Car preparation for the big race day, outside Mills garage, Maxwell road, Blenheim, on Friday 9 th November 1962.
Dunedin crew, driver Barry Cottle sits in his Lola-Climax 1098 cc while brother Mervyn (on left) prepares the car, and pit crew Graham Currie adds some “BP” energol oil. Cottle was 3 rd overall and 1 st in class A in the sports car race. He was also 3 rd in the main race the ‘Renwick 50' which was won by Angus Hislop (Hastings) driving a Cooper-Climax 2495 cc with Chris Amon (Bulls) Maserati 250F 2495 cc 2 nd .
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