Marlborough Car Club Historical photo Archive

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NZ Specials and Racing Car Race, class A up to 2000 cc, class B over 2000 cc. Outright winner of the M.B. Mills Ltd. Challenge Trophy was Robert Stewart of Christchurch, driving his Sunbeam Alpine 1592 cc, he leads John Kingston of Woodbourne in a JBM Ford 1172 cc and Timaru driver Peter Preston, Buckler 90 1172 cc. Stewart was 2 nd overall and 2 nd in class B over 2000 cc???., from winner Ron Rutherford of Christchurch in his 260-M Zephyr 2682 cc, Preston was 3 rd overall and 1 st in class A with Kingston 5 th overall and 2 nd in class A.

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Saloon cars class A 1201-2000 cc and class B over 2000 cc. A small Wolseley being hounded by a dented Ford Zephyr MK2. The Wolseley 1500 1498 cc, (No.6) of Ian Pethig from Hororata holds a slender lead over Blaclutha driver Norman Masters driving his Ford Zephyr MK2 2553 cc. Pethig went on to finish 6 th overall and 3 rd in class A, with masters 4 th overall and 3 rd in class B.

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Saloon cars up to 1200 cc, Christchurch driver Austin Prattley in his Triumph Herald Coupe 948 cc being hounded by Kaikoura driver Roger Harris in his Austin Mini 848 cc around the tight hairpin of the DR Filters Best- a cigarette company and race sponsor. Prattley was 3 rd overall and 3 rd in class B, with Harris 4 th overall and 1 st in class A.
The classes were, A up to850 cc and B 850-1200 cc.

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The next lot are from Ruapuna 1969

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Gary Sprague, (Timaru) brings his Ford Anglia GT 1760cc into the pits
after his battle with Paul Fahey (Manurewa) in his Ford Mustang 4700cc.

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Gary Sprague, (Timaru) Ford Anglia GT 1760cc holds off Clyde Collins (Christchurch) Austin-Cooper ‘S' 1293cc.
Sprague won with Collins second. Collins was also 2 nd in another race.

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Gary Sprague, (Timaru) lifts a wheel on his Ford Anglia GT 1760cc at the sweeper
on Ruapuna Park Raceway near Christchurch.

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Paul Fahey (Manurewa) Ford Mustang 4700cc, won the over 1000cc class of the Group 5 saloon car race.

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Gary Sprague, (Timaru), Ford Anglia GT 1760cc, holding off Paul Fahey (Manurewa) Ford Mustang 4700cc,
with Ron McPhail (Christchurch) Austin A40 Farina-Lotus 1590cc in hot pursuit. Fahey was first.

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Gary Sprague, (Timaru) brings his Ford Anglia GT 1760cc into the pits, after a hard fought race.

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Paul Fahey, on the left, having a chat with Ron Silvester of Christchurch between their races.

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A close up view of Dunedin driver Lin Neilson in action in his Austin-Cooper ‘S' 1293cc
at the Ruapuna Raceway sweeper.

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Christchurch driver Ron Silvester with his 1938 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 5449cc holds a slender lead over Paul Fahey (Manurewa) in his Ford Mustang 4700cc who went to win this race. Also Ron McPhail (Christchurch) driving an Austin A40 Farina-Lotus 1598cc.

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Christchurch driver Ron Silvester with the big 1938 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe 5449cc leads Paul Fahey (Manurewa) Ford Mustang 4700cc, and Gary Sprague of Timaru is in hot pursuit in his Ford Anglia 1760cc.

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Paul Faheys Mustang.. original caption reads " A close look at the working department of the Morris Cooper ‘S' 1293cc of Murray Cockburn from Oamaru. "

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Allan Boyle from Auckland in his overalls working on his Morris-Cooper ‘S' 1293cc.
Dunedin driver Lin Neilson is on his left.

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The next batch are from Ruapuna April 1969 . All of the captions here were wrong on the MCC page. Anyone fill the gaps?

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Ruapuna April 1969

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Ruapuna cont'd

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Ruapuna April