Lance was pretty good with the cars that only turn left, and offroaders if my memory serves.
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Its 20 plus yrs since I have seen him not sure if and what he raced ,pos. still in Travel bus.today
Hi Guys Stumpy and Kim where good mates RIP . I built Chris BDA Motor,s , and looked after the R 5 turbo car apart from being A shit hot driver, he also took up jet boating and won A world champiship which he was still doing when he and Kim were killed verry verry sad to lose two brilant drivers and frends as well .Jamie A
Sandy Powell - The Mini with turbocharged ford engine.
Heads Rd hillclimb '82
Mystery Creek rallycross '81
Otorohea Rd hillclimb '81
Rallycross (again) '82
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I was given the image to post as I recall someone asking for an image, so I had asked around as well.
"Berry & Chung"!!!! Bought back a few mammaries! (just for you, Jum)
I recall Dave Chung's father, mainly because of his lovely stilted use of the english language. A typical conversation went like this: "Is Dave there?" "Wat you wan him for? Dwinking? Wooting, Gamling."?
Dave himself had a slightly different way with english - "Whats you're car"? "Chevelle454, 4 on the floor and a dozen in the glovebox.
I fondly recall one night when the boys were out in the Chevelle on the pull. We called into a pub looking for any talent - you know the story! the later it got - the more you drank, the better the girls looked.
Anyway, 9.45 we hooked on to a couple of likely ones. A rule we had was never pull until just before closing time, that way you didn't have to waste money buying them drinks. Turned out these chicks knew where there was a party happening so we piled them into the Chevelle and lit off. It wasn't until we got there that I realised my shag for the night was well and truly up the spout, so being the gentlemen that we were, we had a quick chat and jumped out the lounge window when the girls went to the toilet. Never been so grateful that women always go to the dunny two at a time.
How did you then fill in the rest of the night? Did you score later?
Russ you just get corser but you use your own name well I assume its your own and for that you can play
Yep, my uncle, Gordon McBride was Bryan's mechanic for a while.
Yes it was I put the Mazda motor into it
Thanks for that info guys. What a sad end to a neat little car.
Thanks to Bob Homewood for sending me this cracking little shot of the Wayne Fuller Escort in full flight, being chased by the Dennis Marwood and Rod Coppins' Camaros.
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To save starting new thread, a few years ago while Tranzam was still a stand-alone class, I remember George Shewirey (spelling) running an older style mustang in the class. For memory it was blue and white. What was the history on that car and where is it now?
Yeah that car was built by George, or at least it was built for George. He still owns it. I always thought it was imported from the US, but he just painted it up that way.
To the best of my knowledge, the car in question is now owned by Mike Oldham. George bought the car from someone in Wellington? It was built/finished over a very short timeframe, and was powered initially with a Cleveland engine - possibly later with and SVO Windsor style engine. It definately gave George a taste of Transam style cars, and when the opportunity arose, he of course purchased the Sylvester Mustang.... Im sure Mike Oldham, or someone who knows him could fill in all the correct details of his car.
Here's the car at Pukekohe, Jan '99.
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At the time I wondered if it was a Roush Mustang from the States, but comparing the photos tonight, there's not a lot in common, but perhaps the Roush cars were the inspiration for the build.
http://photos.speedtv.com/gallery/RO.../03Ng3cx72kc0G
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ure the build was started in rotorua
rogered you are right: The short of it is Lyndsay Willis built the frame etc for Tony Rutherford and Tony had a Roush body he bought back from USA. He onsold project to George and he got it up and running.
Thanks for that info you guys. Habu, you said Mike Oldham has it, does he race it? He also bought George's Pre-65 Mustang many moons ago.
Hi Steve, Mike has raced the car, cant remember which year he raced it last - memories a bit hazy on that one. Think he ran it in the TraNZam series that was promoted a few years ago. Last time I saw the car run, it was painted a gunmetal grey colour. Yes, Mike owns George's old Pre-65 Mustang, also owns a really nice Falcon Cobra coupe that he has had some success in.
Ahhh, thanks for that. George showed me a picture of the car as it looks now, in gunmetal grey. I'd forgotten about that until you pointed out it was the same car.
There is a 1968 Holden Monaro HK currently on Trademe that I thought might have been the old Spinner Black Cambridge car that raced in New Zealand in the late '60s and early/mid '70s, later owned by Grady Thomson, Jim Carlisle, and George Bunce. There are several similarities between the two, including add-on fibreglass rear flares, which Spinners car had fitted, plus the fuel filler cap relocated to the top of the rear quarter panel, plus the Trademe car was once fitted with a rollcage.
However, the Spinner Black Monaro was involved in a road crash in the '80s, in which it hit a power pole sideways, causing substantial damage that the previous owner thought was enough for it to have been a write-off. Also, the car on Trademe, according to its body tags, is Bright Blue Metallic with Bright Blue Metallic interior. The Bright Blue Metallic paint can still be seen in places under the current red, and the Bright Blue Metallic rear seat is still intact. Spinners Monaro never had a back seat, even right into the 1980s when it had become a road car. Plus, Spinners Monaro never had a head lining.
It had me going there for a while though! Here is the link for anyone who is interested: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=508465725
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Hi Steve, If you check the same Monaro in Autonews,number 15,volume3 February page 26 you will clearly see that Grady Thomson has a back seat.As it is a black and white photo, and as the seat can clearly be seen, then the seat is a light colour such as the teal blue as the body tags state.
John, I thought you told me Spinners car never had a back seat, hood lining or body tags when I was looking at that Trademe Monaro?
All the information verbally from people said there was no interior, even with that recent interview with Spinner Black by Gerard Richards for Classic Car mag ,it said the same thing.Problem is listening to people and their memories from 40 years ago. I listened and believed also as we all do.
I have only just got the mag now from Russ Cunningham and have now seen it for the first time. I recently got 15 motoring mags from this period off him and this is the only clear photo of the interior in all of them.
Photos show so much, this one for example , the simple hoop roll cage at the B pillar position with a pipe each side going back to the parcel tray.
Interestingly , I now have also read David McKinneys article on Grady from 1970 for the first time.A good reporter that gentleman.
Will post updates as the the newer paint is scrapped off and its earlier history can be seen.
So far have found Bunces Burnt Orange and some sign writing , also a large area of white paint-could very well be Team Cambridge- on roof and right rear pillar .Dark blue paint on B pillar
Unfortunately there were no front guards, bonnet and boot lid to scrap paint off.
Does any one know what happened to the set of webbers and manifold that John Riley had, and sold to George Bunce for his 350 HK Monaro..They were sold on in 76-78.I would like to get them and put them back on the original motor for this car.
Yes it is Sean. Wayne owned the car, and sold it to Warren Steel in 1974 without the motor. I think Wayne actually went jet boat racing after he sold the Escort, then probably got back into rallying.
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Here is one for GD66 you might remember the story of this Mini and perhaps some of the guys in it ,not much of a photo I am sorry but this Mini was a bit " different"
Just to throw another car in the pot, does anyone know where the 'Scarab" sportscar is. I owned it in 1968 and converted it to road legal, which was a bit of a hoot! Powered by a Studebaker Hawk V8, 3 speed box, Ford V8 rear end, VW Kombi fron end complete with drum brakes.
Looked like a large U2!
It is reputed to have left the back straight at Pukekohe when the brakes faded and ended up on the main road, where it eventually re-entered the circuit through the main gates.
I remember hearing this story, but never knew which car it was. Heard rumours it was a F5000 or a high powered sportscar. Did it take out the fence or was the gate open?
Too early to be a F5000, especially as its description as "a large U2" suggests it was front-engined
Racer:
Was the car built by Mike Austin, do you know? For some reason I thought it was imported from the South Island, but can't recall anything quite like that racing there either