Thanks for that, Greg, if only we had had access to HD cameras back then!
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I was reading a 1993 magazine the other day which had an article about English car restorer Tony Merrick and I noticed this photo that applies to this thread. The caption read..... " major restoration project was the 555 Supersqualo which was once fitted with a V8 Chevrolet and clothed in a Morris Minor body"
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The original chassis frame was probably similar to this drawing that also turned up on the net.
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Tony Merrick also (re)created the only 'missing' ERA, now known as AJM1. Some very clever people around.
Ferrari typo 553 were tough old cars. This photo from 1954 is after a practice crash at Bern in 1954, chassis could be #2 or #3.
Rebuilt as 555's and shipped to Melbourne for the 1956 Australian Grand Prix then on to New Zealand for the 1957 series.
The guy on the right is exclaiming "jes in ten years time this chassis may have a even older morris body mounted to replace this one!"
Do you think he would be willing to part with it for the recreation?
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Found this on Old NZ Motor Racing. Looks like the shot was taken later in the season when the exhausts were pointed through the bonnet
Greg, have put this on Facebook - better here though, and think I have an action shot.
second photo is from Robin Tanner I think the reverse direction meeting in April 1966
and the third is the "action " shot ".
It is not useful as a reference shot but a bit of history - again at Pukekohe in 1966.
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Was that Robins coupe in the second photo Roger
Number 56 was John Riley.
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They were great looking cars in their day!
My confusion about which photo was being asked about.
The entry list I posted above was from the May 14, 1966 meeting and refers to the first photo.
This entry list is from the April 23, 1966 meeting, which was the one run in the reverse direction, and refers to the second photo.
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Milan- how many meetings did they do anti-clockwise?
I remember Brown in a Mini Cooper (?) smacking his car badly, and it was deemed unsafe that way round.
is this correct?
Kevin Hirst- would you remember?
Also does Ken Bailey now own the Zephyr Corvette-red /black 98 ?