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Thread: New Zealand OSCA Database - Histories And Whereabouts

  1. #81
    Quote Originally Posted by rt6pack View Post
    Any photos from Wigram are great Lindsay!

    Does John Osborne's RX7 still exist, I remember him having a big one at Puke and I can't remember seeing the car since. Was that the end of the car or did he rebuilt it? I can only remember him in the Breadvan after that
    Russell Due owned it for many years I believe, and I was told he was slowly rebuilding it, but I don't know if he ever finished the rebuild. Not sure if he still has it, I recall there being some noises about John Osborne maybe getting it back, but I don't know if that happened.

  2. #82
    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Holmes View Post
    Russell Due owned it for many years I believe, and I was told he was slowly rebuilding it, but I don't know if he ever finished the rebuild. Not sure if he still has it, I recall there being some noises about John Osborne maybe getting it back, but I don't know if that happened.
    My understanding is after talking to someone at manfeild some time back that he has passed.If John gets it back he will have to build a new front end for it because its in another race car that Russell had.

  3. #83
    Quote Originally Posted by minihaha View Post
    I noticed that there was a Mini in the field. This fascinates me and I was wondering if anybody had some info on it. Tony Palmer mentions a Mini Special driven by Lance Evans.
    The only memory I have of Lance Evans and his special Mini was that it had the Twin Cam head from England. He used to race in SS2000 in the early days.

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    Wigram

    thanks for the response guys.
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    Still interesting, please keep them coming.

  9. #89
    Yes Lindsay your pics are fantastic, got me thinking now what happened to Steve Vigurs Celeste? And is that a young Tony Marsh standing at the drivers door of the red RX7 (car #2)?

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    Custaxie is correct on 2 points-Russell Due passed away in late 2012 and he had moved from Taihape to a place in Feilding (probably not more than a km from Manfeild).

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    rt6pack, you are correct with Tony Marsh and RX7, this was ex Aussie Group C and run in Coolwool series. Keiran Wells drove it and believe it went on to became RX8.
    2 similar cars arrived at same time, other one driven by Phil Henley and supported by Cran Judge through Statesman shirt company.

  12. #92
    Thanks for the extra pics Lindsay, just fantastic!

  13. #93
    Quote Originally Posted by rt6pack View Post
    Yes Lindsay your pics are fantastic, got me thinking now what happened to Steve Vigurs Celeste? And is that a young Tony Marsh standing at the drivers door of the red RX7 (car #2)?
    Yes I too would love to know what happened to the Celeste. And what happened to Steve Vigurs? There was a Steve Vigurs racing in Sports Sedans in Australia a few years ago. Was this him?

  14. #94
    Quote Originally Posted by Rod Grimwood View Post
    rt6pack, you are correct with Tony Marsh and RX7, this was ex Aussie Group C and run in Coolwool series. Keiran Wells drove it and believe it went on to became RX8.
    2 similar cars arrived at same time, other one driven by Phil Henley and supported by Cran Judge through Statesman shirt company.
    Thats right Rod, the Wills RX7 was an ex-Group C car from Australia. I had been told it was an ex-Barry Jones car, and the first RX7 built for Group C in Aus, so it was quite an important car.

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    Hi Steve, yes Steve Vigurs lives in Aus now and is running his son in law in a yellow spaceframe Camaro

  16. #96
    Quote Originally Posted by paul lancaster View Post
    Hi Evan, any of those dvds still available?
    Sorry its been a while but yes have done a couple more runs of the DVD, just give me a bell evanmunt@hotmail.com

  17. #97
    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Holmes View Post
    Yes I too would love to know what happened to the Celeste. And what happened to Steve Vigurs? There was a Steve Vigurs racing in Sports Sedans in Australia a few years ago. Was this him?
    I was in touch recently with Steve Vigurs as I wanted to know what hapened to the Cortina he ran before the Celeste (it was dumped). Many years ago I saw the Celeste being driven down Lincoln Road in Chch...it had been made street legal. Obviously before certification process came into being! I heard that it was subsequently crashed and written off; but never been able to confirm it.

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    OSCA V8's..[Known OSCA drivers only- please PM with any info]

    Capris:
    *I.Munt (302 SBF/ 350 SBC)-E.Munt
    *F.Ryan-P.Kirk ( 302/326 SBF )-C.Collins/A.Hyde ( 350 SBC)-R.Fisher-R.Cameron-D.Elvy-J.Heslin-A.Pulley-R.Hayman-T.Mann
    *J.Kennedy ( 351c Ford)-B.Slade (GW/SBF)-R.Farrar ( 350 SBC)-S.Vigers-I.Shrimpton-M.Fitzgerald-?.Boult-T.Mann
    *J.Osborne ( SBC ) XXXX.....destroyed, fire , testing @ Ruapuna
    *I.Tulloch ( SBC)-J.Osborne
    *J.Dymand (SBF 302) XXXX

    Mustangs:
    *D.Dunlop( 302 Boss)-K.Haig-L.Bruce-C.Morris-B.Slade ( GW/SBF)-R.Kennard
    *D.Baker (302 Boss-G.Baker- S.Ross?
    *J.Armstrong ( SBF 289)-R.McElrea
    *W.Ross-?

    Cortinas Mk1:
    *J.McCoomb/G.Hargraeves ( SBF 289)-P.Blomfield
    *A.Threckhold ( SBC 327)/P.Kocis?
    Mk2:
    *J.McIntyre (302 Boss)-D.Prendergast
    Mk3:
    *P.Andrews?
    *C.Collins ( SBF302/326-SBC350)-B.Bellis-J.Beattie-A.Newton-S.Vigers XXXX
    *R.Bartley (351c Ford)
    Mk4:
    *J.McIntyre (302 Boss)-R.McElrea ( SBC 350)-B.Search-R.McElrea-D.Prendergast(in restoration)
    Mk5:
    *R.Kennard ( SBF 346)-K.Buckley

    Escort Mk1:
    *J.Harcourt (B.R.P. 4.3)-


    Escort MK2 ( V12):
    *W.Ross

    Camaro's:
    *B.Jenner ( SBC 350)-L.Bruce-J.Osborne
    *I.Tulloch ( SBC 350)
    *K.Haig ( SBC 350)-D.Peddie-R.Cameron

    Corolla:
    *T.Crowe (SBC 327) XXXX

    Mazda RX7:
    *J.Osborne SBC 355/366)


    Victor:
    *A.Dickie ( SBC 327)-G.Jenkins (SBC 327/350)-L.Bruce-D.Elvy-R.Cameron-T.Mann

    Starlet:
    *T.Crowe
    *T.Crowe-R.Freeth- J.Harcourt-

    Holden EH:
    *S.Dymand ( Holden 253)

    Commodore:
    *P.Monaghan-C.Collins/A.Hyde-M.Johnston.........................................G.Jones?
    *I.Munt
    *B.Whittle-
    *W.Ross-?

    Monaro:
    *R.Sylvester-R.Thorpe ( SBC 366)

    Torana:
    *D.MacRae ( SBC 350) XXXX...............................went to stock car track

    Chevette:
    *D.MacRae ( SBC 350)-.......-.......- somewhere in Marlborough Sound area being rebuilt?

    Zephyr:
    *B.Thorpe ( SBC 327)

    Viva:
    *P.Kirk-H.Ross-
    *J.Heslin-

    Mitzi Celeste:
    *S.Vigers ( SBC 350)


    SPACE FRAME CARS: Not sure on which form for these with so many body/engine swaps its easy to lose ID, perhaps driver name in progressive ownership with body /engine in brackets?

    L.Knowler ( Camaro SBC350)
    *R.McDonald ( XB Falcon Coupe 351) ...... B.Stirling..........
    *N.Barclay?(EB Falcon351), R.McDonald( Falcon/Mustang),.............,P.Neame
    *J.Beck (RX7/SBC350)......





    Still some gaps to fill-PM me with info & I'll edit...Thanks

    The P.Andrews with Mk3 Cortina might have been a P.Williams ( Kaiapoi/Rangiora?) & may not have raced, seem to remember it was a semi space frame car & not legal for OSCA at time?

    Last edited by Jac Mac; 09-13-2017 at 04:16 AM.

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    OSCA 6 cyl [ Known drivers only...PM with further info..]

    Austin A30:
    K.Rout (T2000)

    Escort:
    J.Osborne-L.Bruce-Agnew?....4.1 x/flow Falcon
    B.Agnew-?....3.0 V6 Ford
    W.Ross
    L.Hunter-....3.8 V6 Holden?

    Anglia:
    A.Jelley-R.Ramsay-...3.0 V6 Ford
    R.Bartley-

    RX7:
    D.Grindley-?.... 4.3 V6 Buick

    Prefect:
    B.Vuyk-D.Peddie-?.... 2.553 Zephyr/202 Holden

    Viva:
    D.Brown-?....3.0 V6 Ford

    XU-1
    P.Kocis-?

    Avenger:
    M.Johnson-D.Robertson?.... 265 Chrysler Hemi

    Valiant Charger:
    J.Little-.... 265 Chrysler Hemi
    Last edited by Jac Mac; 02-24-2014 at 05:48 AM.

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    OSCA 4 cyl.....[Known drivers only...PM with further info..]

    Nissan Datsun:
    T.Crowe-?
    J.Dymand-?
    G.Love-?
    P.Mauger-
    G.Ricardt
    W.Murdoch-


    Austin A30:
    J.Whelan (1340 Ford )

    Austin A40 Farina:
    W.Ross-
    P.Kirk (1470 pushrod Ford )
    B.Morrison-
    G.Newell (1725 H/Hunter)
    P.Pascoe-

    Morris Minor:
    Foley-

    Anglia:
    L.Heads ( 1650 pushrod Ford)
    H.Hammond-E.Dickie ( 1650 pushrod Ford) XXXX Went to stock car track.
    R.Wells/P.McKay-W.Patterson-P.McFadzien-( 1500 pushrod Ford)
    G.Birtles-
    ?.Sandy-
    ?.Sandy-

    Escort Mk1:
    M.Coffey-K.Ryan-...........................................................J.Abbot ( Ex Nazer Car? )
    B.Patton ( TC Ford)
    F.Ryan ( TC Ford )
    R.McPhail-W.Ross-
    D.Grant (2.0 SOHC Ford)
    G.Aitken
    R.Bartlett ( TC 1608 Fiat)
    L.Neilson ( TC 1598 Ford)
    B.Crosbie?-H.Hammond XXXX Converted to Rally car-D.Sharp>
    D.Waldron (2.0SOHC Ford )-M.Johnston-N.Agass
    B.Hessey-
    P.Pascoe-

    Escort MK2:
    A.Farr-
    M.Rutherford-

    Prefect:
    N.Boon ( 2.0 SOHC Ford )

    Imp:
    B.Bradshaw (998cc Imp)
    J.McIntyre-G.Jenkins (1500 Ford ) XXXX.. bought by N.Brumby Gore-body scrapped
    W.Burt (998cc Imp)
    B.Vuyk ( 2.0 SOHC Ford/BDA Ford )

    Starlet:
    W.Burt

    Mini:
    G.Aitken ( 1458cc)
    G.Elder..... still in R/Dale
    J.Osborne
    J.Little
    D.Bell-
    A.Prattley-

    Avenger:
    W.Murdoch-E.Johnstone

    Viva:
    B.James-

    Triumph Herald Coupe:
    P.Beck-P.Blomfield ( 1975 OHC Victor )


    heaps more to come on these- got names like Heslin Stanley & Joblin with Viva? engine type size?
    Last edited by Jac Mac; 09-13-2017 at 04:14 AM.

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