Photos: The Ian Peak Collection - Part 1

[Carlo]

OK, something a little different now. In fact, something a LOT different! The next small group of photos are from Timaru, kicking off with this mixed bag of saloons. Some help here with names would be great. The leading Anglia looks to be the ex-Dave Simpson/Frank Radisich car, which Gary Sprague took to the South Island. But is this still Gary pictured here or another owner? The purple Mini with chopped lid looks a lot like the car raced in the late '60s in the North Island as an Allcomer by Tony Gilbertson. Can anyone help? The tall wing behind the Mini of that attached to Scott Wisemans E Type, while further back, the orange A40 looks like the Peter Bennett Lotus powered car that ran as an Allcomer in the '60s. Next to the A40 is the Sabre sports car! Definitely plenty of variety.

Can we fill in all the gaps here?

Just to check my memory banks I showed this to a few at Levels today and we are all agreed on pretty much everything except for the A40, the red & white mini and the LHD Escort. One good old lad is going home to check out his old program collection and hopefully we can fill in the missing details

Peter B#@*&Y F@#$*$@g Kocis in the Anglia, Speed (Graeme) Richardt also drove it for a season whilst still in the Sprague Motors ownership but here it is in Peters colour scheme. Then Lyn Neilson is in the Mini and Scott Wiseman in the Jag. Bob Slade is in the white Anglia. The red & white mini still has a few of us guessing but the Morris Minor is probably the 1340cc ford powered one of Graeme Gosling. Ansley Murray in the Sabre and the team is still working on the A40 and the Escort. One possibility for the A40 is Kevin Ryan as after he rolled his one at Craigmore hillclimb it did get the roof lowered and the top cut out of the front guards and rolled down a bit like the Anglias

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Just to check my memory banks I showed this to a few at Levels today and we are all agreed on pretty much everything except for the A40, the red & white mini and the LHD Escort. One good old lad is going home to check out his old program collection and hopefully we can fill in the missing details

Peter B#@*&Y F@#$*$@g Kocis in the Anglia, Speed (Graeme) Richardt also drove it for a season whilst still in the Sprague Motors ownership but here it is in Peters colour scheme. Then Lyn Neilson is in the Mini and Scott Wiseman in the Jag. Bob Slade is in the white Anglia. The red & white mini still has a few of us guessing but the Morris Minor is probably the 1340cc ford powered one of Graeme Gosling. Ansley Murray in the Sabre and the team is still working on the A40 and the Escort. One possibility for the A40 is Kevin Ryan as after he rolled his one at Craigmore hillclimb it did get the roof lowered and the top cut out of the front guards and rolled down a bit like the Anglias

Carlo, just looking at it, surely the A40 is Ron McPhail, now I am going on the entry list because I am sure I read it as being #62.

[Carlo]

Carlo, just looking at it, surely the A40 is Ron McPhail, now I am going on the entry list because I am sure I read it as being #62.

The Fordina had a different profile roofline and nose and in Rons hands it was coloured black.
This shot is from pre OSCA days and Warner Collins is one of many who viewed this photo and he too is scratching his head to come up with a name. Ron lurks about here so will wait and see if he is able to contribute any ideas.

Re the LHD Escort John Gobbe recalls picking up a LHD Escort from Allan Woolfe and driving it to Chch for Brian Hessey so that line is being checked out too