The Roaring Season

Hart1598 wrote:the Fiat is now owned by Lyndsay Sheard in Tauranga

I wonder if people could please put a reference to the car, or the posting which they are talking about? Please

Hart1598 wrote:the Fiat is now owned by Lyndsay Sheard in Tauranga

So therefore this is the ex McIntyre Fiat 124.

http://www.groundsky.co.nz/index.php?Action=VEI&EventCode=1003&EntrantID=14766&ImageID=309212

Is this one of these?
Ebay US
1965 Other Makes Sunbeam Imp

NZ vuilt Sunbeam Imp rally race car

I can't figure how to add the listing #. Midmount Datsun 1200

You mean this one Rhys.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NZ-vuilt-Sunbeam-Imp-rally-race-car-/111182352591?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item19e2fc10cf#ht_500wt_1182

The Imp in question was built by Terry Brain here in Havelock North. He used parts from a Valour Formula Ford that he broke up. It was sold to Doug King and then disappeared from Hawkes Bay.

Shame that a Valour got used for things like this, but they were only "old race cars".

That answers a few questions. I was looking hard at the VW (or hewland) rear end and uprights and thought it looked a bit formula fordish

rf84 wrote:The Imp in question was built by Terry Brain here in Havelock North. He used parts from a Valour Formula Ford that he broke up. It was sold to Doug King and then disappeared from Hawkes Bay.

Oldfart! Don't worry, the Valour chassis which had never been build up was sold to Doug Algie on the mainland. As far as I'm aware Doug still has it. As for the Imp----who cares.
Russ

RUSS CUNNINGHAM wrote:Oldfart! Don't worry, the Valour chassis which had never been build up was sold to Doug Algie on the mainland. As far as I'm aware Doug still has it. As for the Imp----who cares.
Russ

Yes Russ, Doug still has it, I have to go down to see him again soon to get a couple more measurements, for the rebuild of my old tart.
Roger

Racer Rog wrote:Yes Russ, Doug still has it, I have to go down to see him again soon to get a couple more measurements, for the rebuild of my old tart.
Roger

Very disrespectful! I heard you're wife is a lovely lady. Factory jigs & moulds are still here if you'd like to start production again. Convey my regards to Doug please. A nice chap if memory serves me correct.
ps. I still have those uprights, etc.

bob homewood wrote:


This is the Marina here behind the Chavenger I believe you are talking about,the Bryan Bate Stilleto I am going to write about my part in putting the Mazda engine in it some time in the future

I'm new to this forum but whilst browsing through this awesome thread came across reference to Graeme Parks V8 Marina. Graeme has been hunting it down for some time - he's just found it and and bought it back. It is currently without a motor but he has plans and it will be back on the track in the new year with a Chevy small block . He is also building a Porsche 944 S2 supercharged rocket ship which should be spectacular!

Great forum btw!

The last I heard or saw of it was in the early 80s when it was owned by Hoss Waswo from New Plymouth. He ran it in a GP meeting and had oil filter problems so came to me as Service Manager for the Torino looking for bearings.
Allan
This post refers to the ex Glenn McIntyre FIAT 124 Coupe

beamishnz wrote:I'm new to this forum but whilst browsing through this awesome thread came across reference to Graeme Parks V8 Marina. Graeme has been hunting it down for some time - he's just found it and and bought it back. It is currently without a motor but he has plans and it will be back on the track in the new year with a Chevy small block . He is also building a Porsche 944 S2 supercharged rocket ship which should be spectacular!

Great forum btw!

When will the car be back on track? Really looking forward to seeing it in action. Might even spur me to pull finger on restoring my Marina TC Coupe (rarer than an unmolested Escort )

David Blanch at Autopics recently sent me this photo in the hope I could provide some info on it. This is the Wayne Fuller owned Escort OSCA racer with small block Chevy V8. Roger Brader drove it when it had the Chevy motor. This is the car that started this thread! I still haven't managed to find out what happened to it. Would love to know.

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Talking of old Escorts-where is the ex Bryan Blackberry/Ken Sager car "Fristy"?

rf84 wrote:Talking of old Escorts-where is the ex Bryan Blackberry/Ken Sager car "Fristy"?

Hi rf84 - I also posted in the other thread that asked about this car. It might be the car / shell Chris Kitzen owns?

Habu wrote:Hi rf84 - I also posted in the other thread that asked about this car. It might be the car / shell Chris Kitzen owns?

nah not my car. I replied on the other thread as well.

Chris Kitzen wrote:nah not my car. I replied on the other thread as well.

Apologies - thought your car was rhd at some stage and got confused. Any progress?
Cheers Habu

Habu wrote:Apologies - thought your car was rhd at some stage and got confused. Any progress?
Cheers Habu

All good. No not much progress but have a few more parts. Too many projects that I need to clear out of the way first including a new shed to do it. It's the one I want to complete most but is the most work.......and cost!

OK, heres another one. In late 1986 or early 1987, Kieran Wills appeared with a Group A Nissan Skyline DR30. I vaguely remember it running at the (January) 1987 Wellington Street Race. It was painted up in a similar scheme to the factory Peter Jackson cars run in Australia, but in place of the blue paint, it was (I think) red. It might have have yellow wheels. It was later repainted blue at the front and white at the back. The car didn't seem to have raced much, and vanished as quickly as it appeared. Does anyone know its history, and what happened to it?