New Zealand National Library Photo Collection

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The first batch are from Levin 3 Dec 1958
1 Racing cars at Levin. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/4151-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23259057
2 Racing cars at Levin. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/4156-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23259963
3 Racing cars at Levin. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/4154-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23260645
4 Racing cars at Levin. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/4149-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23260733
5 Racing cars at Levin. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/4150-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23260056
6 Racing cars at Levin. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/4153-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23260737

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1 Racing cars at Levin. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/4152-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23259122
2 Racing cars at Levin. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/4155-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23260704
3 Car racing at Levin, Southern Manawatu. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/1075-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22775225
4 Car racing at Levin, Southern Manawatu. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/1072-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22569221
5 Car racing at Levin, Southern Manawatu. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/1071-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22634341
6 Car racing at Levin, Southern Manawatu. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/1073-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22526643

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1 Best seat in the house, car racing at Levin, Southern Manawatu. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/1076-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23077296
2 1st Dec 1958 Unidentified winner of trophy cup in his single seater racing car, surrounded by child spectators, Levin motor racing circuit, Horowhenua District. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/4106-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23260719
3 Car racing at Levin, Southern Manawatu. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1958/1074-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22727334

[Kwaussie]

May be Merv Neil in a very new T45 with the cup at Levin!

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1 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00816-A-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23025749
2 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00812-A-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22693399
3 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00813-B-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23210711
4 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00812-D-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22713134
5 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00812-C-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22684791
6 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00813-A-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22312817

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1 Lotus Eleven racing car at Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00815-D-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22300470
2 Lotus Eleven racing car at Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00815-E-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23106600
3 Lotus Eleven racing car at Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00815-E-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23106600
4 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00818-B-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23141627
5 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00813-D-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22327023

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1 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00817-D-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23180933
2 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00813-F-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22856676
3 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00812-A-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22693399
4 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00813-B-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23210711
5 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00812-D-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22713134
6 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00812-C-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22684791

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1 Lotus Eleven racing car at Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00815-A-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22634643
2 Levin motor racing meeting. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00816-B-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. [url]http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22644466[/url
3 Racing cars at Levin Racecourse. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1956/0029-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/29948409

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1 Scene during a saloon car race at Levin on the 12th of January, 1963. Shows a Mini-Cooper, driven by Bruce McLaren, and a Humber 80, driven by D Marwood. The Austin A40, number 64 (far right) is driven by K Grant. Photograph taken by Bruce Valentine Davis.
Saloon car race, Levin. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00716-b-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22778059
2 Scene during a saloon car race at Levin on the 12th of January, 1963. From left: Jaguar 3.8, driven by Athol McBeath; Mini-Cooper, driven by Bruce McLaren; Austin A40, driven by K Grant; Humber 80, driven by Dennis Marwood; Humber 80 probably driven by Dr Dick Langley.
Saloon car race, Levin. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00731-b-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22893243
3 International motor racing meeting at Levin, on the 12th of January 1963. From left to right, the cars are: Lola, Ferrari, MGA and Cooper. The Ferrari is driven by Geoffry Richardson.
International motor racing meeting at Levin. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00732-b-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22610714

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1 Levin Motor Racing Club summer meeting. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1957/0144-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23096762
2 Levin Motor Racing Club Summer meeting. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1957/0145-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23248674
3 Unidentified motor racing competitor, sitting in a racecar, Levin, Southern Manawatu. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1957/4529-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22373012
4 Unidentified motor racing competitor, sitting in a racecar, Levin, Southern Manawatu. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1957/4529-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22373012
5 Unidentified motor racing competitor, sitting in a racecar, Levin, Southern Manawatu. Negatives of the Evening Post newspaper. Ref: EP/1957/4529-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22373012

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1 Scene during a saloon car race at Levin on the 12th of January, 1963. Shows a Mini-Cooper, driven by Bruce McLaren, and a Humber 80, driven by D Marwood. The Austin A40, number 64 (far right) is driven by K Grant. Photograph taken by Bruce Valentine Davis.
Saloon car race, Levin. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00716-b-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22778059
2 Scene during a saloon car race at Levin on the 12th of January, 1963. From left: Jaguar 3.8, driven by Athol McBeath; Mini-Cooper, driven by Bruce McLaren; Austin A40, driven by K Grant; Humber 80, driven by Dennis Marwood; Humber 80 probably driven by Dr Dick Langley.
Saloon car race, Levin. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00731-b-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22893243
3 International motor racing meeting at Levin, on the 12th of January 1963. From left to right, the cars are: Lola, Ferrari, MGA and Cooper. The Ferrari is driven by Geoffry Richardson.
International motor racing meeting at Levin. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00732-b-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22610714

[Grant Sprague]

Beautiful piks ty , hey nothing changes [they might be old cars & photos] but these guys are trying just as hard as any one to day on any race circut any where on planet earth........ cheers Grant

[Rod Grimwood]

#9 third photo, that looks like a very young Jim Palmer, hell he must have still been at school. Awesome history here.
Bry you are obviously not still playing music all night, so fill in time researching, good fella. Hope all is good mate.

[SPman]

Is that Ivy Stephenson in the second batch?

[Oldfart]

Is that Ivy Stephenson in the second batch?

Which photo are you referring to? If the Buckler with the Austin based grille I don't think so. 1st photo in post #5 is the second Buckler in NZ now effectively the car which GeeBee owns. The other Bucklers will be collated from their reg numbers> Thanks for the posting of these, really great era.

[David McKinney]

POST 1
John McMillan's Alfa Romeo P3
Colin Grant's Elva-Ford (now known as the Paton-Ford)
George Lawton Cooper T39
Angus Hyslop's D-type Jag between Roy Billington's Elfo Special (left) and Graham Pierce's 100S Austin-Healey
Roly Levis RAL
Pierce 100S

POST 2
Merv Neil Cooper T45 (Len Hamlin's A35 behind)
Billington's Elfo
Ivy Stephenson
crowd around what looks like George Lawton and his Cooper T39
Bruce McLaren Cooper T39, Dave Caldwell Alfa P3, Bruce Webster MkVI Vooper 500 on the front row. The car directly behind Webster is Wally Henwood's 1000cc Cooper-Vincwent
Fred Verry's rolled Humber 80

POST 3
spectators
Merv Neil with cup
Fred Verry's rolled Humber 80

POST 5
Jim Boyd Buckler
McMillan Alfa P3 and Tom Clark HWM chasing the 500s
Theo Dodunski (XK120) leading the TR2s
Clark HWM
Clark HWM
Dodunski spinning XK120

POST 6
Roly Crowther Lotus XI
Crowther Lotus XI
hard to tell but there's a Buckler in there and also a Mk1 Cooper-Bristol
Ron Roycroft Bugatti-Jaguar
Dodunski's XK120 off the track
Dave Bransgrove spinning his Wolseley Special in front of John Spire's TR2

POST 7
McMillan Alfa and Ross Jensen 100S Healey
Clark HWM
the rest are repeats

POST 8
Crowther Lotus XI
Syd Jensen leading

POST 9
Crowther in repainted Lotus XI
Ron Frost leading Syd Jensen in MKIX Cooper-Nortons
young Jim Palmer in Buckler - his first race?
??
motorcycles

POST 10
already ID'd (but it's Alastair McBeath!)
MGA leading Barry Cottle (Lola), Geoff Richardson (Ferrari 250GT) and one of the bob-tailed Coopers
Grant, Marwood, McLaren, McBeath, Langley and the Mk2 Zephyrs of Grady Thomson and Ran Macdonald

[John McKechnie]

David- which Mk2 is Gradys?

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David- you are a legend mate

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Wills All-Comer Trophy saloon car race at Levin, on the 27th of November, 1965. From lead: Lotus Anglia driven by David Simpson; Austin A40 driven by Kerry Grant; Zephyr Corvette driven by Rod Coppins; Anglia driven by B Faloon; Anglia driven by C J Roberts; Mini driven by F Hamlin.

Wills All-Comer Trophy saloon car race at Levin. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00755-b-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23240953

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1 Ford Mustang car, driven by Ivan Segedin, racing in Levin, 1966. "Fleetwood Motors Limited" is advertised. Photograph taken by Bruce Valentine Davis.

Ford Mustang driven by Ivan Segedin, racing in Levin. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00720-d-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22767387

2 Minis racing at Levin. Davis, Bruce Valentine, 1913-2003 :Negatives of the family of Bruce Davis, motor racing, and photographs of the Mosgiel Mills. Ref: 35mm-00745-a-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22844484