The Roaring Season

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Time for another instalment from the amazing photographic collection of enthusiast Mike Feisst. Mike has labelled these photos, so I'll relay what he has labelled, and add what I can, but feel free to comment, or provide corrections where required.

This first batch includes several of Frank Gardner, including that of his Mildren Alfa, Lola T192, T300, and Camaro. Gardner did a lot of development for Eric Broadley in making the T300 (from which was born the 330, 332) a competitive package. The Camaro is the Adrian Chambers SCA Freight car Gardner used in the BTCC. Also appearing here is Frank Matich in his own Matich A50.

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This post includes Frank Matich again, this time an earlier shot from the 1971 season, with his McLaren M10. Also included is Garry Cooper, in his own Elfin MR5 from the '72 season. Plus Garry Pederson in the Gemco sports car. Also featured here is the Lola T300 of Graeme Lawrence, and this would be the ill-fated Pukekohe event where he and Brian Faloon in the Rorstan Porsche came together, and Faloon lost his life.

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A couple more Lawrence machines. Can anyone ID the Madel A roadster hot rod next to the Lawrence McLaren? Greg Stokes will know. Also appearing here are the beautiful Graham McRae Crown Lynn McLaren M10s.

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Not entirely on topic but the sponsors of the yellow Lawrence Lola - JBL (Jeffs Brothers Ltd), when they went belly-up, were the biggest bankrupcty in NZ to that time (would be somewhere around 77/78). Property developers and their failure was a big deal at the time.

I must have been standing right next to Mike when he took that shot of the harvey Elfin, I have almost the same pic.

Here we have Graham Harvey in the Elfin 400 Repco sports car, and a couple of Graham Watsons cars, including his Mini Cooper and Brabham. Anyone got info on the Honda S600? This was taken in Sydney.

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Its hot rod time! Greg Stokes will be able to ID these cars, if someone else doesn't beat him to it.

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Mike snapped a shot of Jack Brabham, and also included here is Jim Clarkes Lotus, plus a trio of photos of Jack Nazers Escort, which I believe has been restored?

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Joe Chamberlain appears here in his '69 Trans-Am Camaro, which stayed in NZ and raced by Dennis Marwood. Jim Richards' Escort was his own car, before he picked up a drive in Jim Carneys Lotus powered example. Jim Palmers Porsche is, I believe, the Brian Foley car. What happened to this car? Also featured are John Cannons McLaren M10, and a neat gearbox shot of Jochen Rindt.

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The John Riley Mustang was formerly raced by Rod Coppins, and, prior to that, Pete Geoghegan, and won the 1966 ATCC. The Chevron, sans bodywork, is that of future Would Champion Keke Rosberg. Richard Melville and Ken Smith chat next to (I assume) Melvilles March.

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Couple of Bartletts Mildrens, including the Mildred Chev. The black Camaro is that of Lawrence Bruce, and is the former Red Dawson car.

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The Max Pennington Escort, as discussed in the Lost Race Cars thread. Also featured here is the Max Stewart Lola T330, with cool looking twin-snorkel air box.

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Mike Goth's Surtees Chev, plus a stage of the NZ round of the WRC.

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Last ones folks.

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Steve Holmes wrote:Its hot rod time! Greg Stokes will be able to ID these cars, if someone else doesn't beat him to it.

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....Lavender 'Channalled' '34-Coupe/Allan Hare/Wellington Hot Rod Club....Pink Roadster behind is the 'Pink Panther'/Dave Chung of 'Berry and Chung hot rod parts manufactures/wellington fame (or Cherry and Bung !!)/Wellington Hot Rod Club....(and Graeme Berry went on to build 'Cobra Replica's as 'Berry Race Cars/Wellington)....... Black 'Channalled Coupe is actually a Plymouth/Bill Perriton/New Plymouth Hot Club.....best I can do...........regards thunder427/MJ

Thanks Myles, the Perriton Plymouth became Crown Jewel didn't it?

Steve Holmes wrote:Its hot rod time! Greg Stokes will be able to ID these cars, if someone else doesn't beat him to it.

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Car in previous post is the Graham Vautier Model A roadster with the Hemi in it. Its still in the Hamilton area albeit a little different to what it was.

Cars in this post from the top
Maurice Campbell's channelled '32 roadster with 283 Chev and Jag gearbox. It was a Queen City Roadster car that Mike Gearing helped build, thats his Cad powered A roadster in the same shot. The red roadster went onto Gary Rae who has just rebuilt the car with B/C mags as he updated it in the early seventies.
Next is Keith McQuade's V12 powered A roadster from Hamilton
Then there is Bill Perriton's channeled '34 Plymouth coupe pre Crown Jewel guise. Car now owned in original Crown Jewel guise by Mike Hooper.
Group shot
Then Allen Hare's '34 coupe (looks like some art by Rob Campbell alongside it) and Dave Chung's Pink Panther roadster that went on to Eddie Fairbarn in Chch who had a major crash in it.

I thought we were not allowed to post porn! Absolutely wonderful photos, thanks Mike.

....Graham Vautier's 'Hot Rod' was probably the most 'Iconic' car of the time,Graham showed us all that 'Building a Hot Rod' could be something more than just the traditional route taken by most at that period of time .......he showed us that 'Customising' overlapped onto the world of the Hot Rod!!!!!........regards thunder427/MJ