Just A Mix Of Pics - Ray Green Collection

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More slides...

Not sure where or when this was taken, but I'm guessing at a motorshow held at Henderson and may be as early as 1983. I gather that only about 5 of these locally manufactured EMW's were produced. Again, Google comes up with just a little information.

*March 5th - Just found it entered at Whenuapai 22nd February 1987 and I think I have a pic of it there.*


Donington, July 1988 - I think...


Kern's Rd, MGCC Hillclimb, with Vice President Geoff Broadhead in his well known MGB


The very much still alive Clive Taylor, MG Midget.


Bruce Heasley's TVR Tasmin was a regular around that time. I think, June 3rd 1989.


Ellerslie, but as with so many of these slides, no idea what year! I'm guessing at 1994, but could be a lot earlier - or later.

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The Caffeine & Classics monthly meet at Smales Farm, Takapuna, celebrated their 4th birthday with no less than 1100 cars present! Every car park was full - and the grassed areas. They were still arriving when I left at 11am. I walked round falrly early, but should have walked round again as I missed so many cars.

Massive congratulations to the organisers and to Protecta Insurance and I think it was Milford Lions Club assisting with parking.

I haven't even copied these to the PC yet nor have I labelled them.

It was supposed to be 10am to 12 noon, but there were people arriving at 7:30 and as my pics are in strict time order, the first two or three were at 9:30am...

Double trouble on my birthday! Celebrating 2 years to the day that MONZA8 was finally road legal. Unfinished, but road legal... Work in progress. Mind you, had I known when starting that it would weigh so little, I wouldn't have dreamt of towing the Marcos with it. Probably won't do it again either.




American LaFrance - manufacture Fire Trucks...




Buckler


Almac

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Google the number plate for this one...











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Back to the slides...

Low drag E Type at Shelsey 1967






The fact that this next group is at Whenuapai but two without race numbers leads me to guess it was the Saturday practice before the Sunday meeting, possibly 1986? Any date confirmation would be appreciated.




Sister car to the trailered car in #1382. The only 2 Volvo 3 litre cars in NZ, out of the 198 produced. Dave Walker's car now owned by Brian Jones. Always kept in nice condition.

[Jac Mac]

Somewhere around 84/86 should be right, Im going by the ex Fahey, Riley, Armstrong, McElrea Mustang which had been restored back to Fahey condition before it was sold on to Bowdens in OZ.

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Thanks Jac Mac. I have had to go back to several pics scanned earlier, once new info comes to light and rename them! Frustrating but also rewarding. I'm not a perfectionist by any stretch of the imagination, but I do like accuracy in filing!

Ardmore 1989. How I wish I hadn't been restricted to just one marshal's post for the weekend.




Ellerslie 1991.

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Ardmore 1989


Whenuapai 1991




Stepson's crumpet puller...


GTD Ford GT 40


Real Ford GT40

[Milan Fistonic]

It looks like some of these shots are from the 24 February 1985 meeting at Whenuapai.

The entry list should help you identify them.

[John H]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WFZKcYH-uw who is this guy? very interesting anyhow.

[Dale Harvey]

According to the comments below the video it's Jim Smith.
Dale.

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Thanks again Milan. That is a great help.

Not quite sure why the above has been posted in this thread...

[seaqnmac27]

Thanks again Milan. That is a great help.

Not quite sure why the above has been posted in this thread...

Ray, I would suggest you revisit post #1384 and Jac Mac's reply #1385

[khyndart in CA]

I found this article on the Phil Rudd Ford GT 40 and being prepared by Geoff Manning for the new owner at the time in 1990. Ted Rollason.
I can scan it in if anyone is interested. Where is this car P 1078 at today ?




(Ken Hyndman )

[Jac Mac]

Sean, I think Ray was refering to the post 1389 by John H & 1390 by Dale in regard to thread relevance?

In Milan's programm post Rod McElrea is listed as driver in Mustang #104.

GT40 1078.. quick search on GT40's .com suggests that Claude Nahum, Switzerland is last known owner 2010, car is now painted Guardsman Blue. Claude also owns/races a MKII FE powered car in historic events.

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Thanks guys. Yes, the genuine GT40 was with Ted Rollason, great friends with the late Geoff Manning. (Looks like Geoff driving the GT40 in the NZ Car magazine cover?)

Spent some time with Ellerslie Car Show slides and as usual, a bit of detective work goes a long way.

One of the clues to road-going cars is the colour of the NZ rego sticker. Someone posted a link some time ago to an image with colours by year, but that only went up to about 1986.

Can anyone please list the NZ rego sticker colours (with years!) from then until they went to computer printed?

I'm wondering whether or not it is worth a thread, or even a website, that lists events by date? Maybe the Programme cover and entry lists too? I contacted the Ellerslie Concours organisers, but even Stan Edwards only has the years and not the exact dates. I can guess, as it was usually the second Sunday in February and never obviously clashed with Whenuapai. Some I know to be correct as I have my diaries.

For myself, the annual events are a great start but the various circuit events, year by year may be of use. I haven't got time to do it at the moment, but may well kick it off at some stage - unless someone else does.

In the days before transponders and when most race numbers were just allocated, it does make life a bit easier, especially when many drivers were regulars. It just takes time... However, non-competitive events such as shows, it is a bit more difficult. No, make that a lot more difficult.

[khyndart in CA]

Yes Ray, that is Geoff Manning driving the GT 40 through the streets of Auckland about June 1990.
I can remember seeing this car parked by the store near the wharf in Omokoroa in 1990 as I think Phil Rudd lived near there at that time.



(Ken Hyndman )

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I think, 1983




Thompson junior


Thompson senior


Could be 1994


Definitely Whenuapai 1994. Note that at that stage, marshalling contact was via the North Shore CB radio club!

[Milan Fistonic]

Definitely Whenuapai 1994. Note that at that stage, marshalling contact was via the North Shore CB radio club!

Ray, did you change the colour of your car at some stage? The reason I ask is that in both the November 1994 and the February 1995 programmes your car is number 30 but the colour is listed as silver. You were again number 30 at the March 1997 meeting but colours are not listed in that programme.

[Paul Wilkinson]

Ray bought a yellow Marcos off Richard Atkinson and painted it silver but that's a picture of a TVR....

[Milan Fistonic]

Ray bought a yellow Marcos off Richard Atkinson and painted it silver but that's a picture of a TVR....

That explains it. That's Rod Hemmings at the March 1994 meeting.