New Zealand Historic Saloon Cars Under HRC

[Spgeti]

DHLA's then. DCOE is the Weber version.

Very nice looking engine bay, all nicely painted and shiny. Top marks for presentation!!

Correct Andrew.....brain fade.
It is a nice car and very different.

[Spgeti]

Well in a few months we will start our new season. Still a few events to be confirmed yet.

New cars coming this year are Paul McCarthy with his FIA built Mk1 Escort BDG done to Broadspeed spec flares from 1972/3. Greg Goudie is also building a new Mk1 Escort to the same spec. Poul Christie has purchased a Mk1 Escort RS2000 to the same body spec as well and all these cars will be on the grid this season.
Terry Price is getting closer with his Mk2 3.8 Jag and will be joined by Rex Bentham with his Mk2 as well. Paul Berkhan is close to painting his 1964 FIA Falcon Sprint and hopefully will be out to join our older car group by the Taupo GP.
New to our group is Pete Cowan and he is busy re kitting out his Mk1 V6 Capri bringing it back to Schedule T&C specs and will be a welcome addition as well.
Enquiry has gone mad and we may have another Datsun 1200 join our ranks as well.

Taupo GP we will run HSC as a separate grid to HMC but with a bit of mix to speed groups just to keep the interest up.
Tony Roberts might bring the thundering 70 Corvette out as well but will run under HSC as a Historic Sports & GT class and hopefully be joined by Phil Hehir in his very rare Alfa Romeo Montreal.

Tony and Rob Herbert are flat out rebuilding the 63 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super and will join us this season along with my 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV2000....yes time to drag the old girl out.

Plenty happening so if you want to be part of it give Dale or I a call.

Cheers
Bruce

[kiwi285]

Well in a few months we will start our new season. Still a few events to be confirmed yet.

New cars coming this year are Paul McCarthy with his FIA built Mk1 Escort BDG done to Broadspeed spec flares from 1972/3. Greg Goudie is also building a new Mk1 Escort to the same spec. Poul Christie has purchased a Mk1 Escort RS2000 to the same body spec as well and all these cars will be on the grid this season.
Terry Price is getting closer with his Mk2 3.8 Jag and will be joined by Rex Bentham with his Mk2 as well. Paul Berkhan is close to painting his 1964 FIA Falcon Sprint and hopefully will be out to join our older car group by the Taupo GP.
New to our group is Pete Cowan and he is busy re kitting out his Mk1 V6 Capri bringing it back to Schedule T&C specs and will be a welcome addition as well.
Enquiry has gone mad and we may have another Datsun 1200 join our ranks as well.

Taupo GP we will run HSC as a separate grid to HMC but with a bit of mix to speed groups just to keep the interest up.
Tony Roberts might bring the thundering 70 Corvette out as well but will run under HSC as a Historic Sports & GT class and hopefully be joined by Phil Hehir in his very rare Alfa Romeo Montreal.

Tony and Rob Herbert are flat out rebuilding the 63 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super and will join us this season along with my 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV2000....yes time to drag the old girl out.

Rumour has it that the 68 Camaro Dale is currently building will be to Schedule T&C spec and will eligible to race under HSC...let’s wait and see...

Plenty happening so if you want to be part of it give Dale or I a call.

Cheers
Bruce

It is certainly heading up to be a great season with some awesome new cars to keep the existing members on their toes.

[Spgeti]

The new season is just around the corner.

The first event is the TACCOC Spring Meeting at Pukekohe,6th October.
Next up is the popular MG Classic at Manfeild 9/10/11th November.
Entry and Regs are now out and it look as if we are going to have a great grid for this meeting.
So if you are interested in being part of it get you entries in now.
To race in HMC/HSC you must be registered with the group and entries are by invitation only to any of our events we have entered this coming season.

For all details please go to our Website :
http://www.historicmusclecars.co.nz

Cheers

[Steve Holmes]

The latest addition to HSC, beautiful MkII Jag owned by Norm Agnew. Car was built by Dave Silcock and has been in the South Island for many years, only heading North with Norm's recent purchase of it.

[Paul B]

Super cool to see some more Jags come out of the woodwork. And they have "The sound!"

[Steve Holmes]

Yep, agreed Paul, and don't those D Type wheels look cool!

[nigel watts]

[Spgeti]

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Thanks Nigel for the photos.

The first Escort is a 1971 Mk1 RS1600 owned by Paul McCarthy and built to 1973 Broadspeed specs and powered by a 2 litre BDG, Mechanical Injection back to a 4 Speed Close Ratio gearbox. Livery is to replicate the VMW Escort driven by Andy Rouse in period.
The next is a 1973 Mk1 RS2000 powered by a 2 Litre Pinto SOHC, owned by Poul Christie and again in a Broadspeed spec body, on carburettors but will be replaced with Mechanical Injection, and back to a 4 Speed gearbox.
Both these cars are built to FIA Appendix K specification and are the first of 5 Escorts coming to race in HSC to these specs.

Both are fantastic builds and they will be at MG Classic at Manfeild in November running with HMC.

We had 6 Escorts in total join the field at the Escort 50th Anniversary, Dennis McConnell in the Halliday Freighters Escort, Brent Smith out in the Willment Escort in its 50th Anniversary Livery, David Thompson Snr in the Harrington Auto Traders Escort and Greg Goudie out in his Gp4 Escort along with the above.

[Steve Holmes]

Beaut photos Nigel. Those Escorts are stunning. As Bruce says, they're the first FIA Appendix K Escorts built for HSC. However, they won't have the front spoilers fitted when they race with HSC.

[Andrew Metford]

However, they won't have the front spoilers fitted when they race with HSC.

Why not?

[Spgeti]

Why not?

While we have accepted the Broadspeed flares the front spoiler is for us, HSC not applicable for our regulations covering these cars.
Our date end is 1971 for our FIA classification but we have allowed the BDG and tha Broadspeed flare to these two car and one other in build.

[Steve Holmes]

Here is Paul McCarthy's beautiful FIA Appendix K MkI Escort, as it will appear for the first time in HSC at the MG Classic (sans front spoiler). This is a replica of the Broadspeed car raced by Andy Rouse in the 1972 British Saloon Car Championship. Its a magnificent car, and a real credit to Paul.

[khyndart in CA]

Paul,
That is a truly a magnificent looking Escort and I wish you well as it brings back memories of Andy Rouse throwing his Escort around with great success back in the seventies at different events I attended. Well done.

(Ken H.)

[Spgeti]

MG Classic is now only 2 weeks away which is HMC/HSC’s next event.
We have a good grid of cars for this and several new cars out as well.
Graeme Bagrie out in his 69 Mustang, Pole Christie in his Broadspeed Escort RS2000, Paul McCarthy in his Broadspeed RS1600, Keith Tunnicliff out in the Nazer Escort and some old favourites as well like Howard Wood in his Group 2 BMW 2002Tii.

Practice on Friday and racing on Saturday and Sunday. We have 4 races for our group over the 2 days so come along and support MG who put this fabulous event on and call in and say hello to all our boys and girls.

HMC/HSC Calendars are for sale on site as well.

Cheers

[nigel watts]

[Spgeti]

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We are looking forward to having Paul’s new car on the grid at MG. I know Paul is looking forward to it as well.

[Steve Holmes]

Great looking couple of photos of the Historic Muscle Cars/Historic Saloon Cars grid at the MG Classic on the weekend.

Photo by Jarod Carruthers.

[Paul B]

It surely was a great weekends racing and camaraderie, super enjoyable and what a great grid of very cool cars. Pats Anglia (red in the above pic) came 1st in the reverse grid race. Thanks to all that made it happen on all levels!

[Paul B]

Manfeild dummy grid Sunday 11 Nov 2018