The Roaring Season

A few more Mini variants - and they are varied!

At Goodwood 2009 they celebrated 50 years of Mini. The famous Outspan Orange - purely a promo vehicle. Dizzy Addicott's DART doesn't look too bad from this angle, but the silhouette wasn't exactly a thing of beauty. Ogle mini - one of the better attempts to make the Mini attractive. Mini Jem (as in Jem Marsh of Marcos fame) and Bernie's Broadspeed replica. I believe that the story goes that when the CoD system came in, they wouldn't accept his Minisprint, (as raced previously) so I believe he got hold of a Broadspeed replica, rear body mould from Australia and made a superb job of this car. The 'chopped' and deseamed body shell made a huge difference to the aerodynamics and we clocked Bernie at 130mph at Pukekohe on police radar...

ERC wrote:Someone posted elsewhere that 'the GAZ Chaika was the most beautiful Russian car ever made'.

As they were the preferred transport of the KGB and high ranking Russian officials, one wonders if he really thought that...

ahhhh, someone else with similar taste, excellent. Based on the Packard, but not quite identical .
Not surprising that Americans and Russians ..and some Kiwis...have similar tastes in exquisite upmarket cars

Continuing the Mini theme

1967 - Probably Reg Philips, Shelsey. 1969 - Trengwainton Hillclimb, Cornwall. 1985 - Kevin Andrews flagging. I wonder who this young chap is, back in 2009... Also 2009 - one of the 'Heinz 57', Wolseley Hornet convertibles which were given away in a nationwide competition in 1966. Not the best of images as I only had 3/4 day at Goodwood and just the trusty pocket camera.

MG Metro time...
1983 1999 I bought this well used MG Metro from MGCC's Geoff Broadhead, who was the second owner. The first owner I discovered was one of our regular badminton players!

I bought this with 250,000kms on the clock - and the head had never been off! Several exhaust down pipes had been fitted over the years but after I had a flexible section welded in, no more problems. Geoff had taught both his daughters to drive in the car and it was later used to carry hay bales around but from what I can gather, only ever had one clutch replacement.
Marcos still being repaired after an incident at Whenuapai that I got caught up in. Ruined the immaculate post restoration of the car - just the first time it would get caught up in someone else's problems... 2006

Tony Teesdale a 3 time NZ Championship driver won the 1987 in this Metro, also he competed in the 1986 RAC Rally before shipping it to NZ.

Peter M wrote:Tony Teesdale a 3 time NZ Championship driver won the 1987 in this Metro, also he competed in the 1986 RAC Rally before shipping it to NZ.

I don't think that's Teesdale's car. It's the car Peter Johnson had.

This is the caption to a photo of that car in 2012.

It even included a static rally car show that was open to the public. While I was killing some time one morning I headed inside to check out some of historical machines that were on display. It’s hard to believe now, but this MG Metro 6R4 International-spec Group B machine was a real wreck when it arrived in New Zealand years ago…

Peter M wrote:Tony Teesdale a 3 time NZ Championship driver won the 1987 in this Metro, also he competed in the 1986 RAC Rally before shipping it to NZ.

Which of the 6R4 cars shown (3 of them) are you referring to?

Tony Teesdale had Repco and Engine Rebuilders support in NZ, also when he did the 86 RAC Repco and Engine Rebuilders supporting him. The bottom 2 cars were Peter Johnsons

Peter M wrote:Tony Teesdale had Repco and Engine Rebuilders support in NZ, also when he did the 86 RAC Repco and Engine Rebuilders supporting him. The bottom 2 cars were Peter Johnsons

I think you will find the Unipart car is not PJ's. I reckon I know who owns it.

Again, apologies if any of these have been posted before.

More MGs...

Prescott 1971. This may have been an original alloy bodied Sebring MGC Cadwell 1980 Pukekohe 1983 - but not too sure of the date. It seems that the club track was used clockwise and anti clockwise - which is like having two tracks for the price of one! Chelsea 1993

Sunday's meeting at HD was fairly low key. Tried the new camera, but although I'm still learning to drive it, I suspect that it is better confined to static shots in good light. Seemed a bit slow writing the image to the card. The long lens might be useful but the image quality isn't as good as the DSLRs.

Chris Watson - 1978 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo Coupe. Nice looking car.

ERC wrote:
Chris Watson - 1978 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo Coupe. Nice looking car.
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Nice looking, and very rare car, but those mirrors Need to put the proper mirrors back on it.

Sad to get a message today from the MGCC, that Morrinsville MG stalwart Andy Lowe passed away at the weekend.

Andy drove an MG BV8 with great gusto on track or metal and in recent years had assisted with the sponsorship on an annual MGCC track day. A very popular guy and will be much missed. RiP.

Manfeild 1990 Puhoi 1990 Another MGCC hillclimb 1992. Somewhere around the Red Fox Tavern
Funeral on Thursday, (30 January 2020).

A service for Andy to celebrate his life will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, corner Canada Street and Anderson Street Morrinsville, at 10:30am. The family have requested attendee's wear "colour" in celebration of Andy's life.

February 2005 - Phil Foulkes - before the rains really came down... Would like to go to that track again sometime. A well organised meeting too. Dennis Williams (who taught brother Rrrray to drive) has this very rare Maestro Turbo. Ellerslie 2006 2010 Bryce Gliddon 2012 Sydney. Stunning MG Q type restoration in a home workshop.

Double dose today as we are away tomorrow to Dunedin for the masters game. Thankfully I'm not competing as my shoulder is stuffed!

2012 Parnell MG at Monaco, on the McLaren Trust organised trip... where we met this wonderful lady and shared many laughs. 2013 Hampton Downs. 2014 Aston Martin Owners Club meeting at Donington. I conned my through one of the hospitality suites and took shots from their balcony. I squeezed through the invasive fencing to get this and other shots - but it poured with rain... I went home lunchtime.

Sunday at Hampton Downs.

Mellow yellows Apparently James Watson had 3 wins. Previous race experience? 2KCup... The Nikon P900 is excellent for this sort of shot.

More Morgans

1975 2005 2009 2015

2000 2018 - At the Morgan factory Goodwood - note the numberplate, compared to the pic in #3194.

According to Derek Bell, he was more excited to be driving the Eagle V12 at Goodwood, 2018, even though only a demo, than almost any other car he has ever driven. The car was driven on the second day by Sir Jackie Stewart. In many eyes, the nicest looking 3 litre F1 car of all time. 2020

2012 - Riley 2018 Goodwood car park. By the end of the day, the field is just about full of pre 1966 cars. 2018 2020