Ken where is this photo taken, and who is driving?Originally Posted by khyndart in CA
Roger,
The Heron-Daimler was built by Ross Baker. It was a neat little unit.
(Ken )
Ken where is this photo taken, and who is driving?Roger,
The Heron-Daimler was built by Ross Baker. It was a neat little unit.
(Ken )
Roger,
Te Poi always reminds me of when the DC 3 crashed above there into the Kaimais in 1963 and you could often see the sun glinting off the wreckage after that. A sad time.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/69898789
Ken
Not sure when this memorial was erected but it looks fairly new.
Thanks Milan,
I note a Miss Cooney on the passenger list, that is a well known name in the Tauranga area.
I myself have bad memories of 1963. It started when I did not feel well and finally my dad took me into see Dr. Watts (Nigel's father ) he quickly diagnosed that I had a perforated appendix and sent me immediately to Waikato Hospital which possibly saved my life.
Just after that in June this plane crash happened near home.
In November President Kennedy was shot, although far away in the US it stunned the world.
Then on Dec. 14th 1963, my dear father died suddenly. So 1963 was a dark year for me.
( Sorry to get way off base with my ramblings.)
(Ken )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 09-08-2017 at 07:51 PM.
Sounds rough, Ken...Originally posted by khyndart
.....I myself have bad memories of 1963.....
As for me, 1963 I got my first car and my driver's licence. Not so bad at all.
And to keep it on topic, I was able to spread my wings more and see ever more race cars and, therefore, ever more transport arrangements for them,
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Not sure but I thought it was either Norris Miles or Bill Robinson driving.
(Photo from Google)
(Ken)
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 09-09-2017 at 03:15 AM.
thanks Ken, was a photo I did not know had been released for open viewing
What a difference 10 years makes. After complaining about my 1963 and then seeing Steve Holmes photos of Goodwood it reminded me of how 1973 was like living a dream for me. From being at Trojan Works and going to motor races around England, track testing at Goodwood, meeting well known drivers, taking a Contiki Tour to the Munich Beer fest, showing my bride to be around London and also going to parties (without my bride to be !) with Barry Sheene and his crew. (Suzuki of Great Britain was part of the Trojan complex)
Barry was a real character and a marvelous rider and we met up again at Long Beach in 1977 to share some old times. He passed away way too young at 52 but he achieved a lot in those years !
Barry Sheene and transporter. (Year and photographer unknown )
(Ken Hyndman )
From Graeme Lawrence's column in the April 1973 edition of Motorman.
Interesting tow vehicle.
I wonder if that shortened Valiant ute was one of those used by Leo Geoghegan for testing at Mallala prior to the introduction of the Charger?From Graeme Lawrence's column in the April 1973 edition of Motorman.
Interesting tow vehicle.
They were trying to keep the Charger quiet prior to laugh so used a shortened ute to be the same wheelbase as a Charger.
Prior to launch...
Two were built, one was a VF and the other a VG, both were equipped with 6-Pack (triple DCOE) Weber 265 engines. One for a short time had a 340 and A833 but was deemed by Pete Geoghegan (while Leo was on an extended stay in England) to be too much of an understeerer.
In the end, this track testing wasn't totally successful as the utes had different torsional values to the Chargers.
Nostalgic look back to 1960.
Not sure why but the ad. looks very English although the price is in dollars.
(Ken H)
Transporting a racing car is not an easy job. Car transporters doing this work with full safety and accuracy. If you want to transport your car then visit https://cartransporters.com/
The '300SLR', of course, is one of the streamliner W196s...
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