Kiwi big banger Sports Cars of late 1960s and early 70's

[rogered]

99% sure the bones of it are still with Gavin Bain

I'd like to know the answer to that one, too, Steve

I haven't hard anything of it since that time (or if I have, I didn't make a note of the fact...)

[Rod Grimwood]

Well This Is my old mate Jamie Aislabie at Pukekohe March 1972 ,but can anyone positively ID the two buggy drivers for meAttachment 9283

The back one is Rod Millen and the front one I think is Shorty James. Both were V6 powered. 'PJ" Paul Swann had same cage as Rods. Think it was a handycap race if remember. The rear one is definately Rods original Buggy before the big over at Andersons farm and replaced with SanPacer one, I did a couple of events in PJs back then.

[bob homewood]

Thanks Grimmy because the entrants list has Steve as the driver and Rod as the entrant ,the other choices from the list are Paul Swan and Kevin McNamara,also have you any idea what Graeme Henshaw was actually driving at the same meeting ,I am just trying to tie up some loose ends

[David McKinney]

Without checking anything (I'm in the middle of a house shift) the only car I connect with the name Graeme Henshaw was a twin-Mini special called the Gemini which, contrary to popular belief, had nothing to do with the ex-FJ Gemini (now with Jim Barclay)

[Rod Grimwood]

Bob, If thats the entrants then you are right because Kevin (now theres a name/nice fellow) had a buggy also and Rod and Steve used to share the buggy and the "cob", and as said PJs looked similar to Rods with roll cage. Point about rollcage was it ended up with a steel plate above the driver so it could run at Western Springs with then sprintcars/modifieds. Soon got the heavho because it was not cool to have a beach buggy mixing it with the Big V8 boys. (and doing better than it should) Also it was rear engined and did not really look like a real speedway car. In hindsight fair maybe.
Sorry do not know/remember what Graeme Henshaw was driving then.

[jim short]

Hi Rod did Kevin have the dark Escort at BP, if so was not very nice to run me on to the sand at the righthander while was going around him. Perhaps he didnt see me???

[Rod Grimwood]

That is a problem with Escorts Jim, a blind spot in the right rear corner, and they are a very wide car, as you are familiar with in old days. Was that on the slow down lap jim.
Yep he had the dark blue one which i think ended up with gravel rash on roof at one meeting at BP. Kevin was a pretty good little peddlar as well. a dam nice guy with it. Last I talked with him he was in Whangarei with a Liquor outlet.

[jim short]

Yes I slowed a little but fast enough to look at him in the mirror,the coolers were full of sand,, posibly his last race as never met him

[Rod Grimwood]

Found a old (very) scrapbook at mummy's. It has alot of cuttings etc from way back.

[jim short]

Lets hope the Willis car will bring them back!!

[John McKechnie]

Wont bring the Elfin out.

[928]

just reviving this thread
What happened to the Heron Daimler? is it still around ? where is it ?
just wondered. last I saw was a photo at port road sprint

[Steve Holmes]

From the Bill Pottinger Collection, at Wigram. Grahame Harvey in the Elfin 400 leads Scott Wiseman in the E Type Jag.

[rf84]

I looked at the Heron Daimler with a view to buying it. That was when I was at university so must have been 1968,69 or 70. It was in Wellington (I seem to recall with Colin Roberts who I think raced a Mini?). It was a rolling chassis. It was reputed to have had some Lotus 33 bits in it (rear uprights and maybe some other parts) so may have ended up being parted out?

[rf84]

Talking of big banger sports cars and their whereabouts where is the ex Tyrrell Turtill Continental Special?

[GD66]

There is already a thread about it, including hints to its' possible whereabouts.

Type Tyrell Turtill into the search box at top right of the page.

[928]

many thanks for the info. that ties up with a rumour that I heard as well. if that is the case and it was sold in bits does anyone know what happened to the bits? ie engine gear box,(type) wheels, and so on?

[Perry Holland]

I looked at the Heron Daimler with a view to buying it. That was when I was at university so must have been 1968,69 or 70. It was in Wellington (I seem to recall with Colin Roberts who I think raced a Mini?). It was a rolling chassis. It was reputed to have had some Lotus 33 bits in it (rear uprights and maybe some other parts) so may have ended up being parted out?

the Heron Daimler was owned by Bill Robinson...he went to the UK and was working at Nicholson McLaren buildig Cosworth V8 F1 engines

[928]

thanks Perry, that name rings a bell, and the location goes with the photo i mentioned earlier in the thread. any more info out there?

[Oldfart]

Bill comes on here sometimes. Likewise some Friday nights at the Pioneer tavern near Kerikeri. Ironically we were discussing the Heron Daimler not the Friday just gone, but the one before!