That Allen Ford HT Monaro was a horny looking car.
That Allen Ford HT Monaro was a horny looking car.
Ron Kendall did a bit of curcuit racing at the same time, and this Mazda RX3 Ron purchased as a curcuit car (i thought it was a beaut) and we all went to Bay Park and Ron ran it but did not really enjoy it, so back to workshop and out with windows, weld up doors and remove the lights etc and off to Waikaraka next Saturday night and bingo. Even ran slicks in feature because track was real dry and this is end result. 1 week nice curcuit car next week saloon at Waikaraka and then next week Te Marua for NZ Champs and another success story. Ron was a pretty handy peddler.
Ron Kendall in an earlier car - 100E Prefect which I think had a twin cam engine in it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0Estockcar.jpg
And Noel Goodwin in his 850cc-powered Fiat 600.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...instockcar.jpg
Evan Watson always ran as #76.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...005750x471.jpg
Trevor Gray in Aussie.NZ Team 1971.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...ay_v_crick.jpg
That Pontiac again.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...%20Imps/02.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...%20Imps/2a.jpg
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Ray Wright
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...s/70d5bffa.jpg
The McConnichie Camaro
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...d%20Imps/3.jpg
Wow so many memories bought back just looking at these photos. I first went to Waikaraka when the Pall Mall team were at there peak with 16A Sam Ferabend (Capt), 2A Graham McLachlan, 3A Dave Greer, 6A Joel Wright, 10A Graham Mitchell and 28A Laurie Hines. I remember them taking on the Triang team from Matamata I think ?
They even had figure 8 races from memory.
Another saloon that popped up every now and then was Rowan Geck and his 100e and then xw/xy Falcon. Have some pics of his later xd here. My brother In Law used to crew for him so new Rowan well.
Slightly off topic but do we have a thread for later Waikaraka cars and also anything on the meeting/s they had at Kumeu Outlaws or Meremere Outlaws banked oval. Does the Meremere track still exist ?
Cheers
Tony
Just found this for anyone that uses Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kevin-...009599?sk=wall
Lots of pics of Pall Mall cars, the Jesters team etc
Lots of my photos on that Facebook page.
If you want to catch up with old stockcar and saloon stuff have a look on Macgors in the Racecars Missing in Action section.
http://macgor.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stockcarmia
The Meremere High Banks track is still there, but chopped up for speedboats, I don't think speedway has run there since 1999.
Speaking of Facebook there are some great photos of speedway from the NSW tracks on the official Newcastle International Motordrome page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Newcas...2162?sk=photos
Ron Kendall a couple of months back at Rod Millens birthday skid, doing what he does, making things go.
Wow, Trevor Gray ! That one tickled the old memory bank...
Thank you. I will do that. So many good memories of that era.Quote:
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In 1968 Dave Greer worked at Sunnybrae Autos in northcote and i think Ron Kendall allso worked there , Dave built up his stockcars there and i saw Ron build up his 100e prefect there allso with a new xflow that was still in the box when i saw it sitting in the back of sunnybrae autos .Ron said to me to take the motor out of the Kato Special and put it into a 100e for speedway, i sold the trailer to Ron Kendall that came with the Kato Special, Dave Greer allso rebuilt the motor that was in the Kato Special ,and he allso put the first W-O-F on the CUSTAXIE for me if you look at it thats 44 years ago this year, i allso recall some years later when i was in auckland dave worked on my holden in a workshop in Barrys Point Rd ,where is dave today is he still around.
Dave is in Whangaparoa and retired last i caught up (about 8 years ago). He had a workshop up there for years. Dave was a very good mechanic (the type that fixed things, did not just replace). Ron is in the Concourse, Henderson with a workshop (that has a bit of speedway gear in it) and has a fella Arthur playing around doing a bit of machining.
Funny you should mention Sunnybrae Autos as i ended up there managing the place way back then. Hence my mention on other thread about seeing a certain car on the north shore one afternoon.
That certain car again small world is it not-rod,i have in front of me a Bill from sunnybrae autos Limited Feb 13-1969 it says-tow car garage and return fit exhaust pipes-parts-exhaust mounts-$2.18-2 clamps $1.24-14 ft exhaust pipe $4.00-Labour etc $15.00-Total-$22.42 reg no AW4720.
Last week i was looking at a 1957 holden ute and i was telling the owner ,what dave did with the front lights when the front guards had rust in them , he would cut the guard back maybe 3 inchs and set the lights back into the guards.
This is the story on Ross Bakers cars that he has built & raced,.
http://www.heroncars.co.nz/template....les_rossbaker1
Hi PallMall, yes those were great days at Waikaraka Park. Cut my racing teeth there at 17 after building a stock car when an engineering apprentice. One of the guys I had a lot to do with was Phil Joyce and his 100E bodied stock car. He had Otara Panelbeaters just a few doors up from where Johhny Riley had his original car sales. Have often wondered what, where Phil got to. He used to live in Papatoetoe. His brother Frank also raced at WP. Do you know if he is still around. Cheers, Dave GrahamQuote:
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Dave-I remember Phil Joyce had a brother Val who raced in C grade stock cars while Phil was in A grade.
Dave,Quote:
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Frank lives in Opua Bay Of Islands about 2 k from me and has now retired but ran the refuse tip up here for years and still tinkers with cars. We often talk of the old days. Roy Hornell also lives not far away, seems a good place for old dirt trackers to retire too. I can get contact for Frank if you like.
Thanks Rod, have sent you a PM with my contact details.Quote:
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Cheers Dave
Phil Joyce was up in the Bay of islands last week at Ron Banners funeral, Phil is looking real good and doesn't seem to age. Has a daughter in Kerikeri.
Hi Rod, you didn't to mention that I was trying to touch base with him did you? His grandson pm'd me last January to which I responded but have heard nothing since.Quote:
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Dave
Sorry mate I didn't, thought they had contacted you.
PM me again I will try and pass through Frank again.
DoneQuote:
Originally Posted by Rod Grimwood
Cheers Dave
Jumbo Berryman #11 ?..........., ..........., Peter Woods Mustang in 4th.Quote:
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John "Jumbo" Berryman's first Falcon coupe. 63 Falcon Sprint. Woodford Glen Speedway, Christchurch Late 1970,s.
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Jumbo is my Father.
He first raced a 56 Two Door Customline with Peter way back in the 70's and built and raced 5 early shaped Falcon Coupes after that. All Steel Bodies and cool looking. He sold them normally after a season or two to build another and try some new ideas. Had some great lessons from Peter and was awesome growing up in that era. I have some from Riverside and remember some good times at the Gore Motor Camp with all the people back then.
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Cool picture I have not seen before thanks Worsel. Do you have any others from that era ?Quote:
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Cheers
Worsel, do you have any other speedway pics from the 1970s - 1990s? I'm writing a book about people in speedway and could really do with having a few more photos.Quote:
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I have this copy of a news paper article which has some info on Allen Ford. He is my cousin and as a kid I remember visiting him working on his Mark 1 Zephyr in his parents garage in Onehunga. And have fond memories of siting with his parents in the middle of the main grandstand at Waikaraka park watching him race. Sorry the article is hard to read once reduced.
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not many of this model Monaro were out there- most had sedans.
Is this John Haymans "Fred" ?
It is Allan Ford John, i may have some more of this car. There was another at Mount Maunganui (Riddell or Kiddell) i think.
Popey- when was this article dated, and in it did it say where the engine came from, also was it carbed or injected ?
Thats awesome Popey! Here is another from our Old Speedway Photos thread posted by 225sloper: http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...peedway-Photos
Out of interest, how did the Monaro end up on the speedway? These were desirable cars back then. They usually only became speedway cars if they got wrecked as road cars, or stolen/recovered etc.
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John Hayman had the first NZ Monaro at Waikaraka.
It had been stolen, stripped and the body bulldozed flat to hide it when it was buried.
John got the body and jacked it back into shape , but rear window opening was always lower on one side.
The Chev 350 motor from Graeme Harveys Elfin 400 went into it.
Johns one was white, and I see the inside of Alans is white also.
Can anyone confirm this was the same car, though probably Johns was rhd and here Alans is lhd.
Ray Chatfield behind Alan- a very fast pedaller, then Ray Wrecker Wright.
At this point in time it looks like top runners found driving position better on the passenger side, whereas earlier no one was concerned.
Evan Watson built a HQ Monaro up from brand new panels from the GM dealership that I worked for.
It was a space framed , but was told he had to put a normal floor in....project stalled for a while.
Where have all these all cars gone...............? as if we dont know
Great info John, i remember the story way back when I was a kid someone either in Hamilton or Auckland building a dirt track gen1 Camaro around a early Holden(HK/HG) shell that had been either stolen or wrecked and it cause a big kerfuffle. I guess we forget these days how hard it was to obtain, and how expensive cars were back then, just to purchase New was an issue requiring overseas funds, and some of these cars that hit the dirt were barely on the show room floor, quite impressive back then. And if it was American like a Mustang or Camaro well that was just "walking on the moon" stuff.Quote:
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