The Roaring Season

by **oppositelock** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 11:31 am

In the Holden corner we have a few Toranas.

Peter Martin's 1976 and 1977 NZ Champion JJ Fishmart and Superoo takeaways cars #4H.

Blondie Chamberlain's 1981 NZ Champion car #77s.

Australian Peter Crick's awesome ashphalt racer from 1974 Liverpool City Raceway.

All models are made in resin and are 1/18th scale.

by **oppositelock** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:42 am

And here's what he did to it when he first purchased/raced it - would have been 1973, before returning it to the glorious blue and white for the 1974/75 season ..... (again my 1/18th scale model of it)

No-one seems to know what ever happened to the car after that. A friend of mine's brother pit crewed on it and apparently they raced it at Manfield at some stage ??? But that was a looooooong time ago !

I do intend to make a version in the McConnachie colours - #3, white interior, no bonnet scoop or front spoiler.

by **Steve Holmes** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:22 am

Wow, that is just so cool! Awesome job.

by **John McKechnie** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:46 am

Thank you for putting up my all time favourite mustang, that colour scheme was bold at the time..has got me thinking.

by **oppositelock** » Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:26 am

My 1/18th scale model of the McConnachie Mustang after being sold to Ken Johnson of Hawkes Bay.

by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:34 am

These are awesome photos ^^. I never cease to be amazed when I see cars that would now be quite valuable converted for speedway racing. I have to assume most were wrecked road cars. Back in the 1970s, Mustangs and Camaros (and even Monaros) were extremely rare in NZ.

First time I've ever seen the Norm Butler Camaro. Great looking car.

And yes, I believe the John McIntyre Camaro is the same car later raced by Ian Easton. His son Shane now builds the hugely successful HyperMac race cars in Cromwell.

by **225sloper** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:43 am

by **225sloper** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:42 am

The Wayne Andrews Mustang image found on the web

by **225sloper** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:40 am

Norm Butler in Camaro entering the track,image found on the web.

by **225sloper** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:37 am

The Peter Woods Mustang that went through a few owners before ending up buried on Boultons farm racing the Torana of Don Black. image found on the web.

by **225sloper** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:32 am

Cool photo of the Robert Brown Monaro photo found on the web

by **225sloper** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:28 am

Great photo of the Peter Woods Camaro next to Wayne Andrews Mustang not sure who took photo was found on the web.

by **225sloper** » Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:23 am

Looks like it was this car 26p John McIntyre.

by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:36 am

Awesome to see pics of the Camaro. Thanks for posting. Its amazing how beat up these things got. Back when speedway saloons were real cars, seeing a near-new Camaro on the dirt must have been like seeing a space ship.

by **Go Slideways** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:34 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Its amazing so little is known of the Easton car. A high profile driver in what should have been a high profile car, its interesting there is so little known about it.

These are from Jac Jac's personal collection.

by **John McKechnie** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 11:34 pm

Go Slideways wrote:Yes thats what Jac Jac just told me, at Forest Lakes he thinks.

Went there in the weekend,man it has changed.
Bought my HK Kingswood from Forest Lake Promotions- a.k.a. Black/Scott.
last time i was there with a friend and his racing pink AP5 Valiant.
Now its a real lake again with swans......

by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 10:57 pm

Go Slideways wrote:I have many photo's of Jac Jac's Camaro which I will scan and post here, after I've talked a bit more to him about his car.

In the mean time - USA legend Gene Welch raced in New Zealand during the 70's. He had many very cool cars, I think that this one might be a shortened Camaro on a Sprintcar chassis.
From Jac Jac's collection - a John Sharpe photograph.

Awesome photos of the Camaro.

by **Go Slideways** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:29 am

Yes thats what Jac Jac just told me, at Forest Lakes he thinks.

by **John McKechnie** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:21 am

#101- Gene Welch 2nd car ?

by **Go Slideways** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 7:00 am

The Roaring Season

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