Historic Sports Sedans & All-Comers . Taupo 2018 and beyond.

[ERC]

Interesting just how many cars then, were of British origin. No Australian cars - though maybe some were built there?

[John McKechnie]

Interesting just how many cars then, were of British origin. No Australian cars - though maybe some were built there?

The Aussies were racing their "Humpties" ,Ray
Only Aussie car here was Graeme Harveys "Golden Holden", also a Humpty.
Falcons were not seen as racing then, EH-S2, HD-X2, HR-X2 were raced over there, but not here
Some standard model Holdens were in B&H
Carlos Neate won in a Nissan Skyline GT here though
Really no Aussies till 1968- after Allcomers- Grady Thomson winning the Heatway Rally, then Glenvale 100

[Dale Harvey]

The Aussies were racing their "Humpties" ,Ray
Only Aussie car here was Graeme Harveys "Golden Holden", also a Humpty.
Falcons were not seen as racing then, EH-S2, HD-X2, HR-X2 were raced over there, but not here
Some standard model Holdens were in B&H
Carlos Neate won in a Nissan Skyline GT here though
Really no Aussies till 1968- after Allcomers- Grady Thomson winning the Heatway Rally, then Glenvale 100

Just some small corrections John,the Old Holdens were known as Humpies not Humpties. The EH model you are thinking of was S4 not S2. You are correct with HD-X2, and the HR was 186S not X2. Sorry to be so pedantic. Hope this helps.
Dale.

[khyndart in CA]

Interesting just how many cars then, were of British origin. No Australian cars - though maybe some were built there?

Ray,
Perhaps the Australians got discouraged after coming over in January 1960 at Ardmore.


(Ken H)