Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 3

[khyndart in CA]

[quote="Steve Holmes"]Check the size of that crowd! People sure were motley in the '70s.



Careful Steve, some of that "Motley Crew" could be some of your most avid supporters here on TRS !

[Steve Holmes]

Actually I was pretty motley myself in the '70s Ken, even though I was only a kid.

[duncan fox]

Bob Carlyle put the Alan Edwards Corvette engine in a vanguard based special we Howickites called the 'tin car" Famous for scarey rides and spare gearboxes strapped to it for Friday nite in town (Queen Street)

[Steve Holmes]

OK, this guy, riding a V8 powered motorcycle, was mysteriously known as 'Mr X'. Must have been a hell of a ride.

Apparently he called himself Mr X because he didn't want him Mum to find out he was drag racing.

[Steve Holmes]

Bruce Grant versus Bruce Dow.

[Spgeti]

OK, this guy, riding a V8 powered motorcycle, was mysteriously known as 'Mr X'. Must have been a hell of a ride.

Apparently he called himself Mr X because he didn't want him Mum to find out he was drag racing.

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That's correct Steve. He was a Whangarei lad in those days.

[Steve Holmes]

That's correct Steve. He was a Whangarei lad in those days.

Thanks Bruce, great info.

[Jac Mac]

[color="#0000FF"]Thats a Ford FE in the bike, could be anything from 332 cu in upwards, wouldnt want it lying on top of you after a prang, or have to lift it back up! probably scratch built 2x4bbl tunnel ram and dizzy driven off front of cam.[/color]

[Steve Holmes]

Well spotted Jac.

[Steve Holmes]

Cub Roberts.

[Steve Holmes]

Yep, tractor drags!

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

Peter Lodge versus Cub Roberts. This is a cool shot.

[Steve Holmes]

Dick Woos' T Bucket.

[Steve Holmes]

Mike Gearing's rail dragster. Mike is wearing the sunglasses.

[Steve Holmes]

Cub Roberts lighting the rear bags.

[Steve Holmes]

Garth Hogan's wicked new Capri funnycar. Check out the custom Transit push-car. Where did all the '70s custom vans go?

[Steve Holmes]

This is Aussie visitor Dave Gale lighting up the bags in his 289ci small block Model A.

[Steve Holmes]

and again.....

[Steve Holmes]

You'll all be familiar with Bob Clarkson. Thats him standing on the sideline, as Lou Wymer blasts away. I assume this is the same Lou Wymer who circuit races a 1970 Mustang fastback these days?