Images From My Past - Nigel Watts Collection

[ERC]

Stunning pics Nigel - as always.

[Roger Dowding]

Nigel, Yes agree - great pics. I did see a few of the cars heading back to Auckland and other places North today a couple of XK140 / 150 Coupes and a Mark two or two.. must have stayed in the bay for the weekend.. We missed it as in the wrong town on the day.

[Allan]

Is XKC 53 real or replica?

[ERC]

Probably replica - which begs the question for those of us who don't want to be accused of mislabelling. How can you tell unless you can spot the rego label?

Answer:

If there is a (NZ) number plate shown: https://www.carjam.co.nz/

XKC53

2016 LVV REPLICA

JAGUAR C TYPE Blue Sports Car

If it is in the UK, where they have abolished rego labels, I have no idea, but they may well have a website too. If anyone knows, please post on my thread as I have pics of 'AC Cobras' with 1965 and 1966 plates and even a 'Ferrari', that I suspect are replicas!

[nigel watts]

[khyndart in CA]

Wonderful photos Nigel.
Were these taken at Omokoroa ?

Ken.

[nigel watts]

Thanks Ken. Yes it's Omokoroa

[Roger Dowding]

Thanks Ken. Yes it's Omokoroa

Damn, and I was away .. back yesterday, too late !!

[nigel watts]

Damn, and I was away .. back yesterday, too late !!

Yes Roger - I was wondering whether I might bump into you down there.

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[Roger Dowding]

Thanks Nigel for all your great photo's.
Nigel has also gathered [ bought ] a collection of photos by Jack Inwood known as " MR PIX " and has been posting them on the Facebook page " Old New Zealand Motor Racing " - they are great photos from the 1960's some of which have been publlshed on TRS by others as have featured in magazine's and Motorsport Annuals.

This photo is a favourite of mine ;

Garth Souness in the Morrari leads Morrie Hogan in the Allardette at Pukekohe.
Allardette's were a Supercharged Ford Anglia by Sidney Allard, and there are continuation versions being made by his son Allan in the UK currently.

Unsure which meeting at Pukekohe this was but thinking 1965 as still running the Borrani Wire Wheels and the mudguards have not been flared as they were by early 1966.

Thanks for the photo's Nigel.. maybe you could put some on a thread in TRS

The link to the photos, one set of them ;

" https://www.facebook.com/groups/429302310781897/permalink/728469270865198/?comment_id=729608824084576&reply "

[Roger Dowding]

The Broadspeed XJ12C Jaguar at the 1977 Silverstone TT


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Just going back through Nigel's early posts and came across this - I love that Jaguar - never seen a racing one in real life but do have a 1;43 scale model in the livery.

Thanks again Nigel for all your " inputs " as Ken H would say .

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[ERC]

Happy memories there Nigel, when the annual Festival was the highlight of the year. Great pics as always.

#1749/2 - Bernie's Broadspeed Replica running away, top right. Has anyone seen that around lately? Fastest car in the ERC group a few years back, at the end of the Pukekohe straight, clocked on Radar. From memory, 130mph.

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