Photos: The Bruce Wells Collection - Warwick Farm - Part 6

[Steve Holmes]

Time for another update from Bruce Wells. This is just a small one, only 20 photos, from Warwick Farm, in May 1967. It was not long after this Bruce and his wife moved away from New South Wales and he stopped taking motor racing photos, which is a real shame. Would have been exciting to have seen what great moments Bruce could have captured during the 1970s.

[Steve Holmes]

Kicking things off is Bob Jane in his Elfin 400 Repco. Is this the ill-fated car Bevan Gibson was killed in at Bathurst in 1969?

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by Steve Holmes
Kicking things off is Bob Jane in his Elfin 400 Repco. Is this the ill-fated car Bevan Gibson was killed in at Bathurst in 1969?

Yes, that is the car Bevan Gibson crashed. The engine, 4.4-litre Repco single cam, went into a Torana a couple of years later, the car was rebuilt and raced by Ken Hastings with, I think, a Ford V8.

[Steve Holmes]

Yes, that is the car Bevan Gibson crashed. The engine, 4.4-litre Repco single cam, went into a Torana a couple of years later, the car was rebuilt and raced by Ken Hastings with, I think, a Ford V8.

Thanks Ray. So the motor from this car is the one that went into Bob's Torana Sports Sedan? Not sure why I never thought to make the connection before. It seems obvious now you point it out.

[Steve Holmes]

Don Holland in his wicked little Mini Cooper.

[Dale Harvey]

Don Holland in his wicked little Mini Cooper.

I beg to differ, I think it is Bob Holden.
The sideways Volvo is most probably David Seldon.
The Cooper S in post #9 looks like Lakis Manticas.
Dale.

[Steve Holmes]

.....and again. This car has been owned and raced by Fred Sayers for many years.

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

Alan Hamilton and his Porsche 908.

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by Steve Holmes
Alan Hamilton and his Porsche 908.

Not a 908...

It had a 6-cylinder motor and is described as a 'Porsche Spyder 6' in the report.

[Kenz]

Not a 908...

It had a 6-cylinder motor and is described as a 'Porsche Spyder 6' in the report.

The official title, ex factory at least, was 906 Carrera Competition Coupe until "imported to Australia by Alan Hamilton. Hamilton would use the car for road races around Australia but had problems getting into and out of the car. As a result of his tall frame, he would remove the roof turning the car into a spyder. In that form, Hamilton would take the car and would earn the 1967 Australian Championship" (quoted from conceptcarz.com and worth googling to read its subsequent history, including quite some time with Teddy Yip).
It's back to coupe form these days and has been auctioned by Bonhams a couple of times in the 800K bracket.

from Concept

[Steve Holmes]

Can anyone ID the driver of this Volvo? Car control is excellent!

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by Steve Holmes
Can anyone ID the driver of this Volvo? Car control is excellent!

Coke-bottle glasses? Yep! David Seldon...

[Seldo]

Can anyone ID the driver of this Volvo? Car control is excellent!

Yes - I am the culprit....David Seldon

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

I believe possibly Warren Weldon?

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by Steve Holmes
I believe possibly Warren Weldon?

I don't know who it is, but it's not Weldon.

[Steve Holmes]

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by Steve Holmes

Ken Ward's Morgan, Paul Meyer's Elan, Ross Bond's Healey 3000, Harry Cape and David Scales in the Midget. This photo was used in RCN but cropping Scales out.