The Roaring Season

by **bry3500** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:27 am

Thanks David - great info again :cool:

by **David McKinney** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:47 am

Post 7

bry3500 wrote:second photo
"Unidentified driver in a racing car, with attendants, Houghton Bay Road, Wellington 1955"

Alan Freeman, Cooper MkIV

The third photo:
"Unidentified man driving a racing car up Houghton Bay Road, Wellington 1955"

Bob Gibbons, Cooper MkV, again

by **David McKinney** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:41 am

garry simkin wrote:I'm sure David McKinney will identify the Wellington hill-climb cars, he was probably there on the day.
Garry Simkin.

Oh, all right then

As rf84 says, Bob Gibbons in the MkV Cooper

The other is the Christchurch-built Shadbolt Special, which spent a lot of time around Wellington. Owner/driver at this point was one R K Reardon

by **David McKinney** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:38 am

Oh, all right then

bry3500 wrote:These pics are from NZ library archives. OK to be reproduced here.

First photo is dated 7 Dec 1959 "Wellington Car Club hill climb with two unidentified men working on a racing car engine, location unknown, Wellington Region"

Second one reads "Unidentified driver in racing car, Houghton Bay, Wellington"

Photo 3 is from 7 Dec 1959 reads, "Wellington Car Club hill climb with an unidentified man being push started in his racing car with a crowd looking on, location unknown, Wellington Region

Last photo 21 Sept 1959 "Car Club member, car number 39, racing down Palmer Head, Wellington"

As rf84 says, Bob Gibbons in the MkV Cooper

The other is the Christchurch-built Shadbolt Special, which spent a lot of time around Wellington. Owner/driver at this point was one R K Reardon

by **Oldfart** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:41 am

stubuchanan wrote:And a lot more of it in post #57.

Stu B

Yes, but is the same one, as both of the Mark VI/V were around at many of the same meetings!

by **stubuchanan** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:46 am

Oldfart wrote:Glimpse of Buckler in post # 61.

And a lot more of it in post #57.

Stu B

by **Oldfart** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:11 am

Glimpse of Buckler in post # 61.

by **bry3500** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:34 am

garry simkin wrote:According to my copy of ''The Twenty Year History of the Levin Motor Racing circuit 1956-1976'', competing at the 22/10/1956 meeting was Syd Jensen in #5, Bruce Webster in #9, Bob Hugill in #3,Arnold Stafford in #14 and Len Gilbert in # 12 (mk7 Cooper).
Great pictures, i'm sure David McKinney will identify the Wellington hill-climb cars, he was probably there on the day.
Garry Simkin.

Thanks Garry - great work

by **bry3500** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:30 am

by **garry simkin** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:56 pm

According to my copy of ''The Twenty Year History of the Levin Motor Racing circuit 1956-1976'', competing at the 22/10/1956 meeting was Syd Jensen in #5, Bruce Webster in #9, Bob Hugill in #3,Arnold Stafford in #14 and Len Gilbert in # 12 (mk7 Cooper).
Great pictures, i'm sure David McKinney will identify the Wellington hill-climb cars, he was probably there on the day.
Garry Simkin.

by **bry3500** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:48 am

by **bry3500** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:45 am

. Photographs taken ca 1956 by Bruce Valentine Davis.

by **bry3500** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:09 am

next 3

First photo reads
22 October 1956. Photograph taken by Bruce Davis.

Row 1: No 14, Arnold Stafford (Cooper Mk IX); No 15, Ron Frost (Cooper Mk IX)

Row 2: No 5, Syd Jensen (Cooper Mk IX); Bruce Webster (in checkerboard helmet, Cooper Mk VII)

Row 3: No 18, Ross Jensen (Austin-Healey 100S);No 21, John Mansel (Alfa Romeo Tipo B); No 3 (Cooper)

Row 4: obscured; Buckler, driver probably Jim Boyd.

second photo
"Unidentified driver in a racing car, with attendants, Houghton Bay Road, Wellington 1955"

The third photo:
"Unidentified man driving a racing car up Houghton Bay Road, Wellington 1955"

by **Oldfart** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:47 am

Great photos with period feel. The top one looks almost like a younger Jim Boyd sitting on the rh rear wheel, but that is a VERY random thought.
Post #52 mentions Roskilly whose son has been a new acquisition on TRS.

by **rf84** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 8:35 am

Car #1 is Bob Gibbons Cooper Mk5 with V twin 1100cc Jap engine.

by **bry3500** » Mon Aug 12, 2013 7:42 am

These pics are from NZ library archives. OK to be reproduced here.

First photo is dated 7 Dec 1959 "Wellington Car Club hill climb with two unidentified men working on a racing car engine, location unknown, Wellington Region"

Second one reads "Unidentified driver in racing car, Houghton Bay, Wellington"

Photo 3 is from 7 Dec 1959 reads, "Wellington Car Club hill climb with an unidentified man being push started in his racing car with a crowd looking on, location unknown, Wellington Region

Last photo 21 Sept 1959 "Car Club member, car number 39, racing down Palmer Head, Wellington"

by **crunch** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:17 pm

Well done Laurie and Max and the rest of the half litre club for keeping this history alive. Little did I know it, but when a youngster and my dad took me to a hillclimb, that I saw some of these very cars in action. Great to see they are still part of our heritage due to the enthusiasm and love of a few dedicated people.
Cheers

by **Laurie Callender** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:33 am

What a great forum this is for information. On another posting by Stu (in R.I.P) I found the following clipping which listed a S. Williamson 3rd in the Puhipuhi Goldstar Hill Climb in 1966. Stu Williamson was an owner of my JBS after my father had it so it fills another gap on the cars history, thank you.

by **Chris Read** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:44 am

Laurie Callender wrote:Hi Chris, Thanks for your post, it is great to hear of more 500's still being cared for in NZ.

If you are interested, Max and I will be in the South Island next month with our two JBS's so would like to meet anyone who has an interest in the half litre racing. So we will be at Ruapuna on the 1st - 3rd February, then Timaru on the 8th - 10th and finally if all is still going well, we will be at Teretonga on 15th - 17th.

Hi Laurie
May see you at Teretonga.
Problem for the Kiefts for your group is that they were always fitted with 1000cc Vincents as they are today.
Chris

by **Laurie Callender** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:14 am

Chris Read wrote:I must have missed this thread when it began....RE the first entry, for the record I have had the two Kiefts in my garage for 25 yrs. Photo of them is before they were shipped from the factory in 1952 for Ronnie and Les Moore .Chris Read - Arrowtown
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Hi Chris, Thanks for your post, it is great to hear of more 500's still being cared for in NZ.

If you are interested, Max and I will be in the South Island next month with our two JBS's so would like to meet anyone who has an interest in the half litre racing. So we will be at Ruapuna on the 1st - 3rd February, then Timaru on the 8th - 10th and finally if all is still going well, we will be at Teretonga on 15th - 17th.

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