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.
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.
Couple of photos posted on Escort post SteveOriginally Posted by Steve Holmes
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.
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.
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.
If you mean the torana. Ended up with Russel Due at Taihape for a long time. Ended its life bouncing off the fence fairly heavily at taupo (in front of the club rooms) gee, possibly around 1987 maybe.
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.
HI guys, I know this is an odd question, however, I am in the process of repainting my ute, can someone tell me the exact colour of the dark blue on the Fahey Capri. I know it is not Ford Blue, as that is much lighter in colour. any help greatfully received.
Regards
Sean McBride
I was there Roger when that happened, and it was a big hit not a nice one at all. Those little esse's caught a few. It was the fence infront of clubrooms or if you went inside it was fence infront of pits, or if you were lucky you just missed the pit fence and across grass towards the microcharpa trees. It was around 86/87 as we were at all the meetings those years.
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