Page 8 of 12
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 8:46 am
by bce257
Steve Holmes wrote:This one makes me nervous! Ford flathead V8 powered 3-seater trike. Looks like a disaster waiting to happen. Rider is game! Is he wearing jandals?
[ATTACH=CONFIG]35912[/ATTACH]
This is fantastic!
Any more info on this contraption?
The exhausts are pointing right at the passengers feet and that thing ready to nads him if he crashes looks like a bonnet ornament off a Jaguar. So much work, so much dangerous, so much detail- even pinstriping, but why?! Something says gang to me.
The engine looks about 1935 so 85hp and a 3-speed wouldn't make it a rocket ship but it would have sounded great.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:13 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:14 am
by Steve Holmes
Still at Kerrs Road, and Baloo lights 'em up and gets all cranky.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:16 am
by Steve Holmes
Great colour shot of Max Turner in Purple Haze, with (I think) Ralph Wright giving chase in the heavily customized Ford coupe.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:18 am
by Steve Holmes
Croydon Thompson and Pure Heaven.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:20 am
by Steve Holmes
Now this is an impressive piece of Kiwi ingenuity. The amazing tandem Zephyr powered 12 cylinder 'Two Thing'. Does it still exist?
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:22 am
by Steve Holmes
Graeme Vautier's magnificent Hemi powered Chizler.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:23 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:26 am
by Steve Holmes
The wild Chevy V8 powered 'Harold's Hauler' Prefect of Graham Wright and Graeme Kidd.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:26 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 7:27 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:47 am
by John McKechnie
Two Mk 1 Zephyr motors- would this be a "boxer"set up ?
BAN Engineering made it.
Top 10 Dragsters -August 1971
1- Pete Lodge 11.35.....Baloo 392 H
2-Brian Trigg 11.4 Andromeda 301 Chev
3-Dave McDougal 11.8 Gnome Mobile 292.Ford.
4-Jon Patton 11.9 Rail 270 GMC, V12 distributor.
4-Colin Lane 11.9 Bullitt 2.5 V6
6-Graeme McConnachie 12.2 Judge Zephyr.
7- Noel Jones 12.4 Rebel 263 Rambler.
8-Bob Rossiter 12.5 Pirate Merc sidevalve.
9-Colin Prast 12.5 Roadster 427 Chev.
10-Barry Fuller 12.6 Rail 302 Chev
Graeme Smith- Triumph 650 13.4
Curley West 14.4
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:31 pm
by Jac Mac
John McKechnie wrote:Two Mk 1 Zephyr motors- would this be a "boxer"set up ?
BAN Engineering made it.
IIRC it was two zephyr engines geared together, NZHRM had a an article and pics of the build.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:20 am
by Steve Holmes
Thanks John and Jac, great info!
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:24 am
by Steve Holmes
Back to Bay Park now and its 'Puppy Love', the Dave Chung (of Berry & Chung speed equipment) '56 Chevy sedan. This is still a drag car today, owned and raced by Reece Fish, though it looks very different.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:30 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:32 am
by Steve Holmes
Warren Anderson in 6-cylinder T Bucket.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:34 am
by Steve Holmes
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:40 am
by Steve Holmes
Nick Liefting's wild T Bucket Altered.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:42 am
by Steve Holmes