The Roaring Season

Posted: **Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:29 pm**

Pity NZ doesn't seem to have permanent hillclimb and sprint courses

Prescott - owned by the Bugatti Owners Club

Curborough Farm - owned by the Shenstone & District Car Club.

Gentleman racer Bob Fowler also ran an Aston Martin DB4 GT.

Cyril Baxter was the first driver I ever spoke to, at my first sprint at Cadwell Park.

What is interesting about this is that the V12 E Type had only been released a matter of a week or two before this appearance.

Posted: **Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:21 pm**

January 2004

Push me - Tony Herbert

Pull you - Alan Lacey

Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:56 pm**

"Pass me the Tommi gun Al..."

May 2021 Caffeine & Classics

Posted: **Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:20 pm**

Another mix

1991 Whenuapai

2004 Pukekohe

2005 Taupo

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:27 am**

Good to see Donn White in the 1973 " Bathurst Spec " Mini Clubman. he has still got it.

Posted: **Fri Jul 09, 2021 2:12 am**

Ray———- re Herb Deeks Wire Wheels. Do a Google search on that. Might help——- seems to be some there

Posted: **Sat Jul 10, 2021 1:27 am**

I've tried chaindrive but no luck. One set where they wanted $33 postage! I'm putting out feelers for anyone with 3D drawing/printing skills to come up with a file, then I'll go out and buy a 3D printer and knock out a few sets!

Posted: **Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:17 am**

ERC wrote:I've tried chaindrive but no luck. One set where they wanted $33 postage! I'm putting out feelers for anyone with 3D drawing/printing skills to come up with a file, then I'll go out and buy a 3D printer and knock out a few sets!

Tell me what you want Ray, there are those skills in the family, and a printer.

Posted: **Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:04 pm**

I'll be in touch Rhys.

Just managed to secure MIQ (quarantine) for my original planned return date from the UK, September 23rd, so my original plans stay, meaning a call at Curborough September 5th!

It means I'll take even more photographs than usual whilst away, as 14 days in quarantine will give me some time to get stuck into the deleting, cropping, sorting and filing, which usually takes me about three months.

So far, that means photographs at:

Curborough
Caister Museum (previously visited but photography was banned)
Possibly the Silverstone experience and maybe a call at Bicester
Three days of Goodwood
Maybe a return to either Haynes, or Brooklands - still debating that.

Whatever, the chance for several thousand pics and who knows, that may be my last opportunity to visit the UK as no plans for 2022 and just a cruise call in for 2023.

Posted: **Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:50 am**

Images disappeared, so hope these are the right ones!

2005 Taupo

Smales Farm Caffeine & Classics 2021

Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:44 am**

Posted: **Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:06 pm**

2004

2021

Posted: **Wed Jul 21, 2021 1:12 am**

Something completely different. My much loved dad was in some respects, a better diarist than Samuel Pepys!

He used to assist at a local garage, and somehow or other, managed to record vehicles he'd probably filled with petrol or at least observed.

This one page extract from his notebook shows that he started recording in 1930 (aged 15), to 1936.

The detail is staggering and must have been transposed later.

If anyone wants another indexed page scanning, just let me know.

I hadn't even heard of a Cluley until I read this. Another forgotten Coventry make from 1920-1928.

Posted: **Wed Jul 21, 2021 6:07 am**

ERC wrote:Something completely different. My much loved dad was in some respects, a better diarist than Samuel Pepys!

He used to assist at a local garage, and somehow or other, managed to record vehicles he'd probably filled with petrol or at least observed.

This one page extract from his notebook shows that he started recording in 1930 (aged 15), to 1936.

The detail is staggering and must have been transposed later.

If anyone wants another indexed page scanning, just let me know.

I hadn't even heard of a Cluley until I read this. Another forgotten Coventry make from 1920-1928.

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What a great thing to have ERC .. a few Crossley's in there too !!