Where Are All The '70s And '80s Photos?

[GeebeeNZ]

Car No 20 in post 159 is my Buckler MkVI known affectionately as the Blue Brick. A car with a lineage going back to Jim Boyd and Phil Kerr in the 1950s and in its current form (as pictured) raced successfully for many years by Graham Main in the 1980s and 90s. In the last 4 years it has been a strong competitor in the Roycroft Trophy at Hampton Downs. It left Auckland today on its way to its new owner in Christchurch. Lets hope we see it back competing in Auckland one day. Graeme Banks

[Jeff]

Thanks for the info Graeme - I always wondered what sort of car that was.
Hope the new owner enjoys a great piece of NZ motoring history.

Car No 20 in post 159 is my Buckler MkVI known affectionately as the Blue Brick. A car with a lineage going back to Jim Boyd and Phil Kerr in the 1950s and in its current form (as pictured) raced successfully for many years by Graham Main in the 1980s and 90s. In the last 4 years it has been a strong competitor in the Roycroft Trophy at Hampton Downs. It left Auckland today on its way to its new owner in Christchurch. Lets hope we see it back competing in Auckland one day. Graeme Banks

[Jeff]

Here's some more photo's from the 80's ( 85 / 86 I think ) at Pukekohe

[Jeff]

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[Marty]

Great photos, 86 Simpson series Final, I think.

[Jeff]

86 / 87 Pukekohe. Hulme in BMW , Francevic in the Vision hire Sierra

[GD66]

Is that Graeme Crosby chatting with David Oxton in the Puke pits ?

[Jeff]

Sure is

[rogered]

and a younger ross stone

Is that Graeme Crosby chatting with David Oxton in the Puke pits ?

[Rod Grimwood]

We were all 'younger' back then Rog.

[Steve Holmes]

Here's some more photo's from the 80's ( 85 / 86 I think ) at Pukekohe

Neat photos Jeff. The first two are from the 1985 series. The last one of Graeme Crosby in the ex-Ray Smith/Denny Hulme Commodore would be from the 1987 series after he'd been racing the car in Australia. I think he briefly upgraded this car with a VL front?

[Steve Holmes]

Thats ex-pat Kiwi Tim Slako in the pink Rover. The Mustang would be Robbie Kerr's, which he bought off Dick Johnson following the 1986 ATCC. I think Dick shared this car with Kerr during the 1987 Wellington Street Race series, but I suspect this might be from the 1987 NZ Touring Car Championship? The Mustang is now back in Aus, and raced regularly in the Heritage series for Group C and A cars.

[Steve Holmes]

I vaguely recall there were a pair of Volvo's that raced in the 1987 Wellington Street Race series (Nissan Mobil Series?), that had come from Europe. Volvo had pulled out of racing at the end of the 1986 season, so these cars didn't have any news bits to keep pace. But they were nicely presented cars that ran well.

[rogered]

per gunner anderson, springs to mind in 1 volvo, i think he shared with gary pederson

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Roger

[seaqnmac27]

There were 2 Volvos in both Wellington races in 87, for the WTCC event Ulf Granberg and Stig Blomqvist shared one, Per Gunnar Andersen and Inky Tulloch in the other, I thought Gary Croft drove with Tulloch in the ealier race.

[seaqnmac27]

Anderson shared the Volvo with Croft in the early race. I think Croft and Tulloch shared the Volvo in 88?

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Sean. So it was the later WTCC race these cars appeared at, and not the January race?