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Photos from Bart Jonkers and the recent event " Squadra Scudo (transl: Team Buckler) has arrived in Bassano, Italy. " for " La Leggenda 2018 "
The Team ; Buckler 90/1 and another non NZ car ;
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The line up with KA7377
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A few photos of KA 7377 Buckler 90/1 ex NZ at the Bassano Italy Hillclimb event ;
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Thanks to Bart Jonkers and to Rhys Nolan for creating this thread !!
Thanks to Roger Dowding for keeping it alive! My own Buckler is sitting in the shed (whoops, the poms say a shed is what you put your garden tools in) waiting for the new hard washers and hi tensile nuts and a new radiator. Brilliant summer so far here.
Sunning pics of Bart's Buckler in the spectacular backdrop scenery.
The car looks great, looks like he is running a little more neg camber on the front.
Jim Boyd in his Buckler getting off the track - well two wheels are ! 1955 ??
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Jim Boyd also drove The Lycoming later on - remember seeing it at Kerepehi Grass Track meeting in February 1967, as well as both before and after at Pukekohe;
Graham A Kyle wrote " I have gleaned as much information as I could. The Buckler DD1 was driven by Jim Boyd. He also entered the Lady Wigram Trophy race with this car, and finished in 18th place. The information I have received on the car is as follows. Buckler DD1 Le Mans de Dion rear end, powered by an Coventry Climax 83 bhp stage ll alloy block FWA 1098 cc...Hope it helps, cheers from a bloody hot Sweden... "
DD1 at Wigram
A photo from Wigram 1957 by Tony Adams showing the DD1
(car no. 5) with its original alloy body as it was shipped from the UK.
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Thanks to Graham Woods for the 1967 photos, newspaper article and the entry list
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The Teretonga Race - driving past a " spinner ".
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The car today, still in NZ unsure who owns it ** New information
As we now know the car is with Mark Garmey, he and his father the late Ian Garmey obtained the car in 2007. It returned to the road in April 2012,and is a regular event competitor since.
- David Montgomery provided the photo
A great looking car - immaculate by the looks.
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1960 Scott Wiseman right Buckler 90 ( ex Merv Mayo ) Jarvie body and with added headrest roll bar after Levin roll over.
Picture and information from Kelvin Brown on Fb page " Buckler Cars and Karts "
pic says 1960, unsure where, will enquire !!.
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Just keeping the thread alive for " Oldfart ".
Must put the photo on Austin - Healey's too !! for the Bugeye. not one I know anything of, these days !!
In 1960 about the only Austin Healey thing I had was a hardcover book that was a Handbook with some History of the marque my mother bought me- was rather prophetic as went on to own 2 of them and 2 more of the Mark 3 series.
A note from Milan Fistonic about the above photo which has an answer to my question of where ;
" I haven't been able to post on TRS for some time now despite logging-in several times a day.
About the photo you put up on the Buckler thread.
Ivy Stephenson's Buckler was No 107 at the 1960 NZGP at Ardmore but there were no Sprites entered in that race.
In 1961 at Ardmore Scott Wiseman's Buckler was 107 and there was a 948cc Austin Healey in the entry list driven by P. Fafeita so I would guess that is when the photo was taken. ".
I have seen the name P Fafeita mentioned in connection with other event photos with a Sprite - thanks Milan
Taupo March 2003
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great lineup,is that the Jim Short Ford Special third from left !!Quote:
Originally Posted by ERC
I'm pretty sure the 3 other cars are all Redlines (or the development of)
They were all Beatties back then I believe. Beautifully turned out too.
A Kiwi connection here !! the Ivy Stephenson Bruce Sutcliffe [ and others ] Car
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The group - the Ivy Stephenson Bruce Sutcliffe car is not there
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posted by David Montgomery on Fb page " Buckler Cars and Karts " - Photos by Keith Thomas
Neither was the Rhys Nolan car. Last year personal health, this year car health. The DD was in a different area with the F1 cars.
Thanks Rhys.. good you could attend .. I actually enjoyed Hill Climbs more than circuit work [ Sprints and Races ]. Lets hope there are more photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
Philip posted about 50 photos of the event, only one of a Buckler - looks like a Mistral type body
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That has a Daimler V8, Simon Ambrose.
No, I didn't go, to be honest I messed up the date!Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
Re-posting the photoQuote:
Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
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Some notes on this photo from Kelvin Brown - a Buckler Historian and owner - I reposted the photo recently on my facebook page and this comment was received, Thanks Kelvin.
" The Buckler Mk.90 on the right looks like the Vic Simpkin car may be with Owen Cullen, it was at first Ford 100E then re powered with a Humber 80 engine so has raised bonnet section and front vent. Yeats with the Orchid and maybe Marshall Mk.90, but there were other Bucklers competing."
Milan Fistonic may well have the entry list - was either an " Auckland Car Club " or " Northern Sports Car Club " National Meeting - must check my " borrowed " photos and scans..
The Car - Nigel Watts photo in NZ 2018 ;
Nigel had posted on a Fb forum " Classic Cars and Wrecks of New Zealand- deserves to be here too!
Thanks Nigel " another Roger " Borrowed ' photo "
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The details of the car - according to Carjam.
BX1995
Year: 1952
Make: BUCKLER
Model: MK 7/1
Colour: White
Body Style: Sports Car
Plate: BX1995
Engine No: S153793
Chassis: MK71
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 5
CC rating: 1,000cc
Fuel Type: Petrol
See correction Car is a Mark 6 and has /had an 1172 Ford 10 motor - thanks to Oldfart for the info posted below
Thanks for posting, the details from CarJam are not correct!
It's the first Mk 6 (not a 7, they don't exist), in NZ, this is the same car as in post 204. 5 seats? 1000cc (actually 1172)
The most historic one in NZ (it may still be in the UK right now). Been owned by Phil Kerr, Jim Boyd, etc. In this photo it was being taken round HD and before the correct front spring was fitted. Sold that day!
Rhys - Carjam yes - very inaccurate sometimes - often sports cars are saloons - so what else can be wrong - I am unsure how it works - does it get information directly for LTNZ or NZTA ?? I only have limited access which is usefull but as we know not perfect - a bit like a Graham Vercoe book ..oops RIP Graham ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
I owned this 2 seater Sprite once -have had four in /on a Sprite but never 5 in a HEALEY SPRIT ..
Year: 1965
Make: AUSTIN
Model: HEALEY SPRIT(e)
Colour: Red
Body Style: Sports Car
Plate: FD8739
Engine No: 26158
Chassis: 51462
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 5 - make that 2
and this one
My AH 100 also a 5 seater - even less room than the Sprite as no space behind the front seats - there was the spare tyre and a small shelf under the shroud.
Year: 1955
Make: AUSTIN
Model: HEALEY
Colour: Red
Body Style: Saloon
Plate: LX100
Engine No: 1B214676
Chassis: BN1159498
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 5 = 2 **
CC rating: 2,500cc
Bart Jonkers owns the real car as posted previously and now this;
Quote from Bart " Not enough time to do some real work on my car. So I spent the rainy afternoon modifying this 1:43 car to look like Buckler 90/1. Now it can join the collection of scale models of classics cars I (used to) own. Have a plan to modify those wire wheels to look like E93A wheels. But that’s for later. "
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Like Bart I have tried to collect models of " classic cars I ( used to ) own. " Even some non-classics that probably will be one day.
And as a PS ; It is " Oldfart's " birthday today - not that i'm telling OK.. This is his thread, Happy Birthday Mate
Happy Birthday Rhys!
Cheers
Year: 1955
Make: BUCKLER
Model: 90
Colour: Red
Body Style: Sports Car
Plate: CY2945
Engine No: ELVA CF 45611
Chassis: 19544A
Ford 10 Motor 1172 cc with an Elva conversion if Carjam is correct " Oldfart " probably knows the car
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with HL3000 and a Morgan
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Is there any evidence that Jim Boyd owned the car. At the time as I understood it, Jim drove the car for Arthur Harris, but did not own it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldfart
Well Trevor, I had the "ownership" papers in my custody for a while, and he was clearly shown on them. That's as good evidence as we can get I guess.
Yes, I know that one Roger. Ownership details are several posts back!
Knowing Jim, it is likely that he first drove on invitation and then acquired it wheeler dealer wise. LOL
Jim's name appeared on many cars - remember his Yard in Hillsborough in the 1970's ..Quote:
Originally Posted by Trevor Sheffield
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Kenny Smith and Charlie Conway in there too - a 1959 Left hand drive Sprite EC4802, that both Ross Hollings and I owned at very different times - as did Max Fishers son Craig..
Does anyone know of the whereabouts, or current custodian of the Buckler which Graeme Currie owned before his sad passing? Just that the register would like to maintain the trail. Emails have bounced.
Rhys, you are not the only one having trouble accessing TRS. Nigel has all but given up posting, other than an occasional SET. Now opting to use Facebook's RCIS instead.
Chelsea 1995 - rescued from a negative film and recently scanned.
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Buckler Advert from a 1958 ACC Bulletin
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Another Buckler advert from the December 1961 Auckland Car Club Bulletin
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[QUOTE=ERC;68547]Rhys, you are not the only ONE having trouble accessing TRS. Nigel has all but given up posting, other than an occasional SET. Now opting to use Facebook's RCIS instead.]
I was also having trouble accessing TRS for quite a while. I decided to try re registering and that seems to have put things back to normal. At least the site looks somewhat like it used to.
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Re ; Carjam - It is quick I put in some number plates as a mate had " personalised " and had just put ordinary ones on,selling the car - it showed both plates and new one just issued the day before .
" Carjam yes - very inaccurate sometimes - often sports cars are saloons - so what else can be wrong - I am unsure how it works - does it get information directly for LTNZ or NZTA ?? I only have limited access which is usefull but as we know not perfect - "
Re TRS - it kept shutting me out but today seems OK>
A couple of Bucklers, some well known drivers and the Man in the Triumph had a Healey 100S at one time ..
Thanks to Milan Fistonic for this little Gem ..
There were four pages -have included the whole list including the GP cars - post now corrected
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The Jim Ganley Ford 10 was /is the Jarvie bodied one that features in Howden Ganley's biography -
" The Road to Monaco "
- both he and Dad drove it at times , Dennis Ganley probably did too !!
May have to put some on the Austin Healey thread !!
That list is a veritable who's who of New Zealand motor racing in the 60s and 70s.
The maximum speeds recorded are very interesting and clearly indicate the factor involving, car quality/driver ability.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allan
From the Programme for the 1954 Ohakea Motor Races - images from Graham Woods - has been posted to David Montgomery who manages the Bucklers Facebook page. Thanks Graham.
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