Intriguing stuff, particularly remembering that rationing (like petrol) did not cease until 1950 or later.
And I believe this shows not just 1946 but 1947 as well
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Intriguing stuff, particularly remembering that rationing (like petrol) did not cease until 1950 or later.
And I believe this shows not just 1946 but 1947 as well
#34 Rennmax Paul Bolton(later ran the Rorstan cars)
#27 Elfin Noel Potts (listed in programme as red/black...)
Front bar at six, Dale?
Great pics, Garry: all the signs of a productively misspent youth!
The "So Cal" was built originally in Bathurst in late 1940s by prolific special builder George Reed as one of his series of "Skates", all Ford V8 s. This one "The White Car" aka "Skate 3" was raced...
I was there, spectating above Honda or Repco? Corner that day as the car cavorted off the road and opposite-locked back on. Great stuff.
The earnest soul rushing up to Ann Thompson after the event...
Hi Kevin
Have just revisited here since the large glitch, to find your post.
I have no Hume Weir records of that period. Now that you say it I can see that it is you in the car...
Clever man, clever cars.
Pity the NOISE of the supercharged Ford Zephyr cant appear on this site!
Great pics!
Some identifications:
122 Sid Howard Nota MG XPEG s/c - currently being rebuilt
71 Kevin Bartlett Lynx
53 MG Vauxhall ?Ron Davis? - as MG P won an Australian Grand Prix
35 Jaques...
Wonderful pics of a wonderful place to race.
I can identify several racing cars: Bob Minogue in the Sidney Rudge
#39 is an Elfin Aero
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Thanks, gentlemen
I will make contact
Is it true that Tyrell's previous/ first competition car was an MGTF?
The Lola pictured at Longford is the FJunior imported by David McKay and sold to Tom Corcoran
Great photos, folks!
In the late 1960s, in Sydney, I worked with Tyrell's sister Judy's husband Keith, we partied once or twice, found one another entertaining company, but not as entertaining as her/their stories of...