Images From My Past - Nigel Watts Collection

[ERC]

Hi Ken, it’s good to see there are still a few of us gentleman who can correspond without sinking to be condescending.

I, along with many many others, greatly appreciate your photos and the effort you put into providing captions for them. It makes viewing so much more enjoyable and informative.

I have spent hours Googling under “Redline” and found nothing.

As you discovered you have to add other bits to Redline, and those I could not determine.

Thanks

Terry

Terry, all you had to do was put Redline cars or better still Redline cars NZ and it would have come up with at least 5 or six options.

Using Google, you just have to think how to find your target to narrow down the options. I found this in 30 seconds flat (and several other mentions):


From 1998 to 2006 Redline Performance Cars (RPC) were manufactured in Kevin Hunt’s Waimaukau engineering workshop and in total 35 cars were produced.

A remarkable achievement for a small West Auckland business, and with Kevin’s meticulous manufacturing standards these beautiful little sports cars quickly gained a reputation for appearance and performance.

In 2006 Kevin sold the ‘RPC’ manufacturing business and the new owner unfortunately moved the operation to the UK.


This is not being condescending but we all have to do our research. Just enjoy Nigel's pictures as many of us do. Its a picture thread and it takes a lot to upload these days, as each pic has to be copied, shrunk to size, then individually uploaded... Then the pics sometimes disappear and you have to upload all over again.

[Terry S]

I would love to know more but judging by the tone of this response I dare not ask.

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Carjam says this Terry S -you shouldjoin - it is free for basic information -you just need a Rego number once a member, to get the basic information ;

Year: 2003
Make: LVVTA
Model: RPC
Colour: Silver
Submodel: SPRINT
Body Style: Sports Car
VIN: 7A88E000703164836
Plate: BUL746
Engine No: UNK
Chassis: RPC-0913
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 2
CC rating: 2,000cc
Fuel Type: Petrol
Assembly Type: NZ Assembled/Built[/QUOTE]

Roger I am somewhat confused.

On the details you listed above it says Make: LVVTA

As you have seen other posters here say it is a Redline.

Which is it?

[Oldfart]

Terry, I would have given you more if your responses to other posters in the past had not been so dismissive and almost rude, however;
LVVTA is Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association. This is what becomes the generic for what amount to kit cars, many rods, etc.In short, both are correct, Redline (as per all the signage on the car) which evolved from Beattie, inspected as a Low Volume, then registered.

[Kevin Hirst]

Terry, I would have given you more if your responses to other posters in the past had not been so dismissive and almost rude, however;
LVVTA is Low Volume Vehicle Technical Association. This is what becomes the generic for what amount to kit cars, many rods, etc.In short, both are correct, Redline (as per all the signage on the car) which evolved from Beattie, inspected as a Low Volume, then registered.

Does anybody know what happened to the mid engine beattie that was being constructed a number of year's ago, also a very lovely car, would love to know.

[nigel watts]

[ERC]

Great set of ERC Series cars there Nigel!

Car 60 - Chris Fraser, is the ex Paul Leuch car (I believe the first Morgan Plus 8 imported to NZ) and note that it also carries the 'Gryphon' logo as did his Connaught - and several other Connaughts for that matter.

[Roger Dowding]

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Carjam says this Terry S -you shouldjoin - it is free for basic information -you just need a Rego number once a member, to get the basic information ;

Year: 2003
Make: LVVTA
Model: RPC
Colour: Silver
Submodel: SPRINT
Body Style: Sports Car
VIN: 7A88E000703164836
Plate: BUL746
Engine No: UNK
Chassis: RPC-0913
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 2
CC rating: 2,000cc
Fuel Type: Petrol
Assembly Type: NZ Assembled/Built

Roger I am somewhat confused.

On the details you listed above it says Make: LVVTA

As you have seen other posters here say it is a Redline.

Which is it?[/QUOTE]

Terry - it is a Redline Kit car and as stated issued under the LVVTA Rules - pity they can't use the Kit Manufacturers name somewhere in the description !!.
No confusion really.. and I posted a couple of photos of a Beattie / Redline some time ago taken at Tauranga - at that time I was unsure about that car.





From Carjam this at least the Name Beattie is mentioned ;

Year: 2001
Make: LVVTA
Model: BEATTIE
Colour: GREEN
Submodel: CLUBMAN
Body Style: Sports Car
VIN: 7A88E000701687334
Plate: AGG593
Engine No: 3S-150601
Chassis: BCRDL4

[nigel watts]

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[ERC]

Great stuff Nigel and great memories.

In November 2019, it will be ten years since the track opened and January 2020, the tenth anniversary of that fantastic meeting.

Will it attract a class field as above? Somehow, without the tireless work of the HRC team and Jim Barclay, I fear not.

[John McKechnie]

TACCOC has a meeting there October 28, HSSIA will be there to help celebrate this occasion.

[Andrew Metford]

Great stuff Nigel and great memories.

In November 2019, it will be ten years since the track opened and January 2020, the tenth anniversary of that fantastic meeting.

Will it attract a class field as above? Somehow, without the tireless work of the HRC team and Jim Barclay, I fear not.

No. Apparently there is nothing "Kiwi" left to celebrate, so now it's all about regurgitating another country's done-to-death once-a-year race. In these days of needing to have a point of difference to make an impact, that very point of difference has been thrown out with the bathwater, and they've gone with what everyone else does. Oh well, at least it'll save me time and money from attending because I've seen it all before several times over.

[nigel watts]

[ERC]

Agree Andrew. The 2018 Festival (sic) was a disgrace. I doubt I'll bother making the effort to do 2019 unless I have nothing better to do for a couple of hours.

Anything less than 200 cars, not worth the name 'Festival'. I certainly won't be spending all weekend there, with every competing car out on the circuit by 10:30am. Will be back home for lunch.

Tiny grids on the long track is a waste of time too. Bad enough on the original track. The 2010 meeting was brilliant on the original track and is far more spectator friendly. TQ seems to be slowly strangling HD rather than making it more popular. Even the over hyped October endurance race only managed 12 cars.

More great photographs Nigel - of great cars...

[nigel watts]

I didn't go to the 2018 event as it didn't seem to promise the type of meeting that I enjoy, and if 2019 is more of the same I won't go to that either. I think the January events at Taupo have taken over from HD and are becoming more festival like. Same travel distance for me so I'm more than happy to go to Taupo. Shame really but obviously the new HD programes are working for them so I don't suppose anything will change. I also like the hot rodding scene so I have plenty of events to go along to.

[nigel watts]

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[Peter M]

I didn't go to the 2018 event as it didn't seem to promise the type of meeting that I enjoy, and if 2019 is more of the same I won't go to that either. I think the January events at Taupo have taken over from HD and are becoming more festival like. Same travel distance for me so I'm more than happy to go to Taupo. Shame really but obviously the new HD programes are working for them so I don't suppose anything will change. I also like the hot rodding scene so I have plenty of events to go along to.

I was very disappointed with the Bathurst festival. They could have put more emphasis on Kiwi drivers who have competed there, I calculated over 30.
None of the notable achievements eg Jim Palmer in 1968 driving a works team Monaro 2nd placing (this was the first year Holden won the race) also the all Kiwi winning drivers in 1999 Greg Murphy and Steven Richards.
I strongly feel the festival has lost the plot.
Future festivals that could feature could celebrate the marque Ford also drivers from the 60s and 70s, one year do saloon drivers another year single seater drivers.

[nigel watts]