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RA Vanguard on the left .. NZCRR Dunedin probably 1958
Dunedin 1958 - Digby Paape photo,his father Godfrey Paape was the Race Organiser in 1954 and for many years.
Godfrey was stalwart of the Otago Sports Car Club, ran an Austin A90 Atlantic at many events
Thanks to Kwaussie for correction of the date .. - I asked Digby about other archives that he had from Godfrey but most got lost in a House Fire in the 1980's sadly.
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Ron Roycroft - on the right.
The 1954 programme cover [front and back - thanks to SPgeti Bruce Dyer
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This is the entry list.
Easter Sunday 19th April 1954.
[ 27 March 2023 - three of the RA cars in the field..]
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another Dunedin programme - this time 1961 - also from Bruce Dyer.
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Entries for the main race ..
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RA Vanguard 1990 when reassembled by Mike Courtney
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Originally Posted by
Oldfart
It's a real shame that the article as published does get it totally wrong in who rebuilt the car to what it is now. That was undertaken by Richard Anderson, not Mike Courtney. Mike rescued remains and assembled something that vaguely resembled the car.
Richard started almost from scratch, and did it how it was. He raced it a number of time with VCC in recent years.
Thanks Rhys I saw the car when with Mike - I only took photos of the engine [ silly boy ] .. It was around 1990 when Mike was living in Titirangi, and ran the Vegie Shop in Lynmall.
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" t's a real shame that the article as published does get it totally wrong in who rebuilt the car to what it is now. "
Agree Rhys however now we do know !
These Myths do continue and I know I thought Mike did a rebuild not just putting it back together, at that time. so may have contributed to the myth.
Must have had my " Train-ing Wheels " on back then. as far as Archives and History goes. You learn something new every day.
[ A Hornby loco made in 1929 that was my fathers - " clockwork ' O ' gauge "- ]
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A few shots from Roycroft Trophy Meetings