The Roaring Season

Not Dunedin but some of the cars would have come South during the "Summer of Racing " that was NZ in the 1950's/60's

These are photos by John Sheppard who drove a rather quick Morris Minor in the Saloon Car Race.
Pictures are small but some good shots.









The entry list NZIGP from Graham Woods


The Saloon Cars from Graham Woods

Rather than start another thread, as I have been taking a few more photos of Chelsea Walsh Hill Climb, Greerton Vintage Fayre Car Show and Caffeine and Classics at Smales Farm, Auckland - yes a bit of travelling, have decided to put recent photos here;
Will ask Steve to rename the thread - actual name to be decided.

a couple to start with ; make that a few !!

A few shots and some details ;



De Joux Mini [ Coupe ] and Donn Whites Clubman - Donn bought the Clubman NEW in 1973 and bought it back again around 1990 and had it fully rebuilt - have now seen it at Greerton Fayre a couple of time November 2017 and again in April 2019


De Joux ; the engine


Triumph GT6 and 2001 Beattie Clubman


The GT6


A DKW 3 cylinder two stroke -

The compulsory Austin - Healey !!


VW's






The English guard the entrance, 60's Humber Super Snipe and 70's SD1 Rover 2600


a Trio of Nations

A " Splittie " Kombi Camper


'55 Chevvy, that had a Classic Caravan in tow, and lots of Retro things in the Caravan,
Old Matchbox cars and all


Riley Elf and Fordson


Norton


Parting shot as I was leaving;
Prefect, Vitesse, Plymouth, Riley Elf, Fordson and Fiat

The Moggy three wheeler, Red Baron watch out !!



The US Army were there ..



Chev Pickup Truck - as the Americans would say !!



Well patina'd Type 3 VW



The French legion





a few more to follow

Italians and some English, a smattering of Americans

Italians







Scottish / English


A.C. Bristol the car featured in a recent NZ Classic Driver magazine


There were quite a few MX5's have put them on the Mazda MX5 thread

Have posted some photos from the Cliff Bennett collection by Jim Bennett, on my " Austin Healey " thread.
Graham Woods had the entry lists for the Main Race Single Seaters and Sports Cars, and the Le Mans start Sports Car Race.
Other photos show the Tojeiro Jaguar of Frank Cantwell and the RA Vanguard as well as the Lister Jaguar and others.
here are the entry lists - thanks Graham Woods.





R J [ Bob ] Blackburn's Mistral, Bob owned Weltex at the time and was making the Mistral bodies - have an advert of that - Later Emslie and Flockton in Dunedin had the licence to manufacture the bodies.

3 shots from the Mount by Alan Boyle of Coca Cola Mini and Viva fame

Alistair McBeath Jaguar,Glen "Jigger " Jones Green Ford V8, Jack Nazer yellow Ford V8



Dennis Marwood Humber 80



Garth Souness Ford and Dennis Marwood - dancing !!



and as has been mentioned the Garth Souness Ford B4 V8 is to be restored.

Roger Dowding wrote:3 shots from the Mount by Alan Boyle of Coca Cola Mini and Viva fame

Alistair McBeath Jaguar,Glen "Jigger " Jones Green Ford V8, Jack Nazer yellow Ford V8

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Dennis Marwood Humber 80

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Garth Souness Ford and Dennis Marwood - dancing !!

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and as has been mentioned the Garth Souness Ford B4 V8 is to be restored.

That was the day Garth Souness was sitting in the car waiting on the grid with the door open in shorts and jandels ...

The Street Races were held in 1964 and 1965 and as Alan Boyle mentioned the track passed 6 Churches and then the Lord intervened. [ Races were on the Saturday ].

Races results from Graham Woods
1964


1965


1964 Programme from Keiron Guiness who was originally a Matamata Boy.



Entry list from Bob Homewood - seem to be 1965 races


Map of the course and some photos to follow

These Alan believes are 1964 and he was sitting inside the Car dealers on the corner, quote " having a few beverages "

Names of drivers may not be totally correct

Coupe P Clarkson #54 Zephyr J Armstrong #144



Plymouth Coupe G C Parke !



Coupes on a corner



Sports Cars Daimler W Bern, Healey R Smith, The TR unsure as a couple were racing according to the results.
Believed to be Kerry Grant in the Spitfire - the only Sports Car to run Top up. Have seen another photo of the Spitfire at that meeting



Thanks to Alan Boyle and his post on the Facebook page ; Old New Zealand Motor Racing ".

https://www.facebook.com/groups/429302310781897/permalink/535181070194020/?comment_id=535328400179287

included in the comments is some footage of Hamilton Car Clubs " Ngutunui Hill Climb 2009 " which I understand is the same road [ Pekanui Road ] that the Bardahl series used in 1979 the course is 8.7 km long - drove the road a few months ago but at a very sedate pace.

Graeme Park in his Plymouth Coupe,,,will be racing his Marina Coupe Taupo 20, 21.
Hes been in it for the long haul.
Also would P Clarkson #54 Coupe be a misspell and be Bob Clarkson, long time Hot Rodder, Stock Car man ?

Just had a look at " The Motorhood " a website from the publishers of NZ Classic Car, about the history of track in New Zealand.

It is worth a read, and I am sure some corrections will be prof-erred ;

http://www.themotorhood.com/themotorhood/2014/11/27/racing-through-the-historic-tracks-in-new-zealand

a quiet afternoon and " Her Indoors " is outdoors at the hairdressers so at someone else's place " indoors ".

Yes that's a good precis. My "proferring" the photo of the large grid has "Ardmore" above it and then goes on t talk about Ohakea, which is where the photo comes from? The caption underneath says Ohakea, just may lead to future discussion.

Can I see a 141 through the smoke ? Could that be Rod Coppins ?
Coupes on a corner

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Rod was there with his Chevrolet in 1964. He finished fourth in the Saloon Car Scratch Race behind Segedin, Dawson and Hogan. John Riley was fifth in a Ford so that could be him behind Coppins.

Bruce--#75 shows the grid at the start and program.

http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?598-New-Zealand-Allcomer-Saloons/page4.

Rod was entered ,in program 141, John Riley 60.
maybe someone can transfer the entry list over to here?

John McKechnie wrote:Bruce--#75 shows the grid at the start and program.

http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?598-New-Zealand-Allcomer-Saloons/page4.

Rod was entered ,in program 141, John Riley 60.
maybe someone can transfer the entry list over to here?

John Mck, consider it done !! next post !!

Some details from another thread as mentioned By John Mck..

Saloons at the start 1964; from DC4503 -local Newspaper
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Entry list Saloon Scratch race from Milan Fistonic
Heat one



Heat 2
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A Zephyr wallowing through the corner at Cleaver Motors, Matamata - Alan Boyle's location on the day 1964
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