Photos: The John Metford Collection

[Andrew Metford]

Derek Prior in his very fast 1950 MGB. Subsequently owned by Greg Bellingham and Tony Sturm.
187 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

188 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

Roger Williams - Mcrae GM1
189 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

My younger brother David in his 1971 Ford Escort Mexico replica. 1680cc pushrod kent crossflow - embarrasses a lot of bigger engined cars, but then he don't spare it any........
190 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

John Sampson in his RS2600 Capri followed ( not for long ) by Bruce Manon in his RS2000 Escort
191 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

[Michael Clark]

Andrew, thank you for the comments about the Kenny book.

Sadly the trailer came sans a Lotus 23 - real or otherwise.

On that subject, there is a replica 23 on Trade Me at the moment, a Christchurch based car that I perved over at Skope a few weeks ago.

[Alan Hyndman]

Back to Pukekohe

Owen Evans - Porsche 964
Carl Hansen - Triumph TR8
Tony Roberts - 1970 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 454
John Warring - Porsche 911
Bill Fulford - Porsche 964
Derek Atkinson - Morgan +8
Ray Williams - 1983 Porsche 930 Turbo
Stuart McCondach? - Ferrari 308
Dean Fulford - Porsche 911
?? - Triumph TR8
?? - Datsun 260 Z
Don Kay? - Porsche 911
176 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

I'm confident in saying that's HRC's Chris Watson in the second TR (which, I think, ultimately suffered a roll at Whenuapai).

[Andrew Metford]

Thanks Alan, another car and driver identified

[Andrew Metford]

This is the exact same camera that Dad used to take all the photos, a Braun Paxette Electromatic. It even had the same brown leather and plastic case, and he had the hand book too. My Dad's Dad bought the camera new, and then my Dad inherited it from his Dad. Unfortunately my parents gave it away when they got a newer camera, as no one wanted to buy it.

This photo is from an eBay ad in the UK - 20Pounds will buy it.

Braun Paxette Electromatic by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

[Andrew Metford]

Another one from the meeting at Pukekohe on the 9th of October 1988. Car / driver details unknown.

200 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

I think this one is from the early to mid '80's, at a meeting run on the club circuit. Did this car / driver used to come from Whangarei to race?

201 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

[Spgeti]

The Corvette belonged to Ian Knight from Whangarei. Must be a mid 80s photo before Ian modified the car.

[Andrew Metford]

Thanks for the ID on the Corvette Spgeti. What did he do to it?

[John McKechnie]

Torana would be Allan Fergusons, ran as a Sports Sedan.
Glen Ellingham owned for a while.
Now owned by P Crosbie from Timaru.

[Andrew Metford]

Thanks for the Torana history and driver ID's John

[John McKechnie]

Andrew- it was very interesting to get these details.
I was asked if a certain Escort in SI had enough history to make it into the ranks.
Ended up talking to the current Torana owner who gave me the history of the Escort- a club car.
He recognised my name from here and told me about this Torana...Wellington Street race history etc, and of course he got it off Glenn.

[Spgeti]

Thanks for the ID on the Corvette Spgeti. What did he do to it?

Ian is a member on TRS Andrew but he owned the Corvette for many years and was for sale last year from memory.
He had moved to Aussie and took the Corvette with him.

[Rod Grimwood]

Ian was/is a neat guy, been along time since I chatted with him always neat to meet up with at meetings back ole days. As Spgeti says he travelled from Whangarei to race and did most club meetings and some national. He had the Corvette for ages and it went pretty good. it was alway a tidy car. Ian had a fling with a V8 Escort for awhile as well i think, it was red.

[Andrew Metford]

Andrew- it was very interesting to get these details.
I was asked if a certain Escort in SI had enough history to make it into the ranks.
Ended up talking to the current Torana owner who gave me the history of the Escort- a club car.
He recognised my name from here and told me about this Torana...Wellington Street race history etc, and of course he got it off Glenn.

Half the fun of all these old cars is tracking down people and finding out the history, of both the car and the driver

[Spgeti]

I went to WBHS and Ian and his brother Eric went there as well. Ian purchased good friend Barry Bigalow's 28 Flattie powered Roadster and then my to be ex bother in law Kenny West's Corvette powered Mk2 Zephyr.
He did a bit of drag racing in the Zephyr and a Husky van.
Yes he raced the V8 Escort Rod but I had moved away by then.

His dad raced a Standard 10 in the 50/60s from memory.

[Rod Grimwood]

Good ole Westlake Boys High School, some good ones came from there, You, me, (Lol) and of coarse the same time Millen brothers, Tony Rutherford, among a heap of others over the years.

[Spgeti]

Good ole Westlake Boys High School, some good ones came from there, You, me, (Lol) and of coarse the same time Millen brothers, Tony Rutherford, among a heap of others over the years.

Sorry Rod, I meant Whangarei Boys High School. Yep some good guys came out of Westlake as well..

[Rod Grimwood]

Yea, i had tongue in check when i did it.