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Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Steve Holmes » Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:58 am

Red Mk 2 wrote:Grant, we now own a Red Mk 2, rego CT1666, did your father ever drive that one and if he did do you have any photos? He may well have sold it originally? I was told by the seller of the car to my father that Tony Shelley supplied the car to Rod Coppins and John Ward to race at the 1966 Gold Leaf. Thanks Steve
Wow, that is cool! Do you have a photo?

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Red Mk 2 » Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:03 am

Grant Sprague wrote:Steve...... yes the wills 6 hr car & B & H cars plus the mk 111 were driven up to the North Island plus the ANZ falcon were driven up & down ..............just the way things were not a lot of $$$ around in those days ..But that's the way it was regardless for most during the 60,s & 70,s
Grant, we now own a Red Mk 2, rego CT1666, did your father ever drive that one and if he did do you have any photos? He may well have sold it originally? I was told by the seller of the car to my father that Tony Shelley supplied the car to Rod Coppins and John Ward to race at the 1966 Gold Leaf. Thanks Steve

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by bry3500 » Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:42 am

Courtesy Classic Auto News facebook.
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Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:53 pm

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Dad 4CLT Maserati GP car , local hill climb , Timaru, the car had an up grade nose cone for this climb . Proud to be one of the Sons of this man , a hard bugger but a great teacher in more ways than one sadly missed .....

The Sprague Zephyr Replica ..

by Roger Dowding » Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:01 am

Grant Sprague wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]51821[/ATTACH]Replica...


Indeed ... here it is again, seen before - this is at Hamilton Telecom Motorfest 1994, Frankton - Hamilton NZ

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Normally the original raced against these
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The entry ticket,a phone card still with $5.00 on it
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and an Austin - Healey on the card..

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:26 am

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Glenvale 200 Bay Park

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:43 am

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50th Anniversary Level 2018 little pocket rocket

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:35 am

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Replica...

NOTHING MATCHES BORON - the story

by Roger Dowding » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:03 am

khyndart in CA wrote:Grant,
I am sorry to have missed you the other day and this is to prove I came by your office !
All the best in your racing endeavors this year.
Cheers, Ken Hyndman. (p.s. Grant, can I get the ice cream, pencil and a balloon when I come back ? )

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Ken and how about a " Cordial " welcome, would prefer a beer..

Story ... When Caltex used the " Boron " name and the slogan as seen above " NOTHING MATCHES BORON " my mate Ron, thought it was great, he got a sticker and trimmed in down so it read " NOTHING MATCHES RON " " and stuck it on his bicycle, that must have been around 1964 when we were still at school .. this from a bit later - the boys in 1967 when we had cars, but no girlfriends, well me anyway .. Richard Steve the other Rog and Myself all had cars, Ron still had his bicycle .. poor lad.

Cars by Roger Dowding #12 the cars at 54 Argyle St Herne Bay 1967 CCI04022016_0003 (782x800).jpg


Steve's Humber 80, with wide Jaguar wheels on the rear, My Mini, with Jolly Wides on the front and a Tractor Muffler, Richards new Fiat Bambina and the other Roger's PA Vauxhall, which was the main transport to Pukekohe as seated 6, with the four on a tree and a bench or crook seat in the front ..

and the tractor muffler ; courtesy of Rob Williams of Allard and Ford V8 Coupe fame an NSCC stalwart since the early 1960's - great mate of Colin Waite, and Allan Woolf - Allan and Colleen Woolf were my neighbours in the late 1950's early 60's in New Lynn. Knew Rob from schooldays as used to callin after school in my mates 1939 Hillman to see welding and stuff, and knew Colin from NSCC days 1967 on, when the above Mini was purchased, about the same time Ken that you had a Anglia " passion wagon "

My cars #9 First Mini - the Tractor Muffler CCI05022016_0001 (790x800).jpg

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:44 am

Ken , I just missed you & got yr note .........ps, when you mentioned might catch up at Taupo I was racing at the 50th at levels that same weekend , got to drive a mates laser turbo , very interesting weekend never raced on that extension and found it quite interesting the challenge was exciting , more to learn another weekend I might add.

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by John McKechnie » Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:26 pm

#322- would this have been one of the meetings after Red and Spinner came together at Wigram, could explain the big damage to the Mustang ?

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by khyndart in CA » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:52 pm

Grant,
I am sorry to have missed you the other day and this is to prove I came by your office !
All the best in your racing endeavors this year.
Cheers, Ken Hyndman. (p.s. Grant, can I get the ice cream, pencil and a balloon when I come back ? )

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Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:28 pm

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Gary & Red Levels

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Mon Feb 26, 2018 8:36 pm

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Levels late 60,s

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Mon Feb 26, 2018 8:26 pm

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Replica Mk 3

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Fri Feb 23, 2018 2:10 am

I have another Brother Wayne , he is between Gary & I in age , Wayne had a wee play in racing , he won a 30 min production race at Ruapuna if my memory serves me correct [in ex B&H victor] , shortly after that Ernie put him in the deep end with the GTHO at Wigram , Wayne complained of rear brake lock up in practice , it let go at Bombay backwards into 44 gallon drums of water , it was the year JR came down for a race in his HO, was a very tall ask for an 18 yr old with absolutley no race experience escpecially in that super car of the 70,s ... that was the end of it for Wayne as this put him off not to mention wanted more of a family life , Gary never raced the HO as was in UK & Grant was way too young

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:42 pm

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Gary & Grant Xmas meeting Auckland 2018...............

Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Grant Sprague » Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:56 am

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Re: Photos: The Sprague Family Collection

by Andrew Metford » Mon Jun 26, 2017 8:05 am

Oh ok so the bubble guard / 5 link pictures are not the ex Lex Linklater car? That's great then, carry on!!!

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by Grant Sprague » Sun Jun 25, 2017 11:22 pm

Spgeti wrote:Hi Andrew, the car is an existing bubble flared Mk1, not the existing RS2000, and is being built to FIA Appendix K.
Andrew , I would never ever do that , the new car has a like new chassis complete virgin chassis

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