Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread

[Lindsay G]

Its great getting the names of these drivers as I was at college when I took them and if I made any notes at the time they are long gone.Just got time to post a couple.2442624427

[seaqnmac27]

24383Levels the same day, I've found a few slides that I converted (incidentally Warehouse have slide converters on sale for $50.00 at the moment) i just have to resize them all.


So sorry is this Bob Slade or is it Jim Kennedy before he sold it to Slade?

[Lindsay G]

So sorry is this Bob Slade or is it Jim Kennedy before he sold it to Slade?

No idea sorry,all I can offer is that it was probably taken early 75 .24448

[Lindsay G]

2444924450Another couple for you.
These are great. Farrar and Baker raced these 2 Camaros in the South Island Supercar races. Farrar raced this Camaro in some GTX Races and I think this is the car today that is bronze and has Crown Court sponsorship on it. Bakers car is this the beginning of the Big Brother Camaro ?. I have never seen these photos. Help me if I am wrong.

[Grant Sprague]

These are great. Farrar and Baker raced these 2 Camaros in the South Island Supercar races. Farrar raced this Camaro in some GTX Races and I think this is the car today that is bronze and has Crown Court sponsorship on it. Bakers car is this the beginning of the Big Brother Camaro ?. I have never seen these photos. Help me if I am wrong.Orange XUI ..... loks like me as using our Anglia number 63 ,plus on front row with John Armstrong in blue & white would be about 74 ..75 ... never seen these before well done ... grant

[Spgeti]

On seeing these I will upgrade the files I have on the GTX Camaros. The Baker car is a 70 1/2 and the Farrar car a 71. The nose on this was changed much later to an RS front. Thanks Lindsay. I think you are right Grant, late 74 early 75.

[Steve Holmes]

These are brilliant!

[Jac Mac]

Couple more now that the album found its way home!

[Steve Holmes]

Awesome pics Jac! Whatever happened to the Torana?

[Jac Mac]

Awesome pics Jac! Whatever happened to the Torana?

Rolling shell went to stock car track, cant remember whether as 'B' grade saloon or street stock. Motor, Brakes, Trans went into the OSCA Chevette Derek built after this.

[bigbanger]

Derek MacRae's Torana Chev looks as if it might be lining up for the then 'Southern 200' at Ruapuna. Am I right in recalling you co drove with Derek in this Jac Mac? Another OSCA car in the race was Steve Vigurs Capri Chev which he co drove with Rod McElrea. The Southern 200 rules required the use of street legal radial road tyres, which must have been fun - 500 HP and Reidrubber! Also in the pic, the rear end of what I think is Gary Edwards Camaro Z28.

[seaqnmac27]

Derek MacRae's Torana Chev looks as if it might be lining up for the then 'Southern 200' at Ruapuna. Am I right in recalling you co drove with Derek in this Jac Mac? Another OSCA car in the race was Steve Vigurs Capri Chev which he co drove with Rod McElrea. The Southern 200 rules required the use of street legal radial road tyres, which must have been fun - 500 HP and Reidrubber! Also in the pic, the rear end of what I think is Gary Edwards Camaro Z28.

1982, and won didn't you Jack?

[Jac Mac]

I was trying to remember whose the Camaro was. Yes, apparently entries were slow forthcoming and the organisers decided to allow OSCA cars subject to the road/radial tire requirement. We did win, but it was an introduction to motorsport politics at best! Apparently nobody had told Ron Silvester ( Event Sponsor) that OSCA cars were allowed & he was a bit unhappy, ..... however was good fun and they wouldn't allow us a second bite at the cherry a few weeks later at levels, so we shovelled the whole kit into a road going Capri Shell... should have quit while we were ahead... we were knackered from lack of sleep prior to event, the Capri handled like a piece of crap unsorted & Derek finally put it out of its misery by giving one of the trackside earthmover tyres a nudge.
I reckon hero of the event was TC who did it solo in his XY non PS Falcon GT. Had blisters to prove it!

[Steve Holmes]

Rolling shell went to stock car track, cant remember whether as 'B' grade saloon or street stock. Motor, Brakes, Trans went into the OSCA Chevette Derek built after this.

Thanks Jac. What sort of wheels are those?

[Jac Mac]

Tafro? Engineering , Christchurch, not sure where the patterns/molds for that stuff ended up, he used to make rubber bushed rod ends for hot rods etc also. Think Dereks still got at least one set with BBS style centers, wont fit young Jacks Speedway bike tho!!

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Jac, those are good looking wheels.

[timoz]

Steve had the commodore after the celeste

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[Steve Holmes]

Holy smoke Ross, that are awesome! Epic images, thanks for posting.

[seaqnmac27]

Wow, they are awesome! The Celica, is that the Warwick Mortimer one?

[Rod Grimwood]

Wow, they are awesome! The Celica, is that the Warwick Mortimer one?

Yes believe it is,