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    1963 Wills Six Hour race - an unusual entrant - Mercedes Benz 220

    1963 the first running of the long distance saloon car race at Pukekohe - the year the track hosted the first NZ International Grand Prix.

    The Car -race # 6, they used the system used by Le Mans back then with Race numbers starting with the largest capacity cars. The Jaguars
    Photo from Brian Ferrabee - who has provide the photo and entry list to the son of the Driver Bill Thomason.
    The co-driver Johnny Riley.
    The car was the most expensive in the field

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    One of the Triumph Vitesse further back in the Esses

    The entry list ; from Brian Ferrabee

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    The car also competed the the long distance 5 hour race [ not six hours ] at Teretonga
    entry list by Graham Woods;
    Name:  Pukekohe 1963 #3 Timaru Mercedes Benz entry Graham Wood.jpg
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    Hopefully the results are out there with a TRS member !!
    Last edited by Roger Dowding; 12-03-2017 at 04:58 AM.

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