The Roaring Season

Alfetta without door handles.......great photos.

The door handles were stolen when the box of parts arrived in Canada, never replaced.

Wow, these are amazing Ross! Some really great stuff in there. Boy what wild looking cars these were.

Be interesting to know what happened to some of these cars, such as the Brett Willis Commodore and Ralph Mossman Viva.

The Barry Algie Monaro looks good with those smaller rear bubble flares!

Steve, sad to report but Ralphs cars is no more (but bits of it survive in other cars) and Bretts car seems to have gone as well, they have looked but no luck as yet.

Ross, you have some great photos and thanks for shareing, just brilliant.

Was the RX3 coupe that Harold Wootten is pictured driving, later owned by Jack Broome?

Habu wrote:Was the RX3 coupe that Harold Wootten is pictured driving, later owned by Jack Broome?

Yes, blue. Not only that but he had a brewery as well and a tent, and was that handy.

What a neat looking DAF !

Couple of photos with 'Cortina t-shirt' given by Rob on trip north, just having the compulsory gum boot drink at Puke ( if you won class that was a compulsory) Mr safety car Tony Rutherford leaning on truck, my brother Mike watching and myself and Ross the entertainment officer indulging.

Other is just in pits discussing matters after running.

Loved the colour of car then and have to convince owner to put it back like that (he reckons it's gay) but that was when it was at it's best.

Is that Ross Brown, Rod?

fullnoise68 wrote:Is that Ross Brown, Rod?

Yep, was on Jiggers crew and big supporter of Sports Sedan Assoc, was in tyres (as in wagon behind) and then had tyre shop in Mt Wellington with Dave Jones, couple of characters (think it was 'Red Rooster Tyres)

Apparently in Whakatane way now, so there's another hunt out job.

Rod Grimwood wrote:Steve, sad to report but Ralphs cars is no more (but bits of it survive in other cars) and Bretts car seems to have gone as well, they have looked but no luck as yet.

Ross, you have some great photos and thanks for shareing, just brilliant.

Bummer. Thanks Rod. What happened to the Mossman Viva? Was it in a wreck? What actually survives? Is there still a bodyshell somewhere?

I still hold out hope the Willis Commodore will one day be found.

The Viva was stripped and engine and running gear used in other projects around, and nature interrupted with the shell which was unfortunately at back of yard. The engine block is still around (dummy in a build at moment) and this block can tell some stories and has been in a couple of well known cars. Will get life story right from Ralph.

There has been a pretty intense search for Commodore but believe it has been chopped and dicked with and then pulled apart and basically dumped after. I would love to see it again also, it was trick back then.

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Pretty sure 315 Consul/Capri Holden 6 powered is Jenny Mossman and Torana is Brian Friend (ex Harrington)

Rod Grimwood wrote:Pretty sure 315 Consul/Capri Holden 6 powered is Jenny Mossman and Torana is Brian Friend (ex Harrington)

The Consul would be Keith Weir, before Jenny had it. The Escort number 3 is Lance Newton and I assume the Alfa is Ian Algie in its first season in NZ.

Rod Grimwood wrote:The Viva was stripped and engine and running gear used in other projects around, and nature interrupted with the shell which was unfortunately at back of yard. The engine block is still around (dummy in a build at moment) and this block can tell some stories and has been in a couple of well known cars. Will get life story right from Ralph.

There has been a pretty intense search for Commodore but believe it has been chopped and dicked with and then pulled apart and basically dumped after. I would love to see it again also, it was trick back then.

Bummer! Thanks Rod. So the Mossman Viva bodyshell is now gone Rod?

seaqnmac27 wrote:The Consul would be Keith Weir, before Jenny had it. The Escort number 3 is Lance Newton and I assume the Alfa is Ian Algie in its first season in NZ.

Thanks Sean. What sort of motor did Newton have in this car?

Yes the Alfa is Ian Algie, in a very early guise of this car. I think it was painted cream with fluro orange flares.

The Torana is Brian Friend, ex-Roy Harrington.

Anyone got info on the #16 Escort? Looks a lot like the old Wayne Fuller/Roger Brader car.

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Green haired Keith Weir, Consul, Destitute Racing. Team mate to " who the hell is JT".

Green haired Keith Weir, Consul, Destitute Racing. Team mate to " who the hell is JT".


would he be the smaller one, both top blokes

he also built a Viva little bit like Ralphs and it was black and lime green as was his hair with the safety pin in ear to finish it of. Very clever engineer JT