Photos: The Gary Clarke Collection - Part 1

[Roger Dowding]

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Don't let Alan Boyle see the Torana / Viva, looks wilder than his Coca Cola one

[Steve Holmes]

[Grant Ellwood]

Top pic - is that the Peter Brock Holden powered A30?

[GD66]

Indeed, sponsored by the Diamond Valley Speed Shop.

[Dale Harvey]

And followed by Barry Seton in a GTR Torana.
Dale.

[khyndart in CA]

Would that top pic be at Oran Park ?
I took this photo of the Barry Seton GTR Torana at Oran Park. May 17 1970.

(Ken Hyndman )

[Dale Harvey]

Yes it is Oran Park. The cars are heading into "Robin Orlando". The other photos in that post are at Warwick Farm and Hume Weir.

Dale.

[Steve Holmes]

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[Terry S]

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Is the driver of that MIni #30 Ross Ambrose, Marcus's father?

[Steve Holmes]

Yes it is Terry. He eventually went on to establish Van Diemen race cars with Ralph Firman, not long after this photo was taken when he'd moved to the UK.

[Terry S]

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I am trying to identify the driver of the #66 Escort

The Mk 1 Escort with forest flares is one of my favourite race cars. I have really liked the recent pictures on various threads here of the NZ Escorts in Historic racing particularly the white John Willment car and the red NZ Freighters car.

There were very few Escorts like this racing in OZ in this period. I think it may be BILL FANNING, but not sure about the number style for the period.

[Steve Holmes]

Yes its Bill Fanning.

[Dale Harvey]

From memory I think Fanning's Escort had a four valve engine.
Dale.

[Terry S]

From memory I think Fanning's Escort had a four valve engine.
Dale.

Yes Dale it did end up with a four valve engine, but first its earlier life.

It was built in 1971 as a normal Twin Cam two valve engine to run in the Improved Production class, the main touring car class in Australia at the time. He then decided for 1972 to run as a Sports Sedan which allowed much more modifications.

He purchased and installed the 1860cc four valve Waggott engine that Max Stewart had run in his Rennmax.
Over Easter 1972 he won the main sedan car support races to both the Singapore and Malaysian Grand Prixes.
It is not clear what happened to the car after that. One story was that it was sold in SE Asia.
Fanning seemed to retire after that.

[Steve Holmes]

Its certainly a pretty car.

[Terry S]

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In this shot of the Baskerville grid, I believe on the left of shot in Robin Pare in Don Elliott's ex Thomson Camaro.

Who is in the Mustang in the centre. Could it be Calvert, although colour doesn't look right?