Bucklers!

[Roger Dowding]

Photos from Bart Jonkers and the recent event " Squadra Scudo (transl: Team Buckler) has arrived in Bassano, Italy. " for " La Leggenda 2018 "

The Team ; Buckler 90/1 and another non NZ car ;



The line up with KA7377



A few photos of KA 7377 Buckler 90/1 ex NZ at the Bassano Italy Hillclimb event ;









Thanks to Bart Jonkers and to Rhys Nolan for creating this thread !!

[Oldfart]

Thanks to Roger Dowding for keeping it alive! My own Buckler is sitting in the shed (whoops, the poms say a shed is what you put your garden tools in) waiting for the new hard washers and hi tensile nuts and a new radiator. Brilliant summer so far here.

[Paul B]

Sunning pics of Bart's Buckler in the spectacular backdrop scenery.
The car looks great, looks like he is running a little more neg camber on the front.

[Roger Dowding]

Jim Boyd in his Buckler getting off the track - well two wheels are ! 1955 ??



Jim Boyd also drove The Lycoming later on - remember seeing it at Kerepehi Grass Track meeting in February 1967, as well as both before and after at Pukekohe;

[Roger Dowding]

Graham A Kyle wrote " I have gleaned as much information as I could. The Buckler DD1 was driven by Jim Boyd. He also entered the Lady Wigram Trophy race with this car, and finished in 18th place. The information I have received on the car is as follows. Buckler DD1 Le Mans de Dion rear end, powered by an Coventry Climax 83 bhp stage ll alloy block FWA 1098 cc...Hope it helps, cheers from a bloody hot Sweden... "

DD1 at Wigram

A photo from Wigram 1957 by Tony Adams showing the DD1
(car no. 5) with its original alloy body as it was shipped from the UK.

[Roger Dowding]

Thanks to Graham Woods for the 1967 photos, newspaper article and the entry list



The Teretonga Race - driving past a " spinner ".


The car today, still in NZ unsure who owns it ** New information
As we now know the car is with Mark Garmey, he and his father the late Ian Garmey obtained the car in 2007. It returned to the road in April 2012,and is a regular event competitor since.

- David Montgomery provided the photo
A great looking car - immaculate by the looks.

[Roger Dowding]

1960 Scott Wiseman right Buckler 90 ( ex Merv Mayo ) Jarvie body and with added headrest roll bar after Levin roll over.
Picture and information from Kelvin Brown on Fb page " Buckler Cars and Karts "
pic says 1960, unsure where, will enquire !!.



Just keeping the thread alive for " Oldfart ".
Must put the photo on Austin - Healey's too !! for the Bugeye. not one I know anything of, these days !!
In 1960 about the only Austin Healey thing I had was a hardcover book that was a Handbook with some History of the marque my mother bought me- was rather prophetic as went on to own 2 of them and 2 more of the Mark 3 series.

[Roger Dowding]

A note from Milan Fistonic about the above photo which has an answer to my question of where ;

" I haven't been able to post on TRS for some time now despite logging-in several times a day.

About the photo you put up on the Buckler thread.

Ivy Stephenson's Buckler was No 107 at the 1960 NZGP at Ardmore but there were no Sprites entered in that race.

In 1961 at Ardmore Scott Wiseman's Buckler was 107 and there was a 948cc Austin Healey in the entry list driven by P. Fafeita so I would guess that is when the photo was taken. ".

I have seen the name P Fafeita mentioned in connection with other event photos with a Sprite - thanks Milan

[ERC]

Taupo March 2003

[Roger Dowding]

Taupo March 2003

great lineup,is that the Jim Short Ford Special third from left !!

[Oldfart]

I'm pretty sure the 3 other cars are all Redlines (or the development of)

[ERC]

They were all Beatties back then I believe. Beautifully turned out too.

[Roger Dowding]

A Kiwi connection here !! the Ivy Stephenson Bruce Sutcliffe [ and others ] Car



The group - the Ivy Stephenson Bruce Sutcliffe car is not there



posted by David Montgomery on Fb page " Buckler Cars and Karts " - Photos by Keith Thomas

[Oldfart]

Neither was the Rhys Nolan car. Last year personal health, this year car health. The DD was in a different area with the F1 cars.

[Roger Dowding]

Neither was the Rhys Nolan car. Last year personal health, this year car health. The DD was in a different area with the F1 cars.

Thanks Rhys.. good you could attend .. I actually enjoyed Hill Climbs more than circuit work [ Sprints and Races ]. Lets hope there are more photos.

[Roger Dowding]

Philip posted about 50 photos of the event, only one of a Buckler - looks like a Mistral type body

[Oldfart]

That has a Daimler V8, Simon Ambrose.

[Oldfart]

Thanks Rhys.. good you could attend .. I actually enjoyed Hill Climbs more than circuit work [ Sprints and Races ]. Lets hope there are more photos.

No, I didn't go, to be honest I messed up the date!

[Roger Dowding]

Just going back through this thread and have a B and W photo of the Orchid Special, believe the car is now in Europe [ Switzerland ] with a Michael R Rohrmoser. Have seen a recent photo of the car on Facebook.

This was in the paddock area at Pukekohe in April or May 1966.. along with a Buckler or two and other Sports Cars.
Cannot help with the colour, except must have been a dark colour !!


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Please ignore the spelling and details on the photo, as when edited I didn't even know about the " Orchid Special ", thought it was a Buckler - the De Joux style body used.

Re-posting the photo



Some notes on this photo from Kelvin Brown - a Buckler Historian and owner - I reposted the photo recently on my facebook page and this comment was received, Thanks Kelvin.

" The Buckler Mk.90 on the right looks like the Vic Simpkin car may be with Owen Cullen, it was at first Ford 100E then re powered with a Humber 80 engine so has raised bonnet section and front vent. Yeats with the Orchid and maybe Marshall Mk.90, but there were other Bucklers competing."

Milan Fistonic may well have the entry list - was either an " Auckland Car Club " or " Northern Sports Car Club " National Meeting - must check my " borrowed " photos and scans..

[Roger Dowding]

The Car - Nigel Watts photo in NZ 2018 ;
Nigel had posted on a Fb forum " Classic Cars and Wrecks of New Zealand- deserves to be here too!
Thanks Nigel " another Roger " Borrowed ' photo "



The details of the car - according to Carjam.
BX1995
Year: 1952
Make: BUCKLER
Model: MK 7/1
Colour: White
Body Style: Sports Car
Plate: BX1995
Engine No: S153793
Chassis: MK71
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 5
CC rating: 1,000cc
Fuel Type: Petrol

See correction Car is a Mark 6 and has /had an 1172 Ford 10 motor - thanks to Oldfart for the info posted below