I think I have said this before, but, I am an old boy of Palmerston North Boys High, and I remember the first day that Clark Ax drove to school, because our teacher drew our attention to the fact that he was in his dads A40.
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Sorry, been a bit busy.
John Richards in the locally built Lotus 15 replica followed by Bill Caldwell's Lola which is being monstered by Donelly's HWM- Thunderbird.
Well if all the Chev-engined cars were powered by Corvettes then the Ford engine must have been a Thunderbird!
This is the last of them. Hope you guys enjoyed them. My thanks again to Rhys for sharing this great collection.
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Steve, thanks for giving the opportunity for others to see them. I have recently got back into taking photos, hundreds from Shelsley Walsh last year and others. All I now have to do is learn how to shrink them without spending hours which should be spent on the Lotus 11 replica!
Carrying #25, so could even be Baron Robertson in the Heron...and it's not yet yellow, but +1 for Roy Harrington in the Imp.
Ivy didn't get hold of the Lotus 23B till after Ross West, so more like '69.
I think it's Peter Ackroyd in the Heron, Milan will have programmes to confirm or deny. I spoke with Ross about the ownership of the 23. There is a little misinformation about :)
The photos are from the April 8, 1967 Auckland Car Club meeting.
103 - Graham Watson
69 - Roy Harrington
25 - Baron Robertson
No, but I meant Ivy drove the 23B in more like 1969. I'm not blind.
This is a trial one, and as Ray told me about the resizer I thought I would try this one from Oulton Park July last year
These were at Shelsley Walsh, I only watched 7 cars go up the hill, rest of the time chatting to strangers. Those who know me will understand!Attachment 38437Attachment 38438Attachment 38439Attachment 38440Attachment 38441Attachment 38442
I am liking this! I could be dangerous now! Ray you have a lot to answer for!Attachment 38443Attachment 38444Attachment 38448Attachment 38445Attachment 38446Attachment 38447
Glad it works Rhys! Yup, can be addictive... I really should be in the garage right now.
Great pics and look forward to more. I have only been to Shelsley twice, first with an ancient camera and even more ancient film, then the second with dad's old standard Leica - and no paddock access.
Great to see these older cars being exercised. When is Chelsea this year?
Rhys,
Even when you do them twice they are still good to look at.
Who said you could not teach an old fart new tricks ?
(Ken H )
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Fantastic photos Rhys. Really enjoy this early stuff.
The Rhys Nolan Collection - direct from Rhys' Album as posted by Steve Holmes.
Had forgotten about this thread until Rhys posted a photo of the Custaxie on a Facebook page, and have now realised that I had commented on a couple of the photos and I had also been at the same meeting Gold Leaf 3 Hour and Will Six hour Races in October 1965, the NZ Grand Prix in 1966 and in 1967 as had Rhys. sometimes with my Grandmothers Leica Camera and colour film the Gold Leaf / Wills event,but usually with by Brownie Starlet camera that produced those 3 inch x 3 inch square images ..
The Hill Climb photos, as originally posted [ attached ] had seen a photo of a Mistral in the same place photo by Rhys Nolan- Was this the Tarawera event or am I confused ?.
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The name Pettit with the " Minimax ", presume the same car that Ross Hollings competed in in the 1970's ??.
All the hillclimb photos are Tarawera.