Moving now to Levin. Still the same season, 1964, as shown above. Kicking off here with a fantastic shot of Red Dawson, the former speedway driver, lighting up the rear bags in his Willys coupe, which was repowered with a Chevy V8. Chasing Dawson is Kerry Grant, who would go on to win the NZ Saloon Car Championship that season.
More Levin tin-tops. Can anyone here ID these drivers?
I would believe the No 30 Anglia is Ken Richardson from Rotorua ,the 88 Anglia Morrie Hogan,I think the Cortina is once again Kerry Grant and the Anglia that is just coming into the photo with the "Sabrina "" headlight covers is Jack Nazer
Thanks for this Bob, you're a legend!
Here is the next one.
And a sports car race.
Post # 64 A40 Brian Ax?
Yes confirmed as Chopper (by him), he is coming back with the others.
BTW he has a collection and wants to know about an original copy of this.
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Thanks Rhys, could very well be? Doesn't he still own this car?
I am waiting for a call back from him. He bought it back some years back and still campaigns it.Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
Refer to the post above, now edited.
Last edited by Oldfart; 07-31-2013 at 11:37 PM.
He had one still back in 1991, his son, Clark, drove it school at PNBHS and our senior master, Errol Brookie made reference to its pedigree, therefore I'd say this is the first one as I am sure the one Clark drove was blue.
Mini 57 would be Don Dawson ,did he own a men's outfitters or similar in Taupo? 60 is indeed Chopper Ax.,the next Mini 40 is I believe Tony Gilbertson from Hastings
Here is the next one.
March 1964And a sports car race.
Geoff Sands in the red MGA 1600, followed by Russell Grace's 1500 and the 1600 of one G P McRae, with Dauntsey Teagle in the light blue Sprite
That blue one wound up in my hands, completely different car. There was pedigree of A40s in the family, but the blue one was never a race car. As usual teachers got it wrong. (I do a bit of teaching myself!)
Great stuff guys! Many thanks.
OK, possibly Andy Buchanan leading? But who is chasing?
Is it Roly Levis, as seen on the previous page at the Mount, with one of his 2s removed ? Red nose, silver helmet...
It is Roly ,he used no 2 for the March 64 Levin meeting
Permanent numbers weren't fixed as early as 1964 - you could ask for a particular number, but if a local hotshoe already used it, organisers tended to allow him to keep it, and make the visitor change. Some circuits (Wigram, perhaps?) routinely ignored all requests
Hey you guys, this is great! Many thanks.
So here are both are again, heading through the one right-hander corner in the Levin track.
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