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Re: Ralph Watson Special Engineer Supplementary Edition”, Now Available.

Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:21 am
by Oldfart
OT but the Tahunanui book is a good one to have, very difficult to find, but one on my shelf.

Re: Ralph Watson Special Engineer Supplementary Edition”, Now Available.

Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:28 am
by Roger Dowding
Oldfart wrote:OT but the Tahunanui book is a good one to have, very difficult to find, but one on my shelf.


Good on you Rhys - apparently was available form the Club and through a Book Shop in Nelson - guess I will have to chase down a second hand one..

Re: Ralph Watson Special Engineer Supplementary Edition”, Now Available.

Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 11:22 am
by Oldfart
Mine came from thelate Mike Stephens when I was researching 2 particular cars. The Ford 8 of Kelvin Brown (later with other owners) and the Peugeot 203 of Bob Nicholl.

Tahunanui Beach Race History

Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 12:59 am
by stubuchanan
Roger Dowding wrote:Good on you Rhys - apparently was available form the Club and through a Book Shop in Nelson - guess I will have to chase down a second hand one..


Mine came by post from the (?......) Bookshop in Nelson. Well written and well set out. Unlike one or two other local histories.

Stu

Re: Ralph Watson Special Engineer Supplementary Edition”, Now Available.

Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 4:40 am
by Roger Dowding
stubuchanan wrote:Mine came by post from the (?......) Bookshop in Nelson. Well written and well set out. Unlike one or two other local histories.

Stu


Stu - I was told the name of the ( ?...... ) Bookshop - now have to find it again was mentioned on a Facebook page - I think
" South Island Motorsport " as I have been posting some Nelson Photo's News articles on the Tahunanui Beach Races - The photo news published from 1960 - 1974 ..