Agree chaindrive!
Labelled as a Mazda, but is it a Datsun? Sorry, not so hot on many Japanese cars of that era - or any other era for that matter.
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Agree chaindrive!
Labelled as a Mazda, but is it a Datsun? Sorry, not so hot on many Japanese cars of that era - or any other era for that matter.
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Would that be Brian Tasker in the red Mini ?
Sorry John, I have no idea! No doubt others will know.
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Skip forward to October 1985 - and my first ever race! An Allegro Equipe might not be everyone's first choice of a race debut car, but it was all I had at the time. A little nose heavy and not as balanced as the 1300cc Allegro, but I loved that car to bits. A genuine 100mph out of the box with the twin carb 1750cc motor. In the whole time I owned it, the only failure was a 50c circlip on a driveshaft.
I'm not sure if the car still exists but I keep saying I'll contact the last owner to see what happened to it. I'd even consider restoring it!
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I have no idea of the car makes here...
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I don't have the programme for the the November meeting but this one from December 8 1985 should help you identify some of the cars.
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LJ1459 is no longer registered.
Sorry Andrew, it later had the personalised plate "EQUIPE", but hasn't been on the road for a few years now.
Since 1 Feb 1999!! Good luck finding it.
Great photos, love the Riley Elf.Quote:
Originally Posted by ERC
Who remembers reading about the MG Gnat ? Which was a normal Mini body with a Elf / Hornet type bonnet and a grille with an MG badge. It ran in the UK in the 1970's looked great, always thought the extra room in Elf bonnet would be great for the carbs in a cross flow head Mini.. work like an air scoop
Ray- thought I saw that EQUIPE plate on Rays dark blue Bond when it was in my workshop 10 years ago
Still on the CARJAM site as on the Allegro, but as Andrew states, been off the road for a fair time.
Yes Roger, remember the Gnat. My intention with my last Elf, was to do a Broadspeed rear end but pressure on garage space when we bought the modern Cooper S in 2002, saw both my Riley Elf shells go for scrap. When you look at the bodywork behind the rear wheels, the Elf/Hornet shape would have been better than the standard Mini.
I'm guessing this was about November 1985.
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Paul Walbran in 'Joseph'.
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Mr Walbran in the MGB ( Joseph ).
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I think these might have been about February 1986
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End of the film so the next two are tatty images from less than perfect negatives. I think this was the first time I'd actually got excited about photographing a specific type of car and the pity is I didn't have the modern digital equipment to do it justice.
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This famous Lola 212 as mentioned once before, was bought in the UK by my lodger at the time, on behalf of a Kiwi, and is now owned by Billy Apple. Towing that car behind an 1116cc Mini from Cheshire to Nottingham was an interesting exercise.
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Dave Walker's youngest daughter was best mates with my wife's daughter. Dave, Richard Atkinson (below) and Alan Lacey (TVR) seemed to have similar car collections as all were also members of the Reliant Scimitar Club. To date, I think these are still the only Volvo 3 Litre Marcos in NZ.
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Little did I know that 5 years later, this Marcos would be mine... To this day, the only car that I have ever owned that wasn't a direct descendent of the old BMC/BL/Rover/MG/Land Rover stable. Oh, and the only RWD car I have ever owned other than the Magnette.
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Yellow Mazda is Peter Yates and Brian Connell, Red Chevette is Rex Rattenbury with V8 Rover power, this car is still rallying and winnig class in Australia. Holds rally car lap record for Bay Park which is for ever now. Think black RX3 is Possum, only did couple events in this car.
Dave Smythe, quick Escort and well driven. He still has this as well.
Thanks Rod. Just shows that in the case of Possum for example, you never really know when you take a photograph, that the subject may go on to greater things.
Currently reading 'Shunt', the story of James Hunt, written by Tom Rubython, (800 pages!) and there is only one photograph they found of James Hunt racing his Mini.
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Paula's 19 year old son acquired this Armstrong Siddely from a Hauraki Plains farmer for $300. it was languishing in a shed, unused for ages. Squirt of new fuel and a battery and it fired up. He thought it would be worth a fortune and it hung around out in the street for a long time before he realised it was never going to sell without a decent restoration.
The only car I have driven with a pre-selector gearbox.
The Capri was given a quick respray without any real effort to replace the dodgy bits, but at least he raised some of the money for a deposit on his first house - and was mortgage free by the time he was 23.
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I have no idea exactly when or where this was taken as it is just the one frame in the middle of a roll of film. September 1986 is my best guess.
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The Escort is the Bruce Manon one, there have been a few photos of it on Facebook recently, in this logo and another. Jim Short has a photo of Bruce Spinning at Rothmans curve Pukekohe right in front of Jim's Porsche.. now must try to find it !!
Bruces car on display down at Auckland waterfront motorshow way back in mid 80s, we took Sports Sedans for show. stripped Commodore was Brett Willis, see front and door stored behind Bruces Escort, blue white Escort me and George with the good ole Mustang. Our stand actually generated a pretty good interest. Other cars there as well.
Roger, think that photo has been seen by just about every person in motorsport, Poor Jim still septic.
I do keep saying it is a Mix of Pics...
A temporary switch to Agfa film, but I really don't care for the colours.
Never have I felt more inadequately prepared to deal with a track disaster, than when marshalling at the first truck races, April 22/23 1990. Frightening... Later events proved that to be a justified worry, but thankfully, I wasn't at that meeting.
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January 1st 1990, I restarted keeping a daily diary, something I have managed to maintain to this day. I haven't checked the diary for location, but at least the date is correct.
Woodhill (or is it Riverhead?) October 28th 1990.
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British Car Day at Western Springs, November 1990. I'd reverted to Kodak film...
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This was the first public showing of Derek Prior's MGB, which went on to have a very illustrious race career, first with Derek, then Greg Bellingham and finally, the late Tony Sturm. Tony had that horrific crash at Taupo which put him in hospital for about three months and was one of the reasons that led to my decision to retire.
The remains were acquired by Andy Culpin and the engine will find itself in another car - eventually.
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Yet another rally - without consulting the diary, date unknown but guessing about May 1991.
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Mark Parsons in the yellow Monaro.- Gerni Waterblasters on the side, a few cars also had this
You hardly ever see people playing golf on the side of the race track nowadays.
These are fearless military people of the RNZAF Golf Club, Whenuapai. They probably have right of way over military planes as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Limezed
Stu
Glen (Jigger) Jones in EIT truck, this was last event that Glen did as illness took over. Never forgotten and RIP Glen
Andy Walker and he still pedals car.
Is that Steve Habershons Scimitar GTC? I thought it was Yellow?Quote:
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Last of the rally pics from this event.
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I haven't dated this accurately. I can't pinpoint the event, but I do know it is at Chelsea Sugar Works, some time before November 1992.
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Maybe Lance Roskilly?
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These were taken at what appeared to be a fairly informal Classic meet at Ellerslie 22nd November 1992 - not the concours. At this stage, I knew the Marcos needed a full body off restoration so I was experimenting with paints as I patched up scuffed and stone chipped bodywork.
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One of the few Dinky Toys I have not yet sold to fund my 'habit', is the Aceca.
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Not much for Spgeti recently... I haven't seen this ISO since.
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NZ made 'Tron'. Looked smart but was apparently a little expensive.
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Whenuapai 1993. The placement of tyre bundles didn't make life easy - photographically. I was competing in my last race before the full restoration, so these won't have been taken from a flag point.
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