The Roaring Season

And the 2.2 was used in the Gipsy, while the 2.6 was used in the civilian version of the Champ... The 2.2 originally having been drawn from the big six to provide a locally-sourced replacement engine for Jeeps during the war. But which one was used as a diesel? Which vehicle was the big motor used ...

Milan Fistonic wrote:Good advice Ray. I've been meaning to bring up that matter.

If you need to refer to one particular image it is easy to delete the others in the post.

Sorry, did not know I could do that, would somebody please tell me how so I do not do it again, cheer's

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Milan Fistonic wrote:This advert was in the May 11, 1960 edition of The New Zealand Herald.

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Hi, Milan, I still deal with this company today, J.P.R. Johnsons piston rings, very good firm to deal with

Bob Gibbons came up from Wellington for the event. He was prominent in hilll-cimbs and chased the championship around the country. Ralph Watson chose him to drive the Lycoming in circuit racing events. He was a very steady, safe and "scientific" type of driver and I recall watching him timing ...

Many car makers benefited from the war years... Their manufacturing facilities were going full-time making munitions, aircraft parts and the like. Packard built lots of Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, something which is very well known of course. I was reading recently that the difference in plan ...

P.S. Is there much interest on TRS in the old California tracks and people that I prattle on about ? I enjoy finding out about places or roads that I drive on plus the history etc and I like to share but I don't want to be a bore. Your honest inputs are appreciated. Ken H. Yes please Ken, great ...

Kevin yes a Tri-Carb when built they were made for around a year in the 1961 -62 period - car originally LHD as shown by chassis number " BT7L .... Car owner is a member of the Austin Healey club, spoke to him briefly. He had the cars details on the board shown above lying in the grille. Close up ...

Saw this car today at a Car Show at Pahoia, near where I live in Omokoroa. Car Show was organised by the local Mechanic Brian Kirk and the local Tyre Guy Steve Abbott. Steve is the son of Russ Abbott who worked on my Triumphs and Austin Healey's in late 1970's early 1980's. A good low key show with ...

Will be there, hopefully in UN7284 - Hasn't moved since mid-July but heading to Auckland tomorrow for the week, gives me a couple of days to make sure it is running OK. Have my " Mazda " shirt and " MX5 Club " hat too !! [ATTACH=CONFIG]67986[/ATTACH] Ray Green pic from the June event. in colour as ...

ERC wrote:I only had one pic - and that has already been posted!

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The " Orchid Special " has been in Switzerland for a number of years owned by Michael Rohrmoser and now owned by Richard .... The car is mentioned in the Graham Vercoe book " Historic Racing Cars of New Zealand " having been built by Keith Yeats in ** 1962/63. : " Keith Yeats, of Auckland, built up ...

ERC wrote:C - FJ & F3

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And myselt talking to Fred at the northland special at domain hillclimb [top photo]

Roger, my Dad was the Town Clerk of the Borough Council when the races were run. He was appointed the day the DC3 crashed on the Kaimais. In the pic you have in post #231 of the coupes in a cloud of dust, you can see the Council offices (where locals booked their appointments for driver licence ...

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Roger Dowding wrote:A couple of photos Kevin showed me of the " locost ".

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Yes, 2007, locost & jaguar both same age, gues the signature on bottom photo, not you Roger, you know.

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Roger Dowding wrote:999,200 views - the Million is not far away, hope the system can cope !! with 7 digits
Cheers ERC

Roger

How about a Marcos or mini for the millionth view Ray, looking forward to it, cheer's Kev.

Ran out of brakes? No doubt, I've seen those brakes... no wonder they went to discs for the A99 in 1959/60. Like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZudOFndylQ&t=734s By the way, though he says the power booster is Japanese or something, it's actually original, I remember that type of ...

Oldfart wrote:That's Jane really neat people.

No Rhys, that's Jayne, took A95 for it's first out of town yesterday, went well.