Would love to find out more about that John. I just assumed it was long since dead and buried.
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Would love to find out more about that John. I just assumed it was long since dead and buried.
Could be tucked away in a quiet garage in ,maybe Eltham, or in the Naki (Stratford connection)?
Have to be about April 2006, there was this, and a Anglia 105E with a V8, both on Trademe.
The Mustang was so distinctive, a dirt track saloon car , absolutely was old school survivor from the 70s. Who else built one up?- maybe Dale bought it , and it lives a new identity as red
Ohh under the shade of the mountain!!! I have found a few gems out there, hiding in sheds and lean to's.....like a very rare 68 Camaro SS convertible and a 71 Z/28 ex race car....Dale didn't beat me to them...
Peter-The Camden Cowboy- Cricks Monaro looked immaculate in irredescent paint, mag wheels and pin stripes
Was heavily rammed on Anniversary Day in a first lap spin, severely damaging passenger door.won the first test match, but broke a great number of half shafts causing many spins in critical positions.
Max Kennerly-HR-really put on some tremendous drives-Hot Rod Mag.
This article was reviewing the second season at Waikaraka Park.
Where did all the Monaros go- to the Speedway of course , see
http://www.retroautos.com.au/docs/Wh...aros%20go..pdf
I posted the Peter Crick Monaro image on our Facebook page a few days ago, and Chris Turner posted the following photos he took with the following description: "Kinda looks like this one I saw in cobber peddy SA"
More than likely not the same car; the rollcage is different, and Monaros were plentiful in Aussie speedway during the 70s and 80s. But still really great pics, and interesting to see they're still out there lurking.
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How about some early NZ stockcars. Pre war American coupes were the body of choice for many years, and vast numbers of these vehicles gave their lives to the bullring ovals during the '50s and '60s.
I myself have a '39 Ford Deluxe coupe that was due to end its days as a stockcar in the '60s, but fortunately the transformation was never completed.
Check out all the old coupes here.
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The Tasman Car Scramble Club
Lansdowne RoadNelson, February 1969
Pics from Photo News
STOCK CAR TITLE TO REX WELLS
'Rex Wells must have had his faith in stock car racing restored. This season has been one long, hard luck story for 32-year-old Rex. But in the Tasman Stock Car Club championship race he drew the pole position for the first time this season. And also for the first time, he finished in a local race. And it was the first race he'd won. Defending champion, Chris Guard, was trying to make it three in a row. But he didn't. He took the southern corner too fast, dust ruined his vision and he went into the windrow and stayed there. Ivan Neal was second to Wells and Cecil Woodford was third. About 5000 people watched the event'.
From Nelson Photo News
TIMBERLAND CARNIVAL Feb12 1972
Hundreds of people flocked to Wakefield for the Timberland Carnival, organised by Wakefield Jaycee. The highlight of the event was the stock car racing, but there were numerous other attractions which contributed to the success of the occasion.
Awesome pics you guys! Keep 'em coming.
Not truly speedway, but rather the Northern Sports Car Club's April, 1975 Western Springs meet
Alan Boyle in the Coke Viva, he won the final for the 8 fastest saloons
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Rod Millen driving Fred Watchlins Torana, finished 3rd Mike Marshall splitting he and Boyle
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Some familiar names in the events including Alan Woolf in his Capri, thought this was the event that ran in conjunction with Heatway Rally Special Stage, but may have been quite separate, Sean, I will borrow these for my NSCC the early years Thread, as it is now linked to NSCC's website and Facebook page, cheers
Roger
One of the many very cool photos Bruce Robertson has sent me for the Kiwi speedway book I've been working on.
This is Bruce in the very first Tank, in its original covered wheel guise, having some fun on the Bay Park circuit track.
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#302 & #303 are actually Steve Millen (in Torana)
They got it wrong in mag.
In the speedway book I just finished, Shane McIntyre, from Hypermac, who builds very successful Super Saloons down in Cromwell, is featured. He sent me a scan of Stockcar & Speedway Sport magazine, from 1973. The Camaro on the cover was built by his Dad John, who was teamed up with Keith Marriott in the Shermac team.
They built this Camaro that raced out of Palmerston North. This is the same car raced a little while later by Ian Easton. The article said the Camaro started life as a 1972 Z28 that had been rolled. The magazine is from 1973, so the Camaro must have been wrecked almost straight off the showroom floor! The article says it had just 13,000 miles on it. There can't have been many new Camaros in NZ at the time, so this must have made news.
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Steve, is that Bruce Robertson from Wanganui? (Hint Steve, you have my new address)
Looking for something in my library today and I came across the book by Allan Batt which I don't think has been mentioned in this thread before. Anyway something to look out for in the 2nd hand bookshops. "Stock Car Racing, A Pictorial History of Stock Car racing in Canterbury The First 21 Years 1954 to 1975". A couple of other books he did included The Dusty Trail (1936-1975) Midget Car Racing in Christchurch; Aranui A Speedway legacy and the Speedway Kings of Kilbirnie.
As always, any help with ID's always appreciated.
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Here's some stuff from the programme of the first meeting promoted by Cowan- Black at Waikaraka Park.
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Can you put a date on that Milan?
Thanks for that great info Milan.
Thanks for that Milan, which explains the reference to pounds (of money spent) in the script and the 20 cent cost of the program.
This is the announcement that Stock Cars were coming to Western Springs.
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Don't know if you are still looking for stuff about Speedway but have you seen this book?
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