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Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:36 am
by David McKinney
Steve Holmes wrote:Thanks John.
If the cars are pitted based on car number, and the white car next to the Riley Lotus is number 18, then could this mean the car pictured in the foreground is Ken Smiths Lotus 22? The motor is definitely a Ford. He usually preferred #11, but numbers were assigned in the Tasman Series. Any takers?
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Smith was No.16 at the 1966 Levin International, and I reckon the driver is the middle of the three "mechanics"
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:38 am
by David McKinney
Steve Holmes wrote:OK, I'm taking a punt here, but is this Frank Radisich? If so, that could also explain what appears to be the ex-Dave Simpson Anglia parked alongside. I think this might be from the 1968 season.
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Frank raced both the ex-Simpson Anglia and the ex-Smith Lotus 22 in 1968
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:14 am
by stubuchanan
Steve Holmes wrote:OK, I'm taking a punt here, but is this Frank Radisich? If so, that could also explain what appears to be the ex-Dave Simpson Anglia parked alongside. I think this might be from the 1968 season.
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If I crank the picture up to 150%, my 70-year-old eyes can make out "Frank Radisich" on the sign by right front wheel.
Don't know about any 68-year olds, though.
Stu
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:57 pm
by Steve Holmes
Thanks for your help with this guys.
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:00 am
by Steve Holmes
Other than the Lycoming, can anyone help with these?
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:34 am
by David McKinney
No.10 is Don Macdonald's twincam Brabham BT10, No.9 Peter Ransom's Lancer
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:10 pm
by Steve Holmes
Thanks David, fantastic! Re the Lancer, I can't tell from this photo because the women crouching between the two cars is blocking the rear bodywork, but were the rear mudguards integrated into the bodywork, or bolt-ons as per the front? From this angle it appears the rear bodywork fans out rearwards to cover the rear wheels.
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:04 am
by David McKinney
Steve Holmes wrote:...were the rear mudguards integrated into the bodywork, or bolt-ons as per the front?
They were originally bolted on, but I think reworked by the time the above photo was taken
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:18 am
by Steve Holmes
Thanks David, as always, terrific memory!
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:25 am
by Steve Holmes
On the dummy grid at Levin, Frank Gardner in the Alec Mildren Brabham, and Jackie Stewart in the BRM. Gardney controlled the race from the start, broke the lap record by 2.1 seconds, but the transmission failed two laps from the end, gifting the win to the second BRM of Richard Attwood.
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:42 am
by David McKinney
Steve Holmes wrote:Gardner... broke the lap record by 2.1 seconds
1.5 seconds...49.3 to 47.8
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:58 am
by Steve Holmes
David, I was being a lazy git and referring only to the Shell Annual. Thanks for the correction.
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:25 pm
by Steve Holmes
Clarks Lotus getting its push-start out onto the Levin track.
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:29 am
by Steve Holmes
Same event as above, moments later as the field files out onto the track.
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 1:01 am
by Steve Holmes
Looks to be the Jim Palmer Lotus team in the pits at Levin. Can anyone confirm this?
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 1:48 am
by seaqnmac27
The number on the nose in the background looks like 41, so would assume so.
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:12 am
by kiwi285
The gentleman with the black glasses on the very left of the photo certainly looks like a Palmer (George I guess). Jimmy looks just like that now.
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:27 pm
by Steve Holmes
Jackie Stewart's BRM gets a push start as it enters the race track at Levin. Didn't these BRM's just have the most fantastic rear bodywork styling.
Dave...re the Lancer rear end.
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:30 am
by Perry Holland
David McKinney wrote:They were originally bolted on, but I think reworked by the time the above photo was taken
it always had rear bodywork covering the tyres...originally with a boot which was shortened to a flat cut off...I have photos taken not long after Peter finished the build at Admiral Hill-climb...during my ownership the only body work changes were radiator slots on the top of the nose....I wonder if it is still around?
Re: Photos: The Alan Smith Collection
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:16 am
by Russ Cunningham
Perry Holland wrote:it always had rear bodywork covering the tyres...originally with a boot which was shortened to a flat cut off...I have photos taken not long after Peter finished the build at Admiral Hill-climb...during my ownership the only body work changes were radiator slots on the top of the nose....I wonder if it is still around?
Hello Perry,
Terry Leighton and I were actually wondering if you were still around...pleased to hear that you are. Last I heard of the Lancer it was still with the chap who bought it off you. I can't remember his name but I used to see him driving it in Wellington. Now believe it's in Nelson.
Regards,
Russ Cunningham