It might be a Tiki/Puma?
There's some discussion on them here from post 144 onwards:
http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...ttage-Industry
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It might be a Tiki/Puma?
There's some discussion on them here from post 144 onwards:
http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...ttage-Industry
Not 100% confirmed then! If it is any help, I think this pic was taken in Queenstown a few years ago. It was on private property so I didn't venture in, as I was with a group and I don't think they would have wanted to hang about, as we were on our way to a breakfast!
I'm not sure if Patrick Harlow still visits this website.
If you send an email to the address at the bottom of this webpage he may be able to give you a definite answer.
http://www.constructorscarclub.org.n...ottageindustry
I know where this is ( Pukekohe ). When it was ( Oct 1969 )
But who is it ?
This proves that "drifting" back then was not nearly as exciting as it is today !
I have heard of "shrimp" fishing but I had never seen "Imp" fishing before ! ( Sorry it is late here in California !)
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(Ken Hyndman )
It has Harrington Motors on back guard but don't think it is Roy. Others to play in here were Shack Manon in his mini, and Steve Millen in the Jaguar.
Brian Patrick ( Brimar) IIRC, forget what the reason for the Harrington signwork was, perhaps Harrington borrowed the car for a meeting or two..
Hi Gang.
Jim Boyd in the Valour FF
Jamie A
Bruce McLaren?
John, Steve raced the Jaguar the next day after an all night rebuild, in fact may have beaten Jim that day, if not very close. Lyall Martin and Robin Irving (the doctor) panel and paint as much as possible while boys tidied up engine. About 4:30am finish. There was a lot of tape hidden by paint.
I was on infield during practice with Rod Millen watching from end of fence behind pits at hairpin end, watched out of hairpin, and over hill when there was a rev, screech, then silence and a huge shower of water and weed in the air. Weed actually landed on some cars in paddock. Reckon weed was still in air when Rod arrived and jumped in to help Steve, me close behind (20Mtrs). Out off ditch on to trailer and off to North Shore.
That car held the record from Toll Gates to Onewa overhead bridge for ages. Set one night on way home from Car Club (Stoddard Rd) turned heads rumbling down Dominion Rd onto Ponsonby Rd and bridge to Shore. Car Tests, now that's another thread sometime.
Heat 1- Jim 2nd. Steve out with low pol pressure while 5th on 3rd lap.
Heat 2-Jim 3rd,Steve 4th.
It must have been just after this incident. I was sitting in Dads XU1 and Steve came up to Dad and spoke with him through the drivers window. He inquired as to whether he could use Dads car in the race the next day.
Steve- your Dad got 4th in the main race and 3rd in the Handicap the next day.
Who is this meant to be, and in what,
Where shouldn't be too hard. They run Chevs as can be seen but were building a car for this person who now drives a lot of laps at Hampton Downs and some at Puke mostly in front of field.
Hard case story to this lot.
Murphy
not Murph,
it was actually a Roush body that the guy bought back from states to go onto a frame being built in Rotorua.
frame and body etc was sold to another well known Ford man who finished it off and ran it.
George Snr?
Yes John He ended up with and finished the car, the original bloke (who the joke was on) is the one we need. (in fact he is always acting the goat)
You got it Bailey
Lindsay Willis was building a frame for Tony and of coarse the old Ford/Chev thing was full on. Tony never finshed the project and George Shewiery picked it up and got it done. George ran car for awhile and I think he may still have it.
Was talking to Tony yesterday, "never owned a Chev, never will own one, and even if I did it would be hidden so no one knew I ever did own one."
I am sending him a bumper sticker- Friends never let friends drive Chevs
I found this page from the 1969 NZGP programme showing entrants for the Group 5 Saloon car race. 0-1000 cc.
Note the 51 car is for Johnny Jones in a Hillman Imp.
Is this Johnny Jones in the creek ?
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(Ken Hyndman )
Some big names have found this creek at Pukekohe,
and one of the first was Mr. B. McLaren himself !
As seen from this photo from the Eoin Young book ; Bruce McLaren, The Man and his Racing Team.
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(Ken Hyndman )
Dave Jury also?
Shack Manon went in there in his mini - tripped right on the edge after a long slide and went in roof-first. Most impressive splash I have ever seen and it squashed the roof down to the bottom of the windows. Could have been very nasty because the creek was running high after days of rain and Shack could easily have drowned.
I've got a good photo of the car in the creek but I can't upload it - the upload box just tells me the photobucket file name is wrong (it's not). Quite frustrating.
Stu, creek was on inside and bank on outside. Shack Manons young fella Bruce had a real quick Escort (still does) and did not follow dads foot steps and go inside when ditch was there but claimed the bank as his, and did eventually go inside but after the concrete wall was put there and gave Mr Short a nudge at same time.
Yes. Thomas and Bruce McLaren went off on someones oil on the previous bend, now that I think harder about it. First, Thomas hit the fence and a parked car or two behind it and then McLaren went off into the ditch a lap or two later after clipping the ambulance.
I remember Shack Manon's effort. He used to run "Takapuna Mobile Fruit Supply" when I was a young lad, do you remember that? His photo was in the Star the next Monday. His son Bruce seemed to be trying to show the old man how it should be done at the NZFMR races in 2010, hanging the tail out over the hill on a damp track in the Escort!
As for Jim Boyd and the Valour, I have a very short 8mm film clip of his dive into the ditch at the 1964 GP meeting, must try to get it converted to some other format or still pics. Jim had several "offs" in that car, the celebrated steering wheel effort at Waimate, and another at Pukekohe in Feb 1964. See dodgy colour slide below. Don't know what he hit or where, but both ends were damaged.
http://s6.postimg.org/6z1rljqlt/Valo..._de_Combat.jpg
Stu B
Remember the Veg truck Stu, Lived in Northboro Rd, Hauraki Corner and Blue Bedford that covered the Devonport-Takapuna-Milford area each week. He did this for years. Shack also had a mint Red Falcon GT as well and it only came out on some very sunny days. (wonder what happened to it/or may still have it tucked away) must ask Bruce.
Another thing about Shack, was that big smile and pleasantness about him, a real gentleman.
They were 'water cooled' engines Grant.
ye through the carbs lol :confused:
Was talking to a guy this morning who is beginning to restore a Triumph Dolomite Sprint.
The conversation soon got around to racing and I told him I remembered seeing one racing in the 70's. Maybe Levin? Think the driver may have had a double (hyphenated) back name and may have been from the Wellington area. Anyone remember his name?
At the 'Splashe 200 Meeting' at Manfeild, Feb'75, there was an 1850cc Dolomite entered by Kerim Automotive (Masterton). Driving duties were to be shared by Ron Condon & Norman Hintz.... but it's not a Sprint, and it's not from Wellington, and it's not racing at Levin.... so it's probably not it. :)
I'm not sure if this Russ Abbott car was a genuine Sprint - I believe they had a different front badge than this
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Front badge had "Sprint" under "Triumph". Sprint also had the gearbox and rear axle from the "big" 2500 saloons and TR sports cars, rather than the Herald-derived units shared with the Marina and Spitfire (and prone to breaking with more than 100bhp).
If only we could read the rego plate IL9??9...
Does this help?
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