No David, we were down a bank and in a creek after the finish line.
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Hi Steve
I looked after Shekhar Mehta's 180B SSS servicing in Dunedin during the 19?? rally. Nice person.
Did you get the car with the trick ali block...think it was taken out before the team went back to Japan.
Chris Read - Arrowotwn
Thanks powder
And apologies Carl - you can see where my confusion came from :)
Hi Chis, no, it came with a 'normal' engine. I didn't know anything about that, and I am sure Dad never knew anything about it also. Could you tell any more info about this?
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A few shots of GG 42 I located over the weekend
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Hi Steve I rebuilt the motor for Paddy Davidson and it only had an iron block but the full FIA cylinder head was stil there it was A verry strong motor and went like STINK Jamie A
Some more photos from start line as they may be of interest
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Fantastic photos! Makes me want to go rallying again........................................
If my memory serves me correctly, Vallis's car (the one that he did the TV ads in) was a TE47 which is a different shape entirely.
Got a newspaper picture here of a Steve Emson Datsun 1600 being hoisted onto a tow truck in Makara, Heatway 1975. Now to find the scanner?
Actually I'm wrong. There is a picture in the David Thompson book of Vallis in the Polysplice Corolla which is a 20 series but not one of the 3 mentioned earlier.
If you'te talking about Bert's car Crunch, that was a KE25, these are TE27's.
I see there's an RX3 that rallied in the late 70's (in pieces) that appeared on Trademe yesterday, looks like an interesting car with most of the original bits still with it.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=537299626
Attachment 14112This weekend is 40years since the 1972 RAC Rally of Great Britain. As you can see I have done my best to make the car now in 2012 the same as in 1972.
Pete
Actually the car at Ruby Rallyfest was GG43
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Lee, do you have any other shots of that rally, be good to see.
I was working that weekend so only managed a few shots at Claudelands. :(
Cheers
Lee
I drew this pic 30 years ago or more... I would dearly love to get the original reference photo again.
Does anyone know where I can find the photo or maybe has a copy of it in an old magazine somewhere they can scan for me?
I think its Mike Marshall in an Escort MkII
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Attachment 14705 Found this cover today. Dad & Wayne Jones entry.
Looks a bit like Mr Cowan and a young Jim in passenger seat.
Yes Rod, it is. This is the cover page for the information for competitors booklet.
Attachment 15248Attachment 15249Hi all, just a quick heads up that due to a change of plans this car will be being listed for sale shortly. PM me if you are interested.
Here's another Ford van in trouble.
Taken at the "Cross Roads" on one of the early Woodhill rallies.
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Time for a few more rally photos from the archives............
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The entry list has a certain Driver P Adams, with co-driver a Miss S Woolf, as in Susan Woolf, [ spelt in the results as Wolf ] daughter of Alan Woolf, [ of Woolf Mufflers fame ] the last I knew Alan was still racing in Historics alongside Rob Williams in single seaters form the 1960's Formula Juniors, Alan and his wife [ also Sue I do beleive lived in New Lynn, Auckland in the 1950's - early 60's, was my neighbour as a youngster, and was running a Ford 10 saloon, modified a bit,] also remember the " Robbo " from car trialling and being a support marshall in various rallies around the Auckland / Waikato areas in the late 70's early 80,s, can't remember the exact year, but I was part of the NSCC plotting team for the Castrol Rally [ read Trial in the mid 70's ] the trial was checked by Rod Peat, we did some of the checking in a Fiat 125, owned by a guy called John Rye, with a very vigorous drive by the said Rod Peat.
#155 Left Alan Draper middle John Woolf and Steve Millen running the extras
Bob Couch
Howard Collier (captain Howdy)
Damn know but it has gone ran a Mazda I think
Left back on Mark Parsons, not sure and not sure of other 2
Tony Baker and Alan Carter
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Left Warren Priest, middle Ron Kendall and right with hat Rod Millen Mazda Daeler boys
John Woolf and damn, I now but it has slipped the mind.
Chris Porter doing what we all did after a day of fun.
This has slipped mind also.
But this one is easy Clive Smith related to Howdy what a treat these 2 were together.
Rod if you hover the arrow from your mouse over the photo the guy's name appears (if I know it )
Great days these - great camaraderie and lots of fun
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Some great shots, bringing back lots of memories