Photos: The John Metford Collection

[TonyG]

Cheers Richard. I always enjoyed watching the close racing when the family Vees were all up at Puke. Bloody good close racing. Wish I had all my old photos that got drowned. Had lots of shots of all classes coming up over the top of the hill at Puke. Ahh memories. lol

[Rod Grimwood]

Unknown Formula Vee in post 2 I look at and think Rob Lester for some reason but looks like the name is Pickford on side of cockpit.

Purple Escort, front row 3rd photo in posts from club track looks like Jimmy Stone in his Gedore sponsored Escort.

Escort behind the Zap Starlet. Any ideas on who drove it ? Steve (Fullnoise68 ?) Too early for yours.

Cheers
Tony

Red Escort could be Kirk Stoneman he ran it after Bryce, who of coarse is in Datsun.

[seaqnmac27]

I have dug out a lot of Dad's old photos and have started the long slow process of scanning them. Some have details on the back about driver / car / event, but a lot don't so if anyone can identify cars / people / events etc I'll add them to the back of each photos. We do know they're not taken at the NZGP because Dad has never gone to a GP. Looks like a National meeting as you can see the TVNZ outside broadcast trucks in the background on the infield. Anyway, here are the first lot.

Inky Tullock in the ex Paul Fahey Cologne Capri, now with 5.7L Chev V8



Roberto Moreno, Ralt RT4, GP winner 1982



Tom Donovon, Odlins Formula Pacific



Reg Cook, Datsun Bluebird "dual class" Shellsport and Saloon - either 2L or 3.3L



Bryce Platt, ex Reg Cook Datsun Sunny 1600cc, and the ex Jim Richards Sidchrome Mustang following, owned by George Sheweiry then?

the then exBryan Bate Torana in the background of the shot of Tulloch

[seaqnmac27]

Trevor Crowe, Toyota Starlet 4.3L Oldsmobile V8

The Escort #78 would be Don Cunningham

[Andrew Metford]

These 2 photos are dated October 1976, at Pukekohe.

We think this is Robbie Lester with a Formula Vee.

120 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

Ron / Rex Findlay's RX3 next to Trevor McLeans' Valiant ute with inline 6 cylinder with triple Webers and auto.

121 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

[Andrew Metford]

These next ones have "Benson and Hedges Pit Lane 1984 Approx" written on the back. Are they actually 1984? Drivers names?

East City News across the top of the windscreen - is this driven by Dave Slater?

122 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr


Neville Crichton / Wayne Wilkinson BMW 635

123 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

The Ray Smith Auckland Coin and Bullion car, next to the Drinkrow ( ? ) Toyota Corolla

124 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

[Andrew Metford]

These are at Pukuekohe, on the Friday practice for the Benson and Hedges race. Don't know what year, but very early '80's at a guess.

125 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

This Falcon, off the number plate, is / was registered as a 1979 Ford Fairmont, cream, 4900cc, with a last known milage of 133,439 on the 4th of April 1998. So one would imagine it no longer exists, or is a permanent racer and hence not registered anymore.

126 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

127 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

128 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

129 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

130 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

[Bailey]

127 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr


This blue Marina was the Barry and Neville Algie driven car This picture is from the 1981 B&H event

[Andrew Metford]

Thanks Bailey

[Milan Fistonic]

These next ones have "Benson and Hedges Pit Lane 1984 Approx" written on the back. Are they actually 1984? Drivers names?

East City News across the top of the windscreen - is this driven by Dave Slater?

122 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr


Neville Crighton / Wayne Wilkinson BMW 635

123 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

The Ray Smith Auckland Coin and Bullion car, next to the Drinkrow ( ? ) Toyota Corolla

124 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

These are from 1984.

No 1 Ray Smith & Denny Hulme

No 6 Bruce Fowler & Kirk Stoneman

No 17 Paul Adams & Allan Woolf - Toyota Corolla GT

No 18 Steve Willy & Kerry Bolton - Toyota Corolla GT

[Milan Fistonic]

These are at Pukuekohe, on the Friday practice for the Benson and Hedges race. Don't know what year, but very early '80's at a guess.

125 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

This Falcon, off the number plate, is / was registered as a 1979 Ford Fairmont, cream, 4900cc, with a last known milage of 133,439 on the 4th of April 1998. So one would imagine it no longer exists, or is a permanent racer and hence not registered anymore.

126 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

127 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

128 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

129 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

130 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

From 1981

No 7 Ross Jensen & Paul Fahey - BMW 320i

No 4 Gary Sprague & Leo Leonard - Ford Fairmont Ghia

No 47 Barry & Neville Algie - Morris Marina

No 1 Rod Coppins & Denny Hulme - Holden Commodore SLE (Red)

From 1983

No 1 Wayne Wilkinson & Neville Crichton - Holden Commodore SS (Black)

I haven't been able to find a Holden numbered 13.

[John McKechnie]

This Falcon, off the number plate, is / was registered as a 1979 Ford Fairmont, cream, 4900cc, with a last known milage of 133,439 on the 4th of April 1998. So one would imagine it no longer exists, or is a permanent racer and hence not registered anymore


so the no 4 Fairmont became the Buxton car ?

[Jac Mac]

This Falcon, off the number plate, is / was registered as a 1979 Ford Fairmont, cream, 4900cc, with a last known milage of 133,439 on the 4th of April 1998. So one would imagine it no longer exists, or is a permanent racer and hence not registered anymore


so the no 4 Fairmont became the Buxton car ?

[color="#0000FF"]Thats the ex Sprague car IIRC with 'Pictons the Place' on sides & w/screen.[/color]

[Alan Hyndman]

130 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

Do the non-conforming red background and the tow bar suggest this might be a spectator's/sponsor's road car?

[rogered]

This Falcon, off the number plate, is / was registered as a 1979 Ford Fairmont, cream, 4900cc, with a last known milage of 133,439 on the 4th of April 1998. So one would imagine it no longer exists, or is a permanent racer and hence not registered anymore


so the no 4 Fairmont became the Buxton car ?

Nope , that was the white Falcon ,(sold to buxton)s
This cream fairmont went back on the road.

[Andrew Metford]

The ex Lorenzo Bandini, Volpini Formula Junior. Owned by Geoff Manning, this photo was taken at the Ellerslie Intermarque Concours on the 12th of February 1988. After Geoff's passing, Allan Woolf bought the car, and Geoff's XK Jag

131 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

[Andrew Metford]

The next batch of photos were taken at a meeting at Pukekohe on the 9th of October 1988, the weekend after Bathurst.

132 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

133 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

134 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

[Andrew Metford]

More from 9 October 1988

Craig Pulman, Ford Falcon GT Coupe

135 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

John Schoen, Holden Commodore Group A

136 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

Roger Davis, Holden Torana Sports Sedan

137 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

Bruce Manon, Ford Escort 2L Pinto Turbo

138 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

Barry Algie, Holden Monaro Sports Sedan

139 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

[Andrew Metford]

These are from 1984.

No 1 Ray Smith & Denny Hulme

No 6 Bruce Fowler & Kirk Stoneman

No 17 Paul Adams & Allan Woolf - Toyota Corolla GT

No 18 Steve Willy & Kerry Bolton - Toyota Corolla GT

From 1981

No 7 Ross Jensen & Paul Fahey - BMW 320i

No 4 Gary Sprague & Leo Leonard - Ford Fairmont Ghia

No 47 Barry & Neville Algie - Morris Marina

No 1 Rod Coppins & Denny Hulme - Holden Commodore SLE (Red)

From 1983

No 1 Wayne Wilkinson & Neville Crichton - Holden Commodore SS (Black)

I haven't been able to find a Holden numbered 13.

Thank you very much Milan for identifying all the drivers and years.

[Andrew Metford]

Another Pukekohe meeting, this time on the old Club Circuit. The "pits" were on the front straight on the main track, in front of the Members' Stand. Around 1987 / 1988, as I remember being in awe of the red #7 XF Falcon, as they were brand new, and I wondered how someone could afford to turn a brand new car into a race car. For some reason I remember it as coming over from Australia?


140 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr


141 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

142 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

143 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr

I think this is the tow car for the BSA above.

144 by Andrew Metford, on Flickr