Did it have BOAC on back guards when first here and Blue and White. Keep photos of rebuilds coming Roger, brilliant. What a top mans shed. And to have these cars being so lovingly resurrected.
Did it have BOAC on back guards when first here and Blue and White. Keep photos of rebuilds coming Roger, brilliant. What a top mans shed. And to have these cars being so lovingly resurrected.
Sorry BOAC on front guards John W Andrews on back
Yes Rod it did, and quite a moment to have them sitting side by side. I know that both cars will recieve the top quality restorations that they so richly deserve and return to the track in fully competitive form. It is a great passion that we all hold for these cars and those amazing days of saloon car racing in NZ, it must reflect the effect that seeing these cars, and there charasmatic drivers hurling them thru the competition had on us in our much younger years.
What great photos Roger! And two very special cars being brought back to life.Originally Posted by RSROGER
Paul pushing the Capri off track down that wee road at Manfeild...
Thats a really great photo Brett. Can anyone ID the cars behind the Capri?
I think the Escort at back is the Blackberry car that had Frist (a soft drink) advertising down side of it. Notice guy pushing on right rear of Capri would end up in driving seat later.
Boy, thats well spotted Rod. Do you have any more info on the Blackberry Escort? I wondered if the Torana was Bryan Bate's?
I have had several chances to meet with Grant Walker lately, he has been in Christchurch several times while having an RS1800 BDA Escort built for rallying in Australia by Brent Buist at Palmside. He is a great guy and still passionate about his motorsport, he has many memories to share about the 76 and 77 seasons running the car here and in Australia. I will post a photo of the old girl in the bright swimming pool colours during part of that era, and I think also when Jody MacNamarra ran the car briefly.
Roger, fantastic to see the car coming back together and the FVA Escort in the background.
Couple more shots of those cars .. just coz I can't get enough of them. I hope their historical interest outweighs the lack of sharpness.
With the Halliday Escort giving it a big hurry up.
MY personal favourite - the Escort.
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Steve, think you are right with the Torana being Bates, it was a silvery blue if I remember.
Yeah thats right, can't see much of it in the shot, but there weren't that many of them. I wonder what happened to it.
Fahey was struggling with a deflating tyre in this race, and only just managed to fend off Halliday.Couple more shots of those cars .. just coz I can't get enough of them. I hope their historical interest outweighs the lack of sharpness.
With the Halliday Escort giving it a big hurry up.
Couple of photos posted on Escort post Steve
Mike Feisst photo of the Capri when owned and raced by Inky Tulloch, as an OSCA racer, and fitted with a small block Chevy. Was on-sold to John Osborne after his own V8 Capri (ex Halliday brothers and Danny Lupp) had caught fire and burnt to the ground. Boy has this car led a colourful life!
Puke chicane coming onto the front straight. At last one of my own pics.
Bruce.
One the grid at Puke next to the PDL I,
Pukekohe Grid.
Nice one Bruce, these are great.
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