AMCO72 wrote:Grant, the mans name was Tim Buxton.........ruined a historic car and turned it into a 'hot rod'....... Dont know where it is now, but the son, Darren took it over. It will lying in a shed somewhere.......a heap of junk. At the Taupo meetings, the engine was lucky to last a couple of laps.......I think I know who the engine builder was but my lips are sealed...
Gerald, you have a good memory. I had completely forgotten it became Tim Buxton's Sports Sedan. I only ever saw it race once as a Sports Sedan. It was painted yellow and had huge box flares. It arrived as a Sports Sedan just as the new breed of American style space-frame cars were being introduced to NZ, so was never in the hunt.
I could be wrong but I think the photo below was following another rebuild.
nigel watts wrote:This shot was taken many years ago at the Tauranga Historic Museum
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Thank you Nigel , my first pre 65 car , saw this a couple weeks ago , looks abit 2nd hand now though, we got it going pretty good , between Alby Collier & I we had 4 anglis & two v8,s all became very good cars
Woooow Milan , do you believe in syncronicities , the day after seeing my old car here & the for sale add , in comes a pre 65 member that now owns this car , & is thinking of selling it , a bit untidy now but worth more than double when I sold it as is the case now with historic racing cars .
John McKechnie wrote:In the video - Jim Palmer in the yellow Monaro won the Production Endurance race, Boot open on the Mercury Cyclone which didnt finish.Kennedy in the white Mustang and Baker in the Plymouth
I was looking for some rally information and came across this photo from the 1971 Heatway Rally.
Steve , yes the bacon & egg pie lives on ....must have been an era thing , BUT like you we still live it , Kylie makes one for the boys , but some times have to hide it as one gut bag smells it out ...and woooooosh its gone we pack it in ice to last that weekend , many more to be eatin as we ramp up our fun
Latest little escort we are racing , group one ...RS2000..great little fun car , first time this car been raced for 17 yrs..... loved this day with HSC/HMC....will do a few more meetings with it , but need to focus on a quicker grp 2 build ..
Grant Sprague wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]42021[/ATTACH] Latest little escort we are racing , group one ...RS2000..great little fun car , first time this car been raced for 17 yrs..... loved this day with HSC/HMC....will do a few more meetings with it , but need to focus on a quicker grp 2 build ..
Well you've got a "Wheel Up" so that's probably fast enough Mr Sprague.............see you next month at Hampton for the Legends meeting....you better be their. Dale m
I was going to do Puke on 1st April. HMC HSC Dale ..as a group of mates running up there as well as us ... its one or the other Dale ...Which will be the best meeting .
Grant- concrete walls are most unforgiving when a car hits them....so I know from personal experience.
Pukekohe track is enclosed by them and so MUCH more unforgiving than Hampton Downs..........always your call
Yep I guess you are correct Nige but the opening round can be exciting.....re new changes & drivers , love Melbourne had plans to be there actually but things changed with business committments , dont forget to pop in some time ....
