Here is a bit a "blast from the past" from newspaper clippings Dec. 1961 to Jan 6 1962 regarding Bruce McLaren and his
Mini Cooper.
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( Ken Hyndman ..thanks to Jan McLaren for some of the newspaper cuttings )
Nice finds Ken.
Stephen
1962. I think this is at Levin. Look how easy it was then to meet up with Stirling Moss and have a chat. I wish it could be like that today.
Also Stirling's Rob Walker Lotus 21 arriving by trailer towed by a Borgward Isabella.
The Lotus 21 was certainly a vastly different and improved design over the previous year's Lotus 18.
(Thanks to Stephen Page for the coloured photos. Revived wonderful memories.)
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(Ken Hyndman )
Is it really 46 years since the tragic news came through from Goodwood about " Our Bruce" ?
I was in Sydney at the time and will always remember a workmate telling me what he'd heard on the news. It seemed unbelievable at the time.
The first time I had seen Bruce McLaren drive was at the first real motor race meeting I attended, the 1959 NZGP at Ardmore.
I remember my uncle took photo slides of that day and I wish I knew what became of them.
These two sites give a good summary of that day and of how close we came to seeing Mike Hawthorn driving here instead of tragically on the Guildford By-Pass a few days later.
http://www.stirlingmoss.com/articles...and-grand-prix
plus Bruce Sergent's excellent site;
http://www.sergent.com.au/motor/1959.html
(Ken Hyndman )
June 2nd 2016,
Two of my favorites in one photo.
One I got to know well and the other I always wished I had had the opportunity to meet.
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(NZ Herald Motoring Page photo. Dec. 12. 1961 )
Thanks Bruce. R.I.P.
( Ken Hyndman )
Mentioned on the Allan Porter collection is the cover for a set of Weetbix Hot Rod cards, Steve Holmes says there were two issues and I have most of the first series from 1971..
This post seems the best thread to put them on..
a few to start with .. front and back ..
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these are where I had duplicates .. unfortunately don't have the full set.. any takers for a swap !!
#2, & #6, the cars
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the details
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#8, #12
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the details ;
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Need numbers ; #5, #7 and #11 ..
can swap #1, #3, #4, #9, #10, with a bonus extra #9..
anybody have the second series, as mentioned by Steve..
Thanks Ken I used your thread, but thought it appropriate and also these things have travelled, all around Auckland from 1971 to 2008, then to Sydney in 2009 and to Bellara, QLD in 2011..
Putting this request here as is about the 1970's. there is an inquiry on Facebook that I am following
" So if a 1940 American style truck was around and about in 1967 would the truck then have a 1967 plate as I understand it back then a plate was issued each year and it was 1964 that the black and silver plate as we know them as came in? ". Plate was of course not issued each year but the Rego Sticker was, and the warrant 6 monthly.
A Lady has the above truck - presume a light / pickup truck, so on a Private Registration.
from my memory in 1967, the year I got my first car Warrant Stickers were White with Black printing and handwritten details of the vehicle put on in either Black or Blue pen..Ballpoint pens had hit the market in the 60's ..
Licence Plate seen in this picture are Pre- 1967 when permanent plates were being issued - from 1964 to 1966;
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Registration Sticker -
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Warrant of Fitness sticker on the vehicle .. looks like an American 1940's style vehicle
These would be newer than the 1960's - look more 1990's to me .. none of my photos show enough detail ..
Front
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Ken hope I haven't hijacked your thread ..
cheers
Roger
Not at all Roger,
That's what the thread is for. The more the merrier.
BTW.. You did not answer some input I put in on page 7 of the Old race transporter thread that I "hijacked" !
Cheers,
Ken.
Those WOF's came in in the mid 1980's,they replaced the old white paper with black number WOF's.The old WOF's were too easy to photocopy,or people used to cut numbers off calendars and stick them over the numbers to extend their warrants.The new design was a step backwards as the numbers were hard too read from a distance and you had to put your head in the car to read the expiry date.I was in the MOT back then.A WOF cost .50c at the testing station back then.
Thanks for that info .. cheers RogerQuote:
Originally Posted by Gearbox Grinder
Here is one I stumbled on to recently. The program from the 1969 Riverside Trans-Am race. Note that Mark Donohue's Penske Camaro is still wearing its vinyl top. The two team cars appeared with these tops in the early rounds, but the paranoia of the competition was such that they eventually got the SCCA to have the team remove them.
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I don't know how long this has been happening but it is very pleasing to see Gearbox Grinder's great " Photo Bucket" photos back on this thread (Starting on page 8 ).
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Frank Gardner. Pukekohe. 1965
(Ken H)
Have they given up their holding you to ransom because you use their service to store photo's then charge you to use them ??Quote:
Originally Posted by khyndart in CA
This is in reply to the post on ...PAGE 17 .... 30.08.2015 by Roger Dowling & 31.08.2015 By Milan Fistonic
The Meeting is from 1968
Pukekohe Club Circuit .....Sept 1st 1968 Northern Sports Car Club
Photo # 1 (top working down)
My old album, has part of a program listing
#61 as Brian Pellow--- Brabham
#4 is Graeme Morley----ex McRae U2
# ? Could be M Mc Donald ----Mini Minus Special or R Duirs MER
# 3 is Rob Allen .Spencer Allen Motors- Manurewa / Begg & Allen Manuewa ---- Almen Formula Vee
# 6 is Ivan Berry, No Number on the nose --- Ike Formula Vee
Photo # 2
# 6 is Ivan Berry's Ike Vee ----This Vee was the 2nd in the country after Barry Munro. The Ike Vee was built in Australia in 1966
by the owner Ivan Berry. The car was a copy of an Elfin space frame chassis, The body was an a altered Elfin body also built by the owner. The car was raced in Victoria at various tracks before
being shipped to N.Z. mid 1967.
# 3 is Rob Alens Almen Vee.
Photo # 4 answer by Milan Fistonic
The photo of the advertisment "FORMULA V DEVELOPMENT" The photo used by Ken McQueen Motors in the Add was
taken by Jack Inwood for "Motorman Magazine" at a track test for an article published in the January 1968 issue of
Motorman... The photos used in the add is being driven by the Editor of Motorman Don Anderson.
Ken McQeen motors sponsored the "Ike Vee" for the 1967/68/69 season and used the chassis design as the basis for the subsequent
McQueen Vee. Ivan Berry was supplying the bodies, seats and windscreens for the McQueen Cars.
Some other memories.......
Peter Bruin ...Bright yellow Cooper Vincent was always competing ..... Dark Blue overalls - Red Helmet!
Ken Flashman... Went on to drive a Formula Vee for Lynn Motors in a "Rebel Vee"...... Ken was unfortunate to damage his hand badly in the intake fan of the VW motor.
The "Mini Special" looks very MER like to me, could also be Les Reisterer? He had the first one of several built by Matamata Engineering.
Oldfart and Ike - thanks for the details - I will use that and repost the photos, with your comments Gentlemen !! .Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
Oldfart yes think the MER was mentioned elsewhere when the posted - I must have had two cameras that day as some photos are square, my Brownie Starlet and some rectanguar, some one must have used that camera too as I appear in one of the photos- before the Selfie was invented !!
Quote from IKE regarding the posts back in August 2015 - the details with the photos added
" This is in reply to the post on ...PAGE 17 .... 30.08.2015 by Roger Dowling & 31.08.2015 By Milan Fistonic
The Meeting is from 1968
Pukekohe Club Circuit .....Sept 1st 1968 Northern Sports Car Club
Photo # 1 (top working down)
My old album, has part of a program listing
#61 as Brian Pellow--- Brabham
#4 is Graeme Morley----ex McRae U2
# ? Could be M Mc Donald ----Mini Minus Special or R Duirs MER
# 3 is Rob Allen .Spencer Allen Motors- Manurewa / Begg & Allen Manuewa ---- Almen Formula Vee
# 6 is Ivan Berry, No Number on the nose --- Ike Formula Vee
Photo #1
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Photo # 2
# 6 is Ivan Berry's Ike Vee ----This Vee was the 2nd in the country after Barry Munro. The Ike Vee was built in Australia in 1966
by the owner Ivan Berry. The car was a copy of an Elfin space frame chassis, The body was an a altered Elfin body also built by the owner. The car was raced in Victoria at various tracks before
being shipped to N.Z. mid 1967.
# 3 is Rob Alens Almen Vee.
Photo #2 - That is me looking at the engine knelling down and another Roger [ Rog Allport ] and another Mate Ron Lucka - standing by the car - photo probably taken by Richard or Steve Fowler - we probably all went in the Blue Beast - Rog A's 1960 Vauxhall PA ..
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Photo # 4 answer by Milan Fistonic
The photo of the advertisment "FORMULA V DEVELOPMENT" The photo used by Ken McQueen Motors in the Add was
taken by Jack Inwood for "Motorman Magazine" at a track test for an article published in the January 1968 issue of
Motorman... The photos used in the add is being driven by the Editor of Motorman Don Anderson.
Ken McQeen motors sponsored the "Ike Vee" for the 1967/68/69 season and used the chassis design as the basis for the subsequent
McQueen Vee. Ivan Berry was supplying the bodies, seats and windscreens for the McQueen Cars.
Some other memories.......
Peter Bruin ...Bright yellow Cooper Vincent was always competing ..... Dark Blue overalls - Red Helmet!
Ken Flashman... Went on to drive a Formula Vee for Lynn Motors in a "Rebel Vee"...... Ken was unfortunate to damage his hand badly in the intake fan of the VW motor. "
Re ; Ken Flashman - built the Mini-Max, which both he and later Ross Hollings raced and Hill Climbed - there is a photo of Ross in the car at Cosseys Farm, Drury on the Northern Sports Car Club thread.
IKE, as the event was an NSCC event - am posting the details there too.
Thanks so much for the information
Re ; Ken Flashman - built the Mini-Max, which both he and later Ross Hollings raced and Hill Climbed - there is a photo of Ross in the car at Cosseys Farm, Drury on the Northern Sports Car Club thread.
The Mini Max was built by Max Rutherford in 1965. I don't recall Ken Flashman ever racing the car
Thanks Milan.. I know Ross had it,may have got a bit Maxed up ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Milan Fistonic
Roger....my neighbour in the late 70s, early 80s was Merv McDonald who had the Mini Minus...later known as the Beast.It is on other threads here...hillclimbs . Used to be a Cooper and that looks like his body, though dont remember nose being so open It did however run a VW motor in hillclimbs with him and later Steve Browne- Ross H will know. Dont think Merv ran it as early as 1968....but happy to be enlightened
This is Steve Browne with The Beast at Anderson's Farm Hillclimb in December 1977. It was running a 1500cc VW engine at that time.Quote:
Originally Posted by John McKechnie
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Thanks Milan, Merv is now departed, but he was a close friend and its great to see the pix again
The "Beast" at this time looks like an altered Vee.....The body and windscreen are ex-vee, with a VW motor, the gearbox would be VW as the rear wheels and rear brake drums are all VW.....The front end is from something else
Look's very cooper cross spring to me, would think not legal for " V "Quote:
Originally Posted by Ike
Just reading Ken H's introduction to this thread ;
" I found another box of "stuff" that I had dragged back from Kiwitahi to California and although some of it has been presented before I feel one can never get too much of the racing history from the 50s and 60s etc. Some of the old Ardmore programmes give a wonderful insight to who,what and where some of the drivers and cars came from.
I used to cut out pictures from the NZ Herald and Weekly News and put them in scrapbooks and I wanted to share some of that also and encourage anyone else to share what they may have "tucked away" from this era. "
My growing up [ haven't stopped yet !! according to ' her indoors' ] must have been similar, cutting out articles and acquiring motoring " stuff " which is now considered memorabilia.
I have an "Accounts Ledger " that my father put together in the late 1940's - cuttings from UK magazines and NZ papers of various Car Road Tests stuck into the Ledger - it must have rubbed off.
As mentioned on " Old Tracks " a wet day here, so have been editing photos that I took recently of some of my " memorabilia " while going through my Archives - Two large boxes of stuff,plus a bookshelf that all live in the Garage along with around 300 of my Scale Models and few metal signs.
A couple of Books with the NZ connection .. and my part of a set of Le Mans books by Brooklands ;
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Thanks to Spgeti for the " Waimate " Book..
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Le Mans ;
1947 to 1965
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1966 to 1982
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