Brad Ward was a Kiwi race mechanic from Wanganui who set off on his OE in the late 1950s to the UK. He joined up with Graham Warner who ran the very successful "The Chequered Flag" group of companies. Graham raced Lotus Elites (most famously LOV 1) and bought the Moorland racecar company from designer Les Redmond. The latest Moorland was badge engineered into the first Gemini race car.
Brad looked after Warner's Elite and was involved with building the first real Gemini race cars - the front engine Mk2 and the rear engine Mk3 and Mk3A. Brad travelled through Europe with the team to the likes of Monaco and also looked after a NZ driven Triumph Herald at Nurbergring. He then joined John Sprintzel's team and subsequently returned to NZ in the mid 1960s. Sadly Brad died late last month but left a great collection of period photos. Last year, we got Brad up to Auckland to see the first Gemini race car which we had found in Texas. This was a car that Brad built so it was a memorable occasion to re-introduce Brad to the car he had built 50 years beforehand.
These are some of his photos.

On the way to Monaco 1960 with the works Gemini. Brad standing in front of the Zodiac (or is it a Zephyr?).


Lotus Elite LOV 1 on pole.


Monaco pits 1960.