Russell Due owned it for many years I believe, and I was told he was slowly rebuilding it, but I don't know if he ever finished the rebuild. Not sure if he still has it, I recall there being some noises about John Osborne maybe getting it back, but I don't know if that happened.Originally Posted by rt6pack
My understanding is after talking to someone at manfeild some time back that he has passed.If John gets it back he will have to build a new front end for it because its in another race car that Russell had.
The only memory I have of Lance Evans and his special Mini was that it had the Twin Cam head from England. He used to race in SS2000 in the early days.
thanks for the response guys.
Wellington
a few more that might be of interest.still Wellington.
still any interest?
Still interesting, please keep them coming.
Yes Lindsay your pics are fantastic, got me thinking now what happened to Steve Vigurs Celeste? And is that a young Tony Marsh standing at the drivers door of the red RX7 (car #2)?
Custaxie is correct on 2 points-Russell Due passed away in late 2012 and he had moved from Taihape to a place in Feilding (probably not more than a km from Manfeild).
rt6pack, you are correct with Tony Marsh and RX7, this was ex Aussie Group C and run in Coolwool series. Keiran Wells drove it and believe it went on to became RX8.
2 similar cars arrived at same time, other one driven by Phil Henley and supported by Cran Judge through Statesman shirt company.
Thanks for the extra pics Lindsay, just fantastic!
Yes I too would love to know what happened to the Celeste. And what happened to Steve Vigurs? There was a Steve Vigurs racing in Sports Sedans in Australia a few years ago. Was this him?
Thats right Rod, the Wills RX7 was an ex-Group C car from Australia. I had been told it was an ex-Barry Jones car, and the first RX7 built for Group C in Aus, so it was quite an important car.
Hi Steve, yes Steve Vigurs lives in Aus now and is running his son in law in a yellow spaceframe Camaro
Sorry its been a while but yes have done a couple more runs of the DVD, just give me a bell evanmunt@hotmail.com
I was in touch recently with Steve Vigurs as I wanted to know what hapened to the Cortina he ran before the Celeste (it was dumped). Many years ago I saw the Celeste being driven down Lincoln Road in Chch...it had been made street legal. Obviously before certification process came into being! I heard that it was subsequently crashed and written off; but never been able to confirm it.
OSCA V8's..[Known OSCA drivers only- please PM with any info]
Capris:
*I.Munt (302 SBF/ 350 SBC)-E.Munt
*F.Ryan-P.Kirk ( 302/326 SBF )-C.Collins/A.Hyde ( 350 SBC)-R.Fisher-R.Cameron-D.Elvy-J.Heslin-A.Pulley-R.Hayman-T.Mann
*J.Kennedy ( 351c Ford)-B.Slade (GW/SBF)-R.Farrar ( 350 SBC)-S.Vigers-I.Shrimpton-M.Fitzgerald-?.Boult-T.Mann
*J.Osborne ( SBC ) XXXX.....destroyed, fire , testing @ Ruapuna
*I.Tulloch ( SBC)-J.Osborne
*J.Dymand (SBF 302) XXXX
Mustangs:
*D.Dunlop( 302 Boss)-K.Haig-L.Bruce-C.Morris-B.Slade ( GW/SBF)-R.Kennard
*D.Baker (302 Boss-G.Baker- S.Ross?
*J.Armstrong ( SBF 289)-R.McElrea
*W.Ross-?
Cortinas Mk1:
*J.McCoomb/G.Hargraeves ( SBF 289)-P.Blomfield
*A.Threckhold ( SBC 327)/P.Kocis?
Mk2:
*J.McIntyre (302 Boss)-D.Prendergast
Mk3:
*P.Andrews?
*C.Collins ( SBF302/326-SBC350)-B.Bellis-J.Beattie-A.Newton-S.Vigers XXXX
*R.Bartley (351c Ford)
Mk4:
*J.McIntyre (302 Boss)-R.McElrea ( SBC 350)-B.Search-R.McElrea-D.Prendergast(in restoration)
Mk5:
*R.Kennard ( SBF 346)-K.Buckley
Escort Mk1:
*J.Harcourt (B.R.P. 4.3)-
Escort MK2 ( V12):
*W.Ross
Camaro's:
*B.Jenner ( SBC 350)-L.Bruce-J.Osborne
*I.Tulloch ( SBC 350)
*K.Haig ( SBC 350)-D.Peddie-R.Cameron
Corolla:
*T.Crowe (SBC 327) XXXX
Mazda RX7:
*J.Osborne SBC 355/366)
Victor:
*A.Dickie ( SBC 327)-G.Jenkins (SBC 327/350)-L.Bruce-D.Elvy-R.Cameron-T.Mann
Starlet:
*T.Crowe
*T.Crowe-R.Freeth- J.Harcourt-
Holden EH:
*S.Dymand ( Holden 253)
Commodore:
*P.Monaghan-C.Collins/A.Hyde-M.Johnston.........................................G.Jones?
*I.Munt
*B.Whittle-
*W.Ross-?
Monaro:
*R.Sylvester-R.Thorpe ( SBC 366)
Torana:
*D.MacRae ( SBC 350) XXXX...............................went to stock car track
Chevette:
*D.MacRae ( SBC 350)-.......-.......- somewhere in Marlborough Sound area being rebuilt?
Zephyr:
*B.Thorpe ( SBC 327)
Viva:
*P.Kirk-H.Ross-
*J.Heslin-
Mitzi Celeste:
*S.Vigers ( SBC 350)
SPACE FRAME CARS: Not sure on which form for these with so many body/engine swaps its easy to lose ID, perhaps driver name in progressive ownership with body /engine in brackets?
L.Knowler ( Camaro SBC350)
*R.McDonald ( XB Falcon Coupe 351) ...... B.Stirling..........
*N.Barclay?(EB Falcon351), R.McDonald( Falcon/Mustang),.............,P.Neame
*J.Beck (RX7/SBC350)......
Still some gaps to fill-PM me with info & I'll edit...Thanks
The P.Andrews with Mk3 Cortina might have been a P.Williams ( Kaiapoi/Rangiora?) & may not have raced, seem to remember it was a semi space frame car & not legal for OSCA at time?
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OSCA 6 cyl [ Known drivers only...PM with further info..]
Austin A30:
K.Rout (T2000)
Escort:
J.Osborne-L.Bruce-Agnew?....4.1 x/flow Falcon
B.Agnew-?....3.0 V6 Ford
W.Ross
L.Hunter-....3.8 V6 Holden?
Anglia:
A.Jelley-R.Ramsay-...3.0 V6 Ford
R.Bartley-
RX7:
D.Grindley-?.... 4.3 V6 Buick
Prefect:
B.Vuyk-D.Peddie-?.... 2.553 Zephyr/202 Holden
Viva:
D.Brown-?....3.0 V6 Ford
XU-1
P.Kocis-?
Avenger:
M.Johnson-D.Robertson?.... 265 Chrysler Hemi
Valiant Charger:
J.Little-.... 265 Chrysler Hemi
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OSCA 4 cyl.....[Known drivers only...PM with further info..]
Nissan Datsun:
T.Crowe-?
J.Dymand-?
G.Love-?
P.Mauger-
G.Ricardt
W.Murdoch-
Austin A30:
J.Whelan (1340 Ford )
Austin A40 Farina:
W.Ross-
P.Kirk (1470 pushrod Ford )
B.Morrison-
G.Newell (1725 H/Hunter)
P.Pascoe-
Morris Minor:
Foley-
Anglia:
L.Heads ( 1650 pushrod Ford)
H.Hammond-E.Dickie ( 1650 pushrod Ford) XXXX Went to stock car track.
R.Wells/P.McKay-W.Patterson-P.McFadzien-( 1500 pushrod Ford)
G.Birtles-
?.Sandy-
?.Sandy-
Escort Mk1:
M.Coffey-K.Ryan-...........................................................J.Abbot ( Ex Nazer Car? )
B.Patton ( TC Ford)
F.Ryan ( TC Ford )
R.McPhail-W.Ross-
D.Grant (2.0 SOHC Ford)
G.Aitken
R.Bartlett ( TC 1608 Fiat)
L.Neilson ( TC 1598 Ford)
B.Crosbie?-H.Hammond XXXX Converted to Rally car-D.Sharp>
D.Waldron (2.0SOHC Ford )-M.Johnston-N.Agass
B.Hessey-
P.Pascoe-
Escort MK2:
A.Farr-
M.Rutherford-
Prefect:
N.Boon ( 2.0 SOHC Ford )
Imp:
B.Bradshaw (998cc Imp)
J.McIntyre-G.Jenkins (1500 Ford ) XXXX.. bought by N.Brumby Gore-body scrapped
W.Burt (998cc Imp)
B.Vuyk ( 2.0 SOHC Ford/BDA Ford )
Starlet:
W.Burt
Mini:
G.Aitken ( 1458cc)
G.Elder..... still in R/Dale
J.Osborne
J.Little
D.Bell-
A.Prattley-
Avenger:
W.Murdoch-E.Johnstone
Viva:
B.James-
Triumph Herald Coupe:
P.Beck-P.Blomfield ( 1975 OHC Victor )
heaps more to come on these- got names like Heslin Stanley & Joblin with Viva? engine type size?
Last edited by Jac Mac; 09-13-2017 at 05:14 AM.
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