The Roaring Season

It has been interesting, and from a competitor, Stan Benbrook at the time;

"Awesome video of Austins Road hill climb 1966. The only year Jim Boyd ran there (and set the hill record).
Its Vic Simpkin in the front-less buckler. I never knew he ran it without the bonnet. Wayne Harris ran it from 1967 and I bought it from him just as it looked in the video. (the smashed front came as a jigsaw puzzle) I had presumed Wayne had broken it in his big off at Mclean Road, Waipu in 1967".

The single shot is also Vic Simpkin in his other Buckler, note the grille mesh, bonnet hump and screen. I don't think its Griffin Road or Kara"

So, we now know the mystery car, and also that I was very wrong about Stan and using the car without the front, but so was he

So, the blue car is the one which Ray Purdy was last user of, not yours Waznot.

Just for the sake of future references, the number 14 car post #182 is an Austin 7 based car, driven here by Hamish Andrew.

Well at least we have a definite on the mystery car, now we can start from scratch to try and figure out what my car was ??????

1986 Chelsea Hillclimb

Photo by Laurie Brenssell, one of the organisers of the events with Hamilton Car Club.

Roger Dowding wrote:Bart Jonkers the new owner of 90/1 ex New Zealand has been out driving now his Dutch compliance and Registration is complete ; with his permission I have borrowed these two photo ;

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Just to prove it really is in Holland - a windmill !!

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Bart says he took the car for a run of about 60 km's - looks like fun !!

Bart took the car to a Hillclimb Rally quote ;
" Squadra Scudo (transl: Team Buckler) has arrived in Bassano, Italy. "
Apparently he had some mechanical issues Car was trailered there And had to return the same way ..
Have a look at " Buckler Cars and Karts ". Bart Jonkers posts.

as he wrote ;
" Game over for the 90 this weekend. Today was a bloodbath with some 10 out of 100 cars giving up. Turns out the clutch in the 90 is/was not up to the job for steep hills. Completely fried. Pics showing what a rally day in the Dolomites should not look like. All part of the game. "

the link ;
" https://www.facebook.com/groups/763227050411901/?multi_permalinks=1877527278981867%2C1875082935892968¬if_id=1529473465450430¬if_t=group_activity "

Photos from Bart Jonkers and the recent event " Squadra Scudo (transl: Team Buckler) has arrived in Bassano, Italy. " for " La Leggenda 2018 "

The Team ; Buckler 90/1 and another non NZ car ;



The line up with KA7377



A few photos of KA 7377 Buckler 90/1 ex NZ at the Bassano Italy Hillclimb event ;









Thanks to Bart Jonkers and to Rhys Nolan for creating this thread !!

Thanks to Roger Dowding for keeping it alive! My own Buckler is sitting in the shed (whoops, the poms say a shed is what you put your garden tools in) waiting for the new hard washers and hi tensile nuts and a new radiator. Brilliant summer so far here.

Sunning pics of Bart's Buckler in the spectacular backdrop scenery.
The car looks great, looks like he is running a little more neg camber on the front.

Jim Boyd in his Buckler getting off the track - well two wheels are ! 1955 ??



Jim Boyd also drove The Lycoming later on - remember seeing it at Kerepehi Grass Track meeting in February 1967, as well as both before and after at Pukekohe;

Graham A Kyle wrote " I have gleaned as much information as I could. The Buckler DD1 was driven by Jim Boyd. He also entered the Lady Wigram Trophy race with this car, and finished in 18th place. The information I have received on the car is as follows. Buckler DD1 Le Mans de Dion rear end, powered by an Coventry Climax 83 bhp stage ll alloy block FWA 1098 cc...Hope it helps, cheers from a bloody hot Sweden... "

DD1 at Wigram

A photo from Wigram 1957 by Tony Adams showing the DD1
(car no. 5) with its original alloy body as it was shipped from the UK.

Thanks to Graham Woods for the 1967 photos, newspaper article and the entry list



The Teretonga Race - driving past a " spinner ".


The car today, still in NZ unsure who owns it ** New information
As we now know the car is with Mark Garmey, he and his father the late Ian Garmey obtained the car in 2007. It returned to the road in April 2012,and is a regular event competitor since.

- David Montgomery provided the photo
A great looking car - immaculate by the looks.

1960 Scott Wiseman right Buckler 90 ( ex Merv Mayo ) Jarvie body and with added headrest roll bar after Levin roll over.
Picture and information from Kelvin Brown on Fb page " Buckler Cars and Karts "
pic says 1960, unsure where, will enquire !!.



Just keeping the thread alive for " Oldfart ".
Must put the photo on Austin - Healey's too !! for the Bugeye. not one I know anything of, these days !!
In 1960 about the only Austin Healey thing I had was a hardcover book that was a Handbook with some History of the marque my mother bought me- was rather prophetic as went on to own 2 of them and 2 more of the Mark 3 series.

A note from Milan Fistonic about the above photo which has an answer to my question of where ;

" I haven't been able to post on TRS for some time now despite logging-in several times a day.

About the photo you put up on the Buckler thread.

Ivy Stephenson's Buckler was No 107 at the 1960 NZGP at Ardmore but there were no Sprites entered in that race.

In 1961 at Ardmore Scott Wiseman's Buckler was 107 and there was a 948cc Austin Healey in the entry list driven by P. Fafeita so I would guess that is when the photo was taken. ".

I have seen the name P Fafeita mentioned in connection with other event photos with a Sprite - thanks Milan

Taupo March 2003

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great lineup,is that the Jim Short Ford Special third from left !!

I'm pretty sure the 3 other cars are all Redlines (or the development of)

They were all Beatties back then I believe. Beautifully turned out too.

A Kiwi connection here !! the Ivy Stephenson Bruce Sutcliffe [ and others ] Car



The group - the Ivy Stephenson Bruce Sutcliffe car is not there



posted by David Montgomery on Fb page " Buckler Cars and Karts " - Photos by Keith Thomas

Neither was the Rhys Nolan car. Last year personal health, this year car health. The DD was in a different area with the F1 cars.

Oldfart wrote:Neither was the Rhys Nolan car. Last year personal health, this year car health. The DD was in a different area with the F1 cars.

Thanks Rhys.. good you could attend .. I actually enjoyed Hill Climbs more than circuit work [ Sprints and Races ]. Lets hope there are more photos.