The Roaring Season

by **Paul Lindberg** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:51 am

Thanks very much for that information, appreciated your help. Kind Regards

by **Paul Lindberg** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:51 am

Many thanks, I will have a look at that link. Kind Regards

by **GD66** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 4:03 am

Yeah, that's not good compared to some of the shabby reasons they have knocked things back over the years.
Partly explains some of the reasons disgruntled ex-racers have walked away.

by **Terry S** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:10 am

Terry S wrote:Interesting bit in the attached re the origins of the Rorstan Climax sports racer.
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14261/lot/221/

Interesting to read the auction houses description of how the Cooper was "reborn".

An original Cooper Climax T53 was bought by Rorstan and cannibalised for Rorstan sports racer.
The bits that were not needed then sold and assembled onto "a new Cooper-type T53P chassis" plus a whole series of new parts.
When project complete it has "an up to date FIA Historic Technical Passport".

I don't know about NZ, but I seriously doubt it would be allowed in OZ under our COD process.

by **Terry S** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 10:42 pm

GD66 wrote:I think that was the sorely-missed Fountain, David McK responding to an enquiry of mine about the Climax-engined Rorstan sports car that was slowly knocked up behind the showroom at Stanton Motors but I never saw running. I think Danie Lupp had it for a while. Looked to have some potential : last time I glimpsed it the nicely-fashioned body was still awaiting paint.

Interesting bit in the attached re the origins of the Rorstan Climax sports racer.
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14261/lot/221/

by **RogerH** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 11:16 am

There is quite a bit on this car (including several photos) in the book "The Jaguar XK120 in the Southern Hemisphere". It has a good racing history and most of this is detailed in the book. The first recorded race is with the first owner (Jack Tutton) in February 1951 and he raced it nine time before he sold it in February 1953 to Sybil Lupp who raced it on a number of occasions. By late 1954 it was with John Horton who did a hill climb before passing it onto Arthur Moffat and then to Harvey Hingston in late 1956/early 1957 - sold by Hingston in 1959 (a swap with a 1956 Ford Customline V8).

by **stubuchanan** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:38 am

Paul Lindberg wrote:Thank you for that I will try and get the book any help we can is great as we are trying to put the car back to the way it was back in the 1950s when it was raced Thanks again Paul .

Hi Paul,

My advice would be to try to find the book in a library(assuming you live in NZ) . Without being too unkind to author Brian Watson, it is not a very complete story. He has relied on information supplied by former owners of the various Jaguars, and the only story relating to 660112 is from one Harvey Hingston of (?)Taranaki who bought the car from Arthur Moffat in 1956. Hingston was only about 20 and didn't do much competitive sport with it, maybe a hillclimb and a sprint or so, and seemed to be more interested in out-running the local cop. Eventually he swapped it for a 1956 Ford Customline V8, but doesn't say who the new owner was or when.

I borrowed the book from the Auckland City library system a few years ago) and scanned the pages of interest to me (including the above info).

Good Luck With your search for Info,

Stu Buchanan

by **Roger Dowding** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:48 am

Paul Lindberg wrote:HI there, I have just joined this site. I was wanting some information on a XK120 Jag a friend and I have just purchased.
The vehicle has been in storage some 50years, it was I believe bought to New Zealand by Jack Tutton who raced the vehicle and then sold it to Sybil Lupp and then she raced it as well.
We are in the process of doing a full restoration on the Jag. The chassis no is 660112, I believe it has some good racing history. If anyone has any information of photos of this vehicle it would be much appreciated as we are wanting to restore to its original state. I have been told there is a book by David McKinney that has some information on it as well.

Paul,

Also check out through British Leyland Heritage in the UK, they will probably have its early History, who sold to, etc and when

http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/archive-services/

The centre was originally BL Heritage, but as BL is defunct, try the above link

looking at how the link saved " heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/archive-services/ " after the www.

by **Paul Lindberg** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 6:02 am

Thank you for that I will try and get the book any help we can is great as we are trying to put the car back to the way it was back in the 1950s when it was raced Thanks again Paul .

by **Milan Fistonic** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:54 am

The book you need is Racing Jaguars in New Zealand by Brian Watson. He's been advertising copies on Trade Me.

by **Paul Lindberg** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 7:44 am

HI there, I have just joined this site. I was wanting some information on a XK120 Jag a friend and I have just purchased.
The vehicle has been in storage some 50years, it was I believe bought to New Zealand by Jack Tutton who raced the vehicle and then sold it to Sybil Lupp and then she raced it as well.
We are in the process of doing a full restoration on the Jag. The chassis no is 660112, I believe it has some good racing history. If anyone has any information of photos of this vehicle it would be much appreciated as we are wanting to restore to its original state. I have been told there is a book by David McKinney that has some information on it as well.

by **GD66** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:28 am

Was that what wound up being the Katipo ? Seem to recall that was going to be a sports car but ended up being an offset single seater.

by **Ross Hollings** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:00 am

Back in the 60's i remember going with Bryan Marshall [who raced a quick A40 ] to behind the Grey Lynn or Ponsonby shops to view a space framed sports car that Robbie Francivics friend and mechanic,Tony Krilitich [Forgive spelling,there is a e missing somewhere there !] was building,could have been going to be 4 wheel drive,but not sure.............any suggestions ?

by **jamie** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:54 pm

Hi Gang.
Thanks Bry that is the beast. Still Bob and Josie now and then.
Jamie A.

by **bry3500** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:46 am

jamie wrote:Hi Gang I am still watching.
Bob More raced the Rorstan with 2lt Vauxhall for a number of years in the seventy's.
And it was sold to the south Island and races occasionally in classic races.
Jamie A

??? from another thread

by **jamie** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:53 pm

Hi Gang I am still watching.
Bob More raced the Rorstan with 2lt Vauxhall for a number of years in the seventy's.
And it was sold to the south Island and races occasionally in classic races.
Jamie A

by **GD66** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:25 am

I think that was the sorely-missed Fountain, David McK responding to an enquiry of mine about the Climax-engined Rorstan sports car that was slowly knocked up behind the showroom at Stanton Motors but I never saw running. I think Danie Lupp had it for a while. Looked to have some potential : last time I glimpsed it the nicely-fashioned body was still awaiting paint.

by **Terry S** » Thu Jul 23, 2015 4:55 am

David McKinney wrote:I believe the Rorstan-Climax is alive and well and living in Dunedin.
The McBegg was taken to the tip after an accident at Ruapuna, but I believe has since been "re-created" - someone might know more about this than I do.
The Elfin 400 was still in the Auckland area in the 1980s, but I haven't heard of it since

Does anyone know which "Rorstan Climax" Davis was referring to? I wasn't aware any survived.

by **bob homewood** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 9:13 am

Thanks ,Oh well ,we will just keep chipping away ,like a lot of the other multitude of things sitting here waiting for a answer

by **928** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 3:30 am

do not know if colin roberts raced it

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