Random Photos Thread

[Steve Holmes]

I just wanted to start a new thread for anyone who has one or two photos they'd like to post, that don't necessarily fit an existing thread, or that they consider don't require a dedicated thread. Can be race or road car related. So go to it, lets see what you have.

I'll kick things off here with a photo supplied to me by Bob Homewood, of Kiwi racer Red Dawson proudly showing off his new Kensington Carpets Chevy Camaro at his car dealership. Looking at the Camaro, this is very early in its life, when it was still fitted with the Minilites, and had neither the hood scoop nor chin spoiler. But this photo is just so interesting for the background, with the rows of cars on Reds lot, and those trundling up and down the road. This photo would have probably been taken in late 1971 or early 1972, as the Camaro debuted at the 1971 Bay Park Xmas meeting. So most of the cars on Reds lot are several years old, even then. Cars back then were made to last, and owners looked after them better than they do today.

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[Rod Grimwood]

This was built by Ross Tebbs from Mairangi Bay on the Shore way back in late 60s ran all the good gear you could get back then with twin side draughts. Most bit of history are the wheels, the first and maybe only road wheels that Graham McRae specially made for the car.
Car had a good history going from Ross to Mike Fanchi who later was in partnership with Bill Shiells at Rotorsport and navigator for Rod Millen in RX3 rally car. Then to Kevin Wilkie who was (i believe for awhile) president of Pukekohe Hot Rod Club for years.

[Rod Grimwood]

Just about new Falcon GTHO on display on Mairangi Bay Beach for photo shoot (car magazine and local newspaper). This car was always immaculate and slept in a air conditioned garage, he had it for years. In later years it shared garage with other machinery.
More to come later.

[bry3500]

Ciggie ads

[Steve Holmes]

Awesome stuff guys, this is great.

[Rod Grimwood]

Ciggie ads

Thats not a guy in drag sitting on the wheel is it Bry.

[bry3500]

Thats not a guy in drag sitting on the wheel is it Bry.
I reckon she would look better sporting a large moustache Rod :)

[bry3500]

shoes

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Japanese wallpaper

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[Steve Holmes]

These are awesome! Leo looks very pleased with himself there Pete!

Love the wallpaper!

[bry3500]

1967-68 ex John Crouch Cooper MkV , powered by Twin Triumph 650c
Pic courtesy Gordon Graham

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Ray Mitchell's Ford V8 Jeep Special - Hell Corner, Bathurst Australian Grand Prix 1947. He finished 4th
pic courtesy Byron Gunther

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Gelignite Jack Murray and the Grey Ghost

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Reg Hunt in his 1949 J.A.P special.
Pic courtesy Byron Gunther

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Another ciggie ad

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This wild Nagari was built by Bolwell for a customer to use for drag racing....what a weapon10414

[Rod Grimwood]

This wild Nagari was built by Bolwell for a customer to use for drag racing....what a weapon10414

Thats not Mike Nesmith from the Monkeys is it.

[Steve Holmes]

This wild Nagari was built by Bolwell for a customer to use for drag racing....what a weapon10414

That is wicked! Does it still exist Pete?

[Steve Holmes]

Ray Mitchell's Ford V8 Jeep Special - Hell Corner, Bathurst Australian Grand Prix 1947. He finished 4th
pic courtesy Byron Gunther

Love this photo. Check out the cars in the background. Looks like a Chrysler Airflow in amongst the Fords etc.

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Hi Steve,the car does survive- but not in it,s original format.After the drag racing career was over it was converted to road car configuration which included fitting wind up windows and it now runs a modified Windsor. Apparently Bolwell built the body and chassis specifically to take the Elephant engine and the rear body and chassis sections were tubbed for the huge drag slicks.Quite a wild machine in it,s day !10449

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Thats not Mike Nesmith from the Monkeys is it.
Hi Rod,that guy is scratching his head wondering who is crazy enoigh to drive it !

[Steve Holmes]

Hi Steve,the car does survive- but not in it,s original format.After the drag racing career was over it was converted to road car configuration which included fitting wind up windows and it now runs a modified Windsor. Apparently Bolwell built the body and chassis specifically to take the Elephant engine and the rear body and chassis sections were tubbed for the huge drag slicks.Quite a wild machine in it,s day !10449

Yeah I'll bet it was! Thats a short wheelbase.

[Rod Grimwood]

got these from a mate, maybe should be on models thread. neat

[Imp Wagon]

Thought you might appreciate this, it's a 2 cylinder BDA (the remains of a blown-up 4 cylinder BDA) powered Fiat 500.

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Early Sunday morning cruising down a major road heading south.This was long before the advent of Freeways in Brisbane but the lack of traffic is a revelation[ATTACH=CONFIG]10553[/ATTACH

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[Rod Grimwood]

Mid-year, where are the cars now

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Hi Rod,all of our GTHO,s from that era ended up in Melbourne. The White GTS 350 has been treated to a full resto and is still located in Brisbane .Back then they were relatively affordable as second hand cars and a savvy buyer would frequent the several Finance Company repossession sales as many slightly used and abused Falcon GT,s and Monaros were put up for tender by sealed envelope bid and sometimes a great buy could be had if you turned out to be the highest bidder.

My Track-Red Phase 3 was in the Ford Discovery Centre( Geelong ) a few years back and the Mediterraneanne -Blue HG GTS-350 ( attached ) was in the Harndorf Museum in Adelaide for a while. Collectively they would all be worth a small fortune today

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[bry3500]

Things Aero

[bry3500]

Linda Vaughn

[bry3500]

1965 Mustang concept by Bertone.

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1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket

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The 1964 Ford Cougar II concept
1959 Cadillac Cyclone

[Steve Holmes]

got these from a mate, maybe should be on models thread. neat

OK, I give up. How the hell did they build this? It looks like a perfect 8/10th replica. There must have been so much work go into this thing. Its actually really impressive.

[Steve Holmes]

Hi Rod,all of our GTHO,s from that era ended up in Melbourne. The White GTS 350 has been treated to a full resto and is still located in Brisbane .Back then they were relatively affordable as second hand cars and a savvy buyer would frequent the several Finance Company repossession sales as many slightly used and abused Falcon GT,s and Monaros were put up for tender by sealed envelope bid and sometimes a great buy could be had if you turned out to be the highest bidder.

My Track-Red Phase 3 was in the Ford Discovery Centre( Geelong ) a few years back and the Mediterraneanne -Blue HG GTS-350 ( attached ) was in the Harndorf Museum in Adelaide for a while. Collectively they would all be worth a small fortune today

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Pete, I really love all these old photos. Glad you had the foresight to have taken them. Many young guys with fast cars don't ever think at the time of photographing them. They're usually too busy racing through life, and moving on to the next thing that takes their fancy.

[Steve Holmes]

Thought you might appreciate this, it's a 2 cylinder BDA (the remains of a blown-up 4 cylinder BDA) powered Fiat 500.

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This is mental! I love it. I wonder if it still exists?

[Steve Holmes]

Linda Vaughn

One of the all-time iconic photos.

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Linda Vaughn

Wow,stunning photo Bry !

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[Rod Grimwood]

OK, I give up. How the hell did they build this? It looks like a perfect 8/10th replica. There must have been so much work go into this thing. Its actually really impressive.

It all worked and as you can see he towed his car with it and all. Was popular for parades etc.

[Steve Holmes]

So did he make molds etc all from scratch? What was the cab made from? What was the chassis from? It must have been a huge amount of work. Its really impressive.

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Yeah, thats beautiful!

[Rod Grimwood]

Will get info on next trip up there Steve.

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Rod.

[bry3500]

http://www.thompson-motorsports.com/indy67.html#pic1

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1983 Adams Escort Can Am

[bob homewood]

Actually Herb Adams is worth a good look at himself
www.pontiacsonline.com/Herb%20Adams.htm

[bry3500]

Eddie Rickenbacker (right) and Fred McCarty in Peugot racing gear. While driving for Peugeot, Rickenbacker invented a way to communicate with his riding mechanic over the roar of the engines by connecting two leather face masks together with rubber speaking tubes. While this worked well, he gave up the idea after deciding the masks were "unbearably hot and itchy." Caption reads, "Our Latest Gemini Astronauts? No, not from our next projected space flight, but from another era, the two gentlemen behind the masked are Eddie Rickenbacker (r) and Fred McCarty (l), driver and mechanic of a Peugeot race car during the 1914 Corona, Calif. road race. The use of leather face masks to protect themselves against flying pebbles necessitated the use of speaking tubes to keep in constant communication. With crash helmets and dark goggles, their appearance is truly "out of this world"."

[Steve Holmes]

Amazing!

[Steve Holmes]

Gerard Richards has sent me some cool pics from his own collection for this thread, check these out. Captions are those attached to the photos as supplied:

MkII Zephyr speedway racer 1971

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[Steve Holmes]

AMC Gremlin with 5 litre V8, in Takanini (Auckland) 1992

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Triumph 2000 coupe, in Devonport (Auckland) 1995

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[Rod Grimwood]

Gerard Richards has sent me some cool pics from his own collection for this thread, check these out. Captions are those attached to the photos as supplied:

MkII Zephyr speedway racer 1971

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Mc Connachie Zephyr maybe.

[John McKechnie]

Rod,you would be right with the car, but not the colour scheme. Barry had it always white with Byan Bell Tuning on it, think he had a racing Huskyor Cob with his name on as well.I will go out on a limb here and say that after the last race at Waikaraka Park by Barry, those there will remember Trevor Morris deliberately t boning this car and it ended up in the fence.The car had been sold prior to this race to Harvey Brewer who ran a 100E Prefect with Davies Pumps, Station Rd, Penrose on it. It was this colour scheme=green over white.,So this is the bros car, after being straightened , painted Harveys colours and going to Ranger signs to be sign written with Davie Pumps and Ranger Signs-just as we remember it. Harvey did not have the distinctive driving style of Barry-throwing it sideways halfway down the straight.So, what happened to the car and the motor with the Raymond Mays head and webers? Gerard, Rod how does this sound to you?

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[Rod Grimwood]

Rod,you would be right with the car, but not the colour scheme. Barry had it always white with Byan Bell Tuning on it, think he had a racing Huskyor Cob with his name on as well.I will go out on a limb here and say that after the last race at Waikaraka Park by Barry, those there will remember Trevor Morris deliberately t boning this car and it ended up in the fence.The car had been sold prior to this race to Harvey Brewer who ran a 100E Prefect with Davies Pumps, Station Rd, Penrose on it. It was this colour scheme=green over white.,So this is the bros car, after being straightened , painted Harveys colours and going to Ranger signs to be sign written with Davie Pumps and Ranger Signs-just as we remember it. Harvey did not have the distinctive driving style of Barry-throwing it sideways halfway down the straight.So, what happened to the car and the motor with the Raymond Mays head and webers? Gerard, Rod how does this sound to you?


About right, remember the set too with Morris (seems to go with the name) and picked as McConnachie Car by guards and cage set up. Now there was a character, Brian Bell. He had a real quick Husky Cob. He also only had one hand I think.

[John McKechnie]

Rod, you are correct on Bryan.He actually had 2 hands, but I am not anal enough to know what caused the problem, but one hand had support wires, rods helping its use.Bryan used to drag it-was named HAULIN HUSKY. Are you thinking like me that Trevor has a close relation called Paul in Aus?Were you there that night-I remember that place went balistic.Morris was an outsider from Western Springs with a reputation, or was he kicked out.Had a XT or XW Falcon, was definitely unloved. After what he did that night, it appears that everyone was a McConnachie fan. I remember he was dragged out of his car and some long overdue correction administered to him and the car .I am sure some Springs fans joined in.Talk about a pork chop in a synagogue.

[Rod Grimwood]

The cowboy boots were a give away, who drives in them.
Yep reckon his old man must have gone to Aussie at some time.

The same guy on his night at the springs was a pretty good peddler.

[John McKechnie]

And of course the self appointed monikker-the DUDE-!!!!!!!!!!!By the way the same power pole that took him took out the HK Monaro that Barry Algie got in 72-73( was Haresnape if memory serves me correctly-old fart will correct me for sure if I am wrong)

[Rod Grimwood]

And of course the self appointed monikker-the DUDE-!!!!!!!!!!!By the way the same power pole that took him took out the HK Monaro that Barry Algie got in 72-73( was Haresnape if memory serves me correctly-old fart will correct me for sure if I am wrong)

Yep right outside the workshop with apprentice, I had driven that mustang (yellow) about a month before when it was owned by a panelbeater from North Shore, was a nice car.

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I purchased this photo off a collector eight years ago, what makes it special is on the back Denny has written "The reason I look spaced out here is because Clermont was very bad circuit for making the drivers feel sick. Most drivers used open faced helmet as they were quite often sick"

You read that and then have another look at the expression on his face....

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[Gerard Richards]

Rod,you would be right with the car, but not the colour scheme. Barry had it always white with Byan Bell Tuning on it, think he had a racing Huskyor Cob with his name on as well.I will go out on a limb here and say that after the last race at Waikaraka Park by Barry, those there will remember Trevor Morris deliberately t boning this car and it ended up in the fence.The car had been sold prior to this race to Harvey Brewer who ran a 100E Prefect with Davies Pumps, Station Rd, Penrose on it. It was this colour scheme=green over white.,So this is the bros car, after being straightened , painted Harveys colours and going to Ranger signs to be sign written with Davie Pumps and Ranger Signs-just as we remember it. Harvey did not have the distinctive driving style of Barry-throwing it sideways halfway down the straight.So, what happened to the car and the motor with the Raymond Mays head and webers? Gerard, Rod how does this sound to you?
Thanks John for this background on this Zephyr Mk11, that I photographed way back in 1971-72. I often wondered if it was the McConnachie Zephyr, but assumed it wasn't due to the paint job. Your knowledgeable background of the car's history suggests strongly that it is and adds more mana to the photo. I remember seeing the car race in the "brothers" hands and it certainly was an impressive piece of kit at the time. I remember this occasion when I stumbled across the car, somewhere in the back blocks of South Auckland, while accompanying my father on his business rounds during school hols when I was in the 5th or 6th form. Thats the old man by the Tip Top period logo in the backdrop of the photo!

[SPman]

This was built by Ross Tebbs from Mairangi Bay on the Shore way back in late 60s ran all the good gear you could get back then with twin side draughts. Most bit of history are the wheels, the first and maybe only road wheels that Graham McRae specially made for the car.

Was Ross Tebbs the guy who had a timber yard in Glenfield - later had a Falcon HO Phase 3, which he sold, then a Ferrari Testarossa around 1980...?

[SPman]

Thought you might appreciate this, it's a 2 cylinder BDA (the remains of a blown-up 4 cylinder BDA) powered Fiat 500.

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Mike? Walker raced a Bambina with, I think, an Anglia motor in the back seat, in the mid 60's days. Didn't look as wild as that, though. Used to spin a lot, as I recall - particularly at the 270 deg corner by the stable at Puke.
There was also a gentleman in Cust, downsouth, who ran a road Bambina with a Porsche 356 in the back! Never saw it, but heard all about it...

[ERC]

Was Ross Tebbs the guy who had a timber yard in Glenfield - later had a Falcon HO Phase 3, which he sold, then a Ferrari Testarossa around 1980...?
Yes. Aitkenhead Timber. His Aitkenhead partner died just before Christmas and Ross was at the funeral. He was also into power boats.

[SPman]

Jesse James?

[jim short]

Was it Dean Atkinhead ,he had E. Spraques red mk2 then ran a xj6 in the 6hr race??

[Dave Silcock]

An Atkinhead certainly had the ex Sprauge Mark2, we did some work on it when I was the service manager at Shorters in the early 70's. He told me then he was preparing an XJ6 for the 6 hour.

[ERC]

Are you confusing Aitkenhead and Atkinhead? The Aitkenhead Timber was initially bought by Ross Tebbs, Stu Opperman and Mick Dillon and as far as I know, there was no "Aitkenhead" at that time - but there may have been earlier!


Yes, it was Jesse James.

[jim short]

The whichever spelling, with the Jags had the timber yard, just along from Bombay .I hillclimbed against him on Bright Rd. in the seventys,he had the Mk2 with Michilens? I had aquajets ,was a no contest the loose metal thrown onto the road made the Dunlops slide allways at the same time!!

[Rod Grimwood]

Was Ross Tebbs the guy who had a timber yard in Glenfield - later had a Falcon HO Phase 3, which he sold, then a Ferrari Testarossa around 1980...?


Ross had a Ho and a L34 which were joined in the garage by the Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer, which he owned for a very long time.
also owned a beautiful, quick Anglia.
Ross had timber yard in Target Road, it became Ritepine which is what was on his first serious Off Shore power boat, he raced with Robin Irving and assisted by Bruce Torrence and my late brother Mike and a couple more.

Then he got Jesse James for 86 Worlds in Auckland and raced her for a few years after. (this was THE Boat)

[Rod Grimwood]

Falcon photo is on Mairangi Bay Beach for photo shoot.
L34
Anglia
Ferrari at Puke hillstand

[Rod Grimwood]

Ritepine with Ross and Robin (The Doctor) This was the original EIT Mover

First photo of Jesse is when Ross went to the States to have a look at it and test.
Second is in NZ

[jim short]

Rod I think Ross was at an end of year BBQ beside the old tote building,the only BBq we had in my day pos.86,,,87 I remember him saying if we think motor racing is costly we should try boat racing,but he had a timber yard just north of Rotorua and it was a license to print money

[Shano]

Ross had two Ritepines - the Cougar cat shown here followed by a larger Robson cat named Ritepine II. He took me up under the harbour bridge one day in RPII doing 103mph - verified by a cop's radar gun which we had borrowed.

And here's another little-known fact - the first person to get the catamaran concept working properly for high-speed offshore racing powerboats was Colin Chapman.

[Rod Grimwood]

Ritepine 11 Think this was originally Wraggs Quarterback

Have photos of when the boys got wet in it.

They were fun machines, but as Jim say's, they took a bit to look after.

[nigel watts]

Running past the blow hole at the Mount many years ago

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[Rod Grimwood]

You are a wizz Nigel. You must have an amazing collection of photos. Do you have any other offshore stuff.

That was a few years ago when you think back.

[nigel watts]

Cheers Rod. I don't have much [a film or two perhaps]
I'll see if I can find them and load a couple up. I think they're mainly black & white

[nigel watts]

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[fullnoise68]

Excellent photos Nigel. I did three races with Trevor Tucker in 1990 in the ex Ted Taiatini Robson cat called `Colesseum' after his original partner in the boat racked up bills and did a runner. Being on the throttles in these things gave a whole new meaning to the phrase `having a blast!' I think from memory Hills Flooring was Dick Marlow, Sunday News was Glen Urqhart, Calico Jack was the late Ginger Gibbs, and Visor was John Garrity. At Karapiro, not sure of Jagwah, then it`s Peter Knight snr in the original Boss hydroplane, then Keith MacGregor in Special Edition.

[nigel watts]

Cheers Steve, here's a few more from 1979

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[markec]

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/weekly-review-no-401-1949, some old boat race footage

[Rod Grimwood]

That is some ride

John Garrity bought the Aussie boat 'Shark Cat' raced out here by Peter Noonan with help from Wyndham Shirts, funny that name appeared on his cousin Tony Rutherfords Mazda around same time, and brother Rutherford was the Farmers clothing man an then into cars On Wairau.

[nigel watts]

I've got some more to process - here's one in the meantime

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[Rod Grimwood]

Your a gem Nigel, magic stuff. There are some historic shots of historic boats there. Lots of stories.

[Shano]

Typhoon Carma became EIT Mover became Ritepine Mover. Yes, Ritepine 2 was originally Wraggs Quarterback.

One of the reasons Tebbsy found RP II so expensive is that it had Mercury 3.4EFI engines on it and they had a bad habit of going pop. The smaller 2.4 model was the engine of choice for the Kiwi Class II boats and had proven to be pretty reliable when looked after properly. Tebbsy's 3.4 blew in a race not long after Ross bought the boat and Bob Menzies air freighted a new block down from the US. Rebuilt the engine and was giving it an initial run-in in his shop, at idle, when the second one let go.

Menzies phoned Mercury and asked WTF was going on and merc eventually came clean that they had problems with the 3.4s and that it was not unknown for them to blow at idle. I think the gudgeon pins used to come loose and hang up in the transfer ports (which is not a nice thing to happen on a 2-stroke). No warranty on a race motor....

[Shano]

With "Scrubbers" John Garrity thought he had the machine to clean up. It was an old hull - I remember seeing it in Scott Robson's shed in Christchurch upside down with industrial heaters going full blast to try to dry it out. It was hundreds of kilos lighter after that, but still far too heavy to challenge the super-light Cougar and Robson cats (and Graeme Horne's new weapon, the Eade-designed Kevlar EIT Mover II)..

Garrity wanted some Johnson V8 outboards but the only way he could get them was to buy the Australian bridge-to-bridge championship winning boat at great cost and take the engines off it. The V8s were new engines, and Johnson eventually released a recreational model as well, but they weren't a success either, being too heavy and lacking power.

It was a disaster. The engines were very torquey but didn't make much power and the old Scrubbers had not scrubbed up that well after all. It wallowed around barely getting on the plane and certainly not "flying" which is how the cats performed so well. That photo must have been taken after going over a big wave to get it off the surface. It was a good place to take photos just there (Mt Maunganui) because you could get close to the action and the standing wind-against-tide waves flicked the boats into the air.

I had good times covering the powerboat racing in those days - they were a great bunch of guys.

[markec]

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/grand-prix-down-under-1957

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/new-zealand-grand-prix-1961

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/survey-rally-like-little-boys-in-a-man-sized-sport-1974

http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/trio-at-the-top-2001

These are some old footage that some might find interesting, Trio at the top I have on disk.

[Steve Holmes]

Wow, staggering! These are amazing Nigel. How did you take these? Looks like you were in a helicopter or something.

[nigel watts]

Wow, staggering! These are amazing Nigel. How did you take these? Looks like you were in a helicopter or something.

Thanks Steve - no nothing as flash as a helicopter, they were all taken from the mount base track with a 300mm telephoto lens

[Bondy]

Thanks for sharing those pics Nigel. I don't know anything about Boats but the guys who own the dealership where i work race boats, have for years. They are i think the current UIM World GP Hydroplane Champions.

[woody]

Is that the Harrison"s?

[Bondy]

Is that the Harrison"s?

That would be them :)

[woody]

Bondy, Did Grant recover okay from his accident?

[Bondy]

Bondy, Did Grant recover okay from his accident?

Yeah mate, hes ok. it was a big scare at the time. I keep asking him for a steer, it can't be too much different to a kart :p

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[Rod Grimwood]

Now that little boat 'Chindit', that is something else. Wouldn't mind a dollar for every race miles she has done.

[Gerard Richards]

Spotted this massive early 70's yankee station wagon behind a shed out in the Wild West of Auckland a few years back. It didn't look as though it was going anywhere in a hurray...http://s12.postimage.org/9010qog55/1971_Oldsmobile_Cutlass_Stationwagon_photo_2005.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/9010qog55/)

[stubuchanan]

Spotted this massive early 70's yankee station wagon behind a shed out in the Wild West of Auckland a few years back. It didn't look as though it was going anywhere in a hurray...

http://s12.postimage.org/9010qog55/1971_Oldsmobile_Cutlass_Stationwagon_photo_2005.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/9010qog55/)

Hi Gerard

In your Weekly Wanderings around the Way-Out and Wilder parts of Auckland's Wild West, did you ever notice a large greenish ? GM product permanently parked on the grass verge in Ferry Parade, Herald Island. It had the personalised plate "OBEASE", which seemed very appropriate, (i.e. "obese" on steroids). I had always intended to take a photo of it, before the grass grew too long around it, but it disappeared a couple of years ago.

Stu

[Gerard Richards]

The car was a mid 70's green "low rider" and was a massive four door tank with some quite fancy paintwork, parked outside a not quite so pristine dwelling... I saw it in a photo at the Beach Hop in Whangamata a few years back, but as you say its been absent from the island a year or two now and I didn't snap a photo either.

Heres a couple more Westie Waitakere pictures. The old graffiti covered 30's Ford V8 was scene around the Oratia/Henderson area parked in the same place for many years. I've also included a better pic of that wonderful Oldsmobile land yacht.

[Gerard Richards]

http://s8.postimage.org/clhc7u2x1/1971_Oldsmobile_Cutlass_Henderson_2006.jpg (http://postimage.org/) image sharing (http://postimage.org/)

[Gerard Richards]

http://s11.postimage.org/5neiir983/Derelict_30_s_Ford_V8_sedan_Henderson_2006_0001.jpg (http://postimage.org/) photo hosting sites (http://postimage.org/)

[Gerard Richards]

http://s11.postimage.org/51yqe4sxf/Derelict_30_s_Ford_V8_sedan_Henderson_2006_0002.jpg (http://postimage.org/) picture sharing (http://postimage.org/)

[Gerard Richards]

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[fullnoise68]

Gerard, I think your `30s Ford V8 is a mid - late `30s Dodge, Plymouth, Desoto, etc.

[225sloper]

16475Found this picture in a newspaper about 14 years ago,advertising ACC,have kept it ever since.Gets alot of comments. . . . Any one know more about this.

[SPman]

We have here a Jag 3.8 that - according to the writing on the back "hit marshalls post, back straight Pukekohe 1966?"
ID anyone - wasn't Dave S was it?

[David McKinney]

16475Found this picture in a newspaper about 14 years ago,advertising ACC,have kept it ever since.Gets alot of comments. . . . Any one know more about this.
Pretty sure it's Raynond Mays in one of his Brescia Bugattis (Cordon Bleu or Cordon Rouge) in an English hillclimb circa 1923

[Dave Silcock]

We have here a Jag 3.8 that - according to the writing on the back "hit marshalls post, back straight Pukekohe 1966?"
ID anyone - wasn't Dave S was it?
No not me, was a near new car ex Archibald I think, note old school Dunlop racing tyres. I used to know the name of the guy that owned it but damned if I can remember it.

[Milan Fistonic]

Pretty sure it's Raynond Mays in one of his Brescia Bugattis (Cordon Bleu or Cordon Rouge) in an English hillclimb circa 1923

Close David. It was 1924 at the Caerphilly Mountain hill-climb and the car was Cordon Bleu.

[225sloper]

Thanks guys.I knew someone would no who it was.This site is amazing the knowledge is endless. . .thanks again

[southspeed]

The Torana French Hell Drivers put on an appearance at Teretonga in the 1970's as part of a NZ tour. As part of the show they drove the Torana's on 2 wheels (right round Teretonga's 2.6km track). Unsure of the dates but was in the late 1970's. Note in the background the new clubrooms being built - in 2013 they are now the old clubrooms with the building of the new control tower.
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[southspeed]

The Torana French Hell Drivers put on an appearance at Teretonga in the 1970's as part of a NZ tour. As part of the show they drove the Torana's on 2 wheels (right round Teretonga's 2.6km track). Unsure of the dates but was in the late 1970's.
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[225sloper]

They came to Ocean Veiw Speedway in Wanganui to i saw them,drove right round the track on two wheels in the Toranas.Also remember driving a Vangard into a big block of ice

[Rod Grimwood]

Note left hand drive conversion.
They also drove around the trotting track in Epson. Did shows all over.
Know bit about them and 2 wheel, more for a later date.

[Jizim]

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This is the boat that I helped build alongside my Brother in Law Aussie Offshore Legend Peter Noonan (whom passed away just last week).....and did the Pacific 1000 in coming second overall and first in Class 2 ...amongst a lot of other Offshore races in Australia. We brought it out to NZ in the 80's for a marathon North Island 4 day race from Auck/ Tutukaka/Bay of Islands/Helensville where we came second to the recently late Barry Ford. The boat went back to Australia and was purchased by John Garrity of Visor fame who is currently residing in the Phillipines where he set up a Marine Business. Primarily the boat was designed to empty the Shark Nets along each beach on the Gold Coast....(I did this job alongside my bro in laws for three years on the weekends....(Chick City Arizona!!)....oh hence the name Shark Cat.... Just another snippet for you's all. Cheers. Tony Rutherford.

[Steve Holmes]

You're a man of many talents Tony, thats a great story.

[Steve Holmes]

The Torana French Hell Drivers put on an appearance at Teretonga in the 1970's as part of a NZ tour. As part of the show they drove the Torana's on 2 wheels (right round Teretonga's 2.6km track). Unsure of the dates but was in the late 1970's.
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Bloody hell, these are crazy!

[fullnoise68]

Yes, but did the guy in the Vauxhall doing the jump have a 48mm or a 42mm main hoop in his rollcage, did he have two retaining clips on his fire extinguisher, did he have a relief valve fitted for his `air' brakes, or maybe this was connected to his undies? He probably also signed an idemnity form making him his own risk and solely responsible for his vehicle. But that was a while ago, things are `different' now.........

[kiwi285]

Do I note a touch of sarcasm there Steve ! Nothing like clearing the brain of excess crap that floats around at times. Good on you.

[Bruce Sollitt]

They came to Te Marua speedway also and had planned a 2 wheel escapade down the Wainuiomata Hill road. IIRC that didn't happen due to issues with Council/MOT/ road closures etc ...
Perhaps we were a bit PC in those days too?

[SPman]

Two pics I would like identified if possible - must be someone out there who knows who/what. Taken at Puke - probably a club meet, ACC or NSSC, late 1965 - 66. Look like Brabhams - may be the same car. My memory is going and there is nothing on the photos to indicate who /what/when
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[SPman]

I may have been going through a "take photos of engines" phase - Jim Palmer's Lotus, Pukekohe, Jan 1966. I like the rag stuffed up the exhaust....

[Jac Mac]

I notice the dark red Torana is LHD, yet has NZ rego, assume the green one was also, Also remember some discussion with a Radio interview where they admitted that the spider gears had been 'modified' for the two wheel demos..

[woody]

Photo was taken by Gavin Evitt. RIP.

[SPman]

Wasn't there gossip at the time, that, the reason it "flew off the track', was because he didn't have a sufficient outlet for the radiator, so the front of the car pressurised.......

We were annoyed at the time, because, having heard all about it, we were looking forward to seeing (and hearing) it go.......

[John McKechnie]

As we all should know, Dennis was the engineer involved with he Anzial Nova. A great talent.

[Bruce Blacklock]

Two different cars as the roll bars and exhausts are not the same shape. I think the first one is Ken Sager on the left of the car and his Dad leaning over it. Unable to identify the second car.

[SPman]

As we all should know, Dennis was the engineer involved with he Anzial Nova. A great talent.

True. Is he still extant?

Here we have an example of the perils of racing your everyday car - Gerry Smaller at an ACC club meet on the club circuit at Puke, Feb 1970. A very nice little Riley Elf which met it's demise against the pole and guard embankment. Made even worse by the fact, someone removed the Weber and manifold when the car was back in the pits and the driver was being attended to.....

The lower pic is Mike Edgell (Randalls older brother) in his Imp, at the same meeting.

Club racers - the unsung little men who do it mainly for the fun....

[Oldfart]

Wasn't there gossip at the time, that, the reason it "flew off the track', was because he didn't have a sufficient outlet for the radiator, so the front of the car pressurised.......

We were annoyed at the time, because, having heard all about it, we were looking forward to seeing (and hearing) it go.......
I'm not sure, but what I am sure about is that from the next flaggie spot it was a terrifying "what the %$#@ do I do now" time, and I can still see it coming directly down the track!

[Jizim]

You're a man of many talents Tony, thats a great story.

Thanks Steve....crikey mate..I just recently wrote down a few things that I have achieved through out my adventure to very good friend Jim "Yet to get in front of me" Short......and you know when I look at it on paper ... I just think...holy crap did I do all that....and the funny thing is..yes I did and then I would remember another tale that I forgot to mention. So although I haven't spent a lot of time on this site of late...(busy with my ongoing adventure...).... I find it so bloody engrossing that I end up reading all these stories and somewhere along the line they will cross where I have been and I don't like correcting people but I like accuracy if you know what I mean? I think that this site is the best site in the world for us blokes who like their "fix" of listening to a great yarn or two of years gone by that entailed a bit of bravado and risk taking coupled with speed....Thank you Steve for the opportunity to unleash on you...................Regards, Tony Rutherford.

[Rod Grimwood]

I notice the dark red Torana is LHD, yet has NZ rego, assume the green one was also, Also remember some discussion with a Radio interview where they admitted that the spider gears had been 'modified' for the two wheel demos..

Diffs welded (locked), converted to left hook, engine oil feeds played around with also.
Mostly flip up ramp at speed and then glide along.

[Rod Grimwood]

Lucky i had a sheltered upbringing and did not get rapt up with rascals like you Tony (Jizim) and uncle Jim and the rest of that lot.

[GPBK]

Two pics I would like identified if possible - must be someone out there who knows who/what. Taken at Puke - probably a club meet, ACC or NSSC, late 1965 - 66. Look like Brabhams - may be the same car. My memory is going and there is nothing on the photos to indicate who /what/when
JohnL

An educated guess might be Kenny Smiths car no reason apart from the two ladies to the right who from memory are related to him. The one on the right looks very much like his late dear Mother.

[David McKinney]

I agree about the ladies, which would make the car one of the Smiths' Lotuses. On the other hand they might be eying up the opposition

SPman is right about Ken and Jim Sager with the car in the top photo.

[Carlo]

I agree about the ladies, which would make the car one of the Smiths' Lotuses. On the other hand they might be eying up the opposition

SPman is right about Ken and Jim Sager with the car in the top photo.

Think they are eyeing up the oposition as it does not look like a Lotus to me. Dorothy, as I remember was always close to her handbag even in those days, Magic lady.

[southspeed]

Stockcar racing was very strong in Eastern Southland during the 1970's - here is a photo taken I think at Monaghan's at Brydone in 1974. It was basically paddock racing. Can anyone help with names etc.
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[Jac Mac]

PH**K, thats a long time ago, pretty sure its Kevin Woods in #2 with either the early 289 motor or it did have a 351w later, the 'spinner' is Peter Woods car with a 390GT, there is a slight possibility that it might be me driving it as the one & only time I did was spent mainly in that attitude, what a heap of shite that car was, steering ratio so slow you had to start planning for the next corner about 30 seconds beforehand:) & bump steer like you would not believe!!!. Point of interest, I think the rear tires were a pair of M&S [ mud & snow] that came with the GT500 that Peter Woods had bought as an insurance write off, then rebuilt & sold around that time, can remember the insurance company did not want a bar of it being a Shelby, probably played a big part in Woody getting into the import business as getting the bits to fix it was a steep learning curve at the time.

[southspeed]

Can send you a copy if you like - just need an email. Was Monaghans the Pat that raced the E49 Charger in the 70's

[Jac Mac]

Yes, that was the same Pat Monaghan, cant have been long after that photos time that Riverside Raceway just south of Teretonga became active, in fact construction was probably underway.

[southspeed]

Here is Pat Monaghan in a Falcon at Teretonga Oct 1972 - a bit of a rough photo - but it is history - note control tower in the infield
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[Jac Mac]

Yes, thats Pat in the ex Ernie Sprague GTHO, IIRC it went back up the Sth Island before John Gillard brought it back down south, by which time Pat was into the E49's.

[Rod Grimwood]

Jac, is that Falcon still down the deep south. What colour was/is it please.

[Jac Mac]

Jac, is that Falcon still down the deep south. What colour was/is it please.

No, IIRC it went north to Tauranga? with John Gillard when he shifted up there & bought or started a car yard. Car was always Green, quite a dark green with metallic that you could only see when clean & in good light. Ownership IIRC was Ernie, Pat, Ernie?, John... there is a pic somewhere else on this site of John at Ruapuna coming around the sweeper onto the main straight. Car was fitted with the option 15 x 7 globes at some time during Johns ownership.

[Kwaussie]

Story doing the rounds years ago was when the GTHO was being recovered back down south after a meeting at Ruapuna. One very keen fan wanted to get a ride back south in the GTHO - Ok said the driver in command, fill the car with fuel and you are on.
Story went that it took around 160 litres to fill and the fan could have flown back and forward a couple of times for what it cost for fuel!!

[Jac Mac]

Story doing the rounds years ago was when the GTHO was being recovered back down south after a meeting at Ruapuna. One very keen fan wanted to get a ride back south in the GTHO - Ok said the driver in command, fill the car with fuel and you are on.
Story went that it took around 160 litres to fill and the fan could have flown back and forward a couple of times for what it cost for fuel!!

I could envisage any one of the three southern owners or respective pit crew/followers making an offer like that:)... in fact if that was all it cost him he got off very lightly..the crew members themselves were not very fuel efficient.:)

[Rod Grimwood]

Imagine filling one now,
Remember mate got his new one and when it arrived was just about empty so went to local station to fill it and kept looking under car to see if there was a leak.

[fullnoise68]

Rod, speaking about the cost of fuel. My HMC Camaro is 13 to 1 compression so I run it on 113 leaded race fuel from STA. At $195.00 for 20 litres, (that`s $9.75 a litre) it`s using around 2 litres per lap around HD. So using 1 20L drum for each of the 5 outings each weekend over the two weekends of the Denny Hulme Festival, I tipped $1950.00 into the fuel cell - which didn`t have a leak! The guys at STA told me Tony Roberts bought 5 209L drums of 118 leaded for the Can Am cars at the Festival, so I didn`t feel too bad after knowing that!
Be interesting to find out how much it is in Queensland when the 8 of us race over there in June/July, as it`ll go through about the same amount.

[Rod Grimwood]

Don't think about it Steve, it will interfer in your sleep. Lindsey did figures on F5000 running and put it down to the calculator being faulty.
PS 2litre a lap is conservative, you feathering it to much fella.

[ITOW4U]

Was working in WA for 3 months about 6/7 years ago and a friend of mine came over the for V8SC round at Barbagello. Anyway on the Friday night we went out for dinner with Rosco McGlashan as Al (my friend) knows him. After dinner we were in the carpark and Rosco asked if we wanted to go to his place for a coffee, Al never one to say no said sure. To my amazement when we went out to his garage I was totally surprised to see Aussie Invader III sitting in an open container in there.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/AussieInvaderIII.jpg (http://s181.photobucket.com/user/Motiv8or/media/AussieInvaderIII.jpg.html)

At this early stage we also seen drawings of Aussie Invader 5R as well. His original plans when building it was to be done in a casino in Las Vegas but that part of the project lost a bit of momentum when funding was a bit tight.

[Steve Holmes]

Was working in WA for 3 months about 6/7 years ago and a friend of mine came over the for V8SC round at Barbagello. Anyway on the Friday night we went out for dinner with Rosco McGlashan as Al (my friend) knows him. After dinner we were in the carpark and Rosco asked if we wanted to go to his place for a coffee, Al never one to say no said sure. To my amazement when we went out to his garage I was totally surprised to see Aussie Invader III sitting in an open container in there.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x207/Motiv8or/AussieInvaderIII.jpg (http://s181.photobucket.com/user/Motiv8or/media/AussieInvaderIII.jpg.html)

At this early stage we also seen drawings of Aussie Invader 5R as well. His original plans when building it was to be done in a casino in Las Vegas but that part of the project lost a bit of momentum when funding was a bit tight.

Bloody hell! OK, you win! What an amazing site!

[Rod Grimwood]

Clyde Collins showing that the Falcon will go both ways, and Johnny showing you can go a little bit further.

I loved that Falcon

[bry3500]

Bloody hell! OK, you win! What an amazing site!

My friend Paula Elstrek drove that car on Lake Gairdner back in the mid/late 90s. I have a old VHS tape she gave me of the weekend. What a beast, she said Roscoe had even become spooked by it. On her second run she hit the afterburners for 3 seconds and hit 585km/h.. become the second fastest woman on earth at that time.
http://www.ttgmg.com/questforspeed.html

[bry3500]

Any one else have this on the school dental clinic wall?

[Oldfart]

Geez Bry, I do remember this one, and the crabby bloody dental nurse would not give it to me. Bloody murderhouse!
Bertie Germ crashed out!

[Steve Holmes]

Awesome photo sent to me by Ken Hyndman, taken at the Bay Park Xmas meeting in December 1975. This appears to be the rolling start for race 1 (of 3). Who wants to name all the drivers/cars?

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[Jac Mac]

Leonard/Mustang, Moffat/Monza, Dawson/Monza, Richards/Mustang,Halliday/Capri, Nazer/Victor, ****?, McCormack/Charger,
Bellis/Cortina, Lancaster/Victor?, Hart/Escort, Friend/Escort?,Bullivant/Capri, Leckie/Capri, Cook?Mini

[Steve Holmes]

Nice work Jac, top of the class! I'd say that would be Grant Walker in the ex-Fahey Capri in behind Halliday. I'm pretty sure Roy Harrington was at this event in his Torana as well.

[seaqnmac27]

The Victor??? on the outside of Bellis would be Nazer pre paint job still running in the Yellow wouldn't it? Would the Escort on the inside of Bullivant be Woolf?

[Steve Holmes]

Yes I think you are right about the Woolf Escort Sean. But I'm pretty sure Jac has correctly called the silver Victor as being Lancasters Grey Ghost.

[seaqnmac27]

Yeah, I had ignored the obvious that Nazer is there 2 rows in front of Lancaster.

[Rod Grimwood]

Yep you got them, except Alan Woolf in Escort (mac car) and Walker in Capri behind Halliday.

[bry3500]

Some Photos from the Gisborne Photo News
1 Peter Kemp (Mistral)
2 J. Stewart (Ford Special)
3 Peter Faulkner (Falcon )

[bry3500]

Gisborne Photo News cont'd

[bry3500]

Photo News Cont'd
Peter Harrison, of Rotorua, driving his Cooper 1100.

[bry3500]

Gisborne Photo News
Terry Johnstone in the locally made Satellite Special which has an Ariel square four 1000 cc engine

[Oldfart]

How about this fuzzy one24792?

[GD66]

Woo-hoo ! Big day out up at Rothmans, NZGP 1970.

[seaqnmac27]

How about this fuzzy one24792?

Pukekohe 1970? Rothmans about to come down the hill to the start finish line?

Mike Goth disappearing out of shot Neil Allen, Derek Bell, Graeme Lawrence, Ulf Norinder, Max Stewart, Bill Simpson, Kevin Bartlett, Ron Grable, Dennis Marwood, Mike Campbell, Derick Williams, Bryan Falloon, Frank Radisich and Ken Smith

[GD66]

Bang-on !

[Snoozin]

Seeing as it's anything and everything, I can't afford to race a car but here's my current road car and the project on the trailer....

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3715/10482705815_1c566ef8cd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gYjBea)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/gYjBea) by SnoozinRichy (https://www.flickr.com/people/61731054@N03/), on Flickr

[Rod Grimwood]

Seeing as it's anything and everything, I can't afford to race a car but here's my current road car and the project on the trailer....

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3715/10482705815_1c566ef8cd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gYjBea)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/gYjBea) by SnoozinRichy (https://www.flickr.com/people/61731054@N03/), on Flickr


2 utter gem's. Gee there are some classic bits of gear still around in loving hands.

[Oldfart]

As the skippies would say "Noice"

[GD66]

This has appeared on a Tasman Series fb page, attributed to Mario JL Goncalves. Hill, Courage and Rindt at the Levin hairpin, 1969. Sometimes these things have to be shared...
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Both Lotus were out by lap 12, Courage finished second.

[BMCBOY]

I was going through some 1974 Auckland Car Club Gymkana photos the other day and came across this shot.
It was taken at St Lukes carpark (pre Weekend shopping) which was often used for "sealed gymkanas".
If my memory serves me, the driver was a young university student who had borrowed his mother's car for the event.
Fortunately he caught it and it returned back on to its wheels to continue the test, but it was pretty spectacular at the time. I was lucky enough to be in the right place to capture it, and he was lucky enough to keep it on its rubber and not have to take it back to his mother in a damaged state.

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[GD66]

Clacker time !

Great capture, mate.

[Grant Sprague]

This has appeared on a Tasman Series fb page, attributed to Mario JL Goncalves. Hill, Courage and Rindt at the Levin hairpin, 1969. Sometimes these things have to be shared...
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Both Lotus were out by lap 12, Courage finished second.Beautiful .... THANK YOU FOR SHARING never seen this pik before

[Milan Fistonic]

I was going through some 1974 Auckland Car Club Gymkana photos the other day and came across this shot.
It was taken at St Lukes carpark (pre Weekend shopping) which was often used for "sealed gymkanas".
If my memory serves me, the driver was a young university student who had borrowed his mother's car for the event.
Fortunately he caught it and it returned back on to its wheels to continue the test, but it was pretty spectacular at the time. I was lucky enough to be in the right place to capture it, and he was lucky enough to keep it on its rubber and not have to take it back to his mother in a damaged state.

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The driver of the R10 was James Perkins and he finished third in class behind two well-known names - John Crombie and Neil Mallard.

[bry3500]

:)

[Jac Mac]

Looks a bit over exposed up front.

[seaqnmac27]

This has appeared on a Tasman Series fb page, attributed to Mario JL Goncalves. Hill, Courage and Rindt at the Levin hairpin, 1969. Sometimes these things have to be shared...
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Both Lotus were out by lap 12, Courage finished second.

Yes Graham Hill with a broken driveshaft
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And Rindt to an accident
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[GD66]

Good stuff !

[Oldfart]

Song of the time "Good Vibrations"

[John McKechnie]

Song of the time "Good Vibrations"

"Catch me if you can"- Dave Clarke Five.

[richard lester]

"Catch me if you can"- Dave Clarke Five.
as a kid at levin i remember nancy sinatra's "these boots are made for walking' playing over and over on the PA..

[Grant Sprague]

as a kid at levin i remember nancy sinatra's "these boots are made for walking' playing over and over on the PA..Richard [I also remember that song lol ] but I think your dad was probably a little more reserved than mine... RE THAT SONG I was up at the wills 6 hr race probably 13 or 14 & all the Timaru boys had done their practice etc etc ....... i think was a friday night & off into town to the pink pussy cat [or was it the purple onion ] , any way me tucked in between the big boys ..in we went looking at these tarts getting the geer off & guess what they were dancing to THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING & that just what they will do lol .. it was big time as a kid , never told Mum ........but told ALL my school mates ..lol

[Marty]

Quote Originally Posted by richard lester View Post
as a kid at levin i remember nancy sinatra's "these boots are made for walking' playing over and over on the PA..

It's funny how these things stick in your mind, at Waikaraka Park in the 80's it was "Computer Games" every Saturday night.
I heard it on the radio a few weeks ago and instantly craved a hot dog and bucket of chips.

[Oldfart]

In my "good vibrations" I actually tired to quote post #192 but the site failed me, have another look and think :)

[GD66]

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So....Good Vibrations....:cool:

[928]

not with those exposed rods

[Carlo]

Richard [I also remember that song lol ] but I think your dad was probably a little more reserved than mine... RE THAT SONG I was up at the wills 6 hr race probably 13 or 14 & all the Timaru boys had done their practice etc etc ....... i think was a friday night & off into town to the pink pussy cat [or was it the purple onion ] , any way me tucked in between the big boys ..in we went looking at these tarts getting the geer off & guess what they were dancing to THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING & that just what they will do lol .. it was big time as a kid , never told Mum ........but told ALL my school mates ..lol

Were you still wearing your cowboy hat on your big night out Grant?

[Grant Sprague]

No mate but when I got back to Timaru I learnt about policemans helmets no cowboy hats needed.....was one step ahead of John Wayne ......street wise ...........lol

[Steve Emson]

Naughty boys, good thing i never did anything like that

[bry3500]

Off topic I know, but too good not to share with you lot..Miss Atomic Bomb 1950

[Grant Sprague]

lol Bry I think I wud like to be the 3 stripper....... on top .. as for :confused:Steve E ....yea sure Steve....I know u

[George Sheweiry]

I am not sure if this is the right thread for it but I found this NZ herald cutting of my next door neighbors uncles car, the Coca Cola Blydenstien powered Viva GT. Alan Boyle kindly took a snotty nosed 14 year old around the track in this car at the end of the day and that was it, HOOKED!!


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[Steve Holmes]

Gavin Shaw runs a Facebook page in which he has been posting up his own old New Zealand racing photos, plus those of others.

A recent posting was this oddball, which nobody has yet identified. Its a second gen Camaro, and appears to be at Bay Park. The Camaro appears possibly to be a speedway car, converted to run on tarmac, and with equal sized wheels left-right. Its hard to tell, but it appears also to have a windscreen fitted.

Does anyone know who this is, and when this was taken?

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[Steve Holmes]

I don't know anything about this. Just saw it on Facebook and had to share it here. Its awesome!!!

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[Grant Sprague]

I don't know anything about this. Just saw it on Facebook and had to share it here. Its awesome!!!

27902 Hard case eh Steve , reminds me of a slot car

[Rod Grimwood]

Grant, did you see the white one at Ruapuna, what a neat little rocket ship. Thought I had photos, but if any one has can they put them up please.

[fullnoise68]

Rod would Lindsay or Brett Willis or maybe Ralph know whose Camaro that is in #209? I sure as hell can`t remember it ....

[Grant Sprague]

Rod .. that Renault { Fiat not at Ruapuna that I saw ) I am sure was a re production of the car ran in the early 70,s [Mullins ??]....just a rocket ship .....not sure on the lap times but guessing would be 160 mph on front straight ......with out a doubt crazeeeeee..... but guess it complies ....also talked to Brent that weekend [ Colins] and mentioned about going out racing with one wheel stud missing [stripped] that could have also turned out not good ....all a part of the old Timaru Thing......270k glad the wheel let go on a slow corner ..... Hey Going to catch up with Kev Ban at H/ D on 3rd May he is running his Honda Cup car this will be very interesting we will catch up again hope u all good .....

[Oldfart]

Grant are you talking about the Dauphine Chev recreation, from Nelson, pretty close to the original?

That Fiat is in Italy, heaps of them like this over there.

[paul lancaster]

Just had a fiatbambina run at levels a rew weeks ago, it was fitted with a yamaha r1 1000cc engine,6 speed sequential, it was also a rocketship

[Oldfart]

Just had a fiatbambina run at levels a rew weeks ago, it was fitted with a yamaha r1 1000cc engine,6 speed sequential, it was also a rocketship

Is that Yambina that Mike Lowe (Enzed Targa Abarth fame) had for a while, and previously ex Otago with a Rotary?

[Grant Sprague]

Grant are you talking about the Dauphine Chev recreation, from Nelson, pretty close to the original?

That Fiat is in Italy, heaps of them like this over there. Yep Old Fart , that's the one ...... was similar to the Miller car [not mullens]...... I did not see the fiat there though

[Oldfart]

Should be very close really as the same builder did both of the Dauphine Chevs, and yes really.

[Growler]

I don't know anything about this. Just saw it on Facebook and had to share it here. Its awesome!!!

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I saw that too and think it looks neat.
Not too sure about this V12 Lamborghini powered Fiat though...

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

[Gearbox Grinder]

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This was at a Christmas meeting at Bay Park circa the late '70s.They were short of big banger saloons and they rung in 2 visting American saloon cars from the stockcar meeting to run in the field.They had no windows a la stockcars,they also only had 2 or 3 speed gearboxes,they were set up to turn left,and they weren't very competive.
If you drop the photo on Magors stockcar sight someone will put a name to them.

[Rod Grimwood]

If that's the case then that could be Ron Kendall in RX3 a week before it became a production car at Waikaraka Park. Was easy conversion out with plastic windows, off with flares, lights already out, weld doors, slicks with couple of grooves onto steel wheels for first nights then wets. had some fun with that little car. big boys used to bully when being passed, (often) but all part of it.

[SPman]

There used to be a Bambina in Cust, with a Porsche 356 motor in it, way back when......

[Oldfart]

There used to be a Bambina in Cust, with a Porsche 356 motor in it, way back when......

Mine had a Renault Gordini engine back in 68

[Allan]

Mine had a 650cc Nardi conversion that went quite well. It would keep up with my mate's Mk 1 Zephyr up to 40 mph.

[Steve Holmes]

Here is an interesting photo I found on Facebook. Note, its right hand drive. It wasn't uncommon for new American cars to be imported into NZ during the '50s and beyond, a lot of farmers ordered them, among others. But most of the ones I've seen have been four door models. This is a two door hardtop. It was posted by David Gibson, with the following description:

A little something from the Archives of a relative, that was passed on to me...
Visiting Auckland back in '63 he saw this '56 and snapped it.
I expect it was taken somewhere around Central City Auckland.

Something that is relatively interesting about the Sport Coupe is that it has the continental kit, EZI glass, bumper guards, grille bar, spotlight-mirror,another year (circa 1958?) hubcaps and it's RHD!

It would be fascinating to learn more about it if anyone out there (old enough, or knew someone who would know....) could tell us more....

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[Keith Pickford]

Mine had a 650cc Nardi conversion that went quite well. It would keep up with my mate's Mk 1 Zephyr up to 40 mph.

My Bambina with 650cc Nardi engine would do 93mph. Lots of fun. Had 10" Mini Cooper rims on the front and widend 12' rims on the back

[Growler]

I found this over the weekend. Not sure if its been posted here before but its a highly modified Anglia that just looks cool!
Its powered by a 2.5 litre supercharged Volvo engine.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/09/worlds-wildest-ford-anglia/


http://i66.tinypic.com/30dcyli.jpg

[bry3500]

Ivan Mauger

[Steve Holmes]

Thats ^^ just awesome Bryan!

[Steve Holmes]

I found this over the weekend. Not sure if its been posted here before but its a highly modified Anglia that just looks cool!
Its powered by a 2.5 litre supercharged Volvo engine.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/09/worlds-wildest-ford-anglia/


http://i66.tinypic.com/30dcyli.jpg

Thats got to be a lot of fun.

[Steve Holmes]

My Bambina with 650cc Nardi engine would do 93mph. Lots of fun. Had 10" Mini Cooper rims on the front and widend 12' rims on the back

Do you have pics Keith?

[rf84]

The bike in the background in Post 230 is interesting.
In 1970 two Americans, George Wenn and Ray Bokelman stated that if Ivan won his third consecutive World Final they would have his bike gold plated. Ivan won and, true to their word, the bike was taken back to the USA and gold plated. It is now known as the "Triple Crown Special" and is displayed in the Canterbury Museum.

[ERC]

Wasn't the bike displayed at Tom Wheatcroft's Donington museum at one stage? I seem to remember it from way back on one of my many visits.

[rf84]

Quite right ERC. It was displayed at several "testimonial" speedway events in the UK in the Eighties and Nineties then spent some time at Donington before coming to NZ in the Norties. It came here originally to promote the World Long Track champs in New Plymouth in around 2004. Gary Moore ( a motorsport enthusiast and ex mayor of Christchurch) was in Hawkes Bay to attend the Te Onepu hillclimb as was Graeme Sutton from New Plymouth. Gary expressed a keen desire to get the bike back to Christchurch and on display and Graeme used his contacts with Ivan to make it happen.

[chaindrive]

Couple of shots I found of the first Sydenham Park Car Sale Southern 200. Can't remember the year........about 1980 ?http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag104/udwud/IMG_0002_zpsdntm4ytd.jpghttp://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag104/udwud/IMG_0001_zpspqojkhzm.jpg

[BMCBOY]

I found these wonderful old photos on a local site that would interest many people - great old cars that are very new looking in these shots.

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[BMCBOY]

These people were evidently in a theatre production showing at the time. Great period photos of Minis at Dominion Motors, all on the old style rego plates.

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[bry3500]

Cockpit view - X-1

[Noo Noo]

I found these wonderful old photos on a local site that would interest many people - great old cars that are very new looking in these shots.

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Some nostalgia here for us old Wellingtonians.

Fitzgerald Bros were at 197 Wakefield Steet, just along from the Taranaki Street intersection. That's the harbour in the background. I'm picking this photo was taken from the roof of the Todd Motors building which extended from Wakefield Street (entrance to workshop and petrol pumps) to the art-deco showroom fronting onto Courtney Place.

Next photo is of Bruce Abernethy's yard in Taranaki Street between Martin Square and Haining Street (in the background). I knew this yard well when I was a kid and it never had a fence around it so I'm assuming this one was temporary for the 3 days of scrutineering and checking before the cars were let go.
Haining Street was notorious for it's Chinese opium dens. My father visited one and saw things at first hand and that was in 1971. They were'nt just an urban legend.

David Hunter

[Noo Noo]

These people were evidently in a theatre production showing at the time. Great period photos of Minis at Dominion Motors, all on the old style rego plates.

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This yard was located on the corner of Kent Terrace and Elizabeth Street. Dominion Motors also had a building further along Kent Terrace near the Basin Reserve for their workshop and parts dept. with another building in Courtney Place for the Head Office and showroom. I was walking past here one morning in 1960 after a dentists visit (aged 12) that I saw a Mini for the first time. Went in and checked it out.

David Hunter

[BMCBOY]

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[bry3500]

Pupils at Eton College watch two of their peers driving midget Rytecraft Scootercars. The cars, designed by J W Shillan, are one horsepower strong, fully licensed and taxed for the road.

[bry3500]

Paul :)
Photo#2. George 1955
John And Yoko

[bry3500]

Brabham and Françoise Hardy

[Steve Holmes]

Heres a couple I know nothing about, but had to post them anyway:

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[Steve Holmes]

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[bry3500]

The Big O

[bry3500]

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