Bucklers!

[Roger Dowding]

Philip posted about 50 photos of the event, only one of a Buckler - looks like a Mistral type body

[Oldfart]

That has a Daimler V8, Simon Ambrose.

[Oldfart]

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

No, I didn't go, to be honest I messed up the date!

[Roger Dowding]

Just going back through this thread and have a B and W photo of the Orchid Special, believe the car is now in Europe [ Switzerland ] with a Michael R Rohrmoser. Have seen a recent photo of the car on Facebook.

This was in the paddock area at Pukekohe in April or May 1966.. along with a Buckler or two and other Sports Cars.
Cannot help with the colour, except must have been a dark colour !!


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Please ignore the spelling and details on the photo, as when edited I didn't even know about the " Orchid Special ", thought it was a Buckler - the De Joux style body used.

Re-posting the photo

Some notes on this photo from Kelvin Brown - a Buckler Historian and owner - I reposted the photo recently on my facebook page and this comment was received, Thanks Kelvin.

" The Buckler Mk.90 on the right looks like the Vic Simpkin car may be with Owen Cullen, it was at first Ford 100E then re powered with a Humber 80 engine so has raised bonnet section and front vent. Yeats with the Orchid and maybe Marshall Mk.90, but there were other Bucklers competing."

Milan Fistonic may well have the entry list - was either an " Auckland Car Club " or " Northern Sports Car Club " National Meeting - must check my " borrowed " photos and scans..

[Roger Dowding]

The Car - Nigel Watts photo in NZ 2018 ;
Nigel had posted on a Fb forum " Classic Cars and Wrecks of New Zealand- deserves to be here too!
Thanks Nigel " another Roger " Borrowed ' photo "

The details of the car - according to Carjam.
BX1995
Year: 1952
Make: BUCKLER
Model: MK 7/1
Colour: White
Body Style: Sports Car
Plate: BX1995
Engine No: S153793
Chassis: MK71
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 5
CC rating: 1,000cc
Fuel Type: Petrol

See correction Car is a Mark 6 and has /had an 1172 Ford 10 motor - thanks to Oldfart for the info posted below

[Oldfart]

Thanks for posting, the details from CarJam are not correct!
It's the first Mk 6 (not a 7, they don't exist), in NZ, this is the same car as in post 204. 5 seats? 1000cc (actually 1172)
The most historic one in NZ (it may still be in the UK right now). Been owned by Phil Kerr, Jim Boyd, etc. In this photo it was being taken round HD and before the correct front spring was fitted. Sold that day!

[Roger Dowding]

Thanks for posting, the details from CarJam are not correct!
It's the first Mk 6 (not a 7, they don't exist), in NZ, this is the same car as in post 204. 5 seats? 1000cc (actually 1172)
The most historic one in NZ (it may still be in the UK right now). Been owned by Phil Kerr, Jim Boyd, etc. In this photo it was being taken round HD and before the correct front spring was fitted. Sold that day!

Rhys - Carjam yes - very inaccurate sometimes - often sports cars are saloons - so what else can be wrong - I am unsure how it works - does it get information directly for LTNZ or NZTA ?? I only have limited access which is usefull but as we know not perfect - a bit like a Graham Vercoe book ..oops RIP Graham ..

I owned this 2 seater Sprite once -have had four in /on a Sprite but never 5 in a HEALEY SPRIT ..
Year: 1965
Make: AUSTIN
Model: HEALEY SPRIT(e)
Colour: Red
Body Style: Sports Car
Plate: FD8739
Engine No: 26158
Chassis: 51462
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 5 - make that 2

and this one
My AH 100 also a 5 seater - even less room than the Sprite as no space behind the front seats - there was the spare tyre and a small shelf under the shroud.

Year: 1955
Make: AUSTIN
Model: HEALEY
Colour: Red
Body Style: Saloon
Plate: LX100
Engine No: 1B214676
Chassis: BN1159498
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 5 = 2 **
CC rating: 2,500cc

[Roger Dowding]

Bart Jonkers owns the real car as posted previously and now this;
Quote from Bart " Not enough time to do some real work on my car. So I spent the rainy afternoon modifying this 1:43 car to look like Buckler 90/1. Now it can join the collection of scale models of classics cars I (used to) own. Have a plan to modify those wire wheels to look like E93A wheels. But that’s for later. "

Like Bart I have tried to collect models of " classic cars I ( used to ) own. " Even some non-classics that probably will be one day.

And as a PS ; It is " Oldfart's " birthday today - not that i'm telling OK.. This is his thread, Happy Birthday Mate

[Paul B]

Happy Birthday Rhys!
Cheers

[Roger Dowding]

Year: 1955
Make: BUCKLER
Model: 90
Colour: Red
Body Style: Sports Car
Plate: CY2945
Engine No: ELVA CF 45611
Chassis: 19544A

Ford 10 Motor 1172 cc with an Elva conversion if Carjam is correct " Oldfart " probably knows the car

with HL3000 and a Morgan

[Trevor Sheffield]

Thanks for posting, the details from CarJam are not correct!
It's the first Mk 6 (not a 7, they don't exist), in NZ, this is the same car as in post 204. 5 seats? 1000cc (actually 1172)
The most historic one in NZ (it may still be in the UK right now). Been owned by Phil Kerr, Jim Boyd, etc. In this photo it was being taken round HD and before the correct front spring was fitted. Sold that day!

Is there any evidence that Jim Boyd owned the car. At the time as I understood it, Jim drove the car for Arthur Harris, but did not own it.

[Oldfart]

Well Trevor, I had the "ownership" papers in my custody for a while, and he was clearly shown on them. That's as good evidence as we can get I guess.

[Oldfart]

Yes, I know that one Roger. Ownership details are several posts back!

[Trevor Sheffield]

Knowing Jim, it is likely that he first drove on invitation and then acquired it wheeler dealer wise. LOL

[Roger Dowding]

Knowing Jim, it is likely that he first drove on invitation and then acquired it wheeler dealer wise. LOL

Jim's name appeared on many cars - remember his Yard in Hillsborough in the 1970's ..

Kenny Smith and Charlie Conway in there too - a 1959 Left hand drive Sprite EC4802, that both Ross Hollings and I owned at very different times - as did Max Fishers son Craig..

[Oldfart]

Does anyone know of the whereabouts, or current custodian of the Buckler which Graeme Currie owned before his sad passing? Just that the register would like to maintain the trail. Emails have bounced.

[ERC]

Rhys, you are not the only one having trouble accessing TRS. Nigel has all but given up posting, other than an occasional SET. Now opting to use Facebook's RCIS instead.

Chelsea 1995 - rescued from a negative film and recently scanned.

[Milan Fistonic]

Buckler Advert from a 1958 ACC Bulletin

[Milan Fistonic]

Another Buckler advert from the December 1961 Auckland Car Club Bulletin

[BMCBOY]

[quote="ERC"]Rhys, you are not the only ONE having trouble accessing TRS. Nigel has all but given up posting, other than an occasional SET. Now opting to use Facebook's RCIS instead.]

I was also having trouble accessing TRS for quite a while. I decided to try re registering and that seems to have put things back to normal. At least the site looks somewhat like it used to.