Bruce Blacklock collection

[Ross Hollings]

THese photos are from Bruce Blacklock longtime member of the Auckland Car Club,in the days when Jimmy Richards raced his Anglia up Bombay Hillclimb,and when it broke down,he then used his Anglia van tow wagon ,Eric Mallard,Mike Marshall,Ron Brown,Allan Boyle ,Rod Collingwood,Peter Bruin,etc etc,great days and great fun.A lot of ACC members also bit voluntary work at the track,pit marshalls etc,oh how lucky we were inbeing able to put these Tasman and local drivers onto there grid spots,everyone was approachable not like today.Enjoy his photos.We know of another collection owned by Doug Wentworth also an old ACC memeber and MG Midget peddler,photos and videos........we are working on getting these somehow as they sit in his garage molding away.

[Ross Hollings]

More of Bruce's photos

[Ross Hollings]

Bruce Blacklock Collection ,great photos !

[Ross Hollings]

One i missed.

[Steve Holmes]

Wow, Ross these are absolutely stunning! Thanks so much for sharing them, and thanks also to Bruce.

They are really crisp, clear images. Are they taken from slides?

Thanks again Ross.

[Ross Hollings]

Hi Steve,Yes i think they were taken from slides,i have more of Pukekohe,particularly the 1967 Wills 6 hour race where i drove with Bruce in his Morris 1100,also some of a car display he went to all good photos and good to share.Would love to get hold of the Doug Wentworth collection he has slides and movies,just sitting in his garage at Alexandria Heads Qld,maybe need to send Roger Dowding around ! I will pass on your comments to Bruce.

[Steve Holmes]

More of Bruce's photos

Looks like David McKay of Scuderia Veloce? I assume this would have been taken when Andy Buchanan was racing the Ferrari.

[Milan Fistonic]

Looks like David McKay of Scuderia Veloce? I assume this would have been taken when Andy Buchanan was racing the Ferrari.

Yes it is David McKay but that was 1966 when Spencer Martin drove the Ferrari and a Brabham for Scuderia Veloce.

[Ross Hollings]

More photos,one with smoke is the Jack Nazer Lotus Cortina at Railway Corner,on fire,some of the Wills 6 hour and 3 hour,and just some nice Aussie cars Bruce took pics of.

[Ross Hollings]

Yes,there are afew of our little entrant,but its all history,sign writing by Alan Boyle.

[Roger Dowding]

Hi Steve,Yes i think they were taken from slides,i have more of Pukekohe,particularly the 1967 Wills 6 hour race where i drove with Bruce in his Morris 1100,also some of a car display he went to all good photos and good to share.Would love to get hold of the Doug Wentworth collection he has slides and movies,just sitting in his garage at Alexandria Heads Qld,maybe need to send Roger Dowding around ! I will pass on your comments to Bruce.

Ross, thanks for the comment,unfortunately I am now back in NZ permanently .. would be good to get hold of the items ..

[seaqnmac27]

Hi Steve,Yes i think they were taken from slides,i have more of Pukekohe,particularly the 1967 Wills 6 hour race where i drove with Bruce in his Morris 1100,also some of a car display he went to all good photos and good to share.Would love to get hold of the Doug Wentworth collection he has slides and movies,just sitting in his garage at Alexandria Heads Qld,maybe need to send Roger Dowding around ! I will pass on your comments to Bruce.

I however work in Maroochydore Ross.

[tonttu]

So who is the red Anglia number 33/59 and also the numbers 3 and 4 single seaters?
Thanks

[seaqnmac27]

So who is the red Anglia number 33/59 and also the numbers 3 and 4 single seaters?
Thanks

1966, #3 is Dennis Marwood, 4 is Frank Gardner

[seaqnmac27]

So who is the red Anglia number 33/59 and also the numbers 3 and 4 single seaters?
Thanks

With the Anglia, the surname is McCallum, I was thinking Rod?

[Ross Hollings]

Rod is correct.

[khyndart in CA]

Would that be Bryan Innes walking between the Anglia # 68 and the # 69 Morris Mini Cooper in the # 2 posting ?

[Ross Hollings]

Bruce had a caption on his facebook page which as i recall said it was Hugh Kettlewell,a very rapid Mini peddler.

[Roger Dowding]

The Car is Hugh Kettelwell's and that is him walking between the cars - he was my Solicitor when I bought the first house in 1973.
Identified by Alan Boyle, another Mini Racer, was his Solicitor too !!.
Hugh later on had a rather bad racing accident at Pukekohe at another meeting



Interestingly I posted the photo on Facebook " Old NZ Motor Racing " page and Bruce Blacklock as well as Alan Boyle replied about Hugh and the accident.

Alan Boyles Mini - as an aside



My Mini, never raced just thrashed,although did drive around Pukekohe to get to the Flag Marshall point - never realised until then how tight the hairpin is

[khyndart in CA]

Roger,
With those wide front wheels and double over riders, did you use the Mini for starting the midgets at Western Springs ?
That's a real "chic magnet" mate.
Where is the steering wheel ? Sorry I forgot that I am the one that lives where you drive on the "Parkway" and park in the driveway !

KH