At 5 Pound for the winner they were not in it for the money !Originally Posted by John McKechnie
That would not be enough money to pay for the fuel for 3 laps !
They must have provided good "spirits" to all entrants after the racing was over.
At 5 Pound for the winner they were not in it for the money !
That would not be enough money to pay for the fuel for 3 laps !
They must have provided good "spirits" to all entrants after the racing was over.
petrol was 35 cents a GALLON then, Ken, unlike the miserable litre you get now.
Dauntsey Teagle told me in 1993 he made money from prizegiving running his Formula Ford in the 1970s
Dale, Humpies in Oz, Humpties (Dumpties) in NZ. Just like Austin Somersets were Summersaults.
I thought Ellis may pick that one up if incorrect...he has a humpy, nah....humptie is better
John, my car was only racing in allcomer's, was not allowed in group 5, could only do car club stuff after that.
John, have you taken note of the size of Kevin (Hirstys) hands. one of them around your ear and he could race, do what he liked. just a thought.
Clip from Auckland Star, 1964.
As long as the term "allcomer" remains on saloon car racing programs, drivers will continue to take drastic measures to devise a car ,which,although bearing little resemblance to its original state, is immenseley fast on the track
Another newspaper clip -April 1967=
ACC is putting on the Dunlop meeting at Pukekohe .
*Monsters Roar for the Last Time
This will be the last major race for allcomer cars since R.Frost introduced the class at Levin 8 years ago
Prize money will total more than &200. more than any other saloon car class in NZ except Wills 6 hour*
Last edited by John McKechnie; 02-13-2018 at 08:51 PM.
This is a great Terry Marshall photo of an Allcomer race at Waimate in 1966.
You folks will get the names correctly.
Is that Paul Fahey on the left and Dave Simpson on the right of the front row in their Anglias (Are they fastbacks here or did that come later? ) Rod Coppins is looming at the rear.
Ken H
Winter of 1965 Jack Nazer, modified Anglia body-cutting down roof height, front smoothed with radiator intake lowered.
Dave Simpson copied, but Jack didnt race in 66
Simpson and Fahey both appeared Nov 65
At the same time Custaxie was being created.
Allcomer racing had become so popular, and was being the main draw card.
Renwick was the first on the SI calendar , and the prize money was bigger than ever before.
Last edited by John McKechnie; 02-14-2018 at 12:09 AM.
A day at the beach in NZ in the 1960s.
Compared to a day at Daytona Beach, Florida, in the early years !
Quote from an article by Allan Dick entitled "The Fastback Anglias " in issue #75 of NZ Classic Driver
" Call them ' fastback ' or ' breadvan ' these remarkable racing Anglias are a New Zealand motor racing institution "
Two twincam Anglia's appeared at Pukekohe in the November 1965 meeting , with " very similar streamlined noses "
Paul Fahey # 104 and David Simpson #54
" ... Then three weeks later, at the seasons second meeting both cars appeared with major and unusual body modifications " the December 1965 meeting at Pukekohe.
.... " both teams worked in total secrecy,thinking they were going to spring a surprise on the other Both cars appeared with roofline extensions that filled the gap between the revers-angle rear window and the end of the boot - to stop turbulence in that area ".
The December meeting must have been Dunlop sponsored as Dave Simpson put a strip of masking tape over the Firestone stickers .. his car had a logo Lotus Anglia on the nose ..
April 1966 meeting Paul Fahey
May 1966 meeting Dave Simpson now race # 36
another one this time Frank Radisich who had moved on from the Humber - Zephyr, later Humber Jaguar the January 1968 GP meeting if my notes are correct [ maybe Jan 1967 ]
Last edited by Roger Dowding; 02-13-2018 at 11:05 PM.
Whose is the Mustang ?? was it an Australian import ?, Fahey then Simpson in the Anglia's Rod Coppins in the Zephyr Corvette
That looks like the GP Roger (number of spectators) In which case is Geoghegan in the Mustang?
Whose is the yellow #38 at the beach? Reg number doesn't match any of the other 3 shown.
Yellow Submarine was DA 6070
Rhys...good question as Fahey Mustang also had stripe on the side, thick in the middle, thinner stripes above and below. Being a Shelby meant it has a scoop in the bonnet at that time..104
http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...r-racing/page2
However that looks like the red and blue 2 stripes you can see on Geoghegan mustang google images.
Rhys,
The Anglia fastback at the beach, reg. EW1287 # 38 belonged to Jack Nazer.
(Ken H )
An Allcomer / Open Saloon modification.
This early Terry Marshall photo which includes his brother, shows Spinner Black's Mk 1 Zephyr at an engineering shop in Tatuanui, east of Morrinsville, getting the rear fenders cut out to allow for the wider tyres. Some good Kiwi ingenuity in very basic conditions.
(Ken H)
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Spinner Black in his Mk 1 Zephyr leading Red Dawson in his Chevrolet coupe on a dirt track at Tuakau in the early 60s
Thanks to Reece Killingback for this action photo.
( Ken Hyndman..who is about to leave Los Olivos for 12 days in NZ and I won't be bothering you as I will not be on a computer. )
1964 ? Pukekohe ?
Note the "interesting" rear guards now on Spinner Black's Mk 1 Zephyr (with Raymond Mays head)
# 114 as he gives Ivan Segedin's big-bore Anglia a bit of a hurry-up !
(Spinner Black photo )
(Ken H )
Last edited by khyndart in CA; 02-14-2018 at 09:09 PM.
Pic I have is dated Puke 4th April 1964
Hi number on mine is on a roundel, on yours its on a square.
You will have to swing by my place and see it..........
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