Rod Coppins

[SPman]

Thanks for that - I had a feeling it could have been, but the number threw me...

[Steve Holmes]

Being harrassed by Don Halliday, Bay Park, 1969

Hey Jon, you have some amazing photos! Thanks heaps for sharing them.

[Steve Holmes]

I managed to dig up a few old photos last week
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Wow, these are fantastic! Thanks Ross.

Hey Bruce, the second photo, would this be when the Firebird was green?

[Bruce302]

That's right Steve, it was green and in the Aussie spec with blanked off indicators, and ducted front valance. This is the car as it appeared in Australia. It has the brake ducts where the indicators go. Rowan "Chuck" Harman (AussieMonza) arranged the sponsorship .


Bruce.

Wow, these are fantastic! Thanks Ross.

Hey Bruce, the second photo, would this be when the Firebird was green?

[SPman]

Hey Jon, you have some amazing photos! Thanks heaps for sharing them.

Lot's of amazing photos on here, Steve. Just glad I can add my two bob's worth......

[stubuchanan]

Rod has had many numbers for example in 1969-1970 he had 59, 73, 1 (Monaro), and 41 (Camaro).
If you check the pix 141 was for 1970-1971 season and later.
John Riley had 141 several times tilll he took 222

Riley used 227 when he was running the the Lotus sports.



Seen here with Coppins Mustang in paddock at 1969 GP, Pukekohe.



And Coppins used 141 at least as early as February 1964!

Stu

[fullnoise68]

Thanks Stu, the Chev Coupe in your bottom photo was later sold to my father in law Barry Pointon - less motor and box, as the Chev V8 from the coupe, originally from the TecMec, went into Rods Zephyr. After Barry raced it, and heavily modified it, he sold it to Ron Sylvester who ran it for many years, and Grant Sylvester still has it today.

[markec]

A pity this pic is on 2 different quality's of paper, as it is a great photo of the man.

[fullnoise68]

Good photos Markec, I think from memory Rods Charger in the top photo was owned by Huttons, as they wanted to try and establish the IRDs involvement and limitations of advertising on a company car while motor racing. The PDL Stewart family were another pioneer in this domain.

[Steve Holmes]

A pity this pic is on 2 different quality's of paper, as it is a great photo of the man.
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Mark, what track is this? It looks like Bay Park, but I'm having trouble identifying the HQ Holden in the background. It looks like the F5000 powered Kingswood Malcolm Ramsay raced in the 1972 Australian Touring Car Championship, the final year of Improved Production rules. Did this car ever race in NZ?

[Steve Holmes]

And Coppins used 141 at least as early as February 1964!

Stu

Wow! This photo is really cool!

[Rod Grimwood]

Yes Steve it is HQ of Ramsey from Australia, and it's Bay Park.

[markec]

Sorry Steve, no caption for the photo, it would seem Rod is correct with Bay Park. Autonews had a bad habit of not dateing their issue's back then, there is also no story of the round at Bay Park in the issue, all I can tell you is that is is the 72 / 73 season.It was the November issue.

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Mark and Rod. Thats great! I didn't realise Malcolm had raced his HQ in NZ. It was one of the top machines in the 1972 ATCC. Ran a fuel-injected F5000 motor in a well built package. How did he go against the Kiwi cars at Bay Park?

[fullnoise68]

Wow! This photo is really cool!

Steve, if you think the photo is cool, what about the T shirt Rods racing in!

[BMCBOY]

These photos were taken perhaps after Rod had sold the car as the number is now changed and
driver has a full faced helmet

[fullnoise68]

This is when Robin Tanner ran the car.

[John McKechnie]

The number 25 is Tanners at the 1975 Grand Prix meeting, colour burnt orange

[Kudu]

Although not a race car, my Torana was once owned by Rod Coppins, so I reckon that's quite a neat talking point with mates.

[fullnoise68]

Hey Scott, was it owned by Rod personally, or by Rod Coppins Motors or Coppins and Coley Motors?