I saw that too and think it looks neat.Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
Not too sure about this V12 Lamborghini powered Fiat though...
I saw that too and think it looks neat.
Not too sure about this V12 Lamborghini powered Fiat though...
This was at a Christmas meeting at Bay Park circa the late '70s.They were short of big banger saloons and they rung in 2 visting American saloon cars from the stockcar meeting to run in the field.They had no windows a la stockcars,they also only had 2 or 3 speed gearboxes,they were set up to turn left,and they weren't very competive.
If you drop the photo on Magors stockcar sight someone will put a name to them.
If that's the case then that could be Ron Kendall in RX3 a week before it became a production car at Waikaraka Park. Was easy conversion out with plastic windows, off with flares, lights already out, weld doors, slicks with couple of grooves onto steel wheels for first nights then wets. had some fun with that little car. big boys used to bully when being passed, (often) but all part of it.
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There used to be a Bambina in Cust, with a Porsche 356 motor in it, way back when......
Mine had a Renault Gordini engine back in 68
Mine had a 650cc Nardi conversion that went quite well. It would keep up with my mate's Mk 1 Zephyr up to 40 mph.
Here is an interesting photo I found on Facebook. Note, its right hand drive. It wasn't uncommon for new American cars to be imported into NZ during the '50s and beyond, a lot of farmers ordered them, among others. But most of the ones I've seen have been four door models. This is a two door hardtop. It was posted by David Gibson, with the following description:
A little something from the Archives of a relative, that was passed on to me...
Visiting Auckland back in '63 he saw this '56 and snapped it.
I expect it was taken somewhere around Central City Auckland.
Something that is relatively interesting about the Sport Coupe is that it has the continental kit, EZI glass, bumper guards, grille bar, spotlight-mirror,another year (circa 1958?) hubcaps and it's RHD!
It would be fascinating to learn more about it if anyone out there (old enough, or knew someone who would know....) could tell us more....
My Bambina with 650cc Nardi engine would do 93mph. Lots of fun. Had 10" Mini Cooper rims on the front and widend 12' rims on the back
I found this over the weekend. Not sure if its been posted here before but its a highly modified Anglia that just looks cool!
Its powered by a 2.5 litre supercharged Volvo engine.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/09/...t-ford-anglia/
Ivan Mauger
Thats ^^ just awesome Bryan!
Thats got to be a lot of fun.I found this over the weekend. Not sure if its been posted here before but its a highly modified Anglia that just looks cool!
Its powered by a 2.5 litre supercharged Volvo engine.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/09/...t-ford-anglia/
Do you have pics Keith?
The bike in the background in Post 230 is interesting.
In 1970 two Americans, George Wenn and Ray Bokelman stated that if Ivan won his third consecutive World Final they would have his bike gold plated. Ivan won and, true to their word, the bike was taken back to the USA and gold plated. It is now known as the "Triple Crown Special" and is displayed in the Canterbury Museum.
Wasn't the bike displayed at Tom Wheatcroft's Donington museum at one stage? I seem to remember it from way back on one of my many visits.
Quite right ERC. It was displayed at several "testimonial" speedway events in the UK in the Eighties and Nineties then spent some time at Donington before coming to NZ in the Norties. It came here originally to promote the World Long Track champs in New Plymouth in around 2004. Gary Moore ( a motorsport enthusiast and ex mayor of Christchurch) was in Hawkes Bay to attend the Te Onepu hillclimb as was Graeme Sutton from New Plymouth. Gary expressed a keen desire to get the bike back to Christchurch and on display and Graeme used his contacts with Ivan to make it happen.
Couple of shots I found of the first Sydenham Park Car Sale Southern 200. Can't remember the year........about 1980 ?
I found these wonderful old photos on a local site that would interest many people - great old cars that are very new looking in these shots.
These people were evidently in a theatre production showing at the time. Great period photos of Minis at Dominion Motors, all on the old style rego plates.
Cockpit view - X-1
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