The Roaring Season

AMCO72 wrote:Grant, the mans name was Tim Buxton.........ruined a historic car and turned it into a 'hot rod'....... Dont know where it is now, but the son, Darren took it over. It will lying in a shed somewhere.......a heap of junk. At the Taupo meetings, the engine was lucky to last a couple of laps.......I think I know who the engine builder was but my lips are sealed...

Gerald, you have a good memory. I had completely forgotten it became Tim Buxton's Sports Sedan. I only ever saw it race once as a Sports Sedan. It was painted yellow and had huge box flares. It arrived as a Sports Sedan just as the new breed of American style space-frame cars were being introduced to NZ, so was never in the hunt.

I could be wrong but I think the photo below was following another rebuild.

Grant,
This may be old stuff but I came across this site showing brother Gary at Ruapuna in 1969.
Cheers,
Ken.
http://mcc.museums.org.nz/1969_Ruapuna_in_Feb.htm


Some great B/W photos also at this site from the Marborough Car Club.



(Ken Hyndman )

khyndart in CA wrote:Grant,
This may be old stuff but I came across this site showing brother Gary at Ruapuna in 1969.
Cheers,
Ken.
http://mcc.museums.org.nz/1969_Ruapuna_in_Feb.htm


Some great B/W photos also at this site from the Marborough Car Club.



(Ken Hyndman )

Ken, looking at the photos, I wonder whether the clip I posted in post #261 is actually the same meet as the images from that website

This shot was taken many years ago at the Tauranga Historic Museum

nigel watts wrote:This shot was taken many years ago at the Tauranga Historic Museum

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Thank you Nigel , my first pre 65 car , saw this a couple weeks ago , looks abit 2nd hand now though, we got it going pretty good , between Alby Collier & I we had 4 anglis & two v8,s all became very good cars

nigel watts wrote:This shot was taken many years ago at the Tauranga Historic Museum

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For sale in 1992.

Woooow Milan , do you believe in syncronicities , the day after seeing my old car here & the for sale add , in comes a pre 65 member that now owns this car , & is thinking of selling it , a bit untidy now but worth more than double when I sold it as is the case now with historic racing cars .

khyndart in CA wrote:Grant,
Some great B/W photos also at this site from the Marborough Car Club.


(Ken Hyndman )

I like the one labelled "A close look at the working department of the Morris Cooper ‘S' 1293cc of Murray Cockburn from Oamaru. ".....

Yep,
You have to eat bacon and egg pie. An Emson tradition which we still do...................

John McKechnie wrote:In the video - Jim Palmer in the yellow Monaro won the Production Endurance race, Boot open on the Mercury Cyclone which didnt finish.Kennedy in the white Mustang and Baker in the Plymouth

I was looking for some rally information and came across this photo from the 1971 Heatway Rally.

Excellent pic Milan, great to see these gems are still out there waiting to be found.

Steve , yes the bacon & egg pie lives on ....must have been an era thing , BUT like you we still live it , Kylie makes one for the boys , but some times have to hide it as one gut bag smells it out ...and woooooosh its gone we pack it in ice to last that weekend , many more to be eatin as we ramp up our fun

Latest little escort we are racing , group one ...RS2000..great little fun car , first time this car been raced for 17 yrs..... loved this day with HSC/HMC....will do a few more meetings with it , but need to focus on a quicker grp 2 build ..

Grant Sprague wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]42021[/ATTACH] Latest little escort we are racing , group one ...RS2000..great little fun car , first time this car been raced for 17 yrs..... loved this day with HSC/HMC....will do a few more meetings with it , but need to focus on a quicker grp 2 build ..

Well you've got a "Wheel Up" so that's probably fast enough Mr Sprague.............see you next month at Hampton for the Legends meeting....you better be their. Dale m

I was going to do Puke on 1st April. HMC HSC Dale
..as a group of mates running up there as well as us ... its one or the other Dale ...Which will be the best meeting .

Grant- concrete walls are most unforgiving when a car hits them....so I know from personal experience.
Pukekohe track is enclosed by them and so MUCH more unforgiving than Hampton Downs..........always your call

Puke??? Grant our last HMC/HSC meeting for this summer is 25/26th March 2017, Legends – Hampton – HRC. Dale M

Same weekend as first round F1 Melbourne LIVE on SKY ?????

Grant Sprague wrote:Same weekend as first round F1 Melbourne LIVE on SKY ?????

You mean F1 slot cars Grant!!

Yep I guess you are correct Nige but the opening round can be exciting.....re new changes & drivers , love Melbourne had plans to be there actually but things changed with business committments , dont forget to pop in some time ....