The Roaring Season

Posted: **Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:08 pm**

I should point out that David and Andrew and their parents are one of those families who have put a tremendous amount of volunteer time into car club events, for many years, in their case, with the MG Car Club. We could never have run successful race events without the Metford Clan running the dummy grid.

Look forward to you getting a suitable car Andrew!

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2019 6:33 am**

Another before images are transferred to the PC.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:03 am**

Andrew Metford wrote:Thank you. We had a really great day today, lots of encouragement from everybody, and the car was well received. Most nights of the last 6 months spent out in the garage stripping, fixing, and rebuilding every part of the car was all worth it today. Unfortunately the only part of the car car we haven't touched ( fuel pump and filter ) let us down half a lap from home in the last race. But we'll get that sorted out and tune a few other things up and have another go at Manfield in a few weeks time.

It was also great to finally meet Dale Mathers today, along with Graeme Park, Adrian Dobbe, Jennifer Mossman, Richard Quinn, Bob Hyslop, and a few other people who's names I've forgotten ( or didn't hear properly because we had earplugs in ). I hope Spgeti will come and see us at Manfield so we can finally put a face to the name.

Now I just need to find a Sports Sedan for me so I can race with my brother instead of being his spanner-man ( not that I mind that though )

Andrew- just Copy it....you should know every nut and bolt by now

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:54 pm**

A few more from the 'waiting to be posted pile'.

Posted: **Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:33 pm**

...and a few from Sunday

In practice, Phil was going like a rocket, straight out of the box. Sadly, he overdid it in race 1.

Start of Historics, race 1

Practice

My apologies that all pics from Pukekohe are from left to right, but recovering from a cataract op just three days earlier, I opted to call it day early, (before lunch) rather than hike around to another vantage point, just to get some shots of cars going from right to left and exposing my eyes to the welcome but very bright sun. The sun is so much brighter and colours more vivid now both eyes have been done...

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:04 am**

My apologies that all pics from Pukekohe are from left to right, but recovering from a cataract op just three days earlier, I opted to call it day early, (before lunch) rather than hike around to another vantage point, just to get some shots of cars going from right to left and exposing my eyes to the welcome but very bright sun. The sun is so much brighter and colours more vivid now both eyes have been done...

Your pics are much appreciated Ray, sorry we missed you.
I know about the eyes, it is amazing isn't it.

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:03 pm**

Double trouble, ey lads? Maybe I should have taken the bazooka lens but I opted to leave it in the car.

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:35 pm**

Great action photos Ray,
Thanks for sharing with us.
But I do think the Monaro wheels need to be shinier !

Ken H.

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:11 pm**

Good help is hard to find .............

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:23 pm**

If I don't clear the backlog, it just grows and grows...

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:59 pm**

an american Austin 7 ute pictured, called a bantam. only the second one i have ever seen.

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:54 am**

khyndart in CA wrote:Great action photos Ray,
Thanks for sharing with us.
But I do think the Monaro wheels need to be shinier !

Ken H.

Agree Ken H [ Hy ]... with the comments Great action ... and Thanks .. The Wheels ..
Or is That /That is an American thing all show and no go !! John Mck 's Car looks brilliant .. Thanks again ERC ..

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:28 am**

A bit like the " Riley Car " but this is a .....

" Year: 1937
Make: AUSTIN
Model: 10
Colour: Green
Body Style: Utility
VIN: 7AT00T16X17127899
Plate: MFJ915
Engine No: 589883
Chassis: G/RL127899
Vehicle Type: Goods Van/Truck/Utility
Seats: 2
CC rating: 1,500cc "

" Plates History

Plate Effective Date
MFJ915 18-Jun-2019
OS9125 08-Jan-1990
Registration

Registration Status: Get Full CarJam Report
Plate: MFJ915
Plate Type: Standard
Origin: NZ New
Used as: Private Passenger vehicle
Cause of Latest Registration: Re-Registered
NZ First Registration: 08-Jan-1990 "

Bit of a gap from 1937 to 1990 .. ??

I think it is great, coming from an Austin Riley Morris Family - except for the Arroll Johnson my Dad and Uncle's jointly owned first car - family was Austin Nuffield from the 1930's until the 1980's My Dad had Austins and Rileys from the late 1930's until mid 1950's when Ford ruled a Prefect up to 1963 then a Zephyr 1963 - 68 and back to Austins an 1800 Landcrab and then an Allegro { Aggro } a car I did not like.
Uncle Ed of NSCC fame had Austin Morris Riley's several - back to Morris a Minor in the mid 1950's with some oddballs a Standard Vanguard whilst in Ceylon 1955 ish, and an Opel when in Egypt in 1960 -61 ..then a Triumph Herald a Mark 3 Zodiac followed by that Rover P6B and the last interesting car an SD1 Rover Van den Plas Vitesse with Walkinshaw mods ..

The first Austin .. a 1929/30 seven ..

My Dad's Dog my Uncle and a Best Mate - photo by my Dad .. the jointly owned Austin Seven

That P6B borrowed the car for a Day - he didn't know this happened until a few years ago .. told him and he smiled ..

The last interesting car the SD1 .with an earlier Rover a P4..

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:18 am**

i need to claim a mistake. the austin7 ute is not an american bantam it has the wrong nose and grill. sorry about that.

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:34 am**

Roger Dowding wrote:Agree Ken H [ Hy ]... with the comments Great action ... and Thanks .. The Wheels ..
Or is That /That is an American thing all show and no go !! John Mck 's Car looks brilliant .. Thanks again ERC ..

Thanks Roger...here in NZ you dont have to go to a Museum to see real Historic race cars, they are in their natural environment
...race track....YAY

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:26 am**

On a different note altogether. A few years ago I went to the Caistor Castle Motor Museum in Norfolk, but wasn't very happy that they didn't allow photographs, though the collection is large and well laid out.

Doing some family research, it seems that the paternal line is well and truly entrenched in Norfolk villages so I have pencilled in a bit of a visit next year, before Goodwood. I sent off an email to Caistor and it seems they have now changed their policy, so I have added it onto my itinerary. I'm rather hoping that there is a race meeting on at Snetterton (maybe an Aston Martin meeting on the August Bank Holiday Monday?) just to make it all really worthwhile heading that way. I haven't been to Snetterton before!