No,
Ivan Jujnovich bought it from Evan Watson.
Evan had it as his tow car for Ford Prefect, Holden Kingswood V8 ,
Also for his wife to sleep in when Evan was still drinking.
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No,
Ivan Jujnovich bought it from Evan Watson.
Evan had it as his tow car for Ford Prefect, Holden Kingswood V8 ,
Also for his wife to sleep in when Evan was still drinking.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
Actually if you look closely, Triumph Tiger 100 X 2 !
Yes, you are right!Quote:
Originally Posted by GD66
Cool looking '39 Ford Deluxe coupe of Robin Tanner. Tanner was a regular in circuit racing too, competing in various cars, including the ex-Rod Coppins '69 Firebird. The '39 is a great looking car, featuring both a roof chop and channeling.
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This is the Mustang coupe pictured a few posts back, racing across the finish line. Anyone know who this is? Can't have been too many Mustangs in NZ at the time.
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Tanner again, versus Dave McDougall. For whatever reason, Tanner is running the '39 without the one-piece front. But this shot captures the nicely exposed small clock Chevy. Note the cool cross-over inlet manifold. I wonder if this came of a circuit racer? Red Dawsons Kensington Carpets ran one of these, so too did the Cambridge Monaro, I think?
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Yep,you are right Steve.
Grady bought a cross over set from Sylvesters early 1970.
Sold them about June 1970
Thanks John. Well thats very interesting! I know those things were extremely rare in NZ at the time. When Dawson fitted a cross-over to his Camaro during the 1972 season, Motorman magazine at the time felt the need to make comment on it. It was a big deal.
They were rare then and rarer now.
Point to note that these Webers were made in Italy .
Webers for a while now have stamped on them- Made in Spain.
Think about it when you are doing a period restoration- I had to tell guy that his car wasnt an authentic replica with that stamping on it.
Thanks John, great info.
Max Turner's 'Purple Haze' T Bucket. Looks like this race is being flagged green. Lights must have stopped working.
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This one makes me nervous! Ford flathead V8 powered 3-seater trike. Looks like a disaster waiting to happen. Rider is game! Is he wearing jandals?
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"Weber" carbs are now also available ex China! The word 'copyright' to the Chinese seems to mean the right to copy.
Jock Hinton's 'Hairy Kanary'.
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Jim Richards takes the family Monaro for a run at Kerrs Road.
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McConnachie brothers rail.
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Anyone know anything about this thing?
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Competitors and spectators pour into Kerrs Road.
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This is fantastic!Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
Any more info on this contraption?
The exhausts are pointing right at the passengers feet and that thing ready to nads him if he crashes looks like a bonnet ornament off a Jaguar. So much work, so much dangerous, so much detail- even pinstriping, but why?! Something says gang to me.
The engine looks about 1935 so 85hp and a 3-speed wouldn't make it a rocket ship but it would have sounded great.
OK, time for more.....
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Still at Kerrs Road, and Baloo lights 'em up and gets all cranky.
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Great colour shot of Max Turner in Purple Haze, with (I think) Ralph Wright giving chase in the heavily customized Ford coupe.
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Croydon Thompson and Pure Heaven.
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Now this is an impressive piece of Kiwi ingenuity. The amazing tandem Zephyr powered 12 cylinder 'Two Thing'. Does it still exist?
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Graeme Vautier's magnificent Hemi powered Chizler.
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The wild Chevy V8 powered 'Harold's Hauler' Prefect of Graham Wright and Graeme Kidd.
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Two Thing.
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Two Mk 1 Zephyr motors- would this be a "boxer"set up ?
BAN Engineering made it.
Top 10 Dragsters -August 1971
1- Pete Lodge 11.35.....Baloo 392 H
2-Brian Trigg 11.4 Andromeda 301 Chev
3-Dave McDougal 11.8 Gnome Mobile 292.Ford.
4-Jon Patton 11.9 Rail 270 GMC, V12 distributor.
4-Colin Lane 11.9 Bullitt 2.5 V6
6-Graeme McConnachie 12.2 Judge Zephyr.
7- Noel Jones 12.4 Rebel 263 Rambler.
8-Bob Rossiter 12.5 Pirate Merc sidevalve.
9-Colin Prast 12.5 Roadster 427 Chev.
10-Barry Fuller 12.6 Rail 302 Chev
Graeme Smith- Triumph 650 13.4
Curley West 14.4
IIRC it was two zephyr engines geared together, NZHRM had a an article and pics of the build.Quote:
Originally Posted by John McKechnie
Thanks John and Jac, great info!
Back to Bay Park now and its 'Puppy Love', the Dave Chung (of Berry & Chung speed equipment) '56 Chevy sedan. This is still a drag car today, owned and raced by Reece Fish, though it looks very different.
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Details anyone?
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Warren Anderson in 6-cylinder T Bucket.
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Details anyone?
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Nick Liefting's wild T Bucket Altered.
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