Where Are All The '70s And '80s Photos?

Grant Sprague · Post by **Grant Sprague** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:06 pm

OOopppps wrong colour , thanks guys for correction.... I remember some one sending me an [auto action I think] while living in London with a big photo of the charger up side down , perhaps it was a Red Charger Gary drove , Don't think it was the Orange one that he raced later on though ........ geeeeee we are getting up to about 40 yrs ago how time has flown lol

Ray Bell · Post by **Ray Bell** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:27 pm

Originally posted by 16bbls
.....It looked liked scaffolding tube and was clamped together. The car had been prepared by Jim Bayliss in Newcastle (Jay Bee Clubmans). I have also seen a few of the other privateer cars of that period fitted with this type of half cage.

That was totally acceptable then...

A single roll hoop bolted to the floor at around the B-pillar level, then the removable stays which went to the rear parcel shelf. Bond Roll Bars must have made a thousand like that!

John McKechnie · Post by **John McKechnie** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 7:18 pm

Ray- my Team Cambridge Monaro had the same style fitted in Nov 1969.

Also to take roll cage safety to an extreme- look at Lee Holdsworth accident- cage made the car so strong, but the human body isnt.
Thats why crumple zones were made on modern cars.

16bbls · Post by **16bbls** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 8:26 pm

Ray Bell wrote: A single roll hoop bolted to the floor at around the B-pillar level, then the removable stays which went to the rear parcel shelf. Bond Roll Bars must have made a thousand like that!

Yes, exactly and we were of the opinion it had been supplied through Bond.

Oldfart · Post by **Oldfart** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 8:35 pm

I am pretty sure the one in the Skoda must have been boiler tube. (Full cage) I took it out when I tried to sell it as nobody wanted a factory built production one. Yes this car was prepared in Yugoslavia and sent out prepared for the other cars to be copied from. The cage weighed a ton!

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:38 pm

This is Sutherlands Charger, yes John, Silver, and yes no roll cage, and yes it used to scream. So did the people in the pits when it came over the sand and wire fence. That is Alan Woolf standing looking at rear of car and he was in pits with his Escort when it landed beside them. Watched it and could not believe no one hurt and also Geoff got out thank god.
If it had a modern seat it would have been different, as the seat folded.
Mind you if it had modern seat it would have had cage.

Milan Fistonic · Post by **Milan Fistonic** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:37 am

Castrol GTX Championship Race at Pukekohe November 14 1976.

Elvie Williams

Norris Miles

Mark Jennings

Inky Tulloch

Hal Colthart

Doug Allan

Milan Fistonic · Post by **Milan Fistonic** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 10:08 am

A few more from the GTX race November 14 1976

Trevor McLean

Kevin McNamara

George Bunce

Ray Williams

16bbls · Post by **16bbls** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 3:33 am

Great photos! That's the earliest photo I have seen of the Trevor McLean Charger. I understand it to have arrived in NZ around mid 1973, hence the plates GM1048. Most racing images show the car with IP4188. I would be extremely grateful if you were able to post images of Chargers racing at Pukekohe on 3 February 1980 where I think there were quite a few competing on the day - Trevor McLean in the same Charger, George Bunce in a Mustard E49, Derek MacDonald 340ci Charger, Allan Scott E49 along with a few other Chargers.

Milan Fistonic · Post by **Milan Fistonic** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 4:45 am

I'll see what I can find but in the meantime here's the entry list for the Production Saloon Car Race.

BMCBOY · Post by **BMCBOY** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 5:31 am

Milan Fistonic · Post by **Milan Fistonic** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 5:37 am

Nothing from the Feb 3 meeting but I've got some from March 9 1980.

Hal Colthart

Trevor McLean & Gary Bromley

Allan Scott

Milan Fistonic · Post by **Milan Fistonic** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 6:05 am

Grant Sprague · Post by **Grant Sprague** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:42 am

Great photos thank you for sharing [fantastic]

16bbls · Post by **16bbls** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:47 pm

That is fantastic! Many thanks for those. We are still seeking photographic records of the #90 Charger that was raced by George Bunce in that Feb 1980 Production Car race, so hopefully something will turn up. The ex Trevor McLean Charger is alive and well in the SI, however the ex Allan Scott then Mick Quinn Charger I understand hasn't survived.

John McKechnie · Post by **John McKechnie** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 1:23 am

What happened to the Charger that Grady Thomson drove-one of Lyl Williamsons ?

16bbls · Post by **16bbls** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:21 am

It had a cosmetic restoration and then made its way from Auckland under new ownership down south.

Spgeti · Post by **Spgeti** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 5:07 am

Great photos of the Camaros.
The Tulloch car is today owned by Inky.
The McNamara car has been in Aussie for a few years and has been up for sale.
The Bunce car was to my knowledge still in Auckland. Thats the ex Richards Crichton car.
The Allen car is the ex McKee car which was a championship winning car and is stiil in Auckland.
The Allen family own the ex Archibald car which was Doug Allens first Camaro.

BMCBOY · Post by **BMCBOY** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 5:34 am

16bbls · Post by **16bbls** » Sat Jul 09, 2016 9:11 pm

Excellent and thank you for posting those BMC. Really grateful to see some photos from the day.

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Trevor McLean early Charger photos

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Some cars from the February 1980 meeting

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