I have these two, plus most of the Shell annuals. I did comment to Allan Dick once some years ago that he has the Coppins Zephyr photo reversed, making it look like its left hand drive.
Garry.
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That was along time ago Garry, and they must have put the neg in back to front. Yea I saw that and had to look twice. Mr Dick has sure matured since those early day's. He has put out some real good stuff over the years.
Garry thanks for shareing your photos with us, great stuff.
Been for forage at mums on trip down south and found some more.
Will post later, just finishing scanning and resize.
Got a classic 40 years of Bathurst poster from Motor Racing Australia magazine back in 99 found it in my garage when looking for some bits.
It is interesting.
Maybe should put in a Bathurst thread of its own for history.
40 Years of history
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System is playing up will try and get them in order
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There 74, 75, 76
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And these 4 years 77 to 80
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Last trip 83 & 84
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Thats the poster.
Add on future years if i can
Found this add in latest Australian Muscle Car (top Mag) with more History on Bathurst winners.
There is a very interesting article on the development of Mount Panorama in the new magazine.
Our very own Steve does the occasional article in this magazine as well.
Well, found some more cuttings tucked away in folder, these are from way back in 70s. From newspapers and mags.
Some interesting photos.
First one is one of my favourite shots of an Angle box. it would be the most used and viewed photo I reckon.
Bit of Mini action from Puke
More Puke action.
Some F5000 action
Dick Sellens and his Toyota
Steve Millen with the BMW on way to Asia to clean up as part of Air NZ team
newspaper adds
Newspaper cuttings of the Hulme/Brownlie accident
This happened after a previous car blew and dumped itself. I was a young fellow when this happened right in front of me and I helped Cyril after. We became friends and I travelled all over with him to meetings. He was real nice guy and had a pretty big hand in getting me involved more seriously in motorsport. He was the English Gent with cap and cravat, and drove well.
Motorman January 1971 details this November 15 meeting on page 6-
...Veteran Cyril Hyde had a nasty moment at Castrol, damaging both his Anglia and the fence.
According to the article, it happened on Saturday during practice
I also have paper clippings/photos of the tragic accident that killed Brian Faloon and seriously injured Graeme Lawrence.
The newspaper headlines back then are very dramatic/blunt and thank god things have changed in the reporting world.
The Elmac Sprinter started its life in Tapanui west Otago , built by Ron Abbott in 1966 it had a grey Holden straight 6 the front end was Holden and the diff was 1938 Dodge . next owner was Lincoln Evans, Jenkin Evans comes into the picture around 1969 , Rod McElrea bought the car in 1970 and fitted the Chev V8 motor and Bedford gear box from his 1938 Chev coupe into it .He also added the extra roll cage , the rest of the car was unchanged.
Certainly don't remember Pierre Phillips looking like that !
Kaye Griffiths' BRP : who the hell finagled that deal ? :(
Norinder thread http://forums.autosport.com/topic/68074-ulf-norinder/
These are some old photos on a disc sent to me by Mark Coulthard from his scrapbook and collection, some not too clear but great any way.
most are from 70s
First lot are from Bay Park and feature a favourite visiter in his Chev Nova
Spinner Black Camaro in its original Yella, then Lexington, with an assortment of other machinery.
love the attitude of the HA, awesome.
John Riley in Mustang just after he got it from Coppins
Mighty Minis
The introduction of Formula A (later known as F5000) to NZ and Aussie. These were the first to run here and at Bay Park.
Remember this day as well, mate didn't it sound great. Awesome racing to watch these at it. Wonder how many times in NZ they were all together.
Sorry photo not best but you get the story.
Now here is one for you historians, looks like Levin and it has Wayne Huxford on the door.
Looks like Wayne at left in light blue suit.
Whos Capri was/is this one. Note dent work/rub in right front guard. Not best photo but best I could get it.
Another piece of NZ history, these cars were unreal.
Andrew Buchanan and Elfin