The Roaring Season

Hi Roger yes the Lycoming photo is pretty cool, not so many good ones about with it wearing the strengthened wheels I don't think they were on the car for long, it will look good framed along side the original Lycoming boot panel hanging on my dining room wall.
The Meridian U2 will also find its way on to the wall but I don't have room for the Graham McRae or the other one so they may go to a good home at some stage.

" Houghton Bay hill climb in 1968 they may have been taken by a amateur photographer his name and some details of the cars are on the back but I can't make out his name. "

Does " B G Glover " look right, Feb 1968.

Wellington Car Club archives may have a clue.

Have had a look and they do have their Magazines digitised but in 1968 very few photos.

" [url]http://www.carclub.co.nz/default.aspx?Page=105[/url] "

There is a Movie on Youtube about the Houghton Bay Hill Climb run by Wellington Car Club from 1954 to 1984.

" [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY6Hqq4ACyk[/url] "

Good photos Hotrod1, The Lycoming has those very wide strengthened wheels, with the reinforcing straps - looks mean.

Here are 4 photos I have just purchased from Trade Me they are from the Houghton Bay hill climb in 1968 they may have been taken by a amateur photographer his name and some details of the cars are on the back but I can't make out his name. [attachment=4]IMG_20240104_175404.jpg[/attachment][attachment=3]IMG_20240104_175420.jpg[/attachment][attachment=2]IMG_20240104_175436.jpg[/attachment][attachment=1]IMG_20240104_175449.jpg[/attachment][attachment=0]IMG_20240104_175532.jpg[/attachment] the photos are quite large at 305mm x 250mm I had to buy all 4 but I am only planning to frame and display the Lycoming Special and U2 ones due to lack of wall space.

Notes from Milan Fistonic and the Results, Photos from John Windelburn.
An earlier De Soto to the one that Colin Lumsden raced in the early 1960's.

" I asked John Windelburn what the De Soto was that he drove in this Pukekohe Car Club Straight Sprint at Hullbright Road in October 1967.He sent me this photo of the car. It was a RHD 1958 De Soto Firesweep, one of only 2 in NZ.The B&W photo is John having a go at the "Braking and Acceleration Test" at the Auckland Railway Station The Auckland Car Club's Hepolite Trial competitors had to complete that test at the end of the event. John hadn't done the Trial but if there was a gap between competitors arriving the officials would let various club members have a go. John set the joint fastest time with a 3.8 Jaguar. ".

The Entry List for the Pukekohe Car Club Straight Sprints at Hullbright Road, I believe the road was used also for Hillclimbs using more of the road in the Hills.

[attachment=3]John Windelburn #068 PCC Straight Sprint 29 Oct 1967 J Windelburn De Soto 177 kb arch M Fistonic.jpg[/attachment]

Alan Grout in his DKW, and a friend J [ John ] Trigance in a 1200cc Anglia.

Colour photo of the Car. Plate 337.873 is the 1961 - 64 plate, Black on Yellow, and looks like same plate in the following photo.

[attachment=2]John Windelburn #060 De Soto Sedan colour pic John Windelburn arch J Windelburn .jpg[/attachment]

John driving the car at the Brake and Acceleration Test at the Auckland Railway Station - must bde an Acceleration and Braking Test actually.

[attachment=1]John Windelburn #061 De Soto Sedan John Windelburn ACC test Railway Station early 1960's arch J .jpg[/attachment]

John was also here in 1956 in his Morris [ a Minor ]. posted on the Dennis Marwood page too RIP Dennis.

[attachment=0]John Windelburn #058 Waikato MRC Hclimb 17 Mar 1956 Dennis Marwood MG TD J Windelburn De Soto 17.jpg[/attachment]

Austin Healey Team were out in force at this event 5 in their class, including John Seabrook, Ross Jensen and a young Bruce McLaren.

On this very Wet day in Omokoroa, BoP, was going back over this thread and the list that Ken H posted.
- A very long list and I thought that the " Car Clubs " or " Groups " running the events need to be known.

Hill Climb venues refer Post #126

-From this thread - story " [b]No. 165 - New Zealand Hillclimbs[/b] "

" This information was found at this site;
[url]http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/ausnzhc.html[/url]

(Ken H) "

and Post #127 by;

John McKechnie

" Ken....you must really be having a slow day to do this long list....................
Well done though, do you want to add -
1- Millens Leadfoot Hillclimb .
2- Lower Domain Road, Auckland Domain.
3- Chelsea Sugar Refinery
4- Pinchgut Rd, Kaukapakapa "



Had gathered a lot of information on the events run by Northern Sports Car Club on the NSCC The Early Years story.
Starting with Taylors Bay, Hillsborough in 1945 to the permanent venue [ well it was for over 20 years ] of Cosseys Farm, Drury in March 1967 until the late 1980's.

An image from Taylors Bay - that day - 20th May 1945.
Have had the copy of this photo since the mid 1970's - given to me by the late Eddie Dowding [ 1919 - 2018 ] and it appears with half a dozen others from the event in the Arthur Siddall Album of NSCC events from 1942 to 1949, which I am in the process of restoring - and recovering to protect the images. Then the images will be scanned and put on the NSCC thread - they will be better [ larger versions ] of photos published in groups previously.

Taylors Bay - showing the Manukau Harbour behind and many of the club in Graeme Wells Bentley.
My photo had [b][i][u]Graham[/u][/i][/b] Wells - as written by my Uncle, but Anthony Wells, Graeme's son corrected that.

[attachment=1]NSCC #004 B Early years Graham - Graeme Wells Bentley and Club members Taylors Bay H C 20 May 19.jpg[/attachment]

Ron Roycroft got FTD that day in his Riley 9 at 43 and one fifth seconds
Graeme Wells was 2nd at 44 seconds
and
Vern Clark in his MG PA third at 50 seconds.

NSCC Cosseys Farm in 1967 - a well known car that is still with the then owner - Rob Williams 1939 Ford V8 Coupe.

[attachment=0]NSCC 1967 #037 Cosseys Farm Hill Climb, Rob Williams Ford V8 March 1967 1st Event NZ Herald 05-0.jpg[/attachment]


Photo was part of the page in the Newspaper on the First Event at Cosseys in March 1967

Small- er cars than the Chevs.

[attachment=4]PCC 1970 #077 PCC Hill Climb Patumahoe 1970's Mini BK8382 John Larry Lawton.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=3]PCC 1970 #078 PCC Hill Climb Patumahoe 1970's Escort EW... #105 John Larry Lawton.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=2]PCC 1970 #079 PCC Hill Climb Patumahoe 1970's Mk1 Cortina DE6441 John Larry Lawton.jpg[/attachment]

Bardahl series Hill Climb of PCC.

[attachment=1]Bardahl 1973 #183 PCC Bardahl Inter-club Hill Climb 18 Mar 1973 Ridge Rd Results M Fistonic.jpg[/attachment]

Tribute to Allan Woolf from Milan Fistonic - FTD to Allan Woolf in the Vitesse at Andersons Farm,
Invitation event but unsure if a Bardahl series event.

[attachment=0]Allan Woolf #011 Woolf FTD Vitesse AUCC Open Hill Climb - Bardahl Q 22 Feb 1970 Andersons Farm .jpg[/attachment]

See an A Denney in a Mini at 848cc
- I went to school - Kelston Boys High with an Arthur Denney, who left school and became a mechanic, around 1965/66. - In late 1968 I sold Arthur my Austin Se7en Mini - complete with widened front wheels twin SU carbs and the Rob Williams modified Cooper manifold and Massey Ferguson Tractor Muffler system ..
Wonder if the same guy and my old car ??
.. Arthur rebuilt the motor and when taking it apart found that the crankshaft was cracked .. too much " Jandal " ...

Information - News Item and Results from Milan Fistonic, Photos John Larry aka LARRT Lawton.

Love those late 1930's Chevrolets Tony Vazey and M [ Murray Q ] Wightman.

[attachment=3]PCC 1970 #073 B PCC Hill Climb Hunters Rd Patumahoe Report 153 kb M Fistonic.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=2]PCC 1970 #074 B PCC Hill Climb Hunters Rd Patumahoe Results 157 kb M Fistonic.jpg[/attachment]

Those Chevs,

[attachment=1]PCC 1970 #075 PCC Hill Climb Patumahoe 1970's Cherolet EG7175 John Larry Lawton.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=0]PCC 1970 #076 PCC Hill Climb Patumahoe 1970's 1938 Q Chevrolet EG7151 John Larry Lawton.jpg[/attachment]

See Ross Hollings in Mini-Max and Ken Flashman in the Cooper Vincent..too !!!

A few other competitors and results from a PCC Bardahl Series Hill Climb to follow.

- Still working on the " Bardahl " events.

Have 1970 in the photo names but not sure - nor was John L Lawton, and the article has day and month, but no year.

Have been gathering information, not very diligently, on these events as did the 1979 / 80 Series in my Triumph TR4A [ IRS w Overdrive and Surrey / Targa roof ].

Milan Fistonic has been posting results and Club Magazine articles on some events from 1975 .. ACC, NSCC and PCC..

[b]Worth a story in their own right, OR, do they go on here. ???[/b]


Meanwhile - here is Rod Peat at Cosseys Farm - a venue for the NSCC Clubs Bardahl Event for many years ..
Not sure if this was a Bardahl event.. as photos only have a year reference - 1975.

[attachment=0]NSCC 1975 #0176 B Cosseys Hill Climb Mini - Datsun 1200 Rod Peat 170 kb arch R Cammick ph Dennis.jpg[/attachment]

got that Ariel timing cover look about it
just seen post 173, definetly a late modeal sqaure four

Ken H,

You posted the Austin Healey and Hawke bodied Ford 10 Special back a few posts ago ..

This Healey ..

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Hope your trip home was good ..

Great to catch up ... my Friend ..
Take care and tell Eric Grunden .." Absolutely British III " that you have seen me - haven't seen him since July/August 1982 at Jim Mann, Walt Glendenning and Hans Nohr's places ..

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That looks like Mt Albert road Berhampore

[video=youtube;cqOI21EfFQs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqOI21EfFQs&ab_channel=daw349[/video]

The Hawkes Bay Car Club held a Gold Star Hill Climb in the 1961/62 season at Te Onepu near Hastings.
Some photos from the Hawke's Bay Photo News.
[attachment=3]1962 Hastings # 1 - Copy - Copy.jpg[/attachment]
C. Algie ( Hastings ) in his A.C. Special, cornering at speed.

[attachment=2]1962 Hastings # 1.jpg[/attachment]

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[attachment=0]1962 Hastings # 2 - Copy.jpg[/attachment]



(Ken H )

The Satellite Special in 1962 and 1963 at the Gisborne Car Club's hillclimb at Holden's Hill, Longbush.

[attachment=3]1962 Gisborne Hillclimb - Copy.jpg[/attachment]

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John Ward enjoyed himself there.
Even with white-walls and the antenna up in 1962. The triple carbs helped !

[attachment=1]1962 John Ward. Triple carbed Zephyr..jpg[/attachment]

Apparently 1963 did not go quite so well but a good cigarette will help smooth things down !

[attachment=0]1963 Gisborne Hillclimb.jpg[/attachment]


(Ken H)

More great photos Ken H,thanks for sharing..

" Borrowing " the Austin Healey photo ... 17 June 2023 ..

Milan, you could indeed be correct. (In 1961 how many choices of stations would he have in the hills around Gisborne ?)

Here are some more 1961 hill-climb photos.

[attachment=1]1961 Gisborne Hillclimb...jpg[/attachment]
( 2 for Roger. )

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[attachment=2]Coppins hillclimbing..jpg[/attachment]


(Ken H)

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John Ward out for a drive up the hill. I don't see an antenna so perhaps the radio is not playing. It sure has plenty of rear view mirror equipment and does it really have white-wall tires ?

Cool pix.


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That looks like a side-mounted antenna just behind the front wheel, so perhaps the radio was playing.

[quote="khyndart in CA"]Some more photos from the 1961 Gisborne Hillclimb.

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John Ward out for a drive up the hill. I don't see an antenna so perhaps the radio is not playing. It sure has plenty of rear view mirror equipment and does it really have white-wall tires ?

Cool pix.


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Great stuff Ken, that John Stewart Ford Special is very Healey-esq in the side styling.
The " Singford " have read that name before - were there more than one ??.

Keep-em coming Mate

Some more photos from the 1961 Gisborne Hillclimb.

[attachment=3]1961 Gisborne Hillclimb..jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=2]1961. A Ford Special.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=1]1961 Hillclimb. A Ford Ferrari Special.jpg[/attachment]

[attachment=0]1961. John Ward in a Zephyr Zodiac.jpg[/attachment]
John Ward out for a drive up the hill. I don't see an antenna so perhaps the radio is not playing. It sure has plenty of rear view mirror equipment and does it really have white-wall tires ?

Cool pix.


(Ken H )

Norm Holloway in the Satellite Special at Whenuapai in 1986

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