Smith was No.16 at the 1966 Levin International, and I reckon the driver is the middle of the three "mechanics"
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Thanks for your help with this guys.
Other than the Lycoming, can anyone help with these?
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No.10 is Don Macdonald's twincam Brabham BT10, No.9 Peter Ransom's Lancer
Thanks David, fantastic! Re the Lancer, I can't tell from this photo because the women crouching between the two cars is blocking the rear bodywork, but were the rear mudguards integrated into the bodywork, or bolt-ons as per the front? From this angle it appears the rear bodywork fans out rearwards to cover the rear wheels.
Thanks David, as always, terrific memory!
On the dummy grid at Levin, Frank Gardner in the Alec Mildren Brabham, and Jackie Stewart in the BRM. Gardney controlled the race from the start, broke the lap record by 2.1 seconds, but the transmission failed two laps from the end, gifting the win to the second BRM of Richard Attwood.
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David, I was being a lazy git and referring only to the Shell Annual. Thanks for the correction.
Clarks Lotus getting its push-start out onto the Levin track.
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Same event as above, moments later as the field files out onto the track.
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Looks to be the Jim Palmer Lotus team in the pits at Levin. Can anyone confirm this?
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The number on the nose in the background looks like 41, so would assume so.
The gentleman with the black glasses on the very left of the photo certainly looks like a Palmer (George I guess). Jimmy looks just like that now.
Jackie Stewart's BRM gets a push start as it enters the race track at Levin. Didn't these BRM's just have the most fantastic rear bodywork styling.
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it always had rear bodywork covering the tyres...originally with a boot which was shortened to a flat cut off...I have photos taken not long after Peter finished the build at Admiral Hill-climb...during my ownership the only body work changes were radiator slots on the top of the nose....I wonder if it is still around?
Hello Perry,
Terry Leighton and I were actually wondering if you were still around...pleased to hear that you are. Last I heard of the Lancer it was still with the chap who bought it off you. I can't remember his name but I used to see him driving it in Wellington. Now believe it's in Nelson.
Regards,
Russ Cunningham
Hi Russ...long time....the guy I sold it to was Larry Carney(not sure the surname is right)...would be nice if it still survives..it was built like a brick you know what...regds Perry
It was advertised for sale by Ashley Malet in 1973, perhaps on your behalf, Perry?
Dave...you are a legend....where did that photo come from....doesn't Peter look young lol...re the For Sale advert...by that time I had been in the UK since Dec 1972....don't recognise the name???
Wow, amazing stuff guys! Thanks heaps for this.
The photo came from my camera - does that make me old?
I think Peter was still an engineering student at the time
do you have any later photos of when I was competing....Peter is still into cars on the Gold Coast....manufacturing and selling kits of GT40's/Cobras....probably the largest kit supplier in OZ...sells lots to the US but the currency exchange not helping at present.
No, seems it didn't take me long to realise I wasn't going to be a top-flight photographer (like Len Ransom, for example). Latest Lancer pic I have is from 1967
I believe Paul is living in ChCh
Not sure why, but I never finished uploading the images for this thread.
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These last two photos are of Alan Smith, who is responsible for this beautiful photo collection, racing his Austin A40.
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