The Roaring Season

The Vic Simpkin Buckler 90 (from post #280) still lives and is fully intact, I hope to view it soon. Great pic Roger.

Hi Ken,
Some great pics there! Love the old Healey and Can Am shots.
Hope you are all well.

Cheers

Great Story so far Steve!
I think you enjoy the historic research as much as building the car, as did I with the Falcon Rallye Sprint.
Keen to see the progress on this one as I am sure many more are.
Happy to help or support with your build/restoration.
Cheers

Got a few more pics from Taupo 2021, from Nigel, Jim and Steve

Heavy Metal. Saloon car racing was interesting at Oulton Park in the late 1960's. Hill and Clark in Lotus Cortina's running up against big V8 engined US saloons. Is this a Galaxy?[ATTACH=CONFIG]70188[/ATTACH] Thats a great shot, Probably one of the clearest photos I've seen of a Falcon racing back ...

Great pics Ken, Love the Lotus, and the Baldwin with the beautiful restoration.
Cheers

Hi Ken,
Great posts as usual, Hope you all are well
Cheers

What a great story Steve, Its fantastic that you have taken the time to search out the history and the drivers. They are very cool cars and very nice body style.

Nice shots chaps and a great looking car Bruce.

Thanks Ray, Yes that was the plan to build G Hills #201, and yes Ian Walker was a notable competitor in the 60s. Roger, your post #560 first photo I think that is Ian Walker on the left with the cap on. Love the Healeys! Milan, Great photos, Thank you for posting them. Ken, very happy with the build ...

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On the dyno for pre race tune

Ready for Taupo Historic GP this weekend at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park (23 & 24 January 2021)

They had aluminum bumpers on those cars, but still fairly durable.
Cheers

Haha OF, but wait there's more! onMonteCarloRallyHillWalkercar-2.jpg I hope I don't have this to look forward to. I read somewhere about a story where Graham Hill had an off in the Monte Carlo Rally and damaged the left front fender/wing, he and Ian Walker had to tie a rope to a tree to pull out the ...

May all your wheels spin with haste and a little more freely in 2021

Seasons Greetings to all!!

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Thanks Roger, Looks like some nice machines were there. Maybe get up there sometime soon. I have finished the wiring loom for the instrument panel and connected the gauges to the engine, Wiring loom for Tachometer is fitted, Front Driveshaft loop is all in and the car is all back together now IMG ...

Thanks Bruce, None more than me! Have had a couple of set backs, the race radiator (Dewitts) didn't fit, not even close! so another from elsewhere has been ordered, had some header issues and nothing fits any good so Left Manifold coming for USA, will need to airfreight. Apart from that its nearly ...

Got some more done last night, Fitting the gauges, Nice set of Smiths UK, The G Hill car used the original Sprint steering wheel IMG_20201116_193930.jpg This is Bo's car #49 with different Grant steering wheel rallyinterior-vi.jpg Also starting livery fit out the same as the Graham Hill car IMG ...