Photos: The Keith Growden Collection

[TonyG]

My brother has just sent me these through to try to clean up for him. All Slides that have been scanned, some good , some not so good but all history.
Just a few tonight, and will drip feed more through as I get them cleaned up a little if I can.

Jim Palmer Porsche and Rod Coppins Camaro
KEITH _0064-3 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Derek Hall Mustang. Will follow up on this later as I know there was a thread here that mentioned the Mustang that was entered in a longer distance type race when it first arrived and there was pictures. I remember it saying something about the numbers being reversed eg 41 / 14.
KEITH _0074-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Falcon GT, Phase 2 Falcon Robbie Francevic with Jim Palmer in Monaro following.
KEITH _0065-3 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

[TonyG]

Roy Harrington in Imp
KEITH _0132-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Rod Coppins Zephyr or Allan Lim - Keith says Allan Lim. Also has K & L Motors Tuakau on gaurd so would be more of a match to Allan. If so I have certainly never seen it before.
KEITH _0130 (1)-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Grady Thomson in Monaro colour should be Bronze - a work in progress to save this picture. Sorry John
Grady Thomson -09-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

[TonyG]

KEITH _0126-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

KEITH _0128 (1)-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

KEITH _0129 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

[TonyG]

Have received 75 scanned photos so far with a lot from 68? and later with Formula A's at Baypark, Sports Cars, Mini's, XU1's. Some shots of Red Dawsons car with just the #35 on the door.
He says that there are more to come as he gets them scanned.
Anyway I will gradually get them posted as I get the time at night.
Enjoy !
Regards
Tony

[TonyG]

Jim Richards in the Leckie Capri
Bill Leckie Capri Chev by Tony Growden, on Flickr

David Slater, S600 Honda.
KEITH _0109-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Giving it 'the jandal' Rod Coppins in Mustang
KEITH _0119-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

[TonyG]

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KEITH _0067-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Nazer Escort, Palmer Porsche, Dawson Mustang and Coppins Camaro - bit blurry and colours pretty shot but still a good memory of what the racing was like.
KEITH _0075-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

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KEITH _0066_DxO-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

[TonyG]

Frank Matich
KEITH _0080-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Kevin Bartlett & Bill Simpson
KEITH _0087-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Graeme McRae
KEITH _0101-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

[TonyG]

Jim Boyd Stanton Corvette
KEITH _0102-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Graeme Harvey Elfin 400
KEITH _0106-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Brent Hawes - managed to clean the image up but could not regain the colour
KEITH _0108-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

Scott Wiseman
KEITH _0107-2 by Tony Growden, on Flickr

[John McKechnie]

Tony- Mustang Fastback 390 cubic inch in #1 is Derek Hall.
Great score on all these pix and really grateful you are taking the time to do this for us.

[Grant Sprague]

Yep great piks thank you Tony..... love the trees at end of back straight plus early pik of Rod [does any one know the history of where Rod got the MK2 from ????? . Also good one of Brent remembering no seat belts in his car & this was the Begg that ended things ......

[Spgeti]

Yep, these are really great, love the Cob and E Type. Camaro in all white, spinner Black ?

[Rod Grimwood]

The cob is Steve or Rod Millen. Notice back mud flap as this was hillclimbed as well.

Thought Mustang in #1 might have been Mr 'Frank Bryan' as it was plain when he first ran it.

Giving it 'the jandal' Rod Coppins in Mustang, great photos.

[GD66]

[quote="TonyG"]Unknown ? Anyone ? [quote]




David Slater, S600 Honda.

[John McKechnie]

Falcon GT, Phase 2 is not Richards, it is Francevic-I dont mind dangerous corners-FH 2006 with Jim Palmer behind.
Jim Richards was probably driving Bill Norrish (Mr Supertune) V6 Capri.

[John McKechnie]

Falcon GT, Phase 2 is not Richards, it is Robbie-I dont mind dangerous corners-Francevic, FH 2006 with Jim Palmer behind.
Jim Richards was driving Bill Norrish (Mr Supertune) V6 Capri.
There were insufficient GTHOs in NZ to be eligible to race at this B +H support race, so Ernie Sprague withdrew

[TonyG]

Thanks everyone. Will add the names and don't forget I will be replacing most of these over the weekend when I have had time to try and repair the colours.

[fullnoise68]

Yep great piks thank you Tony..... love the trees at end of back straight plus early pik of Rod [does any one know the history of where Rod got the MK2 from ????? . Also good one of Brent remembering no seat belts in his car & this was the Begg that ended things ......

Where did Rod get the MK2 from originally Grant ......... ??

[45DCOE]

Yep great piks thank you Tony..... love the trees at end of back straight plus early pik of Rod [does any one know the history of where Rod got the MK2 from ????? . Also good one of Brent remembering no seat belts in his car & this was the Begg that ended things ......

Thought it was from Frank Radisch ?

[Grant Sprague]

MMmmmmm Ernie sold frank a hot mk 2 engine in the day ......... I remember Ernie had a hi roof & low roof mk 2 raced in the south island.. thought one went north ... just wanted conformation I do know who will know though thought this would be a bit of fun to find the facts.

[Grant Sprague]

MMmmmmm Ernie sold frank a hot mk 2 engine in the day ......... I remember Ernie had a hi roof & low roof mk 2 raced in the south island.. thought one went north ... just wanted conformation I do know who will know though thought this would be a bit of fun to find the facts.

ok just talked to Dean Perky to get Cedric,s ph number as Cedric is the FORD info man [ after an hour talking of us racing mustangs pre 65 and where to buy the 850 hp muscle car ..nascar.. engines in N/C us ]. any way . the mk 2 was not one of Ernie,s but the mk3 engine !!! went to Frank which was mid mounted in his humber 80 & apparently blew to bits at Matamata Street race . Rods Mk 2 was bought else where from a chap in NI