Hi all, now these are all pictures my father has taken at Ohakea, Teretonga, Levin, Pukekohe Manfield or Stratford stock cars. But there are also pics from the 1972 and 73 Heatway rallies and the 1981 Daybreaker Rally at the Higgins metal pit in Palmerston North. I will break them up into the groups as they in the folders I have been given them. Now there are some unidentified cars drivers and incidents. So feel free to correct or give input.
Regards
Sean McBride
Now these are tagged as coming from Pukekohe in 1973
Allan Boyle Viva
Allan Moffat Coca Cola Mustang with the nose of the Frank Gardner Camaro
Sure do Steve, probably over 300 pics covering about 62-2011, but most will be from 68-78.
Graham McRae Jan 73
Ken Smith March 722
Rear of the Rollinson McRae
McIntyre 124
McIntyre 124
Pit Scene from Puke 77 features the Lancaster Victor, Leckie Capri and what may be the Platt Escort at the back left. The Mini in the front has ShellSport stickers and I can't quite read the name looks like Chris ????
Now there are some in this group that are completely unnamed other than that they are from Pukekohe. Most are Formula Fords from the January 73 meet. But I can at least name the first 2.
Rod Grimwood wrote:Charger driver ? Rod Coppins looking at sitting position.
Now a question. The HO of Patrick Smith, was it light brown and did it have the name "Twitch" across the rear.
Answers!! 211 is Leo Leonard and in this image from the Peter Hanna collection part 1 you have Patrick Smith and Leo Leonard on the sides of the front row.
That HO of Smiths is in a workshop not far from here. Been completely stripped about 20 years ago and the guy is going to put it back together. All suspension and bits painted/baked, body bare metaled and undercoated. Fresh engine and gearbox/diff all there. He laughs when i tell him to get on with it, as he is helping with my little cars as well. Same pace maker
First of all I need to thank my son for posting these. It is something I had considered doing but it was always one of "round tuits" that most of older fellows have. There are a couple of comments I need to make: The smoke alluded to in the post of the Castrol GTX Saloons was cement dust - someone had an oil spill on the back straight. The XU1 crash was a doctor from Palmerston North whose name eludes me at the moment. He broke his arm in the crash. At another meeting a Formula Pacific crashed in about the same place. I don't remember any of the detail and the picture I took didn't come out too well. It's nice to know that others are enjoying what I took 30 mumble years ago. That's enough from me for now. Barrie
Boy, these are really great! I especially love the shot of the Rod Coppins Firebird parked in the pits. The level of detail in this photo is fantastic!
