Just A Mix Of Pics - Ray Green Collection

[Steve Holmes]

Great photos as always Ray.

Out of interest, what purpose would the two extended holes out the back of the E Type serve?

[ERC]

Out of interest, what purpose would the two extended holes out the back of the E Type serve?

No real idea Steve! Maybe air vents from the cockpit, which no doubt would get pretty warm would be my first guess, but as they also have air scoops on the rear of the side window, air ducts from the inboard disc brakes maybe?

The Aston was obviously doing shakedown testing at Donington before Le Mans, so that still means it could have been May 1977 as Le Mans is usually in June.

I have also just scanned a pic of a Jaguar XK150 that Dave Preece was driving, but I remember so well his run at the tricky Curbrough sprint course in a DB4 Aston, where he just chucked it at every bend and corner. Very spectacular indeed.

[seaqnmac27]

No real idea Steve! Maybe air vents from the cockpit, which no doubt would get pretty warm would be my first guess, but as they also have air scoops on the rear of the side window, air ducts from the inboard disc brakes maybe?

The Aston was obviously doing shakedown testing at Donington before Le Mans, so that still means it could have been May 1977 as Le Mans is usually in June.

I have also just scanned a pic of a Jaguar XK150 that Dave Preece was driving, but I remember so well his run at the tricky Curbrough sprint course in a DB4 Aston, where he just chucked it at every bend and corner. Very spectacular indeed.

Here, have a spanner, I suspect the issue is dates, the Aston first raced at Silverstone in the 6 hour race, 15 May 1977, so given that, yes Donington reopened for car racing on 28 May 1977, could it not be from an event outside of an actual meeting?

[nigel watts]

[ERC]

Good shot Nigel!

That is what intrigues me Sean, as I was involved in the Donington reopening, but sadly, as I wasn't keeping a daily diary from 1970 to 1990, I can't pinpoint this date. The May 28th NSCC meeting was indeed the first car meeting and I can't recall a practice day of any sort prior, but there were obviously several people there who look to be casual observers and not part of the Hamilton team. Why was I there I ask???? I wasn't working full time then, having just finished a full time training course, so it could even have been midweek.

That is the problem with colour slides, as with no pics either side, very short on clues. There is some track signage in place and the re-opening meeting was for motorbikes.

At the May 15th Silverstone meeting (thanks for that info), the car had some signage and the rear spoiler had been painted, though no race number. There isn't a race number on my pic, which suggests it hadn't raced at all, so must have been before May 15th and the scrawled note on the rear is a giveaway!

After leaving Rugby Engineering College, Robin became a staff engineer at Rolls-Royce, where he worked on advanced aero engines. However, in his spare time he began buying and selling cars, particularly sports cars, and became the proud owner of an Aston Martin. His hobby became a full-time occupation in 1971, when he left Rolls-Royce to set up his own company, which became a main distributorship for Aston Martin. He even developed a competition division that was responsible for taking Aston Martin back to Le Mans in the late 1970s, with himself, no less, as a driver. The company went on to produce the Nimrod series of cars, which competed in the World Sports Car Championships in the 1980s, gaining third place in their very first year of competition.

Robin Hamilton Aston Martin Ltd (company now dissolved - was registered in Nottingham apparently, though the business was Stafforshire) so was more local than I'd realised and was probably closer to Donington than Silverstone for testing. Later, Robin had designed a revolutionary house near Ashbourne, Derbys. Amazing what you can find on Google... That is another couple of hours of absorbing, interesting research, even though it didn't give me the one answer I was looking for!

[seaqnmac27]

Good shot Nigel!

That is what intrigues me Sean, as I was involved in the Donington reopening, but sadly, as I wasn't keeping a daily diary from 1970 to 1990, I can't pinpoint this date. The May 28th NSCC meeting was indeed the first car meeting and I can't recall a practice day of any sort prior, but there were obviously several people there who look to be casual observers and not part of the Hamilton team. Why was I there I ask???? I wasn't working full time then, having just finished a full time training course, so it could even have been midweek.

That is the problem with colour slides, as with no pics either side, very short on clues. There is some track signage in place and the re-opening meeting was for motorbikes.

At the May 15th Silverstone meeting (thanks for that info), the car had some signage and the rear spoiler had been painted, though no race number. There isn't a race number on my pic, which suggests it hadn't raced at all, so must have been before May 15th and the scrawled note on the rear is a giveaway!

After leaving Rugby Engineering College, Robin became a staff engineer at Rolls-Royce, where he worked on advanced aero engines. However, in his spare time he began buying and selling cars, particularly sports cars, and became the proud owner of an Aston Martin. His hobby became a full-time occupation in 1971, when he left Rolls-Royce to set up his own company, which became a main distributorship for Aston Martin. He even developed a competition division that was responsible for taking Aston Martin back to Le Mans in the late 1970s, with himself, no less, as a driver. The company went on to produce the Nimrod series of cars, which competed in the World Sports Car Championships in the 1980s, gaining third place in their very first year of competition.

Robin Hamilton Aston Martin Ltd (company now dissolved - was registered in Nottingham apparently, though the business was Stafforshire) so was more local than I'd realised and was probably closer to Donington than Silverstone for testing. Later, Robin had designed a revolutionary house near Ashbourne, Derbys. Amazing what you can find on Google... That is another couple of hours of absorbing, interesting research, even though it didn't give me the one answer I was looking for!

Not only did Hamilton take it to Le Mans, but he drove it over the line, 3rd in class.

[ERC]

More from the mounted glass slides section

Prescott 1970


British GP meeting 1977. I don't think Bernie would allow any of those background cars into the paddock these days... or the people come to think of it.


The aforementioned Dave Preece, Jag XK150, Donington 1980.


Same race meeting, Lola T70


Kit car day at a soggy Mallory Park June 1987. A lineup of Midas.


Otaua hillclimb 1995

[AMCO72]

Is that our mate Jim in the grey Wolseley........

[Andrew Metford]

Yup, next to a Chrysler Avenger with Dunlop alloy wheels - rare!!

[ERC]

May 2nd 1971 Steve - photo ID is 171_0502. Definitely Prescott's annual Bugatti & Ferrari Owners Club meeting. I went in 1970 & 1971 and never even ventured up the hill! No Zoom lens so all on Dad's old Leica. At least I have the programmes for both years.

[Steve Holmes]

May 2nd 1971 Steve - photo ID is 171_0502. Definitely Prescott's annual Bugatti & Ferrari Owners Club meeting. I went in 1970 & 1971 and never even ventured up the hill! No Zoom lens so all on Dad's old Leica. At least I have the programmes for both years.

Thanks Ray, definitely sounds like the same car. I found it on the Ferrari registry and the licence plate 711 HKR confirms this to be the first 225S built. Really special car, now worth very much money!

Date	Result	Event	Driver	#	Reference
52/may/03-04 as 166 MM/53	9th OA 1st IC	Mille Miglia	Antonio Brivio Sforza/ Pasquale Cassani	#537	Tipo166 p139 FSN Red Arrows p82, 220
52/may - loaned to Pierre Boncompagni alias "Pagnibon", F					"BO 15448"
52/jun/02	5th	GP Monaco	"Pagnibon"	#60	SuR p61 C1 p17 Émotion Ferrari p67
52/jun/10 – Elio Checcachi, Prato-Florence, IT
52/jun/14	dnf	24h Le Mans	"Pagnibon"/ Cole	#30	FaLM p16
52/jul/29	dnf	Reims	"Pagnibon"	#46
52 - 3 portholes with chrome rings in fenders
52/jun/29	4th	Mont Ventoux hillclimb	"Pagnibon"
52/aug/17	1st	Col Bayard hillclimb	"Pagnibon"
52/sep/09	2nd	Tour de France	"Pagnibon"/ Macchieraldo	#17	SuR p56 BSL p96 "BO 15448" CR3 p86 Émotion Ferrari p78
52/sep/26		Autumn Cup, Monthlery	"Pagnibon"	#131
52/oct/05	1st IC	Coupe du Salon, Monthlery	"Pagnibon"	#26
53/feb/15	2nd OA	Agadir	"Pagnibon"	#14
53 - Returned to factory, engine installed from 0218ET - engine 0152EL installed in 0218AT
61 - Dr. Ian Reid-Entwistle, Cheshire, GB					“711 HKR”
62/... - Aintree circuit at the 1962 British Grand Prix meeting
62/oct/19 - offered in Autosport
62 - John Barlow, Oakham/Rutland, UK
62 - Dan Margulies, London, GB
62 - Paul G. Palumbo, Ascot, GB
70 - D.C. Pedler, London, GB
70 - Brian Mulvaney, London, GB
71 - John Ward, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB
71/apr		FOC Prescott hillclimb	Ward	#23
72 - David Shute, Somerset, GB
72/jul/02		FOC Prescott hillclimb		#144	PH35 p27 "711 HKR"
73		FOC Prescott hillclimb	Shute	#40	PH35 p27 "711 HKR"

[ERC]

More slides...

Not sure where or when this was taken, but I'm guessing at a motorshow held at Henderson and may be as early as 1983. I gather that only about 5 of these locally manufactured EMW's were produced. Again, Google comes up with just a little information.

*March 5th - Just found it entered at Whenuapai 22nd February 1987 and I think I have a pic of it there.*


Donington, July 1988 - I think...


Kern's Rd, MGCC Hillclimb, with Vice President Geoff Broadhead in his well known MGB


The very much still alive Clive Taylor, MG Midget.


Bruce Heasley's TVR Tasmin was a regular around that time. I think, June 3rd 1989.


Ellerslie, but as with so many of these slides, no idea what year! I'm guessing at 1994, but could be a lot earlier - or later.

[ERC]

Google the number plate for this one...











[

[ERC]

The Caffeine & Classics monthly meet at Smales Farm, Takapuna, celebrated their 4th birthday with no less than 1100 cars present! Every car park was full - and the grassed areas. They were still arriving when I left at 11am. I walked round falrly early, but should have walked round again as I missed so many cars.

Massive congratulations to the organisers and to Protecta Insurance and I think it was Milford Lions Club assisting with parking.

I haven't even copied these to the PC yet nor have I labelled them.

It was supposed to be 10am to 12 noon, but there were people arriving at 7:30 and as my pics are in strict time order, the first two or three were at 9:30am...

Double trouble on my birthday! Celebrating 2 years to the day that MONZA8 was finally road legal. Unfinished, but road legal... Work in progress. Mind you, had I known when starting that it would weigh so little, I wouldn't have dreamt of towing the Marcos with it. Probably won't do it again either.




American LaFrance - manufacture Fire Trucks...




Buckler


Almac

[ERC]

Back to the slides...

Low drag E Type at Shelsey 1967






The fact that this next group is at Whenuapai but two without race numbers leads me to guess it was the Saturday practice before the Sunday meeting, possibly 1986? Any date confirmation would be appreciated.




Sister car to the trailered car in #1382. The only 2 Volvo 3 litre cars in NZ, out of the 198 produced. Dave Walker's car now owned by Brian Jones. Always kept in nice condition.

[Steve Holmes]

Back to the slides...

Low drag E Type at Shelsey 1967

I am enjoying these photos so much Ray. Keep them coming.

This one in particular is just epic. These low drag E Types are such stunning cars. Although registered 738 EUT, this car is the former CUT 7 E Type, the famous Dick Protheroe lightweight. Protheroe ran three E Types using the CUT 7 registration at various times, but this was the only low drag version.

When this photo was taken it was likely owned by Mike Wright who used it a lot for doing hillclimbs.

This is the car as it looks today. You likely snapped pics of it during one of your Goodwood Revival visits Ray.

[Jac Mac]

Somewhere around 84/86 should be right, Im going by the ex Fahey, Riley, Armstrong, McElrea Mustang which had been restored back to Fahey condition before it was sold on to Bowdens in OZ.

[ERC]

Thanks Jac Mac. I have had to go back to several pics scanned earlier, once new info comes to light and rename them! Frustrating but also rewarding. I'm not a perfectionist by any stretch of the imagination, but I do like accuracy in filing!

Ardmore 1989. How I wish I hadn't been restricted to just one marshal's post for the weekend.




Ellerslie 1991.

[ERC]

Ardmore 1989


Whenuapai 1991




Stepson's crumpet puller...


GTD Ford GT 40


Real Ford GT40

[Milan Fistonic]

It looks like some of these shots are from the 24 February 1985 meeting at Whenuapai.

The entry list should help you identify them.