Photos: The Allan Cameron Collection - Part 1

[Steve Holmes]

I'm very pleased to announce a new historic photo collection for us to enjoy here at The Roaring Season. Allan Cameron has been a Roaring Season member for some time, and you will have no doubt seen some of his photos in amongst various threads. Now we're putting them all together on the one thread. Actually, make that a couple of threads.

Allan is a New Zealand motor racing enthusiast, who attended and photographed at several events in the North Island during the 1960s and '70s. He isn't a professional photographer, just an enthusiast, and his collection captures some great cars and moments in the sport. All the photos are colour, even the earliest ones, which date back to 1963.

I'm just going to post these all in random order, based on event. Lots of great stuff in here, I think you'll enjoy it. My thanks goes to Allan for taking the time to have his old images burnt to cd, and for sharing them with us.

[Steve Holmes]

OK, where to start? How about Mt Maunganui, 1963? Or is it 1964? This is Ernie Sprague in his famous MkIII Zephyr, giving it heaps. Note the close proximity of the spectators to the track!

[Steve Holmes]

I thought it might be fun to zoom in with some of these shots where the cars are a longer distance away. Here is the above photo, with emphasis on Ernie. Who is chasing in the Cortina?

[Grant Sprague]

I thought it might be fun to zoom in with some of these shots where the cars are a longer distance away. Here is the above photo, with emphasis on Ernie. Who is chasing in the Cortina?

Look at the attitude of Kerry,s car ..... they tried just as hard then as to day [PERHAPS HARDER] as there were 2 chocolate fish , & a mortgage

[Grant Sprague]

Look at the attitude of Kerry,s car ..... they tried just as hard then as to day [PERHAPS HARDER] as there were 2 chocolate fish , & a mortgage

Mind you chocolate fish went a very long way in those says , & they gave you them to appear & race

[Grant Sprague]

My good friend Kerry is giving Ernie a good hurry up , Im sure its not Paul , was there that weekend probably about 9 yrs old

[Steve Holmes]

Some help needed for this one.

[Steve Holmes]

..... and then, moments later.

[Howard Wood]

Abenethy (spl?) in the yellow Cooper?

[stubuchanan]

..... and then, moments later.

Was this a time when his crew reattached the the engine cover with a rope, and didn't notice the rope went over the hot exhaust pipe.........? Abbo was quite a circus turn sometimes.... Rothmans Cooper NZGP 1965(?) GP Start!!!

Stu

[Steve Holmes]

More saloon car racing action from Mt Maunganui. Allan has labelled the folder for this event as 1963, but could it possibly be 1964? Anyway, who is racing the black Ford Consul? Both Spinner Black and Robin Tanner raced similar looking cars to this. The Jag giving chase, could this possibly be Ian Dow?

[Steve Holmes]

Mini's, A35, and Anglia slide through.

[GD66]

Calling Milan....
I think the grey mini is the Matamata driver Tim Parker.

[Spgeti]

Its a Mk 1 Zephyr Steve....

[Steve Holmes]

Ahh, thanks Bruce, I thought it looked a bit like a Consul, but it makes sense you'd race a Zephyr, not a Consul.

[John McKechnie]

Ahh, thanks Bruce, I thought it looked a bit like a Consul, but it makes sense you'd race a Zephyr, not a Consul.

Actually Steve, makes no difference- Robin Tanner fitted a Jag motor to his racing MK 1 Consul

[Oldfart]

Actually Steve, makes no difference- Robin Tanner fitted a Jag motor to his racing MK 1 Consul

Didn't Ivan Cranch have one too?

[Spgeti]

Actually Steve, makes no difference- Robin Tanner fitted a Jag motor to his racing MK 1 Consul

I agree John...they were just shells to stuff a larger engine into them. I can remember a Mk 1 Zephyr with a 272 ford V8 linked to a Mk 7 Jag gearbox etc etc....that was the beauty of motorsport back then

[Steve Holmes]

ID help is always appreciated here guys. Looks like a Chevy coupe just shooting out of frame. Possibly George Bunce?

[tonttu]

ID help is always appreciated here guys. Looks like a Chevy coupe just shooting out of frame. Possibly George Bunce?

#67 Lotus Cortina is JM Noyes from Drury according to the entry list posted on another thread