Sport cars of yesteryear

[driftwood]

tell me more about the 250 LM and how it got to Middle earth

[David McKinney]

Run by Scuderia Veloce in Australia, and in 1966 NZ sportscar races by Spencer Martin, then did a year with NZer Andrew Buchanan before rerturning to SV. Now owned by Ralph Lauren

[Oldfart]

Brent raced it with the Jaguar engine. His "Special" claim to fame was when he raced it in the sports car races at Wigram and then fitted a type of hardtop to it and raced it in the Allcomers saloon car class later in the day.

He and Leo did get a bit of a hard time from Team Timaru over that but it did show that they were innovative.

Someone must have some photos of it at that meeting, it was a bit hard case looking.

Didn't the Lycoming do something similar, but 3 classes? I heard a rumour way back when that it ran without guards in the singleseater class, guards on in the sportscars and a roof for Allcomers. Then again rumours are not always too correct!

[Carlo]

Didn't the Lycoming do something similar, but 3 classes? I heard a rumour way back when that it ran without guards in the singleseater class, guards on in the sportscars and a roof for Allcomers. Then again rumours are not always too correct!

I can't remember it running as a saloon but it did run in both the single seater NZ Specials class and as a sports car at many meetings just by as you say, adding the guards

[jim short]

looks like ohakea 82 ex ivy stephenson climax buckler red paton ford{elva ford] story to come on this car lotus 7 dennis ganley ian hallet yellow buckler????

[Rod Grimwood]

Heres a old shot taken by a then keen young fella with his own little camera. I actually bumped into him at Hampton Festival and he said he had some old photos. he sent them to me and I will post them on threads and may even start a thread for them and any similar shots taken by amatuers with ordinary gear. It is all good.

Can some one name the drivers and cars please ? come on Jim
I think I know 3 of them

[David McKinney]

Front row Riley (Lotus "19"), Harvey (Elfin 400), Boyd (Stanton Corvette)
Second row Ross West (Lotus 23)(I think), John Armstrong (Lotus 15)(I think)

[Rod Grimwood]

Thanks David I had Boyd and Harvey but was not too sure on Riley, and had no idea of other two.

[timbo61]

Heres a old shot taken by a then keen young fella with his own little camera. I actually bumped into him at Hampton Festival and he said he had some old photos. he sent them to me and I will post them on threads and may even start a thread for them and any similar shots taken by amatuers with ordinary gear. It is all good.

Can some one name the drivers and cars please ? come on Jim
I think I know 3 of them

Was he photographing the cars or the girls?

[Carlo]

No he was trying to get Bob Friends car in shot with Graeme Pierce standing on the observation point

[markec]

According to John A, David is correct on all counts.

[Rod Grimwood]

Thanks David. Timbo you raise a good point, as he was known to "look" around in years of past. Looks like the one in pink/purple was way before her time in dress code.
Note Lexington wagon in back ground also and it looks like Lexington colours on Boyds Stanton

[Wal Will]

I've just started a dig through some old photo's and found a couple here of Peter Preston in his Buckler. The first during a LeMans start at Teretonga and the other at Wigram. Guessing around 1960/61. Unfortunately I didn't record any details on photo's back then. I recall it as being green with a white stripe.

[Oldfart]

Hi Wal, every Buckler photo you can find is sought!

[timbo61]

Not strictly yesteryear, but some sports car photo's from Amaroo park, a circuit which is no longer with us.



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[Steve Holmes]

Thanks timbo, Amaroo sure was a neat little track with a nice flow.

[bry3500]

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My mate David Irving has been busy with Photoshop

[jamie]

Hay Guys lovley shot WHITCH ONE is on POLE Jamie A

[Steve Holmes]

My mate David Irving has been busy with Photoshop

Wow, thats clever!