the time, was able to purchase a coupe roof and rear door panels, and by modifiying the doors, turned it into a coupe.

Crowe had no money at the time, and couldn't afford to buy a real coupe, which were still expensive cars at the time. The motor came from a jet boat which had sunk, the Muncie was from Sydenham Chev Spares, and like the engine, needed a complete rebuild, and the Jaguar diff he picked up for cheap from Archibald Motors, because he knew them well and did a lot of work for them.

The South Island based OSCA series was enjoying steady growth in the early 1970s, and a couple of North Island promoters, including Robbie Lester at Manfeild, got a team of them up to the North Island to strut their stuff.

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[Steve Holmes]

Here is another of the visiting South Island OSCA teams from that same tour. I think this is Gary Jenkins' wild Chevy V8 powered Vauxhall Victor. Note the reinforced wheels. This was a popular trick at the time for teams on limited budgets who couldn't afford the latest magnesium or alloy racing wheels.

I'm sure this car appeared before either the Jack Nazer or Greg Lancaster V8 Victors.

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[Steve Holmes]

A regular visitor from Australia was Allan Moffat, who always drew a huge crowd. The media didn't like him because he was blunt and didn't want to talk to them, but his presence always made the Kiwi drivers try that little bit harder, and the crowds loved his aggressive driving style, not to mention his beautiful Kar-Kraft Mustang. By my count he raced the Mustang in New Zealand in the 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975 seasons, before returning with the DeKon Monza for the 1976 season.

This is the Mustang in its Sports Sedan guise, when it was forced in this direction by CAMS upheaval of touring car regulations for 1973. Series Production and Improved Production made way for Group C and Sports Sedans. Most of the great Improved Production cars, such as Moffats Mustang, Bob Jane's Monaro, his Camaro, the Norm Beechey Monaro, Pete Geoghegan Super Falcon etc, were all forced to compete in the Sports Sedan ranks. Jane did convert the Camaro to Group C specs and completed one race, but was then turfed out, and the Camaro was sold off.

This is the Moffat Mustang in its Brut 33 guise, as it raced in 1974. Moffat had an epic duel with Jim Richards at Wigram in January 1975; the pair battling throughout before the silver Mustang ousted the similar red Mustang just before the line.

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[Oldfart]

The body shell of the Crowe Starlet wound up with Dave Bray, chassis and roll cage builder, who was at the time in Pakuranga, later Howick, and was built into a modified sportsman that ran at Waikaraka with a straight 6 Valiant based motor. Dave is the brother of Frank, who ran sports cars, and father of Daniel, very successful kart racer.

[Steve Holmes]

The body shell of the Crowe Starlet wound up with Dave Bray, chassis and roll cage builder, who was at the time in Pakuranga, later Howick, and was built into a modified sportsman that ran at Waikaraka with a straight 6 Valiant based motor. Dave is the brother of Frank, who ran sports cars, and father of Daniel, very successful kart racer.

Thanks Rhys, I knew it no longer existed, but didn't know its ultimate fate. Crowe sold the car to Palmerston North racer Mike Moore, who initially circuit race it before it was converted to a speedway car.

[Steve Holmes]

This is one of my favourite NZ racing sedans of the early 1970s; Red Dawson's Kensington Carpets Camaro. Dawson purchased the genuine Z28 in 1971 as a replacement for his long-serving Shelby Mustang. He made a trip to the US with the plan to buy a Trans-Am race car, preferably a factory car. But there was nothing suitable available. So he purchased this Camaro, which was a mostly standard road car.

From there, he bought up a bunch of parts to be shipped home with the car so it could be built to Group 5 regulations, as used at the time for the NZ Saloon Car Championship. One of the nicest features of the Camaro are the genuine Fisher Body punched steel flares, which are the very same type used on the Chaparral and Smokey Yunick factory Trans-Am Camaros in 1970.

Dawson raced the Camaro for four seasons. It was painted this beautiful metallic gold colour, which looked a million bucks. Dawson always had great looking race cars. But metallic gold was a brave colour to paint a race car then, as it is now. Paint touch-ups are a nightmare, and Dawson liked to use the bumper. Its fourth season the gold made way for the less attractive red and white colours of Marlboro, which he then carried across to his DeKon Monza the following season.

The Camaro continued its racing career, being owned for a short time by Don Peddie and Allan Dick, who had Kevin Haig drive it to win the South Island OSCA championship. Even Ken Smith had a steer. Lawrence Bruce was another owner, as was Ross Cameron.

Amazingly, even though the OSCA regulations allowed a lot of freedom, the Camaro was never really cut up. It did have the firewall cut out to move the engine back, but that was about it. Even the factory headliner survived.

Its been owned for many years by Kelvin Towns, who restored the firewall and has begun an overall restoration. Its currently for sale, thought its not being advertised as such.

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[928]

steve, or anyone else,
did this capri come to nz with the 2600cc cologne engine? if so, when was the cosworth GAA fitted and what happened to the original engine? many thanks

[Steve Holmes]

steve, or anyone else,
did this capri come to nz with the 2600cc cologne engine? if so, when was the cosworth GAA fitted and what happened to the original engine? many thanks

Yep, it arrived in NZ fitted with the Weslake built pushrod Cologne V6, bored to 2900cc and fitted with Kugelfischer fuel-injection as raced in the 1973 ETCC. The Cosworth GAA was based on the Essex engine block, and used for the 1974 ETCC in the Capri RS3100. In racing trim it was out to 3400cc, and featured four camshafts and Lucas fuel-injection.

Fahey purchased one of these engines in late 1974 to replace the Cologne based engine, although there was talk he planned to switch between the two. But he eventually settled on the GAA. Don Halliday also purchased a Cosworth GAA for the Capri he and brother Rob were building as a replica RS3100.

Roger Townshend, who has owned the Fahey Capri since the 1980s, tracked down both the Cologne V6 and the Cosworth GAA, and will use the Cosworth in the car once the restoration is complete.

[kiwi285]

Great to see these photos up on this site. Your explanations are amazing Steve.

[Paul B]

Great to see these photos up on this site. Your explanations are amazing Steve.

Agree too Mike, great pics and great read

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks guys.

[seaqnmac27]

Here is another of the visiting South Island OSCA teams from that same tour. I think this is Gary Jenkins' wild Chevy V8 powered Vauxhall Victor. Note the reinforced wheels. This was a popular trick at the time for teams on limited budgets who couldn't afford the latest magnesium or alloy racing wheels.

I'm sure this car appeared before either the Jack Nazer or Greg Lancaster V8 Victors.

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Pretty sure it first appeared 1973 Steve, which definitely predates the other 2, and is still the only one in active circulation, of the course the Lancaster one no longer exists.

[Steve Holmes]

Pretty sure it first appeared 1973 Steve, which definitely predates the other 2, and is still the only one in active circulation, of the course the Lancaster one no longer exists.

Thanks Sean, thats great info.

[Steve Holmes]

Here is another of the visiting South Island OSCA teams from that same tour. I think this is Gary Jenkins' wild Chevy V8 powered Vauxhall Victor. Note the reinforced wheels. This was a popular trick at the time for teams on limited budgets who couldn't afford the latest magnesium or alloy racing wheels.

I'm sure this car appeared before either the Jack Nazer or Greg Lancaster V8 Victors.

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I was trying to remember who first raced the Victor. I knew it wasn't Jenkins. It was Alex Dickie. Dickie had been racing the ex-Neil Doyle Anglia Corvette in the OSCA series. Remember, OSCA was created because a group of South Island Allcomer racers were unhappy with MSNZ for culling the Allcomers from the NZ Championship following the 1967 season. So they got together and started Open Saloon Car Association.

But in the early 1970s, OSCA decided to start cleaning up its rules, and getting the cars back to having the correct silhouette, so the old Allcomers were once again without anywhere to race.

So Dickie took all the running gear from the Anglia it put it into a newly built Victory. Tony Mann owns this car now amongst his collection which includes the Sidchrome Imp and the Mike Fitzgerald etc V8 Capri.

[John McKechnie]

Further to that...you can see around the tops of the doors , they are painted green. Tonys Victor now is green all over. Also I am pretty sure it still runs that great SBC...327

[kiwi285]

Here is a photos of the Victor Chev now owned by Tony Mann.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1877/43389590545_0454e203a9_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/297bZAH)Tony Mann's Victor Chev (https://flic.kr/p/297bZAH) by Mike Feisst (https://www.flickr.com/photos/150605843@N06/), on Flickr

[Steve Holmes]

This is Robert Bartley's MkIII Cortina. It was powered by a 351 cu.in Ford V8. I assume this is the same Robert Bartley who now owns the Custaxie replica? Period reports said he was from Wanganui.

The Cortina appears to have lacked some development, although it was a pretty cool looking car. Judging by the widened steel wheels, I assume it was built on a pretty tight budget. I believe Bruce Robertson, who became well known as the creator of the first Tank stockcar for speedway racing, and later promoter of Palmerston North Speeday, plus various others, also had some involvement with this car.

It doesn't appear to have been raced for very long. I've only found a couple of reports where its mentioned. What happened to it?

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[Steve Holmes]

Here is the same Cortina, pictured at Levin. I assume this was a practice day of some sort. The place looks mostly empty and the grass is quite long.

Note that the photo above has the front spoiler painted primer grey. I assume it was either fitted after the car was painted, or knocked off in the heat of battle, and re-attached.

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[Steve Holmes]

Another V8 MkIII Cortina, this one being Clyde Collins' example. Collins always had good looking race cars, from his A40 Farina, to his PDL Minis, his later V8 Capri and Commodore, both of which Avon Hyde drove for him.

The Cortina was built for the South Island OSCA series. I think it was one of the first cars built for OSCA. Most were left-over Allcomers. It was fitted with a Ford V8. It was often referred to as the 'Cortina Mustang', which sounded a bit exotic. A bit like Anglia Corvette etc. I doubt the engine had ever been near a Mustang, but this was common practice in the day.

The Collins Cortina was a very successful car in the OSCA series. It was initially painted light powder blue, before it received a make-over in this attractive red with gold roof. It was later sold to Bruce Bellis who had Robin Officer fit a new set of aluminium flares based on the molds used for the PDL Mustang flares. Officer also built similar flares for the Jack Nazer Victor and Bruce Jenner Camaro (ex-Rod Coppins).

Bellis apparently spent mega-bucks having a new motor built for the car. I need to dig out some old reports, but it was believed to have been pretty trick. But he didn't enjoy a lot of success with it.

A later owner was Steve Vigurs who raced it well into the 1980s. I think Vigurs moved the mechanicals into another car and scrapped the Cortina shell. Someone with better knowledge may know more?

A replica of this car was built a few years ago in the South island.

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[John McKechnie]

Steve...same Rob Bartley. He says car is still around. He also raced the Triang...Anglia..lhd with Triumph 2.5.
Both Cortinas have Mustang emblems on their grilles
I want to know the details of the Coupe there.
Understand that Vigurs put parts into his missus Celeste and raced that

[rogered]

I've had something of a fixation with this Escort for a number of years. I think this might be the first colour photo I've seen of it. The Escort was owned and built by Wayne Fuller in circa-1971, and fitted with an ex-Paul Fahey FVA or FVC engine. Fuller was from Greytown in the Wairarapa. He raced the Escort during the 1972 season, mostly in the South Island OSCA series, which required regular Cook Straight Ferry crossings.

After its 1972 season, Fuller then decided to have the car rebuilt, and took it to Graham Berry, of the famed Berry & Chung hot rod duo. Berry rebuilt the Escort to be fitted with a small block Chevy V8, and did all the fabrication work required. The 350 cu.in Chevy was topped with a cross-ram intake manifold and a pair of Holley carbs.

It was completed in time for the 1974 season, and Fuller got a young car salesman from Masterton named Roger Brader to drive it. It was scarily fast in a straight line, but the braking and handling required some development. Trevor Crowe drove the car for the team at Wigram to try and give it some manners, and the team were just getting on top of things by the end of the season. However, Fuller then decided to sell it. Warren Steel purchased it, sans engine, and was going to fit a smaller V8 and run it in the 4.2 class in the NZ championship, but failed his eye test, so sold the car to John Scott. I assume this is the same John Scott who later raced a Pontiac Firebird in speedway in Auckland. A later owner was Ian Taylor. Does it still exist?

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May (or maynot) be the green escort Gordon Burr now has

[seaqnmac27]

This is Robert Bartley's MkIII Cortina. It was powered by a 351 cu.in Ford V8. I assume this is the same Robert Bartley who now owns the Custaxie replica? Period reports said he was from Wanganui.

The Cortina appears to have lacked some development, although it was a pretty cool looking car. Judging by the widened steel wheels, I assume it was built on a pretty tight budget. I believe Bruce Robertson, who became well known as the creator of the first Tank stockcar for speedway racing, and later promoter of Palmerston North Speeday, plus various others, also had some involvement with this car.

It doesn't appear to have been raced for very long. I've only found a couple of reports where its mentioned. What happened to it?

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There is a photo somewhere on here with Bruce Robertson's name on the side.

[Spgeti]

Again great photos Steve. Love both the Cortina’s.

[Steve Holmes]

This is the 1967 Shelby Mustang raced by Kevin Haig in the OSCA series. Its one of the 26 A/Sedan cars built by Shelby, some of which raced in the Trans-Am series, this one included, driven by Bob Egan.

It was later purchased by New Zealand born Bob Kennet, who lived in the US, and raced a Porsche 911 in the Trans-Am Under 2 litre class. When the 911 was outlawed for the 1970 season, Kennet purchased the Mustang off Egan, and raced it in selected Trans-Am and A/Sedan regional events. Kennet was due to take the Mustang to NZ to contest selected events during the 1970/71 summer racing season, accompanying his friend Joe Chamberlain, who took a '69 Camaro. But time constraints prevented Kennet from achieving this. He did, however, return to NZ to help Chamberlain, and it was then he did a deal with Dexter Dunlop to swap the Mustang for a McRae.

Dunlop raced the Mustang unsuccessfully in some 1972 season events, but with its 5 litre engine, 8 inch wide wheels, and single 4-barrel carb, was out-gunned by the local opposition whose cars were far for heavily modified.

The Mustang then ended up with Kevin Haig who raced it successfully in the OSCA series, winning both the 1974 and 1975 championships. In fact, he'd built such a big lead in the series during 1975, he sold the car to Lawrence Bruce but still won the championship, and Bruce went on to win his class.

The car raced for many years in OSCA, and was eventually purchased in the 1980s by Gary Doyle in Palmerston North, who rebuilt it for classic racing. He later sold it to David Bowden in Australia, where it still resides in his impressive collection.

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[Steve Holmes]

Engine shot of the Haig Mustang.

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[kiwi285]

That car certainly had some racing history and would have been a great machine to have here now especially have been build as a genuine Shelby A sedan. Again the Bowden's picked it up when few other people were interested.

[Steve Holmes]

That car certainly had some racing history and would have been a great machine to have here now especially have been build as a genuine Shelby A sedan. Again the Bowden's picked it up when few other people were interested.

Yes thats right Mike, its now in the Bowden collection, but fortunate for NZ race fans, its sister car, that raced by Norm Barry and Red Dawson, has returned to NZ after also being owned by the Bowdens.

[Steve Holmes]

John Dymand's OSCA V8 Capri. I believe there was talk this car was a 1972 ETCC racer that ended up down-under, sans motor, before being converted for OSCA? Be interesting to learn the story behind it. Where is it now?

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[Greg Ghost]

I have already submitted the story on Johns Capri the build etc

[928]

got a link please?

[Steve Holmes]

MkIII Cortina production racer.

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[Rod Grimwood]

MkIII Cortina production racer.

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I know the history of that car. did B&H and Lyall Martin and Robin Irving bought it and played with it for awhile, even let me have a go, and it was then tidied up and had engine swap (one in it was tooo good to sell as standard) sold as a standard car.

[Kevin Hirst]

I know the history of that car. did B&H and Lyall Martin and Robin Irving bought it and played with it for awhile, even let me have a go, and it was then tidied up and had engine swap (one in it was tooo good to sell as standard) sold as a standard car.

O.K. Rodney, what did you do to it that it had to be tidied up?

[Rod Grimwood]

O.K. Rodney, what did you do to it that it had to be tidied up?

Na did
nothing to this one, it was showing bit of wear and tear from weekend fun. Actually had Mk3 after this that blew most things away, it was a real sleeper. Guys reckoned engine had more ticker than me ole race car, certainly had low down grunt. was good fun. Bit like that 2Ltr you chucked together for me in Mk5 station wagon for the missus to go shopping, that was humour.

[Steve Holmes]

Allan Moffat's Mustang.

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[Steve Holmes]

Formula Fords on the dummy grid.

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[Steve Holmes]

I just love this Mini. Anyone know whose this is?

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[Steve Holmes]

OSCA Anglia. Looks like Wigram.

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[Steve Holmes]

More shots of the Fuller/Brader Escort V8. Looks like Manfeild?

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[Milan Fistonic]

I just love this Mini. Anyone know whose this is?

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The Mini number 28 at Bay Park was Doug Howland. RAPT stands for Road and Performance Tuning. He was competing around 1972 - 73. It was a 999cc car.

[Steve Holmes]

The Mini number 28 at Bay Park was Doug Howland. RAPT stands for Road and Performance Tuning. He was competing around 1972 - 73. It was a 999cc car.

Thanks Milan. Great info.

[Steve Holmes]

From the OSCA series, an A40 Farina of Peter Jones.

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[Steve Holmes]

Red Dawson's Camaro. This car was recently purchased by Keith Tunnicliffe and its restoration will finally be completed.

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[Grant Ellwood]

From the OSCA series, an A40 Farina of Peter Jones.

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Car 54, where are you (now)??

[Steve Holmes]

Car 54, where are you (now)??

Is this your car Grant?

[John McKechnie]

Steve- think you will find that this was the Peter Jones Panel and Paint A40 from Howick. this car appears in Milans b/w pix of George Bunce in the Monaro from 1975. Did Mike Moore end up with this?

[Steve Holmes]

Steve- think you will find that this was the Peter Jones Panel and Paint A40 from Howick. this car appears in Milans b/w pix of George Bunce in the Monaro from 1975. Did Mike Moore end up with this?

Thanks John. Grant owns the ex-Peter Bennett Lotus A40 which ended up in the OSCA series. I thought this might have been the same car but clearly not.

[Steve Holmes]

Looks like Bay Park pits? Alongside the Fahey Capri RS2600 is the Team McMillan MkIII Cortina production racer.

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[Steve Holmes]

Fahey Capri.

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[Steve Holmes]

Robert Bartley Cortina V8.

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[Steve Holmes]

Rear shot of the Chevy coupe that appears a few times throughout this collection. I can't for the life of me remember who owned this car. Can anyone help?

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[Michael Clark]

It's not Roger Lister's is it?

[Milan Fistonic]

It's not Roger Lister's is it?

Not unless it was chopped around and re-registered

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[Roger Dowding]

Not unless it was chopped around and re-registered

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Saw a beautiful '37 Chevvy Coupe today in Tauriko, Tauranga - in a pale Metallic Green and on " Old School " deeply dished Mags .. Didn't have my camera B***er !!

[tonttu]

Rear shot of the Chevy coupe that appears a few times throughout this collection. I can't for the life of me remember who owned this car. Can anyone help?

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Driven by one of Jurgens who had a demolition company (as per the livery). there is a photo of the rear of the car on another thread somewhere. If I recall it was later sold and hot rodded?

cheers

Mark

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks everyone re the Chevy coupe. Was it featured in NZ Hot Rod mag?

[tonttu]

Driven by one of Jurgens who had a demolition company (as per the livery). there is a photo of the rear of the car on another thread somewhere. If I recall it was later sold and hot rodded?

cheers

Mark


Here is the link
http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?1622-Barrie-McBride-Collection-5 Bottom of post #2 and #14.


Some more fantastic photos in that thread too - sometimes pays to go back to old threads to remind oursleves of some of the jems lying here.

cheers

[Steve Holmes]

Here is the link
http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?1622-Barrie-McBride-Collection-5 Bottom of post #2 and #14.


Some more fantastic photos in that thread too - sometimes pays to go back to old threads to remind oursleves of some of the jems lying here.

cheers

Thanks for the link. It shows the coupe really clearly.

[Steve Holmes]

Here are a couple more shots of it.

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[Allan]

Levin?

[seaqnmac27]

Levin?

Manfield I think..

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[Milan Fistonic]

Thanks everyone re the Chevy coupe. Was it featured in NZ Hot Rod mag?

Kevin Greene's '37 Chev was on the cover of the January 1969 NZ Hot Rod magazine and they noted that it would be featured in a later issue.

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[John McKechnie]

Great car., remember seeing it at Hill Climbs, Grass track events at Riverhead

[Spgeti]

My understanding is that Kevin took the Coupe to the USA with him where it resides to this day.
A lovely man and I bought many parts off him from his business, “ The Chevvy Shop”

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks everyone. Fantastic info and recollections on this car.

[Steve Holmes]

Kevin Greene's '37 Chev was on the cover of the January 1969 NZ Hot Rod magazine and they noted that it would be featured in a later issue.

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Wow Milan, great job! Yes this is the car I was thinking of. I can see why I got the two mixed up. They're both metallic '37 Chev coupes. But seeing them together now I can see they're both completely different.

[Spgeti]

Kevin Greene’s is a 37 and the other a 38 if you go by the grilles

[Steve Holmes]

Kevin Greene’s is a 37 and the other a 38 if you go by the grilles

Oh yeah, well spotted. I was just looking at the recess on the side bodywork.

[Steve Holmes]

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[Steve Holmes]

Formula Fords on the dummy grid.

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[Grant Ellwood]

The orange Ford in the foreground has the late Ross Atkins' name on the cockpit surround but I thought he had a BT18 but this car certainly doesn't look like a Brabham! It could be the one-off built and raced by his brother Francis perhaps ( the FBA?). My memory is fading but it was about 50 years ago! Francis and I worked on Bryan Faloon's old Brabham Climax in the Tasman Series (circa 1967-68). Bryan, Ross, Francis and Warwick Binning shared a workshop in Levin to maintain their cars. Warwick bought the early Humber80 powered Begg National Formula car and converted it to Formula Ford specs, I eventually ended up with that car a couple of years later. I think the Begg was the second of the marque, Michael Clark will know!

[Michael Clark]

You might not believe this but I was multi-tasking - on the phone, checking TRS/emailing the above photo to Howard Wood and re-arranging a couple of books on my shelf - one of which is called 'A Tribute to George Begg - The Man and his Cars'...and then I found myself reading about what it known as 'the second car'.

The book tells us "Warwick Binning converted the car into a Formula Ford in 1971..." When Rootes powered it was driven by Dave Bruton, Colin Bunce, Russell Thompson and Ian Bisman. Ian co-owns the car today with Noel Atley - they purchased it from Allan Woolf.

[Milan Fistonic]

Formula Fords on the dummy grid.

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Looks like the FF race at Bay Park in December 1973.

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[Steve Holmes]

Looks like the FF race at Bay Park in December 1973.

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Wow, I count 38 cars in this entry list! Thats a big field for Bay Park. Some familiar names on the entry list too.

[Michael Clark]

#74 is actually Paul 'Mr Avon' Dold - still running FF today...as of course is Grant Campbell

[Oldfart]

And Alan Crocker who was in the very first FF race in NZ, and still running, back from Europe for this season.

[Steve Holmes]

Pictured in the paddock at Wigram, beautiful Lamborghini Miura. Where is it now?

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[Steve Holmes]

This is Trevor Crowe's Chevy V8 powered Toyota Corolla OSCA car. Crowe, who didn't have much money at the time, built this car from a wrecked four door sedan. According to Crowe, it had been barrel-rolled, and its occupants were killed. he worked at Toyota at the time and was able to purchase brand new coupe rear quarters and roof, and modified everything else to suit.

I believe this car later went to Mike Moore, the speedway racer, who circuit raced it for a time, but its my understanding it eventually became a dirt track car.

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[Steve Holmes]

Exotica at Wigram, including Ferrari Daytona, Dino, Jaguar E Type, and Lamborghini Miura. Wonder where they all are today?

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[Oldfart]

The Corolla which Trevor built wound up being a Modified Sportsman driven by Dave Bray at (mainly ) Waikaraka, nder #5. (I crewed for him) It later went to Dirt track at Meremere and Waiuku. When Dave had it motor was a Hemi 6.