Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1

[Steve Holmes]

Colin Prast (left) and John Agnew.

The rail pictured left is Noel Jones, which is AMC powered.

[Steve Holmes]

Peter Lodge again in Baloo.

[Steve Holmes]

Colour shot of Noel Jones.

[Steve Holmes]

Baloo again, pictured at Autorama, 1970.

[GD66]

Sorry for the relative lack of info. Drag racing is not my strength. But I will post details where I can, based on what Allan has supplied.

Wasn't grumbling, mate. Just hoping some fellow crustaceans can give us a leg up.

[Steve Holmes]

Wasn't grumbling, mate. Just hoping some fellow crustaceans can give us a leg up.

No I know you weren't, I just wish I had a little more knowledge on early NZ drag racing.

[John McKechnie]

Hot Rod mag at that time gave coverage.
Autonews, motorman didnt cover them, only some stockcars and speedway.
Just find those who were there and I am rapt at the pics appearing here....neat.
Enjoyed Errol Uttingers Ponty straight eight rail.

[Steve Holmes]

Heading South now, this is Ruapuna, 1970. That little fenderless pick-up on our left was featured in the very first Weetbix Hot Rod collectors cards. Who remembers those?

[Steve Holmes]

This is Aussie Top Fuel racer Graham Whithers, doing a publicity run at Wigram.

[Steve Holmes]

Pictured here is Garth Hogan, assisting Whithers.

[Steve Holmes]

Brian Trigg, I believe.

[Steve Holmes]

Moving on again, to Rotorua, from 1970. Pictured in the T Bucket in the background is, I'm told, Terry Furness. Terry was featured in a book I write a few years back called Kiwi Hot Rodders Guide To Life.

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

Curly West (left) and Dave McDougall. The bright green GMC 6 powered Willys coupe is also pictured earlier in this thread. Curly later replaced the Willys body with a T Bucket body, and stored the rare Willys body behind his shed. He later had a rubbish remover come collect some junk off his section, and the rubbish guy crushed the Willys body, thinking it was junk! Anyone who knows anything about these cars knows how valuable they are now.

The car still exists in Christchurch in its T Bucket guise, and was also featured in my Kiwi Hot Rodders book.

[Steve Holmes]

Still at Rotorua. Interesting the mix of cars being raced.

[Steve Holmes]

I have no idea!

[Steve Holmes]

Noel Jones' Rebel dragster.

[Steve Holmes]

John Parry in the hot rod pick-up. Note the quad-carb set-up on the flathead V8! Not sure who is in the Chevy coupe.

[Steve Holmes]

[Steve Holmes]

Amazing x-ray photo Allan did of Baloo in 1970.