Who What and Where?

stubuchanan · Post by **stubuchanan** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:38 am

AMCO72 wrote:Gotcha Rod.......but I was just looking at the car and thinking.....headlamps??? We are all required to have working head and tail lamps now in case of inclement conditions. What happens to this machine? Probably could fit a couple of spots in the grill.

Re the Custaxie :

Look at 1967 photos and it didn't have headlights then. Nor any tail or indicator lights either. Interior shot in the Shell 1967 Motor Racing book show no evidence of any switches at all! Did it start by twisting 2 wires together?

Question: does the original bonnet top look flatter than re-creation?

Stu

CUSTAXIE50 · Post by **CUSTAXIE50** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:39 pm

as you sat in the old custaxie, the main switch was down on the floor on your left. the main switch was a big kill switch . you could take the top part of the switch off the main part that was on the floor. all that was needed to start it was next to the main switch.

woody · Post by **woody** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:46 am

I wonder where all these cars have ended up?

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:35 am

I nearly went cross eyed trying to read that
8th Dunedin Road Race
A F. MOFFATT LOTUS XV
D. YOUNG JAGUAR C TYPE
B THOMASEN MONZA FERRARI
M GILL LYCOMING
F SHUTER FERRARI
D. MACKENZIE COOPER CLIMAX
P. M. HOARE FERRARI
D EVANS COOPER CLIMAX
R H SMITH FERRARI
L R GILBERT MASERATI 250F
JIM PALMER LOTUS
B PRESCOTT MASERATI 250F
T E CLARK HWM
B BLACKBURN MASERATI 4CLT
W R ( BOB) EADE MASERATI
J FENTON CONNAUGHT
A HYSLOP JAGUAR
H GANLEY LOTUS
J MANSEL TEC MEC
D HULME COOPER CLIMAX

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:16 am

Well....we know where the Lycoming is...
The engine from the TEC MEC ended up in Rod Coppins Zephyr I think..
As for Fentons Connaught ..Eoin Young wrote a good article http://www.classiccar.co.nz/articles/the-new-zealand-connaught-connection..
Frank Shuter was a DNA but the Ferrari 625 was totaled at Wigram 1961 after hitting the timekeepers Standard !4..
Len Gilberts 250F is in Southward’s Car Museum, Prescotts Piccolo 250F may have ended up with Cameron Millar.
I'll now stand by and wait for David to correct me

David McKinney · Post by **David McKinney** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:39 pm

Not much to correct, Bry, but some updates:

bry3500 wrote:I nearly went cross eyed trying to read that
8th Dunedin Road Race
A F. MOFFATT LOTUS XV Llewellyn family, UK
D. YOUNG JAGUAR C TYPE Steffan Svenby, Sweden
B THOMASEN MONZA FERRARI Southward Museum
M GILL LYCOMING still in NZ
F SHUTER FERRARI Dutch National Motor Museum
D. MACKENZIE COOPER CLIMAX Over here - was in Germany but I think now back in UK
P. M. HOARE FERRARI Tony Smith, UK
D EVANS COOPER CLIMAX UK, and for sale
R H SMITH FERRARI Juan Quintano, Spain
L R GILBERT MASERATI 250F Southward Museum
JIM PALMER LOTUS Keith Abbott, Auckland
B PRESCOTT MASERATI 250F Peter Giddings, USA
T E CLARK HWM Julian Sutton, UK (possibly now a new owner)
B BLACKBURN MASERATI 4CLT Max Lustenberg (Austria, I think)
W R ( BOB) EADE MASERATI Josef Rettenmaier, Germany
J FENTON CONNAUGHT Grant Clearwater, Southland
A HYSLOP JAGUAR Lord Laidlaw, UK, but sold last year
H GANLEY LOTUS Ganley family, I believe
J MANSEL TEC MEC Christian Gläsel, Germany
D HULME COOPER CLIMAX Collier Collection, Florida, USA

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:16 pm

David, just to let you know that Grant Clearwater is now a resident up in Keriekri in the Bay Of Islands much to us Motorsport enthusiast's living up this way pleasure. He sure has some beautiful machinery and he is restoring a couple of cars inbetween servicing and looking after a local in rallies.
I mentioned the site to him at a rally, but will remind him as no doubt he has an untapped treasure trove of information inbetween the very historic cars he has and his achievements and travels.

David McKinney · Post by **David McKinney** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:35 pm

Thanks Rod

If I had the choice of living in Gore or Kerikeri I think I know which one I'd go for :cool:

(With due apologies to my Southland friends)

Carlo · Post by **Carlo** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:55 pm

David McKinney wrote:Thanks Rod

If I had the choice of living in Gore or Kerikeri I think I know which one I'd go for

(With due apologies to my Southland friends)

Grimme, trust me, you can take the kid out of Southland but you can't take Southland out of the kid

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:23 pm

Only meet him a couple of times, but a very nice guy. Must be the way you people train them down south, as meet at lot of nice people from down that way. Might be the water you lot drink.

Oldfart · Post by **Oldfart** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:24 pm

David McKinney wrote:Thanks Rod

If I had the choice of living in Gore or Kerikeri I think I know which one I'd go for

(With due apologies to my Southland friends)

I don't know! The weather this Xmas seems better in Southland! Good thing Grunta is up here though for the local petrolheads, he is very busy sorting out all sorts of stuff.

Jac Mac · Post by **Jac Mac** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:13 am

[color="#0000CD"]Rain, I want Rain, cant stand this hot crap.... [/color]

Oldfart · Post by **Oldfart** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:38 am

Jac Mac wrote:[color="#0000CD"]Rain, I want Rain, cant stand this hot crap.... [/color]

Happy to ship it down, can't even paint suspension bits!

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:08 am

Oldfart wrote:Happy to ship it down, can't even paint suspension bits!

Ship em over to Melbourne OF...we can do Baked Enamel without an oven..39 this week

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:39 am

OLD FART is right it has been PISSING down dont even feel like working on the sports car would be more than happy to send SOME your way bry3500 Jamie

Rod Grimwood · Post by **Rod Grimwood** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:11 am

This would be one of the worst breaks up here for alot of years, Wind, wind,and more bloody wind, then 3 days ago rain and more rain and still peeing down. rain is not so bad in boat, but the wind at 20 plus knots is not comfortable. No fishing so alot of little maintenance things getting done at home and boat. Give me the 39

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:13 am

jamie wrote:OLD FART is right it has been PISSING down dont even feel like working on the sports car would be more than happy to send SOME your way bry3500 Jamie

Jaime.I hate this time of the year,, Shit weather for an ex Cantabrian living in a heatwave,
off season for all things motor racing,
Bring some weather over when we catch up in March at Phillip Island.
I might have to tap into your expertise regarding !05angria and a suspension set up.
Rod can bring some rain as well , be good to see those F5000s trying to put all that power down..

CUSTAXIE50 · Post by **CUSTAXIE50** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:09 am

so the custaxie might appear occasionally you say--a museum maybe-- boyds auto barn maybe- its open in weekends

ElCoyote · Post by **ElCoyote** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:00 am

jamie wrote:OLD FART is right it has been PISSING down dont even feel like working on the sports car would be more than happy to send SOME your way bry3500 Jamie

Forget the sports car Jamie, I need an engine for Auckland so put 0n your gummies and get to work !!

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 11:13 pm

NO swet old mate where will you find A Driver 21.5 HP KT comming up Jamie A

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