Images From My Past - Nigel Watts Collection

[nigel watts]

Hi I love these photos .Brian Friend strange not alot about him sofar.you certanly new he was about,,the Hux shot great is it possible to purchase any of them still Nigel???money is no object!!! thanks

Glad you're enjoying them Jim. Which photos did you have in mind?
Cheers
Nigel

[jim short]

The ones of the Porsche ahead of the rotary mazdas ,,or call me 078864084 there so many, thanks Jim

[Mike Price]

Nigel. You have an amazing personal collection of photos there. Thanks for putting them up. There are some of my Commodore there too that I would never have seen!! (VH SS B&H - Hulme/Janson 1982. 1983 Midgley's B&H and '84 ANZ Series)

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Nigel. You have an amazing personal collection of photos there. Thanks for putting them up. There are some of my Commodore there too that I would never have seen!! (VH SS B&H - Hulme/Janson 1982. 1983 Midgley's B&H and '84 ANZ Series)

Then to belbins as their yellow car?????????

[Mike Price]

Then to belbins as their yellow car?????????

Yes Belbin was the 3rd owner. I have no history or pics of it when it was owned by them though. Can you help???

[Mike Price]

I think Belbin also had the Neville Crichton, ex-Bruce Fowler car too. Not sure. Rumor was they had an RX7 as well. Hope someone can fill me in. I was owned by a finance company and rego no. changed after that so.....

[rogered]

Correct
RX7 was green and owned new by a local hamilton Dr before them.

Correct belbins had 2 and im pretty sure they had the black fowler car also. at one point they had both cars at once but think they had the yellow one first.
I think the black car then went to wayne parry. (pretty sure the car rod Grimwood drove at nissan mobil, but rod will confirm im sure) Then to Hastings (bristow)and i have never seen it again.
Something like that anyway

[Mike Price]

Bristow still owns the car. I did the Te Onepu hillclimb against him in the car back in '07 I think. Spoke to him about it not long ago when he rang me regarding Steve's Australian Muscle car article on the cars.
My car was painted half yellow for the Midgley's so would have been easy to cover completely in yellow.
I wonder if anyone has any picture or further info. Might have to start a thread.. Cheers

[Rod Grimwood]

Yor are right Rogered, it was the black car and it was raced before me by a mate Rod Downs ( he organized my drive) and Trevor McLean. Rod Downs and Wayne Thompson had North Shore Engine Reconditioners in Wairau Rd back then and did a lot of race work.
If you want to know what the rear looked like maybe Tony could tell you, he saw it a couple of times. (good bet that one).
The car did go to Bristow, and last time I saw it was at old Taupo track and I was having a good look and think the guy's must have wondered what is this nosey bugger up to, as funny looks so I just wondered off. Glad to hear it is still around and hopefully will see it one day.

[Rod Grimwood]

Rod Downs at Manfield before my drive.

[Rod Grimwood]

That Capri of McFarlanes was quick

[Mike Price]

Rod,I'll have a dig through my photos and see if I can get one of it as it is today.

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I tend to think it was "VK" ed.
and i recall he towed it with another road going VHSS.

[Mike Price]

Yes it is now a VK Group A. It was never an NZ VH SS 1- 0f- 30. It was an Ozzy SS imported for the B&H. Dont know how Mr Fowler managed to pull that off

[rogered]

Now you got me.
I thought it was the ex crighton Radio I car?

[Mike Price]

I'll have to get my photos back from Steve Holmes

[Mike Price]

Cant remember the sponsor, was the only black one racing at the time.

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[SPS]

Hi Mike

Throught these shots would be of interest.Does Dennis Bristow still own the car today.

Regards
Warren