Neither of the above guys. It was created in recent times, comparatively. I believe, but often wrong, this one lives on the Whangaparaoa.Originally Posted by Roger Dowding
There are a number about, including the one I didn't get to finish before I left NZ.
Last edited by Oldfart; 03-22-2018 at 10:17 PM.
I think this is the car that was known as the Lotus-Consul when it was raced by John Scurrah in the early sixties.
Just checked the programme and this car is listed as a Westfield Eleven so it's not the Lotus-Consul.
Last edited by Milan Fistonic; 03-23-2018 at 05:29 AM.
Is this the Consul powered car that John Courtney used to race?
The "Lotus Consul" has been in the UK for a few years.
All the wonderful clear detailed pix of the drivers faces in open faced helmets will change after April 1....Balaclavas must be worn by all drivers at Historic meeting..( Catagory B)
As well as compulsory gloves........
OMG LOL
Rhys, " Mea Culpa ", the Bruin replica even though now over 35 years old was a brighter hue and different wheels.
They are a beautiful car
this a photo of the Bruin car at Otaua in around 1983 4 -5 the Austin Healey Car Club Hillclimb ;
Peter drove it in 1983, and believe it is him in the Yardley overalls, so could be that year - can anybody help me here ??
The car in action
here parked in the waiting area down the road from the start.
The Bruin replica at least had the authentic wire wheels but most Westfields seem to run on steel wheels. (As did the Lotus Consul) It does raise a critical issue though.
Programme entries from the (NZ) motorsport entry computer system, will simply spit out what the driver has put into the system, warts and all. Unfortunately, a check of recent programmes will highlight that there are errors - even of spelling. (The 1994 Hamilton Street Race programme and the 2018 Bathhurst Hampton Downs programme stand out as extremely poor examples of either incorrect or missing vital information.)
Now I tend to drive a camera more often than a car, valid information isn't always available - particular if taking a photograph in the public arena.
Just because a car wears Lotus badges does not mean it is a Lotus... Even with a genuine Coventry Climax engine in the front, it is no guarantee of authenticity. This is an ongoing problem as I believe all the D50 Lancia Ferraris for example, were destroyed, but the replicas are not identified as such in today's race programmes.
Last edited by ERC; 03-24-2018 at 07:08 AM.
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