Being back to front might make it difficult to ID.........POLNUD!!!!!!
Being back to front might make it difficult to ID.........POLNUD!!!!!!
But not the BRM V8, it has the Daimler V8 in it in that photo. Peter Hughes adapted the BRM Fuel Injection to the Daimler, interesting exercise, but it probably went as well with the Ford TC that was fitted in the earlier photos.Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
Geoff Mardon. Begg.
Thanks Gavin, that was my first guess, but Mardon usually raced with an open helmet, which made me question this.
OK, continuing on now, heres a line-up of Matich McLaren shots, from Levin and Pukekohe.
The first pic here captures the 1970 NZIGP, moments after the start. Following that is, I think, Max Stewart at Levin in the Mildren Waggott. Last two pics show Ulf Norinders Lola.
Ok, couple shots here of Mike Goth in the Surtees, followed by Graeme Lawrence in the Ferrari, and Kevin Bartlett in the other Midren Waggott.
These are the last of the single seater pics, all the rest for this part are production touring cars. Here we've got Derek Bell on his way to 2nd in the 1970 NZIGP, in his Brabham BT26, followed by a couple of more shots of Allen, and, lastly, from the same event, a nice shot of the cars soaring up the long Pukekohe back straight.
OK, now I'm really going to struggle to ID many of the drivers/cars in the following pics, so any help would be appreciated. I do know the first pic, of the brown Charger, is that of Rod Coppins/Jim Richards, on their way to winning the 1972 Shell 100 at Levin. This is the same car which this pair drove to victory in the B&H 500 a few weeks earlier, although following the B&H 500, Todd Motors sold both this car and the second Todd Charger driven by Leonard/Sprague, into private ownership. The car posted here was bought by Jolly & Mills, while the Leonard/Sprague car was bought by Graeme Addis, and eventually became his wild rear-engined Sports Sedan.
I believe the Datsun could be the Wayne Jones/George Wilson car. Orange Fiat is Allan Carter.
Same track, different year for most of these.
Does anyone have info on this roll of what appears to be the Leonard/Sprague Victor?
OK, last ones folks, I'll post the remainder of Garrys collection in the coming weeks. Thanks again to Garry for allowing me to share these with you all.
Jim Richards in the two tone Imp, it went on to become a well known Imp
Post #34....... Car No 17......Collingwood/Boyle Riley 1300. Levin long distance race 1971.
Great photos indeed. My Mum ended up with one of those ex B&H 500 Simca 1000s.
That Collingwood Riley Kestrel was a rocketship.
Last edited by Shano; 04-30-2012 at 04:31 AM.
What happened to the Toyo in the last photo, did it stay on all four ? Not alot of opposite on yet.
Not a Kestrel, Shano. The 1100's were Kestrels, the 1300 was just that, a 1300. They had a very good engine package, almost Cooper S but not quite. We owned one for a while, until it collapsed in a pile of rust taking it to Glen Horn's wrecking yard. It was a car that had lived for the first 10 years of it's life in the UK then imported privately. It eventually failed the WOF here in NZ due to rust, the English salt had got to it, and was put up for sale. At this stage we bought it, and Angus did some events at Mystery Creek rallycross in it. For an unmodified car it did amazingly well, giving the Datsuns and the like a big fright. We then put the engine into the Amco Mini, and this is pretty much the tune in which we raced the Mini in those early years at Taupo. The body was then dragged to the wrecking yard to be dismembered. It was known, for obvious reasons as 'The Rusty Riley'.
That little act with the Victor, may account for it appearing at B&H 500 with black and white chequer roof. One way of hiding the little ripples, etc. Think Leonard and Hawes drove it at Puke and think it won.
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