Images From My Past - Nigel Watts Collection

[Steve Holmes]

Really interesting batch of photos here Nigel. Who is driving the Falcon?

I see the name P.W Burnet on the Charger. Could this be Paul Burnet who now races the pink XU1 Torana?

The #14 L34 Torana of Peter Meadows is a car with an impressive heritage. This is a genuine L34, purchased new by Rod Coppins in 1974, and raced to a well earned 3rd place at Bathurst that year, driven by Coppins and his good buddy Jim Richards. This was the first time Richards had raced at Bathurst.

[Steve Holmes]

This is Paul Fahey at Warwick Farm in the early 70's

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Nigel, this Fahey shot is fantastic!

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[Steve Holmes]

Weren't those little ShellSport cars great! They were such good looking cars, and sounded quite spectacular with their high revving 4-bangers. Its good to see a growing number of them coming out of the woordwork and being restored back as they originally raced.

[Rod Grimwood]

Think that is Mr Bromley in the Bandag Falcon. He had a very quick Forrest Green (i think) XCGT Falcon before this car. And i think a purple XBGT before that. This car did not perform as well as the XB or XC.

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks for that info Rod.

[bob homewood]

Think that is Mr Bromley in the Bandag Falcon. He had a very quick Forrest Green (i think) XCGT Falcon before this car. And i think a purple XBGT before that. This car did not perform as well as the XB or XC.

The same Mr Bromley who raced a Anglia back in the mid 60's

[kiwi285]

Not very often we saw a Sunbeam Rapier racing.

Reg Cook always had great looking cars and the Nissan Sunny certainly echoes that. He was a great racer too.

[kiwi285]

Steve, above you mentioned that some of the Shellsport cars are re-appearing and being restored to race again. Could you give us some idea of the cars that you are aware of that are still around.

[Steve Holmes]

Mike, just off the top of my head, the Reg Cook Datsun Cherry has been restored and is back racing in historic events. One of Reg Cooks Datsun Sunny coupes was advertised for sale a year or two back, restored back to its Sanyo guise. The Cherryl Parnell Honda Civic was being advertised for sale a couple of years ago. Don McIntyre has owned an ex-ShellSport BDA MkI Escort for many years. He did tell me once who raced it, but I can't remember. Also, I saw a Datsun 1200 coupe at a car show a couple of years ago that was back to its ShellSport guise. I can't recall who raced it off the top of my head, but it was painted red/blue/yellow.

[Bruce302]

One like this but a different colour ?

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[Steve Holmes]

One like this but a different colour ?

Yeah it was that shape Nigel, but I don't remember much else. I thought it might have had bolt on guards, and sat much lower as most of the ShellSport cars did.

[RogerH]

Great Maserati photos. Here are some mechanical photos mainly taken at Ardmore?

Cooper Mk7 Norton - Arnold Stafford


HWM Alta s/c - Jim Boyd


BRM rear end?


Hec Green RA Twin Cam


Ferrari 500


Ferrari 500

[RogerH]

And two more :

Porsche RS 550

Allard

[seaqnmac27]

Yeah it was that shape Nigel, but I don't remember much else. I thought it might have had bolt on guards, and sat much lower as most of the ShellSport cars did.

Wasn't this one part of a team with Reg Cook? with Grant Aitken driving it?

I remember Tony Marsh had a Black one as well maybe the same car??

[seaqnmac27]

Steve is this the car you meant? Wayne Murdoch driving. it is being pursued here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnwC7HRREHw&feature=related