The Roaring Season

Found this amongst some scans of slides that my Brother sent me to try to clean up for him.

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Bonnet might be flush John boy, but there is something poking through it that may be attached to the engine to help it breath and swallow. Remember this and it was bronze and it was fast and looked good.

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John McKechnie wrote:Rod- 4x 48 IDAs poking through then.
I will still run this set up, but am not allowed to cut the bonnet as he did then.- fluids on windscreens sound familiar...............?

No John, your Monaro is an original historic schedule K car with NZ race history so it can be how it ran in the day under the FIA GR 2 or 5 regs and still be eligible for HMC.

Its like Nigel MacDonald's Dawson 67 Mustang, they never came with front and rear spoilers on that model mustang(not until 69) but because his raced in NZ with this equipment period and is a real schedule K car he is allowed this, but you can't build one day and use these spoilers.

Dale M

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Hi John.
Did you see on Trade Me today a HG 350 Bathurst Monaro sold for $150,300.
Good to see there is a solid following for these muscle Cars

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That's amazing same owner for 40 years. Still paying off the Monaro, still working some weekends. I am having a hard time trying to find a set of Hustler wheels , Seems like everybody is after them.

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I was lucky buying mine when the market was very low, about 3 years then it will be paid off. Great if you can find some hustler wheels. They would have to be 7 inch wide to fit inside the rear guards. Unless I take off the tramp rods then I could go wider,

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John McKechnie wrote:An inquiry to anyone out there who can help please - I would like to contact Angus Cameron, that well known Monaro pilot from the Wellington are in the late 60s- early 70s.
Any leads would be appreciated.

If there are any Camerons in Ohariu Valley (Wellington) in the phone book that would be a good start

There was an Angus Cameron who used to hill climb a grey valiant in the mid 60s and boy did he throw that thing around. I have some great photos of him in that car at Houghton Bay and Palmer Head: I do not recall the Monaro

hilstwist wrote:There was an Angus Cameron who used to hill climb a grey valiant in the mid 60s and boy did he throw that thing around. I have some great photos of him in that car at Houghton Bay and Palmer Head: I do not recall the Monaro

He raced the Monaro at Baypark in the 1971 Glenvale 100. Retired lap 34 with brake problems.
MOTORMAN, August, 1971

hilstwist wrote:There was an Angus Cameron who used to hill climb a grey valiant in the mid 60s and boy did he throw that thing around. I have some great photos of him in that car at Houghton Bay and Palmer Head: I do not recall the Monaro

He raced the Monaro at Baypark in the 1971 Glenvale 100. Retired lap 34 with brake problems. MOTORMAN, August, 1971

hilstwist wrote:There was an Angus Cameron who used to hill climb a grey valiant in the mid 60s and boy did he throw that thing around. I have some great photos of him in that car at Houghton Bay and Palmer Head: I do not recall the Monaro

The same man. I too have some hillclimb photos. I don't think the Valiant ever had a wash probably because of the gravel roads in the valley which explains the driving style.

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John McKechnie wrote:Have tried this area with directory service, nothing there, any of his old buddies from the Car Club reading this?

John I have sent you a private message

Graeme