Who What and Where?

[David McKinney]

If I'm on the right track this will be prior to the 1956 NZ Grand Prix at Ardmore. Some of the International drivers cars.

VPA 9 is Tony Gaze HWM-Jaguar, next to Peter Whitehead"s Cooper-Jaguar, Reg Parnell's Aston Martin DB3S and the Maserati 250F should be the one Stirling Moss used to win the event.

One could only think this photo was staged for the likes of newspaper pre-event publicity.

Stephen

The DB3S will be one of the Kangaroo Stable cars - Tom Sulman's or David McKay's. Parnell's Aston Martin was the single-seater F1 prototype

[bry3500]

probably Ray Hare,builder of the Imperral...on the cover of NZ specials book by Vercoe...photo taken at Houghton Bay hill-climb

you guys are on to it - thanks, the folks at the NZ National Library would be impressed I reckon

[Cooper997]

Thanks for clearing that up David. That still Pommie rego plate sent me off on the wrong tangent.

Digging out McKay's first book 'Behind the Wheel' appears that OXE 472 shown in the NZ photo makes it his car. Sulman's appears to have been OXE 473 in UK rego terms.

bry3500, now you can give the NZ library the details.

Stephen

[Perry Holland]

you guys are on to it - thanks, the folks at the NZ National Library would be impressed I reckon

actually...to be accurate...the Imperral was built by Ian McRae in Taita originally with a motor-cycle power plant...Ray fitted the Imp motor. The car then passed into Terry Leighton's ownership

[jamie]

Hi Gang Pitc 490 second from left is the the cooper that Ken Smith and my Brother and I raced Ken with A gray block Holden and Brian and I with 2.4 & 3.8 Jags Jamie A

[bry3500]

who and what?

[GD66]

I have no basis for reference, but when that image flashed up, my mind said, "Digby Cooke".

[bry3500]

according to my caption - not Digby Cooke

I have no basis for reference, but when that image flashed up, my mind said, "Digby Cooke".

[Oldfart]

Digby Taylor?

[bry3500]

not Digby Taylor

Digby Taylor?

[Rod Grimwood]

Baker, Nongataha (Rotorua)

[Oldfart]

Hi Rod, if you are right, what is the car? Not the Heron Mark 1 or 2.

[bry3500]

Hi Rod - Baker is not on the caption. Maybe he had the car at one point?

Baker, Nongataha (Rotorua)

[bry3500]

Dated 1975

[Rod Grimwood]

Is it uncle Jamie

Hi Bry, hope all good over there with you
cheers

[rf84]

Danie Lupp in the Rorstan?

[bry3500]

It's not Uncle Jamie ( but he might know) nor the Rorstan

All good over here Rod, missed you down at the Island this year

Is it uncle Jamie

Hi Bry, hope all good over there with you
cheers

[jamie]

Hi Gang the only one that pops into mind is Bob Moore from Whakatane in the ?? Rorstan JAMIE A

[rf84]

Garry Simkin has suggested Peter Slocombe in the PMS Climax?

[bry3500]

Not Peter Slocombe

Garry Simkin has suggested Peter Slocombe in the PMS Climax?