The Roaring Season

Oldfart wrote:That is a very "beggared about with" car. Nice basic shape with no real period features left!

Agreed. Here is a picture of what it looked like before it went to America.

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Oldfart wrote:Patrick, no disrespect and thank you for the work, it is long overdue, however we have had a number of release dates, and as a result I will not pre-order. Had this been closer to some of the previous times, no question. Congratulations for the work you have undertaken, and please accept that most of the comments have been well intentioned.

It is always hard having to eat humble pie. Despite promises from a well intentioned publisher my book "NZ Manufactured Cars - A Cottage Industry" is going to be late on the bookshelves. Up until yesterday it was highly unlikely that it would even make it to the car show in which 18 cars that are mentioned n the book were coming from all over New Zealand, to the Constructors Car Club DIY show being held in Porirua over the weekend of the 12th and 13th of October, to help promote it. As a way of thanking them I will post their pictures and names below as virtually all them are not members of the club but doing it out of the goodness of their hearts.

The following cars and there owners not only feature in my soon to be released book but will also be appearing at the Constructors Car Club DIY show to be held in the NZ Kennel Clubs building in Porirua over the weekend of the 12th and 13th of October.

The show will also feature an additional 100 New Zealand made sports and racing cars from members of the club

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Wilco 7, John Skene, CARTERTON

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Tull Samba, Bill Slater, UPPER HUTT

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Tom Morland Firebird, Francis Pointon, MASTERTON

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Taipan, Paul Figliola, WELLINGTON

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Short Spyder, Jim Short, TOKOROA

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Saker SVS, Michael Cull, WAIKANAE

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Magnum Spectre, Garth Stephenson, WANGANUI

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Lynx, David Dean, MARTON

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Lapponia Alpina, Simon Justice, AUCKLAND

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Jarvie, Maurice Robinson, PALMERSTON NORTH

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Heron MJ1, Bill Pyne, WAIKANAE

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Duzgo, Kevin Giles, CHRISTCHURCH

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Cheetah, Kevin Loch, AUCKLAND

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Countess, David Short, FIELDING

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Briford Sports, Brian Ford, CHRISTCHURCH

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F10 Special, Clarrie Ranby, PAPAKURA

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Aspen Sirus, George Spratt, AUCKLAND

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Almac Sabre, Patrick Harlow, Upper Hutt

Well - I've been in George's Sirus - it's got a Leyland V8 in the back, from memory - and lots of scuttle shake....

Well it is done. The books have arrived. The car show is over and I sold 180 books over two days. I even featured on TV3 news and those that are interested can follow up with the link below.

Thanks for your support and help
Patrick Harlow

http://www.3news.co.nz/New-Zealand-made-cars-feature-in-new-book/tabid/423/articleID/316986/Default.aspx

Greatly enjoyed the TV3 coverage Patrick and congratulations on what must have been a labour of love. Hopefully the extensive hints I dropped to the family will see a copy arrive in time for my birthday

I have submited information today about my Berkley Ibis Chassis# 002. The name Berkley is spelt differently to the English cars.
Mine is the same as the "Blue Ibis Buck" depicted Page 5 except it does not have doors, is red and has a safety roll bar.

Met a guy at xmas that used to own this car in the 50/60,s tereabouts,ford 10 motor,interesting when he described it to me over a couple of beers he said it looked like a XK120 Jag......oh well !!!
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Ching

Thanks for that,where can i find out info on this type of car so i can pass on.Ken Flashman used to race one of these in hillclimbs now i think of it,Ken was tall so stuck out of it a bit !! Thanks Ross

There was one for sale in Kapiti not so long ago on trademe. The guy was also selling a McLaren M6GT replica and was attached to that ad. Cheers

Hi Ross
I'm fairly sure it is a Ching but do not take my word for it. I would like to hear other people's ideas.
If it is a Ching it would have been built by Noel Ching who lived in Nelson. Ching died in a fishing mishap (and they say motor racing is dangerous!). If my memory is correct he used proprietary fibreglass bodies-a thing called a Falcon I think. Chassis and running gear was Ford 8 or 10.

The add is on TRS under cars for sale. I believe it is a Ching as I have seen them many years ago.

What is TRS ??

Toyota Racing Series? NO-there is only one TRS The Roaring Season. Go to the Forum at the the top of the home page and click on "Cars for sale".

Thanks.........senior moment.....all part of growing up.!! Ross

Garry Simkin calls it CRAFT-Can't Remember A F---ing Thing. You find the advertisement?