The Roaring Season

Notes from David Zeunart; " Maybach Month : November 2024 : Day #3 A "Magnificent" photograph of a "Beaming & Tired BUT Jubilant" Stan Jones being congratulated after his fabulous win in the Charlie Dean / Repco Research Maybach Special racing car which had just won the Auckland International Grand ...

Posted my photo from the April 1966 meeting at Pukekohe with the Orchid Special [ with that beautiful Ferris De Joux body ] and a couple of Bucklers [ De Joux bodied also ]. The Buckler on the right has plate FE9637 and is the car that was owned by Owen Cullen, having been with Vic Simkin previously ...

" Phospho ", Greetings, Yes it would be great to have some better functions, I use the small " Search " function a lot using keywords but it tends to bring up whole threads and then when you open a thread the " Keyword " is highlighted but in black. Images ; size and also number is restrictive ...

The 1961 Brochure for the Jaguar E Type as given to my Uncle at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961. It was an 8 page brochure with spiral binding [ as seen ] and photos of 3 versions of the car Coupe, Roadster, and Roadster with Hardtop. Not for Sale - but happy to provide copies of scans for any ...

" SN3000 " is the " Valiant - Healey " by name was owned by Bernie Huynen for many years in the 1970's - 1990's. It was powered by an Australian Chrysler Valiant 225 cubic inch slant Six motor under Bernie's ownership and attended many AH Club events in New Zealand and other events Hill Climbs and ...

" The Jensen 541 is an automobile which was produced by Jensen Motors from 1954 to 1959. It was first exhibited at the London Motor Show in October 1953,[4] and production started in 1954. The 541 used fibreglass bodywork mounted on a steel chassis and was fitted with a straight-six engine, three ...

Having posted details of the November event and copies of the December Programme - these came along. Thanks again to Milan Fistonic , the NSCC 1960's archive is growing . NSCC 1961 #015 December 17 1961 Ostrich Farm Road Gold Star Hill Climb report Club Torque 175kb .jpg NSCC 1961 #016 December 17 ...

Post #489 was about the NSCC November Hill Climb at Cosseys Farm - 10 years earlier " Ostrich Farm Road " was the venue. Here from Milan Fistonic archives - the report and results from NSCC " Club Torque " Magazine. NSCC 1961 #010 November 12 1961 Ostrich Farm Road report Page 26 Club Torque arch ...

Thanks Rhys for posting, Never actually met Fred but remember him racing at a few " Classic " meetings including the Ardmore Reunion in 1989, and a few years earlier - Ohakea in 1982 - where it was entered as the " Jackson Special ". I understand from Kevin Hirst that Fred was a great Guy when ...

An Austin Healey 100 cometing at the Ngutuwera Road Hill Climb - near Waitotara in Taranaki, close the border with the Manuwatu - Whanganui region. Number plates are the 1951 - 1956 issue. so photos from 1953 [ at earliest ] to mid 1956. Does anyone know of these events. AH 100 #306 AH 100 w plate ...

The New Zealand TT moved from Waiheke - 1931 to 1950 to Seagrove Airfield. Some details have already been posted on here. In the NSCC thread has been photos of Car Racing. Here the Airfield - aerial view. Seagrove #037 Seagrove Airfield aerial photo 1940's showing runways .jpg The TT Track outlined ...

Came across a picture and some details of the 1960 season of racing for Camoradi. The picture show Dan Gurney in the Maserati Tipo 61 " Birdcage " which he co-drove with Stirling Moss at Sebring - the 12 Hour Grand Prix for Sports Cars and the car later went to Europe and won the Nurburgring 1000 ...

Milan, thanks will correct saw the " Peter Stuyvesant " details but had forgotten, would have been there but .. 50 years ago.
Cheers
Roger

" newspaper [ Magazine ] article on the 1975 event to follow ". Pukekohe 1975 #106 BNSW Rothmans 4 litre 6 litre Saloon Race NSCC meeting Mar 1975 Wales Heat On.jpg The Entry List - First Division Race 3 of the day [ again ] ; Pukekohe 1975 #033 NSCC meeting March Jan BNSW Rothmams 4 litre and 6 ...

Entry lists and " Official Report " of results as issued by the Club running the event - all images from Milan Fistonic. Entry Lists have notes on them ; Pukekohe 1973 #103 NZ GP meeting Jan BNSW 0 -4200 Saloon Championship Race 3 arch Milan Fistonic.jpg The Results - the NZ International Grand Prix ...

Entry List and the Official " Club Report " Results and Incident Report on the Race. Images from Milan Fistonic vast archives - may post on the " Pukekohe " thread too as have similar data from others BNSW events in different [ previous ] years. Entry List; NSCC 1975 #043 BNSW Rothmans 4 litre 6 ...

From Classic Car Heroes by Waimakl Classic Cars " https://waimakclassiccars.co.nz/classic-news/classic-car-heroes-bob-wallace/# " Part of the Text ; " Bob Wallace was born in Auckland in 1938 and from an early age was utterly captivated with cars and motorsport. He began fettling cars as a teenager ...

Life in Los Olivos, Ca. While you Kiwis can get away to the race tracks such as Hampton Downs and Manfeild and assemble fields to go racing in front of the crowds, Hyndman has to get away from the interested folks of Los Olivos and go hide out in the fields. Such is life here in the country ...

The Track Map Glen Ducey archives. Mt Maunganui #008 Track Map 1962 - 63 turned North Glen Ducey.jpg Aligned top = North. Above Below - as it was in the Programme ? Mt Maunganui #004 Track Map 1962 - 63 tuned North Glen Ducey.jpg The recent Map [ again ]. In Monchrome. Mt Maunganui #006 B sml 1962 ...

This photo appeared on the " Broadspeed + .. ] Facebook group - with no details. It is the Mount Mt Maunganui #058 1963 #43 Kerry Grant Lotus Cortina GT, arch Broadspeed + .jpg The car had a 1650cc motor and was, I understand, not a Lotus Twincam, but a very good OHV engine in a Lotus Cortina body ...