The Roaring Season

by **Roger Dowding** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:01 am

Came across these recently - think John Mck has seen them - went back as far as early 2016 and didn't see them on here - so ..

Wigram 1970 - Bill Pottinger archives.

by **Bruce302** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:18 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Wow, those are awesome Ross! Thanks for sharing. George is really throwing it through the Puke chicane.

What exactly is the material on the bonnet? Looks like black carpet.

That was just thick flat black paint. Hid a lot of the transition with the hood scoop.

Great pics, thanks Ross for sharing them.

by **Steve Holmes** » Sat Jun 15, 2019 1:32 am

Wow, those are awesome Ross! Thanks for sharing. George is really throwing it through the Puke chicane.

What exactly is the material on the bonnet? Looks like black carpet.

by **BMCBOY** » Sat Jun 15, 2019 1:10 am

I recently found these shots of George Bunce from Pukekohe 1975

by **Roger Dowding** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:34 am

John McKechnie wrote:Roger- thank you for finding these and posting them
Yep, not a garage queen, we were here to race..was running 1.23 all day and was running close to everyone in all 3 races.
Best place was 4th in a handicap...no one was going to let the secretary have a moment of glory
This makes the Monaro quicker that my XU1 V8 Torana a couple of years ago.

Must have been a great weekend ..

Cheers.

Another Monaro .. another weekend .. another Track .. Pukekohe 1971 Yours looks great .. Cheers
From TRS website

by **John McKechnie** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:37 am

Roger- thank you for finding these and posting them
Yep, not a garage queen, we were here to race..was running 1.23 all day and was running close to everyone in all 3 races.
Best place was 4th in a handicap...no one was going to let the secretary have a moment of glory
This makes the Monaro quicker that my XU1 V8 Torana a couple of years ago.

by **Roger Dowding** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:26 am

Photos " Borrowed " of course.. with acknowledgement to the photographer !!

by **Roger Dowding** » Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:37 pm

Digby Paape, from the Motoring Paape Family.
His Father Godfrey was a stalwart of the Otago Sports Car Club and others - ran a Austin A90 Atlantic back in the mid - late 1950's and was an organiser of the early Dunedin Street Races - early 1950's on.
This from the weekend 11/11/2018 .

No doubt there are more photos out there !!

by **khyndart in CA** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:16 pm

John,
That is a great action photo of the Monaro. I wish I could get it in a larger format.
It is neat how these pics. from the past keep showing up. May it continue.
Cheers,
Ken

by **John McKechnie** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:16 am

Dont worry about looking at MK2 Cortinas, -Have just found a neat action pic on South Island Racing....Team Cambridge Monaro, followed by Camaro then Paul Fahey, red Dawson and Graeme Crosbie...here is the link-

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=671179269896849&set=gm.983156395196168&type=3&theater

by **Paul B** » Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:00 pm

I saw this old footage of Warwick Farm (if you have not seen it already)

[video=youtube;kwIjhL1J2eg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwIjhL1J2eg[/video]

by **John McKechnie** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:09 am

Yep, I was soooooooo lucky that a kind hearted man looked after me.

by **George Sheweiry** » Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:43 am

That's a nice looking rear spoiler on that car Johnny------lol

by **John McKechnie** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:24 am

One of the best things is that Milan was round then to capture these pix , keep them for all these years AND be able to post them here just so we can look at them here .......great work mate.
Safe to say that these pix kept my spirits up bringing the baby back to life.
Australian Muscle car #101 - currently on sale- features the car pages 18-19 for some glossy pix

by **Rod Grimwood** » Sat Jun 02, 2018 12:54 am

Milan Fistonic wrote:I've just found another shot of George Bunce in the car at Pukekohe on 9 March 1975.

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It looked mean and was fairly mean in this style, last before it "disappeared". Sat at North Shore Automatics for along time, and then went walk about. Glad it was found and gets second chance at life.

by **khyndart in CA** » Thu May 31, 2018 3:19 pm

Thanks Milan, that is a wonderful photo.
Ken

by **Milan Fistonic** » Thu May 31, 2018 11:04 am

I've just found another shot of George Bunce in the car at Pukekohe on 9 March 1975.

by **John McKechnie** » Thu May 31, 2018 6:39 am

But wait , theres more, found this on South Island Motorsport facebook, Grand Prix 1975...Robin Tanner , Firebird 25 and my Monaro in Bunce colours just behind it.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=197293994247655&set=g.431588630352950&type=1&theater&ifg=1

by **John McKechnie** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:30 am

Just got Australian Muscle Car #101 from a Caltex petrol station...BP , Shell doesnt get it,Mobil hasnt got it yet.
Anyway Monaro is on page 18,19.
Still have to get Kens issue.
Sometime the full story may make it to a NZ mag

And thats all folks.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

by **John McKechnie** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:09 am

Yep, all model HK always had non vented bonnet,
HT, HG GTS models had this feature

The Roaring Season

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