Ivan Cranch

Sad to report that Ivan Cranch passed away yesterday. Ivan raced a 6CM Maserati in the 1960s and was also remembered for his Jaguar powered Ford Consul. I only knew Ivan in his later years when he had restored a lovely Alfa Duetto Spider and later his Lotus 6 and Vintage Riley. He was also well known for his craftsmanship on Alloy Bodies. I always found him to be very friendly and a real gentleman. Some years ago he suffered a stroke that affected his speech but still loved going out on Vintage Car runs with son Stephen in the Riley. We will miss you Ivan

Graeme Banks

Indeed a real gentle man with astonishing alloy beating skills. I know he was not entirely happy with his impediment after the strokes, but was always still an astonishingly cheerful man.
Rest in comfort Ivan, I will miss you.

Sad news indeed , I had a long friendship with Ivan going back to 1960 ,a real good guy and a master craftsman now sadly gone

Sad to hear about yr friend mates.........just remember we are in the line as every one morel of this story enjoy the NOW moment

Very sad news. Ivan, Judith and the Lotus 6 were regular visitors to Hawkes Bay and Ivan ran the Lotus at Te Onepu Hillclimb on a number of occasions until he suffered the stroke.
There would probably not be anyone else in NZ who has had such a long racing record.
Ivan was a gentleman in every sense of the word.

I met Ivan at Te Onepu Hillclimb while he was running the Lotus 6. Such a gentleman and a very nice person. RIP Ivan