Who What and Where?

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Who what and where

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Apart from the make and model what other specs did this car have.

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ElCoyote wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]5499[/ATTACH]

Apart from the make and model what other specs did this car have.

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Fresh coat of paint !
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ElCoyote wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]5499[/ATTACH]

Apart from the make and model what other specs did this car have.

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Angliav8 1966-67 001.jpg


Same car different coat, think 327 Chev 100e/105E hybird.
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Initially at least the engine was smaller - 275, I think
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Was on Trade me a couple of years back!
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Oldfart wrote:Was on Trade me a couple of years back!


The one on Trade Me was a replica. Images are of the original suppled by cars builder Alex Wilson. Alex also built the replica, there is an article in NZCC on the replica.
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Yo That was GOOD it was a BEAST havent seen it for years wat,s next Jamie
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that was actually Chris Chiles junior. Chris has been persevering with that car since 2007. 2011 was juniors first drive. He has been shaming bigger and faster cars with their Chevron B8. And drove a tidy race indeed!
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Kiwiboss wrote:I see Chris Chiles got 3rd, he raced his Anglia in our 60's saloon group at Amon earlier this year!! living the dream them boys are!! oh well.

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that was actually Chris Chiles junior. Chris has been persevering with that car since 2007. 2011 was juniors first drive. He has been shaming bigger and faster cars with their Chevron B8. And drove a tidy race indeed!
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Any help with these three shots I have found:

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Going way way back in history here, Laurie. Here's my guesswork -

Top picture looks like Pat Hoare's RA-Vauxhall, at Mairehau(?1951?) judging by rural background. Next one is Hec Green's RA-Wolseley (RA 1 - Wolseley special?) at Ohakea I think - the hexagonal concrete slabs don't look like Wigram. Last one George Smith's earlier GCS or Ford V8 Special at Ohakea same reason. Whenuapai still had some of those hexagonal slabs until very recently when they started rebuilding all the runways - must date from about 1935!

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I think you're sport on with all IDs, Stu

Some nomenclature issues though. Green's car was never known in period as anything but Wolseley Special - 'RA1' was applied retrospectively around 1990. Nor was Smith's 1950 car a GeeCeeEss, it was simply entered as a 'Ford Special'

All three cars had distinguished South Island careers. The RA Vauxhall became the RA Zephyr and then the 260M Zephyr Special, the Wolseley Special morphed into Wally Darrell's first ACE Special and the Smith Ford was raced in a variety of forms by Frank Shuter
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260M currently looks a bit sad after the Skope!
Wasn't Gee Cee Ess later too? GCS?
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The GeeCeeEss (that's what was painted on the side) first appeared in 1951, a year after the car Smith raced at Ohakea in the picture above
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David McKinney wrote:The GeeCeeEss (that's what was painted on the side) first appeared in 1951, a year after the car Smith raced at Ohakea in the picture above


Resolved for good!
The hex slabs were still at Ohakea when I raced other things there in about 1994.
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Hay YOU guys you have gone ALL SILENT JAMIE A
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Jamie, you must have some black and whites hidden away. Or colour will do.
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Who? Jamie A. What? Steinlager in hand. Where ? Phillip Island March 2012
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bry3500 wrote:Who? Jamie A. What? Steinlager in hand. Where ? Phillip Island March 2012


I have had a quiet word to Jamie and he assures me it will be VB
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Yes boys off on thur to the HOWL of F1 that is where the action is it is A noise one needs to have at least once A year to stay HEALTHY Jamie A
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