Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Parnelli » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:50 pm

duncan fox wrote:Steve,

Terry Ferguson in Hamilton changed the car and make it more of a street rod than show car and then sold it Into the UK. It was a 30 Ford roadster on a 34 frame. Built by Gary Sword and Peter Barnett. At one time it was NZ's top hot rod/show car. Genuine 57 Vette engine ex hydroplane. with 6 x 2 barrel carbs Many a Friday night spent racing in Queen street. My mother never liked riding in it , the doors popped open when I gave it a shoefull.


Hey Duncan, brings back vague memories of a couple of local ‘hoods’ in a cut down ’30 sports coupe powered by a dirty old Y Block giving that genuine ’57 vette powered roadster a run for it’s money down Eastern Beach one night. Couldn’t that strip of tarmac, tell a few stories !

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Steve Holmes » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:06 am

duncan fox wrote:Steve,

Terry Ferguson in Hamilton changed the car and make it more of a street rod than show car and then sold it Into the UK. It was a 30 Ford roadster on a 34 frame. Built by Gary Sword and Peter Barnett. At one time it was NZ's top hot rod/show car. Genuine 57 Vette engine ex hydroplane. with 6 x 2 barrel carbs Many a Friday night spent racing in Queen street. My mother never liked riding in it , the doors popped open when I gave it a shoefull.


Thanks Duncan. Cool car.

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by duncan fox » Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:52 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Wow Duncan, that '32 roadster is just so cool! Where is it now?


Steve,

Terry Ferguson in Hamilton changed the car and make it more of a street rod than show car and then sold it Into the UK. It was a 30 Ford roadster on a 34 frame. Built by Gary Sword and Peter Barnett. At one time it was NZ's top hot rod/show car. Genuine 57 Vette engine ex hydroplane. with 6 x 2 barrel carbs Many a Friday night spent racing in Queen street. My mother never liked riding in it , the doors popped open when I gave it a shoefull.

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by 225sloper » Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:23 am

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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by 225sloper » Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:21 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Back to Bay Park now and its 'Puppy Love', the Dave Chung (of Berry & Chung speed equipment) '56 Chevy sedan. This is still a drag car today, owned and raced by Reece Fish, though it looks very different.

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Photo taken in 2010 the Reece Fish 56 Chevy with over 2000hp and a Reg and WOF this is NZs quickest streetcar has run 7.4 at over 180mph at Meremere dragstrip
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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Steve Holmes » Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:53 pm

Wow Duncan, that '32 roadster is just so cool! Where is it now?

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by duncan fox » Fri Feb 24, 2017 5:52 am

Steve Holmes wrote:I love this shot of the cars queuing for their runs at Bay Park.

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The Pop belonged to Ivan Jujnovich he A framed it to a Whakatane Hot Rod festival in im gunna say 74? and some camping gear inside the car fell onto the shifter and knocked it into gear. Sad state of affairs by the time he arrived at Whakatane.

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by duncan fox » Fri Feb 24, 2017 5:25 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Thats great to hear Duncan. What were driving back then?


This was my ride that weekend ,we didn't go to the drags I was worried id break something,so my then girlfriend and I went to a motel to get some food a shower and some rest, (at least that's what she thought) It was a wild weekend.
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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Kiwiboss » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:46 am

And my 73 Corvette Stingray taken Jan 1985.
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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Kiwiboss » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:44 am

Heres a good shot looking down the track, pretty good crowd sizes back then. that's me in my wheel standing dune buggy, I often race two vehicles at one meeting, taken in 1980. Dale M
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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Steve Holmes » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:43 am

Thats an awesome photo Dale!

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Kiwiboss » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:37 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Thanks for that great info Duncan. The last shot appears to be the back straight at Bay Park, run in the opposite direction.


Bay Rodders ran a winter series of about 6 Drag Race meets a year on the back straight of old Baypark starting at the camp ground end. In the late 70's early 80's I attended just about every event. That's me in the yellow Mustang picking on a Jappa, LOL. NOTE: Great crowd control, talk about get up close. Dale M
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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Steve Holmes » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:35 am

Thats great to hear Duncan. What were driving back then?

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by duncan fox » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:29 am

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Steve Holmes wrote:Thanks for that great info Duncan. The last shot appears to be the back straight at Bay Park, run in the opposite direction.


Yes Steve I figured it out later on , I think it was the same week end as Riversides Run These are great photos bring back many memories.

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Steve Holmes » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:23 am

Thanks for that great info Duncan. The last shot appears to be the back straight at Bay Park, run in the opposite direction.

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by duncan fox » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:18 am

The Black Tudor was Lynsey "Stich" Richardson. were these taken at Riverside Rodders run at Lake Karapiro?
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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by duncan fox » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:15 am

Dave Loose IIRC
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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Steve Holmes » Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:32 am

Greg Stokes wrote:Great shots from Allan. It staggers me the unpublished shots were way cooler than some of the shots NZHRM ran with. Interestingly alot of these cars are still around


Hi Greg, yes I agree. Magazines typically focus on the high-end cars and the grassroots stuff can sometimes be overlooked. But perhaps the pics that we find most fascinating now weren't considered so then.

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Greg Stokes » Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:16 am

Great shots from Allan. It staggers me the unpublished shots were way cooler than some of the shots NZHRM ran with. Interestingly alot of these cars are still around

Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

by Steve Holmes » Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:02 am

Last photo from Ardmore. Last photo from Part 1 of the Allan Porter Collection.

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