Ruapuna 1970s footage

[bry3500]

I stumbled across this on YT today.
What's that person doing in the boot of the car @17 secs ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUX8HmRZwGE

[Roger Dowding]

Bry3500 - wonder if they were filming - a bit wierd though -or was he the manual operator of the Air Brake - a la Mercedes Benz in the 1950's - Good piece of history, Thanks for showing

[bry3500]

Hi Roger - Cheers
Yep , that sure looks like a camera

[Oldfart]

#41 is Jim Palmer

[Roger Dowding]

Hi Roger - Cheers
Yep , that sure looks like a camera

Bry3500 - All good Mate,
That still side shot, I kept pausing - forward - pause but could not get it !!
Monaro versus Mitsi GTO ..not really.

[khyndart in CA]

Perhaps Roger it was the old scheme of how could you sneak your mates into the track in the boot without paying and then the race started before they could they could get him out !





Ken H

[John McKechnie]

Roger- Peter Knight in the red Mercury Cyclone with the boot open.

[Roger Dowding]

Roger- Peter Knight in the red Mercury Cyclone with the boot open.

Thought it was a bit big for a GTO ..oops !!
Cheers John Mck..