The Roaring Season

John McKechnie wrote:If you were looking for a shaggin waggin in the 70s, they were a good alternative to an Anglia van.
At Motor Specs, Nugent St, in the early 70s , we had a head with twin sidedraughts for a Hillman .
A guy came in an put it on a Husky- was it you?

No, the car was in the Mainland by 1970. Most of the mechanicals were from the engine dyno at Hamlin and Charles. Bored out block, Zephyr pistons, big valves, electic fan, oil cooler, all the goodies.

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John McKechnie wrote:And yours was different to Bryan Bells -Haulin Husky and the Millens- Cob?
Any form with it on the track or hill climbs Rhys?

No, not in my ownership, I am a slow driver! Rob McIntosh who I bought it off in Putaruru was very successful, grass track, hillclimbs etc. It was the roundy shape one before the shape of the Millens. Shaggin wagon, hell in this one you would need to be about 4'6" in the back, then again on a pleasant evening the back door open didn't matter!

Here is the wild Grady Thomson in the Monaro, Bronze after the Cambridge era. I will let John fill in the details.

Thanks Bruce- Ok, one more at the first Terry Allen meeting 1970 .
This pic was in the Motorman Mag, but the clarity here is superb as Jack Inwoods pix usually are.. Once again , check out the crowds-we were all there to see these thundering V8s.
Once again pic thanks to the foresight of the Bruce McLaren Trust ( Copyright pic) I have been able to get a LOT of pix.
I can definitely recommend them as being user friendly and helpull.
Each pic is $25, and I got about 16 and each one is being posted here so everyone can see and enjoy this car -and others- in action.

Ok John, give us the low down on this pic..........

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over to you John,

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Pick of the day.....................

Wow, that is awesome! Is it Levin?

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John McKechnie wrote:1

That would be Murray Carkeek's Citroen in the foreground.