Shots from my sons camera Whenuapai,sorry dont know date.Also Jag special Bulga ,Hunter Valley Car display NSw Australia.
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Shots from my sons camera Whenuapai,sorry dont know date.Also Jag special Bulga ,Hunter Valley Car display NSw Australia.
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Shots from my sons camera at a Whenuapai meeting,also nice Jag Special Bulga /NSW
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Thanks Ross, these are great! Do you have any more?
Hi Steve,He took some nice shots,he has some of the cars racing but they are quite distant,they are in Australia so will review them next time i am over.He will be chuffed that they are appreciated. Ross
Ross, have cropped the photos and reposted here 4 of them.. that Bulga Jaguar is great and I love Corvette's..and one of the Maser too !!.. hope you don't mind ..
Maserati 250F
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Corvette's
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The Jaguar Special
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Well done Roger ,much nicer,feel free to do the rest.Ross
Cheers Ross, happy to oblige, give me a moment and will be done. I have a few shots at Whenuapai that have the same two Corvette's, I went several times once when John B [ SPR Models] was rung his McRae Porsche Spyder..Quote:
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and from my own pics, My MX5 and John B's roadgoing Porsche.. not the racer
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The Jaguar special is a Cougar and is owned by Brian Coe from Singleton NSW.
Dale.
The Jaguar Special
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Ross has sent me some magazine and a few photos, which are worth sharing.
I thought Ross' thread of his sons photos a good place to start ;
Here are the front and back covers of the " Sports Car Club of New Zealand Inc " Special Edition magazine issues 1, 2 and 3, from 1984, 1986 and 1989 Richard Gray was the Secretary and Editor of the magazines, lots of articles on NZ built Specials and Kit cars. ;
1984 Issue #1,
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the ad on the back - remember this shop ??
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1986 Issue #2,
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Back cover Emersons and Chevron .. great names in small production cars and specials ..
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1989 Edition #3,
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Ads on the back Honda, Fraser and Heritage Andy Culpan who later ran Race FX
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an huge article written Ralph Watson himself on his cars and their construction and histories.. very detailed account of the Lycoming's racing events results from 1956 to 1968 ; could be worth its own thread - will look at what has already been posted !!
Checked through the events and one of the first race meeting I went to in my own car in 1967 is the Hamilton Car Club Grass Track meeting at Waharoa Domain.. remember it well, and the drive home when Jim Boyd, after having had a couple of wins, decided to drive home in the Lycoming and the tow car and trailer a Zephyr 6 I think, followed, they both went past my Mini, like I was standing still ..would have been at the 50 mph and they were doing 75/80 mph !! those were the days
Ross not only sent me the Sports Car Talk magazines but a collection of photos taken in a shopping complex in Switzerland in 1983..
A Lotus collection .. Type or model numbers !! - I am unsure of some ..there are descriptive signs but not easy to read ..
Formula one, single seaters..
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3 single seaters and a Lotus 7..
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The group again from floor level..
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2 shots of the 1961 Formula one car. from the front, rear shot in the next set !! Is it a Lotus 23 ??
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The 1961 Lotus # 23 ..
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A Chassis ..
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The chassis a Twin Cam engine and sports cars, with a Cortina on the end.
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Lotus Cortina - a later Mk 1, as has the aeroflow vents in the C pillar.
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A small but interesting collection of pictures.. thanks Ross ..
Ross Hollings has sent me some more photos, 3 of a meeting at taupo early 1990's with a group of Bucklers, one of his Humber 80 special, with a De Joux [ Buckler style ] body and couple of the 500cc cars at a Club Circuit meeting - unsure if also Taupo early 1990's.
Here is waht Ross wrote ;
Photos of Bucklers taken at Taupo,original small circuit 90,s,HRSCC Xmas meeting.
The Red Buckler in foreground [rear shot] is an interesting car,was not built till 1973 ish built by Ferris De Joux from a original Buckler chassis which G Mayo & Son had hanging in their roof in their factory.This chassis was used to make the original jig as Mayo,s had the licence to build Bucklers in NZ.It has a Coventry Climax Motor. Graeme Brayshaw owned it till recently selling it to his son -in -law.Nice car.
The band of little F500 cars is at a club circuit meeting 90,s run by the Auckland Motor Cycle club and they invited the cars along.I raced the Nat Special there powered by a Triumph 650,next to Ralph Watsons cars.[Good shot of Ralphs car in Rays section]
.Hope they are of interest.
PS Photo of my Humber 80 Special,De Joux body. Restored by Roger Munns,some say it may have been the Norhland Special but never verified that. Ross
The Buckler shots ;
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The Humber 80 Special
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The 500cc cars ..
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Thanks again Ross ..
The first Lotus looks like a 79, next photo, the black coupe with wire wheels is probably a type 14 Elite, a 7, no 23 is a Lotus 18, then looks like Jo Siffert's Lotus 49 in Rob Walker colours and a JPS 72D or E. The sports car next to the Cortina looks like a series 4 Elan Sprint hardtop...Lotus 36..
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Post # 6 looks like the Wings & Wheels meeting at Whenuapai in 1998
Some photos i [Ross Hollings] took in Rotorua [Blue Lake] in the 50,s with a Box Brownie camera [still got it] 3 shots of Sterling Moss ,can anyone identify others in the pictures,lets see how good you are.The speed boat was called [Grey Goose].The autograph was from the same time,prior Goodwood crash.Attachment 40049Attachment 40050Attachment 40051Attachment 40052
Interesting shots Ross, and I have one for you - the Humber 80 Special at Manfield, Bruce has corrected the photo is at Taupo .. photo from Bruce Dyer who sent me 24 shots taken in and around Taupo and Manfield ..
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Hi Roger,Humber 80 Special is correct but before i owned it.Did go to Manfield once ,and it rained and rained,we were mixed in with Formula Fords,very difficult class to race against and cut my water off several times under braking,not a pleasant experience.
Ross, the photo was taken at Taupo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross Hollings
Have a look at these on Trademe http://www.trademe.co.nz/antiques-co...1239064593.htm And these http://www.trademe.co.nz/antiques-co...1239557342.htm
Can anyone identify the blue single seater no 48 in post #19 please.
Allan, I am unsure, Spgeti may know, as his photo sent to me to put on TRS..Quote:
Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
cheers
Roger
I might be wrong Allan but I think it is a Terrapin.
Cheers
Bruce
Looks like this Terrapin that was at the Doctor's Hill Hillclimb.Quote:
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It is and is currently being advertised in NZ Classic Car