Just had a few days in Napier, but we couldn't stay for the Art Deco weekend. Apparently, they have 400 cars in the weekend parade - but 600 want to join it! Never seen so many Packards before, either already in Napier or heading that way. There were even two at our motel.
"Hooters" busiest week/weekend of the year no doubt and with the Celebrity Solstice in port on the 14th, about an extra 4,000 people enjoying the town.
A true real Original " Pick -up Truck " Model A Ford - great ..thanks Ray .. back in the 1970's NZ Hot Rod Magazine [ the longest running car magazine in New Zealand according to them ] "under the original publishers " ran a series of article on Model A Fords ..Originally Posted by ERC
Just had a few days in Napier, but we couldn't stay for the Art Deco weekend. Apparently, they have 400 cars in the weekend parade - but 600 want to join it! Never seen so many Packards before, either already in Napier or heading that way. There were even two at our motel.
"Hooters" busiest week/weekend of the year no doubt and with the Celebrity Solstice in port on the 14th, about an extra 4,000 people enjoying the town.
remember when there office was in Grey Lynn /Ponsonby just off Williamson's Avenue and the " Old Ponsonby Council Chambers and Fire Station Building ".
Ray...can you please keep an eye out for and photo my old Packard- 1936 120B, twin sidemount,,was cream with cream leather interior, sold before I registered it.
This one John? Immaculate paint job. One of the two at our motel.
Could it be this one John. It's a cream '36 with twin sidemounts
OK, not this, this is a Roadster, mine was a sedan with twin side mounts......also colour was Old English white- like Jags/Daimlers.
Every Pak is a gem, absolutely top quality machines and of course they built 55,575 Merlin V12s during the War.
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I'm guessing that side mounts refers to the spare wheels then! Sorry, but as you well know, Americana and Japana aren't my strong points.
As a former ambulance officer I can only imagine the damage those hood ornaments could do to the human body.
Back to January Caffeine & Classics - next meet Feb 25th. Getting in early when the gates to the far car park open, means a clearer uncluttered pic.
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ERC,Ray, I am stealing the Healey "Ross C's car "photo - for my archives thanks Mate
Help yourself Roger!
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First car in #2111 is Peter Benbrook's Buckler.
But do you recognise the car behind it Rhys? TRS contributor in the Panama hat...
Always cars being displayed at C & C we haven't seen before - or not in recent times anyway. One of the major reasons for the success of this monthly meet is the total informality and that cars are scattered all over the place, rather than in regimented club blocks.
Of course the geezer in the panama is GeeBee, the car no. It looks like a conference of "I can take my bonnet off too"
On to a damp and overcast Leadfoot 2018
Couldn't get to one of my favourite photo positions at the start, which was fenced off. Unnecessary and word has it that maybe it was a MSNZ requirement. Bearing in mind the downhill start and relatively low speed at this point, very frustrating and adds nothing to the safety of spectators. You only get a split second to grab a picture from this viewing point.
Ray Williams, before going off into the undergrowth - again... The first of 4 fairly long delays to the Sunday's programme whilst we were there.
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Another car that returned to the paddock with evidence of a brush with the scenery.
The Juno is a regular top 10 contender at Leadfoot
One that Oldfart wil know well.
The Corbett/Bert Dove TR3A with their own version of a soft top. The TR3 and TR3A were my favourite sports cars as a youngster. If my vindictive ex-wife hadn't binned my memorabilia when she finished packing for NZ months after I'd already started working here, I'd still have the original Triumph catalogues not to mention the beautiful Jaguar spiral bound catalogues, autographed photographs of Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart and much, much more.
The well known Roycroft Bugatti-Jaguar
Fortunately I have seen this well known Escort in action many times, so a paddock shot is fine. This group I don't think I saw in action on the hill at all, due to the delays and the fact that we didn't arrive early. Shame.
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One car I was looking forward to seeing in action - but missed. Allan Woolfes Triumph Vitesse.
* Sorry, I misspelt Allan as Alan earlier.
Allan's son in law I believe, Paul Adams BMW
I didn't see this Zakspeed Capri in action either, nor the Escort.
Rick Bone's very quick Datsun, remembering our late AES sponsor Stephen Harris
Gordon Burr giving the Ferrari a run. Sorry about the camper van background(s). Pics are so much better from the other side of that section of the course.
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Ray " One car I was looking forward to seeing in action - but missed. Alan Woolfes Triumph Vitesse. "
Yes,It would have been great, Allan has decided to hang up his helmet after years of racing, since the late 1950's early 1960's he has competed,in Hillclimbs, Sprints, Races and Rallies in many different cars.
*** First " Racing Car " was a Ford 8 Saloon ..
There is a small video clip on the Paul Adams " Adams Racing Team " Family Facebook page which features Allan and his wife Colleen. see link below.
A Special tribute to a great racer and person, a good businessman too!!,who helped me with work on several of my cars with exhausts mufflers and welding repairs..
Go to ;
https://www.facebook.com/Adams-Racin...0149991938793/
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Agree Roger. I have bumped into Allan many, many times over the years, at the tracks and elsewhere and another of nature's true gentlemen.
Apparently a Mitsubishi.
The Cole-Baker Special, but in a darker shade of red from the last time I saw it.
No doubt about it, but Mad Mike Whiddett has promoted himself very well indeed.
Another of mad Mike's fleet.
Greg Murphy - not in the rally car...
Former Chicane catalogue poster boy, Scott Dixon, Honda. I had the opportunity to chat to Scott before his run and also to observe the way he dealt with people wanting a photograph or autograph. I was very, very impressed with him as an ambassador for the sport.
Last edited by ERC; 02-20-2018 at 05:45 AM.
ERC, thanks, Allan and Colleen were our neighbours in New Lynn in the late 1950's early 60's when he had the Ford 8 that was a bit modified - to this young fellow it was a racing car.
Last saw Allan and Colleen, they were with Colin Waite and wife and Rob Williams and his wife at my local " The Gables Tavern "in Herne Bay in 2007/8 ..
The Cole - Baker Special looks great !! It has done many Targa NZ's from memory
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