Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 2

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

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[Steve Holmes]

Reg Cook gets set for a fast blast down the strip in his circuit racing Mini. I'd love to know what his time was.

[khyndart in CA]

That is a pretty early Mini body. (not a Cooper ) Round tail lights, exterior door hinges and a wavy grille etc.
What was the history of this vehicle ?
When did this event take place ?

Ken H.

[BMCBOY]

That is a pretty early Mini body. (not a Cooper ) Round tail lights, exterior door hinges and a wavy grille etc.
What was the history of this vehicle ?
When did this event take place ?

Ken H.

I took this photo in 1974, so it must have been around that time

[Roger Dowding]

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Support car and crew for the Chevelle !!

[Lurker]

Reg Cook gets set for a fast blast down the strip in his circuit racing Mini. I'd love to know what his time was.

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I believe the person attending to the right front wheel has his name on the right front guard - what happened to him?

[Steve Holmes]

I believe the person attending to the right front wheel has his name on the right front guard - what happened to him?

Thanks Lurker.

[Steve Holmes]

Garry Taylor versus Dave Gale. I love that Nova.

[Steve Holmes]

Nick Liefting.

[Steve Holmes]

Ken Vincent.

[NZnoboss]

Thanks you guys re the '67 Mustang. It definitely looks like it could be the Dawson car. Pretty cool piece of history. Its the first time I've seen a photo of it during its drag racing career.

A little more on the Dawson TA Mustang here http://www.nzmustang.com/Images/History/Racecars/Dawson.htm
Note from the above link; "A more detailed story of the history of this car can be found in the article by Steven Holmes in issue 154 (Oct 03) of NZ Classic Car Magazine, Page 76" That bloke Holmes seems to know his stuff, so that's probably a pretty definitive history :-) I have it buried here somewhere I think.
Cheers,
Bob.

[NZnoboss]

Another shot of the track. Not sure who owns the Falcon coupe with the radiused rear fenders, but its pretty cool!

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I'm pretty sure that Falcon Coupe was raced by Brett Wilson from Hastings. Had a 428 CJ in it. It appeared in a lot of the NZHRM drag racing coverage back in the mid-late seventies.
Cheers,
Bob.

[GD66]

Reg Cook gets set for a fast blast down the strip in his circuit racing Mini. I'd love to know what his time was.

From TRS 2013...

[Steve Holmes]

From TRS 2013...

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Hey thats awesome! Thanks for posting GD. And 13sec 1/4 mile is really moving!

[Steve Holmes]

I'm pretty sure that Falcon Coupe was raced by Brett Wilson from Hastings. Had a 428 CJ in it. It appeared in a lot of the NZHRM drag racing coverage back in the mid-late seventies.
Cheers,
Bob.

Thanks Bob, great info!

[Steve Holmes]

A little more on the Dawson TA Mustang here http://www.nzmustang.com/Images/History/Racecars/Dawson.htm
Note from the above link; "A more detailed story of the history of this car can be found in the article by Steven Holmes in issue 154 (Oct 03) of NZ Classic Car Magazine, Page 76" That bloke Holmes seems to know his stuff, so that's probably a pretty definitive history :-) I have it buried here somewhere I think.
Cheers,
Bob.

Ha ha, that was a long time ago! The Bowden's still owned the car then, it was in Queensland.

[Steve Holmes]

Ralph Wright.

[Steve Holmes]

Ralph Wright versus Nick Liefting. Perfect timing by our photographer. Wright's rear tyres have just started spinning.

[Steve Holmes]

Colin Wilson's new Graham Berry built rear engined rail. Garth Hogan in the dark shirt is helping push.