Brilliant! Whose is the Escort in the first photo?
Brilliant! Whose is the Escort in the first photo?
Out of interest, does anyone have photos of the Rod McElrea MkIV Cortina?
The Escort is Bryce Platt
The McElrea Cortina
Nice one! Thanks Sean.
God those stubbies were horrible, how did we do such things?
Out of pure curiosity, did the 3 Victors ever race at the same meet? Dickie/Jenkins, Nazer and Lancaster?
Good question Sean. I know the Nazer and Lancaster cars ran together, and I know the Nazer and Dickie cars ran together, but not sure if all three appeared at the same event.
My dad still wears them! I don't know how he even manages to find them, I assumed they stopped making them years ago.Originally Posted by Oldfart
I just wish they had!
No No still available from the Warehouse, im stocked up for this summer and DH
Dale M
Dale, the mind boggles, all very well to be retro with the cars but...
Nek thing you will be dressing for Roycroft!
The 70s were obviously pretty good to our Dale! He's been there ever since.
Does anyone know what happened to this car? I thought I heard a few years ago Rod McElrea had bought it back?The Escort is Bryce Platt
The McElrea Cortina
One of the wildest of a very wild bunch, the Ian Algie Alfetta. Note how modest the car looks in the first photo, before the huge rear wing and front spoiler appeared. But under the skin it was anything but modest, with a 5 litre V8 sat square inside the cockpit, and Ian sat where the back seat would once have been. What an exciting car, and a true example of Kiwi Ingenuity. It drew a crowd wherever it went, and still does. A real work of art and a credit to Ian's fabrication skills.
Both photos by Warwick Clayton.
So did it actually compete in that original guise?
Yep, sure did.
SO that is Manfield at some stage in 1980 or 81?
Yep, thats right Sean, although not sure of the exact year.
November 1980.
How'd you know that Sean?
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