Matamata Round the houses.

[Roger Dowding]

Yes you are correct must be my grey hair thanks for the correct details. The day I raced at Puke near the end of back straight an Austin A90 or A110 come passed me on its roof.

Desard,

sent you a private message - through the - Private Message function on your profile on TRS,
Cheers
Roger

[Oldfart]

Roger Dowding, I had seen the pic before, but was curious about the comment of no rear doors, and how it was achieved.

[Roger Dowding]

Roger Dowding, I had seen the pic before, but was curious about the comment of no rear doors, and how it was achieved.

Rhys, I had posted the photo on the thread about Grasstrack racing in the Waikato.. car seems to have backdoors, but maybe welded shut like some cars were in the day..
Seems " Desard " was confused though from a comment.
Would like to see more of the car, photos that is !!.

Cheers

Interestingly
My cousin when in the UK late 1960;s had the luxury Standard, from the 8 and 10 range - the Pennant with " Standrive ", some very basic type of semi-automatic transmission. Said it wasn't that good - the transmission, later he got a Triumph Herald,

[Oldfart]

My first car in 1966 was a Standard 8, later sold in 1967 to a person in Hamilton who repowered it with a Herald unit. Then I built one for the VCC saloon class that I tried to get going. Photo Keith Humphreys.

[Roger Dowding]

Posted by Graham Woods on the " Old New Zealand Motor Racing " group page on Facebook - It appears to be from the Morrie Given photos in the Scott-Given Studio collection - they were photographers in Matamata at the time and Morrie is Kevin Hirst Uncle, I understand.
Ross Cammick had previously been given, and scanned, the set of photos by Myles Hicks - who as mentioned has been restoring the car. The process started by his father the late Gavin Hicks after being purchased many years ago

P A T McLaughlin in the Austin Healey " Ruddspeed " 3000, unsure if still with that motor in the 1964 Event, had Race #28.
** Edit ; see note from Milan Fistonic Post #106 car shown as 4000cc in the 1964 Programme.

- It had the 3993cc Austin A125 Motor by the time of the 1965 Event Race #34 - later out to 4200.



The car is running with a protective cover over the muffler under the door sill.

[Milan Fistonic]

In the 1964 Matamata programme Pat McLoughlin's Healey is entered as 4000cc.

[Roger Dowding]

In the 1964 Matamata programme Pat McLoughlin's Healey is entered as 4000cc.

Thanks Milan, Would like to see the Entry List - the one I have is from Myles Hicks who is restoring the car and is the 1965 event.
- Have some of the 1965 Race Entry Lists and only a couple of pages from 1964.
- Looking for them all -

Myles has posted a couple of photos of how the car looks now - it is being done as raced at Ardmore, the Grand Prix meeting as car #122 in 1961 - its First Event