The Roaring Season

by **Ray Bell** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 3:01 am

The '300SLR', of course, is one of the streamliner W196s...

by **bry3500** » Fri Nov 05, 2021 6:54 am

[video=youtube;HipDKE1JiKg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HipDKE1JiKg&t=185s&ab_channel=Hagerty[/video]

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by **khyndart in CA** » Wed Sep 13, 2017 10:42 pm

Nostalgic look back to 1960.
Not sure why but the ad. looks very English although the price is in dollars.

(Ken H)

by **Ray Bell** » Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:50 am

Prior to launch...

Two were built, one was a VF and the other a VG, both were equipped with 6-Pack (triple DCOE) Weber 265 engines. One for a short time had a 340 and A833 but was deemed by Pete Geoghegan (while Leo was on an extended stay in England) to be too much of an understeerer.

In the end, this track testing wasn't totally successful as the utes had different torsional values to the Chargers.

by **Terry S** » Wed Sep 13, 2017 2:27 am

Milan Fistonic wrote:From Graeme Lawrence's column in the April 1973 edition of Motorman.

Interesting tow vehicle.

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I wonder if that shortened Valiant ute was one of those used by Leo Geoghegan for testing at Mallala prior to the introduction of the Charger?

They were trying to keep the Charger quiet prior to laugh so used a shortened ute to be the same wheelbase as a Charger.

by **Milan Fistonic** » Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:25 am

From Graeme Lawrence's column in the April 1973 edition of Motorman.

Interesting tow vehicle.

by **khyndart in CA** » Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:23 am

What a difference 10 years makes. After complaining about my 1963 and then seeing Steve Holmes photos of Goodwood it reminded me of how 1973 was like living a dream for me. From being at Trojan Works and going to motor races around England, track testing at Goodwood, meeting well known drivers, taking a Contiki Tour to the Munich Beer fest, showing my bride to be around London and also going to parties (without my bride to be !) with Barry Sheene and his crew. (Suzuki of Great Britain was part of the Trojan complex)
Barry was a real character and a marvelous rider and we met up again at Long Beach in 1977 to share some old times. He passed away way too young at 52 but he achieved a lot in those years !

Barry Sheene and transporter. (Year and photographer unknown )

(Ken Hyndman )

by **928** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:27 pm

thanks Ken, was a photo I did not know had been released for open viewing

by **Ray Bell** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:52 am

Originally posted by khyndart
.....I myself have bad memories of 1963.....

Sounds rough, Ken...

As for me, 1963 I got my first car and my driver's licence. Not so bad at all.

And to keep it on topic, I was able to spread my wings more and see ever more race cars and, therefore, ever more transport arrangements for them,

by **khyndart in CA** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 3:02 am

928
Not sure but I thought it was either Norris Miles or Bill Robinson driving.
(Photo from Google)

(Ken)

by **928** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 1:16 am

khyndart in CA wrote:Roger,
The Heron-Daimler was built by Ross Baker. It was a neat little unit.
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(Ken )

Ken where is this photo taken, and who is driving?

by **khyndart in CA** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:45 pm

Thanks Milan,
I note a Miss Cooney on the passenger list, that is a well known name in the Tauranga area.
I myself have bad memories of 1963. It started when I did not feel well and finally my dad took me into see Dr. Watts (Nigel's father ) he quickly diagnosed that I had a perforated appendix and sent me immediately to Waikato Hospital which possibly saved my life.
Just after that in June this plane crash happened near home.
In November President Kennedy was shot, although far away in the US it stunned the world.
Then on Dec. 14th 1963, my dear father died suddenly. So 1963 was a dark year for me.
( Sorry to get way off base with my ramblings.)

(Ken )

by **Milan Fistonic** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:18 pm

khyndart in CA wrote:Roger,
Te Poi always reminds me of when the DC 3 crashed above there into the Kaimais in 1963 and you could often see the sun glinting off the wreckage after that. A sad time.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/69898789

Ken

Not sure when this memorial was erected but it looks fairly new.

by **khyndart in CA** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:25 pm

Roger,
Te Poi always reminds me of when the DC 3 crashed above there into the Kaimais in 1963 and you could often see the sun glinting off the wreckage after that. A sad time.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/69898789

Ken

by **Roger Dowding** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:01 pm

Ken,

I thought so but didn't want to post and get it wrong ha ha .. would not be the first time I have made an error .. thanks for the input.
BTW off to your part of the world tomorrow, your old stamping ground the Waikato,Te Poi to be precise to see friends on Rapurapu Road on their farm..cheers
Roger

by **khyndart in CA** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:53 pm

Roger,
The Heron-Daimler was built by Ross Baker. It was a neat little unit.

(Ken )

by **Roger Dowding** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:22 pm

Roger Dowding wrote:Not everyone could afford flash rigs in NZ often cars were trailered or A-Framed to events, if they weren't driven there and hopefully back. - otherwise borrow a mates trailer to get home and he drove his car

For example - some well known NZ cars in the late 1960's
basic trailer - Marrari
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Many cars if not driven or allowed to be driven on the road arrived on A - Frames Zephyr Corvette,in Ken Baileys hands at the time
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or simple trailers with ramps - The Heron Daimler
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a sided trailer getting a bit more fancy - Paul Fahey's Ford Fairlane
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double axle low sided with winch -very fancy The Segedin Ford Mustang with stack pipes.
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Have been posted elsewhere, but do belong here on Ken H's thread ..

The Fairlane was of course Robbie Francevic, it replaced the Custaxie when Allcomers class was over .. replaced by Group 2 from memory in 1967

by **Roger Dowding** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:18 pm

Terry S, the Heron Daimler was indeed similar looking to the SIDS 11. This one of several cars called Heron .. need to look up who made them.

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