THe Barrie McBride Collection part 1

[seaqnmac27]

Hi all, now these are all pictures my father has taken at Ohakea, Teretonga, Levin, Pukekohe Manfield or Stratford stock cars. But there are also pics from the 1972 and 73 Heatway rallies and the 1981 Daybreaker Rally at the Higgins metal pit in Palmerston North. I will break them up into the groups as they in the folders I have been given them. Now there are some unidentified cars drivers and incidents. So feel free to correct or give input.

Regards

Sean McBride

Now these are tagged as coming from Pukekohe in 1973

Allan Boyle Viva

Allan Moffat Coca Cola Mustang with the nose of the Frank Gardner Camaro

Allan Rollinson McRae

Allan Rollinson McRae

Garry Pedersen Begg

Glenn McIntyre Fiat 124

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Sean, these are awesome. Got any more?

[seaqnmac27]

Sure do Steve, probably over 300 pics covering about 62-2011, but most will be from 68-78.

Graham McRae Jan 73

Ken Smith March 722

Rear of the Rollinson McRae

McIntyre 124

McIntyre 124

Pit Scene from Puke 77 features the Lancaster Victor, Leckie Capri and what may be the Platt Escort at the back left. The Mini in the front has ShellSport stickers and I can't quite read the name looks like Chris ????

[seaqnmac27]

Now there are some in this group that are completely unnamed other than that they are from Pukekohe. Most are Formula Fords from the January 73 meet. But I can at least name the first 2.

Steve Thompson Chevron?

Formula Fords

John McCormack Elfin

Formula Ford Graham Baker?

Formula Ford

Formula Ford race start

[seaqnmac27]

Production GTX Saloons

Spears Escort approaching the hairpin

John McCormack Elfin

Falcon driver?

Coppins Firebird

slightly out of focus, but Moffatt and Gardner

[Rod Grimwood]

Falcon Bailey maybe

[seaqnmac27]

Thanks Rod

Ok so another pit scene, this would be Jan 73, the 124 is in the background slightly on the left

Kevin Bartlett

Castrol GTX race 2 Chargers lead a Falcon, can't quite make out the numbers of the Chargers looks like 70 something and 40 something

Patrick Smith Falcon

Charger Driver?

Olenius XU1

[Rod Grimwood]

Charger driver ? Rod Coppins looking at sitting position.

Now a question. The HO of Patrick Smith, was it light brown and did it have the name "Twitch" across the rear.

[seaqnmac27]

Ah well someone else will have to answer that Rod, but I have a suspicion that there is a colour shot of it somewhere else on this site.

David Oxton

Paul Fahey PDL 1

Frank Radisich??

Kelvin Cameron

Garry Pedersen

John McCormack

[seaqnmac27]

1973 GP Start

Evan Noyes

Graham McRae

GP winner McCormack

Noritake Takahara

The smoke filled air of the Castrol GTX race

[seaqnmac27]

More Castrol GTX production saloons

As above

Bob? Rhubarb?

MGB

XU1 crash

Camaro driver?

[seaqnmac27]

Another angle of the XU1 crash

Reg Cook Datsun Cherry and Grant Aitken? Datsun 1200 coupe

Red Dawson Camaro

Reg Cook Mini

Rod Collingwood Amco Escort

Rod Collingwood Amco Escort

[Bruce302]

Great photos Sean, many thanks to you and your Dad for taking and sharing them.

Bruce.

[seaqnmac27]

Charger driver ? Rod Coppins looking at sitting position.

Now a question. The HO of Patrick Smith, was it light brown and did it have the name "Twitch" across the rear.

Answers!! 211 is Leo Leonard and in this image from the Peter Hanna collection part 1 you have Patrick Smith and Leo Leonard on the sides of the front row.

[Rod Grimwood]

That HO of Smiths is in a workshop not far from here. Been completely stripped about 20 years ago and the guy is going to put it back together. All suspension and bits painted/baked, body bare metaled and undercoated. Fresh engine and gearbox/diff all there. He laughs when i tell him to get on with it, as he is helping with my little cars as well. Same pace maker

[Barrie]

First of all I need to thank my son for posting these. It is something I had considered doing but it was always one of "round tuits" that most of older fellows have. There are a couple of comments I need to make:
The smoke alluded to in the post of the Castrol GTX Saloons was cement dust - someone had an oil spill on the back straight.
The XU1 crash was a doctor from Palmerston North whose name eludes me at the moment. He broke his arm in the crash. At another meeting a Formula Pacific crashed in about the same place. I don't remember any of the detail and the picture I took didn't come out too well. It's nice to know that others are enjoying what I took 30 mumble years ago. That's enough from me for now. Barrie

[Steve Holmes]

Boy, these are really great! I especially love the shot of the Rod Coppins Firebird parked in the pits. The level of detail in this photo is fantastic!

[Barrie]

The XU1 crash was a doctor from Palmerston North whose name eludes me at the moment. He broke his arm in the crash.

Over the evening meal we determined that the doctor concerned was Dr Jack Drummond

[seaqnmac27]

Ok so the Pacific accident Dad refers to would have been Dave Saunders crash in 77

[Lee Tracey]

Great stuff Sean, and Barrie. Look forward to seeing all the rest.

Cheers
Lee