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Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:08 pm
by spinner32
Lindsay G wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]24390[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]24391[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]24392[/ATTACH]The last one is the Bruce Bellis Cortina but I don't know about the others.
The yellow/black Mk 1 Cortina is my old Cortina cobra, in the hands of the original owner Jim McComb. The Comaro #17 is Bruce Jenner in the ex Coppins car.
A small side note about the Cortina. Jim told me at the time of purchase that it had the ex Fahey 289 in it, and a photo from the Shell Motor racing yearbook of c68 where Paul is looking at the engine backs this up. However, in another thread, when talking about the Kennedy Capri (which I think is the one shown here), someone spoke of putting that engine into the Capri. Confusing.
That's the ex Fahey Mustang in Rod McElrea's colours #147
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:24 pm
by Steve Holmes
Lindsay G wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]24378[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]24379[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]24380[/ATTACH]Ok Allan Moffatt and Jim Richards are obvious here but the Camaro I'm not 100% sure but could be John Riley.
Loving all these photos Lindsay, keep 'em coming!
The Camaro #91 is John Riley in the ex-Joe Chamberlain/Dennis Marwood Trans-Am car.
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:07 pm
by Spgeti
These are great. Farrar and Baker raced these 2 Camaros in the South Island Supercar races. Farrar raced this Camaro in some GTX Races and I think this is the car today that is bronze and has Crown Court sponsorship on it. Bakers car is this the beginning of the Big Brother Camaro ?. I have never seen these photos. Help me if I am wrong.
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:10 pm
by TonyG
Wow lot of work to change the ex Fahey Mustang back into what it is today.
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:47 am
by Lindsay G
Its great getting the names of these drivers as I was at college when I took them and if I made any notes at the time they are long gone.Just got time to post a couple.
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:06 am
by seaqnmac27
Lindsay G wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]24383[/ATTACH]Levels the same day, I've found a few slides that I converted (incidentally Warehouse have slide converters on sale for $50.00 at the moment) i just have to resize them all.
So sorry is this Bob Slade or is it Jim Kennedy before he sold it to Slade?
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 1:34 am
by Lindsay G
seaqnmac27 wrote:So sorry is this Bob Slade or is it Jim Kennedy before he sold it to Slade?
No idea sorry,all I can offer is that it was probably taken early 75 .
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 1:41 am
by Lindsay G
Another couple for you.
Spgeti wrote:These are great. Farrar and Baker raced these 2 Camaros in the South Island Supercar races. Farrar raced this Camaro in some GTX Races and I think this is the car today that is bronze and has Crown Court sponsorship on it. Bakers car is this the beginning of the Big Brother Camaro ?. I have never seen these photos. Help me if I am wrong.
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:01 am
by Grant Sprague
Spgeti wrote:These are great. Farrar and Baker raced these 2 Camaros in the South Island Supercar races. Farrar raced this Camaro in some GTX Races and I think this is the car today that is bronze and has Crown Court sponsorship on it. Bakers car is this the beginning of the Big Brother Camaro ?. I have never seen these photos. Help me if I am wrong.
Orange XUI ..... loks like me as using our Anglia number 63 ,plus on front row with John Armstrong in blue & white would be about 74 ..75 ... never seen these before well done ... grant
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2014 2:48 am
by Spgeti
On seeing these I will upgrade the files I have on the GTX Camaros. The Baker car is a 70 1/2 and the Farrar car a 71. The nose on this was changed much later to an RS front. Thanks Lindsay. I think you are right Grant, late 74 early 75.
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 3:33 am
by Steve Holmes
These are brilliant!
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:18 am
by Jac Mac
[color="#0000FF"]Couple more now that the album found its way home![/color]
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 3:57 am
by Steve Holmes
Awesome pics Jac! Whatever happened to the Torana?
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 5:40 am
by Jac Mac
Steve Holmes wrote:Awesome pics Jac! Whatever happened to the Torana?
[color="#0000FF"]Rolling shell went to stock car track, cant remember whether as 'B' grade saloon or street stock. Motor, Brakes, Trans went into the OSCA Chevette Derek built after this. [/color]
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 7:09 am
by bigbanger
Derek MacRae's Torana Chev looks as if it might be lining up for the then 'Southern 200' at Ruapuna. Am I right in recalling you co drove with Derek in this Jac Mac? Another OSCA car in the race was Steve Vigurs Capri Chev which he co drove with Rod McElrea. The Southern 200 rules required the use of street legal radial road tyres, which must have been fun - 500 HP and Reidrubber! Also in the pic, the rear end of what I think is Gary Edwards Camaro Z28.
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 7:36 am
by seaqnmac27
bigbanger wrote:Derek MacRae's Torana Chev looks as if it might be lining up for the then 'Southern 200' at Ruapuna. Am I right in recalling you co drove with Derek in this Jac Mac? Another OSCA car in the race was Steve Vigurs Capri Chev which he co drove with Rod McElrea. The Southern 200 rules required the use of street legal radial road tyres, which must have been fun - 500 HP and Reidrubber! Also in the pic, the rear end of what I think is Gary Edwards Camaro Z28.
1982, and won didn't you Jack?
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 6:19 am
by Jac Mac
[color="#0000FF"]I was trying to remember whose the Camaro was. Yes, apparently entries were slow forthcoming and the organisers decided to allow OSCA cars subject to the road/radial tire requirement. We did win, but it was an introduction to motorsport politics at best! Apparently nobody had told Ron Silvester ( Event Sponsor) that OSCA cars were allowed & he was a bit unhappy, ..... however was good fun and they wouldn't allow us a second bite at the cherry a few weeks later at levels, so we shovelled the whole kit into a road going Capri Shell... should have quit while we were ahead... we were knackered from lack of sleep prior to event, the Capri handled like a piece of crap unsorted & Derek finally put it out of its misery by giving one of the trackside earthmover tyres a nudge.
I reckon hero of the event was TC who did it solo in his XY non PS Falcon GT. Had blisters to prove it![/color]
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:31 pm
by Steve Holmes
Jac Mac wrote:Rolling shell went to stock car track, cant remember whether as 'B' grade saloon or street stock. Motor, Brakes, Trans went into the OSCA Chevette Derek built after this.
Thanks Jac. What sort of wheels are those?
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:10 pm
by Jac Mac
[color="#0000FF"]Tafro? Engineering , Christchurch, not sure where the patterns/molds for that stuff ended up, he used to make rubber bushed rod ends for hot rods etc also. Think Dereks still got at least one set with BBS style centers, wont fit young Jacks Speedway bike tho!![/color]
Re: Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 12:35 am
by Steve Holmes
Thanks Jac, those are good looking wheels.