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

[Milan Fistonic]

A few more from the GTX race November 14 1976

Trevor McLean


Kevin McNamara


George Bunce


Ray Williams

[16bbls]

Great photos! That's the earliest photo I have seen of the Trevor McLean Charger. I understand it to have arrived in NZ around mid 1973, hence the plates GM1048. Most racing images show the car with IP4188. I would be extremely grateful if you were able to post images of Chargers racing at Pukekohe on 3 February 1980 where I think there were quite a few competing on the day - Trevor McLean in the same Charger, George Bunce in a Mustard E49, Derek MacDonald 340ci Charger, Allan Scott E49 along with a few other Chargers.

[Milan Fistonic]

I'll see what I can find but in the meantime here's the entry list for the Production Saloon Car Race.

[BMCBOY]

[Milan Fistonic]

Nothing from the Feb 3 meeting but I've got some from March 9 1980.

Hal Colthart


Trevor McLean & Gary Bromley


Allan Scott

[Milan Fistonic]

[Grant Sprague]

Great photos thank you for sharing [fantastic]

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That is fantastic! Many thanks for those. We are still seeking photographic records of the #90 Charger that was raced by George Bunce in that Feb 1980 Production Car race, so hopefully something will turn up. The ex Trevor McLean Charger is alive and well in the SI, however the ex Allan Scott then Mick Quinn Charger I understand hasn't survived.

[John McKechnie]

What happened to the Charger that Grady Thomson drove-one of Lyl Williamsons ?

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It had a cosmetic restoration and then made its way from Auckland under new ownership down south.

[Spgeti]

Great photos of the Camaros.
The Tulloch car is today owned by Inky.
The McNamara car has been in Aussie for a few years and has been up for sale.
The Bunce car was to my knowledge still in Auckland. Thats the ex Richards Crichton car.
The Allen car is the ex McKee car which was a championship winning car and is stiil in Auckland.
The Allen family own the ex Archibald car which was Doug Allens first Camaro.

[BMCBOY]

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Excellent and thank you for posting those BMC. Really grateful to see some photos from the day.

[Milan Fistonic]

Pukekohe Club Circuit

[John McKechnie]

Graeme Addis gave me this info on the pic- thanks Graeme for the memories.

"Yours truly here driving John Barham's Monza Blue 350 stock HT...Knocked off
Robbie Francevic in his XAGT at this meeting twice.
I am sure that is Jimmy the Torana just behind"

This has a different number on the side to another HT Monaro Graeme raced which was 6- with Sandbrooke Racing on the side.

[John McKechnie]

More excellent info withe Graeme-"

Yes it is Richards and Addis hard at it ..again!!



The John Barham car is another Monaro….the Sandrook HT was yellow and black Monaro livery, also HT 350 GTS, belonged to Ivan Sandbrook of New Zealand Fibreglass…Colin Sandbrook owned Sandbrook Windscreens and Ivan was his brother.



Those HT 350’s were fg quick and handled so well…the trick was to leave the spring rates standard and resist messing with the ride height…the body roll weight transfer worked perfect. Only let down was the brakes.



You can put the pic up with photo credit Milan Fistonic".

Barry Algie told me the same thing- Dont mess with spring rates and the ride height............

[John McKechnie]

And more-
"The John Barham car number was 109…kept from my A40 Farina / GTX Charger days…


Yours truly here driving John Barham's Monza Blue 350 stock HT...Knocked off
Robbie Francevic in his XAGT at this meeting twice, then stacked the HT into
the trees at the road end!! Phil Joyce fixed it like new.

Rgds, GA.


The Sandbrook Monaro number was 6..which was written as a 9 upside down as a joke from me and the crew to Ivan Sandbrook, the car owner.

We used to tell him he would read it 2 ways as 9… when it slid past the pits on it’s lid…. or if he was arse up in the stands pissed.



GA"

[Milan Fistonic]

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[John McKechnie]

Absolutely top notch pics Milan, looks like this was one action packed meeting

[Milan Fistonic]

Club Circuit September 1974