Photos: The Ian Peak Collection - Part 3

[John McKechnie]

Steve H- The saloons here were racing in the contravercial but highly successful Mercury $1000 Series.
Imagine racing for money now.
A.B. assures me that there is at least 30 metres between the cars and the spectators, the camera lens focusing on the cars makes the background appear closer.
No green MK 1 Consul on the road here.
Still the only colour pic I have of the car.
The colour of the pix are absolutely fantastic, the cars look as if they are right in front of us right now.
These spoil me , I want to see more............please.

[Steve Holmes]

Steve H- The saloons here were racing in the contravercial but highly successful Mercury $1000 Series.
Imagine racing for money now.
A.B. assures me that there is at least 30 metres between the cars and the spectators, the camera lens focusing on the cars makes the background appear closer.
No green MK 1 Consul on the road here.
Still the only colour pic I have of the car.
The colour of the pix are absolutely fantastic, the cars look as if they are right in front of us right now.
These spoil me , I want to see more............please.

Ahhh, thanks John, now it all makes sense. So this wasn't taken at the same weekend as the Tasman Series pictures above?

[John McKechnie]

Steve- Yes , same weekend as the Tasman, Saloons ran their own class at the same time as Tasman
When Tasman cars went to Aus, the saloons kept racing the Mercury Series.
Following year-1971- Fahey ran Escort in NZ Saloon Car series at Wigram and the Mustang in the Mercury Series at Wigram on the same weekend.