Bryce Platt's Escort.
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Bryce Platt's Escort.
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This is neat. The engine bay from Rex Hart's Escort.
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This from Jen- Historic Sports Sedan thread-#947
I bought the car fro Keith weir of Marton in 1984. It ran a 202 Holden with triple dellorto carbs and a four speed Vauxhall victor box. I sold it to phil Rudd (the drummer from ACDC ) in 1986 to purchase the bare space frame chassis with the vk commodore shell attached from Brett Willis
Yea know the date but got a feeling it may not be right. Just looking at driver position etc. Keith was/is a little bit bigger. any way it is a neat photo and we are so lucky to have Ross share these.
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http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...-Sedans/page46 #911
I can ask Jen when the wing went on, was on it when she had it.
Another shot of JR in the Leckie Capri.
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I love this one; Richards in his Falcon XC Sports Sedan being chased by John Briggs in the ex-Red Dawson DeKon Monza 1001.
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Richards in the Sidchrome Mustang versus Don Halliday in the Cosworth GAA Capri.
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A historic car nearing the end of a colourful racing career, the '69 Camaro originally built and raced by Joe Chamberlain, who contested SCCA A/Sedan regional events as well as a handful of Trans-Am races before the car ended up in NZ in late 1970, where Chamberlain raced against the best Kiwi machines. It remained in NZ after Chamberlain returned home, driven by Dennis Marwood, and later John Riley, as pictured here, before it ended up becoming a road car, with rollcage still intact!
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And I have been told the story of when it left John Rileys and its life as a road going Camaro.
It would make scary late night reading in the book- Life After Racing,written by Stephen King featuring this Camaro , my Monaro, Bruces Firebird and others.....
Rod Coppins Firebird again, this time during its lime green phase. This car sure changed colour a lot: Was red/white/blue when it first arrived in NZ with Ron Grable, then went to Winfield gold, then white, then green, and red. Maybe another colour in there too? I wonder if they stripped off the old paint each time a new layer was added? Bruce?
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Couple of Toranas, albeit quite different from one another. Leading is Garry Rogers in his Group C A9X across from Australia, followed by Brian Friend in his ex-Roy Harrington Sports Sedan. The A9X is these days owned by TRS member Mark Fiddyment, while the Friend machine no longer exists.
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Another shot of Brian Friend.
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Was it that car that ended up purple/white in a stripe pattern copied from the Lancia Gp 5 cars?
Not all the paint was stripped off between paint jobs. There was one more colour scheme, white with red stripes along the sides and carrying Trans Tours sponsorship from Australia, When Robing Tanner bought the car it was still in Aust and it ran at least the first race meeting back here (Bay Park) with Rod driving it. Then Robin painted it red.
Bruce.
Time for some SCANZ Sports Car action:
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Not sure if the Donovan machine (bottom pic) ran with SCANZ? Someone here will know.
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Couple of shots of long-time racer George Shewiery in his Falcon Cobra and ex-Sidchrome Mustang:
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Boy was this ever a great series!
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Peter Sundberg I believe? Is this the ex-Fahey car?
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A couple of South Island OSCA legends; Inky Tulloch and Trevor Crowe.
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This may help Steve
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This is much more clear
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Posts #230 & 231. When NZ made jeans?
I know nothing about the AMCO Jeans, but I was working for Bendon when they bought Izona. Bendon weren't then into sponsorship of any sort, even though they were making millions.
#229 - Sleepyhead bought out Sleepmaker not so long ago, which was then owned by Vita (Dunlop foam and furniture). From within their ranks we had two racers current on the classic scene. Years ago, the Vita (foam) name in the UK was synonymous with one of the fastest hillclimb Minis in the country.
Major sponsorship, or even minor sponsorship, in NZ motorsport, could prove the basis for a great book to add to Steve's impressive portfolio... (Hint hint. I'll only take a small commission off the royalties Steve.) Even though I am a relative newbie to NZ, many historic cars are known as much for their sponsorship as their manufacturers.
Thanks Sean, thats awesome! I do believe it was raced by Millen at some stage. Can't remember who told me that. Sponsor is Scotts Trucks & Diggers, so that would almost certainly be John Scott.
Couple of great shots of Grant Walker in the ex-Paul Fahey Capri RS2600. Much was expected of Walker in the 1976 season. He came in as reigning Formula Ford champion, and the Capri was the reigning Saloon Car champion. But by the 1976 season the V8 competition had moved on massively in the intervening 12 months.
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Going back to the Amco sponsored Escort.
I'm not saying it isn't Peter Sunberg but my recollection is that he typically raced with #130 and Spears sponsorship.
I associate Amco Jeans with Rod Collingwood - I may have even purchased Amco jeans because of their motor racing sponsorship. And somewhere in the deep recesses in the idea that the ex Fahey Escort ended up with Grant Aitken. Over to the saloon car experts!
Sundberg did race with number 40 in the 1973/74 season.
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