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Bucklers at Levin - entry lists.
Thanks to Graham Woods for the entry lists.
1963
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See a few Mistrals in the entry and the Kato Special which had a De Joux like body as did some Bucklers
1958
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Results from Milan Fistonic
Result: 1st Merv Neil (14), 2nd Ray Thackwell (30), 3rd Len Gilbert (33), 4th Ted Avery (23).
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Brit & Euro gathering 3 March 2019 - some " borrowed " pictures Bucklers..
Put the Austin Healey pics on their thread - here are a couple of shots of a Buckler that attended - a well known car but I do not know much about it - others will.
Again " borrowed " pictures - as was back in the Bay..
Next event for me should be " Greerton Vintage Fayre " in a couple of weekends [ 16th March ]
The 90 with Elva OHV conversion on the Ford 10 motor - a popular choice back in the 1950's 60's ..
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The 90 and a Jensen
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Buckler 90/1 formerly in NZ now in Holland - an early photo
Story added follow but this is 90/1 in 1974 when owned briefly by Peter Hill [ Peter now lives in Australia ].
Bart who now owns the car would like to know more !
The photo - given to Bart Jonkers - the current owner..
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More to come !! " Oldfart " and Kelvin Brown both know a bit about the car - its early history is needed.
Bart wrote " Buckler 90 photo (90/1, 1974/1975)
Please comment if you recognize this car.
I am trying to trace the early history of my NZ Buckler 90/1 back to 1950s/1960s ownerships. I was able to contact the oldest confirmed NZ owner for my car, Peter Hill. Peter lives in Australia now and still writes about motoring as well as fiction. He gave me the attached photo of the car as he had it around 1974/1975 before selling it to Bruce Sutcliffe.
Peter tells me he was living in Auckland at the time and bought the car from a guy owning a repair garage. He confirms the car had a 100E Elva engine and the body colour was red. He does not remember a name for the repair garage owner.
As you see, the car has some distinctive features:
- A windshield with metal surround.
- A 'raised' hood scoop. The intake opening looks elevated above the hood plane.
- Widened wheels, but still E93A hubs.
- Chromed door hinges on the outside (so far only known only known on Ray Tyler and Dennis Lyndsey cars).
- Front indicators placed close to headlight buckets.
- Clearly visible pivot points for the front section.
- The front wheel arch looks very wide where it folds inwards.
It looks very similar to the Reed Buckler (but other wheels) and to the Ray Tyler car (but i believe that's accounted for).
Does this newly discovered 1974/1975 photo help in linking 90/1 to an early history?
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and some more comment- Bruce Sutcliffe bought the car - paid for in kind .. he worked of the cost.
It saved the Car.
" The car was purchased for 400$ by Peter around 1974/1975. It was still running. He never got around to using it and a while later, Bruce Sutcliffe paid for it with new carpenting for Peter’s house! “
My own comment
" Which indicates Bruce Sutcliffe owned it 1975 on "..
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A note by Kelvin Brown - a recognised expert of New Zealand owned Bucklers
" Bart great to see that early photo from Peter Hill. It has some distinctive features. One of the missing cars Mk.90/15 does have some compatible detail. It was raced by Doug Smythe in the 1960's era, out of Taranaki Car Club, but I have limited details so far. "
Looks like this now - photo from Bart Jonkers in Europe ..
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Buckler 90/1 formerly in NZ now in Holland another NZ photo
Bart Jonkers who now owns 90/1 NZ Reg KA6377 - has been busy getting the car ready to use again - he took some time off work to get it in order.
This is what he wrote
" Soon back on the road. Or at least i’m pretty confident she’ll be running again before summer is over.
Due to a new job, I had very little time to work on cars over the past two years. But then I decided enough is enough. So I took a week of holiday, locked myself up in the shed and build up the car again in some 80 hours. Had to install the gearbox 3 times because an ‘expert’ promised me he had adjusted the clutch already. The clutch now has the 3 added springs for a total of 9, as recommended in some old Buckler literature. Happy to report that it actually does not feel bad at all, having to depress this 50% heavier clutch.
I have now seen oil pressure starting her w/o spark plugs. So now it’s only a matter of taking her off the jack stands and seeing if the engine will really start! I’ll be posting some new photos of the car on dutch roads soon. Below a photo I recently found of the car still in NZ. "
He found this image in a " Beaded Wheels " the NZ Vintage Car Magazine.
Stated to be at the Kairangi Hill Climb by Steve Sharp.
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Apologies for the ..oops .. the NZ Registration in later years was KA6377 .. I need to check my typing and also the notes on my photos ..