The Roaring Season

Milan Fistonic wrote:I don't think it can be 1966 as Coppins was entered in an Anglia that year. The Innes Mini was number 93 in 1966.

Hi Milan I wonder if the 1966 race you refer to where Coppins had the Anglia could have been in late 1966, but during the 1967 season. Coppins raced the Zephyr during the 1965 season painted white as part of the Molyslip team, then painted red in the 1966 season.

Then he and John Ward purchased the breadvan Anglia raced by Paul Fahey during the 1966 season, repainted it red and raced it during the 1967 season.

So maybe the Renwick round of the 1967 season was held in late 1966?

Yes it was held in November 1966 which was part of the 1966/67 season. The previous race was held in November 1965 which, while being part of the 1965/66 season, is not in 1966. It gets very confusing when our motor racing seasons run over two different years.

Dick Butters Anglia at Levin. Dick is still competing today in a Subaru Impreza at local Wellington gravel sprints

The next batch is just of cars in the car park at the same race meetings. Must have been fairly exotic vehicles in there day (some still are today).

Nice 3.8 FHC E-Type Jaguar - with beer bottles, instead of Champers on the ground next to it.
Ellerslie Motors, Marua Rd, Ellerslie on the side of the other 3.8 E- Type 26 ,who would that be ?

Is that the Maserati 3500 that used to hang out around Puke, 65-66?

SPman wrote:Is that the Maserati 3500 that used to hang out around Puke, 65-66?

You mean this one Clerk of the Course Car ..



NZ GP meeting January 1967

Nice Ross.

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Agree with Oldfart, they are all good as a bit of NZ Motor Racing History, from another persons point of view - the camera !!
Please keep them coming.
Love the Anglia with the Probiscus Headlights a " minor " form of streamlining !!

Swannie wrote:Dick Butters Anglia at Levin. Dick is still competing today in a Subaru Impreza at local Wellington gravel sprints

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The E Type was entered in the Ken Wharton Memorial Sports Car Race at the 1966 NZGP driven by G. F. Bremer.

The red car behind the Jag looks like O. D. Cullen's Buckler Humber No. 27 and the No. 106 Mini was driven by R. N. Boler.

I believe that this is Frank Hamlin's Mini Sprint

I now believe that this a G Watson's Austin A40 Farina with a 998cc engine

The 3 pics in my post uf three days ago were all taken at Levin.
The Molyslip team was probably the first major multi car team in NZ motorsport. This pic probably March 1965.
Drivers' cars in this pic include Jack Nazer and John Ward, I think.
Car 21 I believe is Baron Robertson's Heron in 1968/69

Car 55 is Tony Gilbertson's Mini Cooper S 1964/65.



Graham McCrae in Austin Healey 100/6 Levin 1964

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I believe that this is Frank Hamlin's Mini Sprint

Swannie, certainly is ; built by Hamlin and Charles Motors and competed in the 1966 - 68 seasons great photo

Roger Dowding wrote:You mean this one Clerk of the Course Car ..

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NZ GP meeting January 1967

That's the one. I've got a similar photo somewhere...

few more old pics from Levin




Jackie Stewart Levin Jan 1966



Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, Jim Clark, at Levin Jan. 1965



Repco Brabham at Levin Jan 67



Jim, Eion & Bruce at Levin Jan 1966?

A few more from Levin


Chris Amon's Ferrari & trophy at Levin Jan 69


Graham McCrae Levin Jan. 72 ?