Muriwai Beach Racing - The Bill Tinson Collection

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Auckland City Library have kindly given permission to post Bill Tinsons photograph collection of beach racing at Muriwai in the 1920s.


1 Showing racing cars, including a Cadillac, on a rock shelf at Muriwai beach
'Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 7-A758

2 Racing cars at the start line on Muriwai beach with a crowd of spectators looking on
Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 7-A7593

3 A 12/50 Alvis super sports owned by F G Farrell, winner of New Zealand light car Cup and placed second in the Handicap Race at Muriwai Beach in 1926; his mechanic's wife at the wheel
Date 1926 Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 7-A8739

4 Selwyn Craig's Packard MRS (Mountain Road Special) racing car at Muriwai beach, with Mr Craig at the wheel, Gordon Harris in the left foreground'
Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 7-A7605

5 Showing an 11 HP Bean racing car modified by Gordon Harris and driven by F G Farrell on Muriwai beach
'Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 7-A7581

6 Racing cars on Muriwai beach: Seabrook's 30/98 Vauxhall (winner of the unlimited class) driven and prepared by Sanderson of New South Wales, Campbell Motors' Durant (right background), and the Auckland Motor Company's Talbot (partly obscured, left)
'Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 7-A7583