Pic #219 is copyright of The Bruce McLaren trust.
Pic #219 is copyright of The Bruce McLaren trust.
Dale, this was July 12 th 1970, the Glenvale 100 for production cars. The beach buggies look like they were used for parade laps. Someone who was there will know.
Brian Scobie and Charlie McIndoe both ran Monaros, That's Grady Thomson in a bronze HT 350 and Jim Palmer in the Sebring orange HT 350 on the front row with Innes/Coppins Camaro.
Jim Palmer also ran a pale yellow/lemon Monaro too. He had a photo on the wall of his sale room of him coming over Rothmans at Pukekohe with a Jag alongside, Buchanan I think. Not a bad photo if I do say so myself!
Last edited by Oldfart; 07-31-2013 at 11:45 PM. Reason: Clarity
That would have been an earlier HK 327 I believe.
Originally Posted by Oldfart
Isnt it funny, the number plates absolutely give it away- well spotted. Glad I got this pic and posted it .
This is by Ian Peak. Coppins is pictured in a drag race off the line with Red Dawson and Paul Fahey.
This is a cover of the Shell 100 saloon car race held at Levin Sept 16th 1972. Rod and his good friend Robin Tanner bought matching E 49 Chargers. Rod of course was very successful in production races.
This comes courtesy or markec (Mark Coultard)
I was discussing Rod just today - recalling it was 1983 that he died. The question came up - how old was he when he passed away?
Rod was 43 years old when he died Michael, there are a couple of photos of his headstone earlier on in this thread.
Sorry Bruce, we must have been answering at the same time!
Rod was born in '39, and was just 43 when he passed away.
Bruce.
Awesome shot here by Bill Pottinger, which Bill sent me after I posted the short article on Robbie Francevic's 427 Fairlane last week. This is at the Loop at Teretonga, in early 1968. Paul Fahey and Frank Bryan have just shot past in their Mustangs. Here Rod Coppins in the ex-Pete Geoghegan Mustang leads John Ward, Barry Phillips, Francevic in the big Fairlane, and Tony Lawrence (brother of Graeme).
Steve, this must have been one of the last times John Ward raced this Cortina in NZ as he lost his life in it at Catalina Park in Katoomba NSW when him and Rod took both cars over to Aussie to race.Awesome shot here by Bill Pottinger, which Bill sent me after I posted the short article on Robbie Francevic's 427 Fairlane last week. This is at the Loop at Teretonga, in early 1968. Paul Fahey and Frank Bryan have just shot past in their Mustangs. Here Rod Coppins in the ex-Pete Geoghegan Mustang leads John Ward, Barry Phillips, Francevic in the big Fairlane, and Tony Lawrence (brother of Graeme).
Yes absolutely right Steve.
A list of stories from the Gisborne Photo News mentioning Rod Coppins can be found here.
Thanks for posting the link Bryan, is it possible to buy a CD in pdf format or similar of those articles if that is an archive type library?
Photo collection at Tairawhiti Museum/H B Williams Memorial Library, Gisborne District Council, contact and order details here
Thanks for that.
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