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Thanks Milan, knew the second photo was Pukekohe, the Matamata image cars were unnamed, I assumed the same cars as the Puke photo. Good to know the Puke meeting was Dec 1964 - can correct my archive....

Wow,

What sort of Rules do they run under
- think MANZ, MSNZ, Motorsport New Zealand ( whatever it is called !! ) would have a cardiac ' [ pun intended ].

Last jalopy doesn't seem to have a...

Andy Buchanan and Bill Thomasen - [ both in Brabhams ?] ** Thomasen in a Cooper Buchanan in a Brabham 1.5 litre - the 1964 event.
They came Second and First in one of the Heat Races that day -...

Ray Bell,
Thanks for the stories of your trip through the USA. Great Stuff.

This Boy has only been on the West Coast, from Northern Mexico [Ensenada and Tijuana ] through California, Oregon and...

Tell us more Ray Bell, MORE More more, please !!

Historic Times coming up for NSCC .. 1971 the Clubrooms at Mt Richmond Domain were first actively promoted and then constructed in 1972 so 50 years ago it started.
1942 the first gatherings of the...

Agree Guys, and as the Kiwitahi Kid would say - " thanks for your inputs " Merry Christmas and roll on 2021.

Cheers,

having a beer right now 5;47 p.m. NZDST on my watch ..

The 100Coupe, Donald Healey's own car - was modified to 100S specs mechanically, and the Endurance Car that was used to break long distance records the mid 1950's.

Photo from the " Healey Museum...

from Karsten Stelk
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from Ken Hyndman
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Merry Christmas ..

Same to you " Chaindrive ".

Santa came early to my place as " BMC BOY " delivered this a few weeks back.. secondhand, and a TR4 not a TR4A, but great as very like the one I had in real life.
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John Larry Lawton photos

Control at Ngatea - including the Marshall and his car.

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More John Larry Lawton photos
Farmers Carpark - the start

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Control at Ngatea ;

Indeed Ken , indeed a few are the same and a few I would like..

Take care all you Guys on TRS and have a great Christmas and New Year, Rollon 2021 - it has got to get better.

and remember "...

John Larry Lawton photos of the cars at rthe start - Farmers Carpark in Hobson Street - when it was a two way road.

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Double photo John Larry Lawton at the exit and on the street
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Motorman Magazine front cover, article and a Castrol Advert about the results - all from Milan Fistonic.
A series pf photos from a competitor John " Larry " Lawton will follow :

The Cover ;...

Agree Ray,
When I said on here, I actually meant one of my threads - maybe on the Pukekohe one as photo relates to the GP meeting or the NSCC one - if john Histed was a member - in the 1950's 1960's...

Thanks Milan and Roger H .. great information..
Will get the Histed Lola photo on here later - needs to be scanned or photographed.

Cheers

ERC, The Lola top photo previous post is that the car that was raced by John Histed, Ken Smith amongst others ?? raced at Matamata in 1964/65. It features in the 1963 Shell Book of NZ Motor racing...

Brilliant, Thanks Milan, only have to get 1968 - 1972. I think I have the 1973 Competition Yearbook. *** No I don't see edit

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Must check in here and the boxes .. *** it is not - the book...

The J C Histed Lola - the front engined car mentioned in this thread appears in the 1963 Shell Book of new Zealand Motor Racing.
I recently was given a copy of the First Edition of these...

" Timo Makinen with Dave Barrow in the November 1964 RAC Rally where they came 2nd overall and 1st in Class. "

Photo from the 1964 RAC Rally. see previous post.

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Thanks Ray Bell and Ken H .. for the clarification and to Ray for the details of the photo .. my question is why ??
- presume a lack of knowledge by the writer /editor of the article

Thanks Milan, Good to know Russell is using the car as it should be.
Usually runs in the " Classic Trial " series with Allan Horner in his Toyota powered Sprite.

The car was created as a " Works...

Yes Ray - which Aussie in which photo ?? ..

Thanks for all your great photos - ERC .. " 1,100,056 " views is a good number .. and it didn't break or brake the vBulletin system !!
Well done.