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Front trailing arms 'flexing' - The Good Old Days

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HappyDaze 路

This is Murray's Corner at Bathurst....Easter, 1963.

The front wheels were stock 4", with Michelin 'X' tyres.

Camo 路

Who's the young bloke driving 馃槀馃槀馃槀馃槀

Looks like the driver is flexing his muscles and trying to change under steer into over steer 馃槀馃槀馃槀馃槀

Kev

HappyDaze 路

You mean that 22 YO ? 馃檮 Doesn't seem that long ago.

Changing from under-steer to over-steer is simple....just lift the right foot.馃榿

Notice I've [only just] kept my 2013 New Years Resolution to "Master the Photo Thing". Thanks Kev, for helping out in the meantime.馃憤

beetleboyjeff 路

HappyDaze wrote:Notice I've [only just] kept my 2013 New Years Resolution to "Master the Photo Thing". Thanks Kev, for helping out in the meantime.馃憤
If it means we will get to see a few more of this type/era photos, thanks ever so much Kev (and Greg, of course).

mactaylor 路

great photo! what seat are u wearing?

HappyDaze 路

Not sure what you want to know, mac...the seat, as per all the interior and body, was stock. Appendix 'J' rules did not allow any trim or body changes.

If it is the seat BELT that you are wondering about, it was an ex-aircraft lap belt....'Dominion' brand, and don't ask how or why I remember that ! 馃お

1303Steve 路

Hi Greg

Great photo. Obviously you were allowed to run an oil cooler, how was it set-up, was the oil taken from the case via drilled holes in gallery or a take-off block in the stock cooler location?

Steve

HappyDaze 路

Steve, Jack Bono modified the oil pump [there was nothing available back then], and oil went from the pump through a Vokes full-flow filter, cooler, and back into the case.

modnrod 路

I rekn that's just made my day that photo, thanks man!

My VW history started in 1963, I'm fairly certain I was conceived in my Opa's Kombi! 馃槀
No photo proof though (thank goodness for that, parents! EEewwwww!)

Onya Greg, well done man.
馃憤

HappyDaze 路

Another one....same day at Bathurst, The Esses :-

vassy66T1 路

Thanks for sharing your pics

Great photos!!

modulus 路

Remarkable photos. It takes big cojones to lift a wheel through the Esses with a lap belt and no rollbar.

HappyDaze 路

Silverdale Hillclimb, 1962. Managed to grab the outright Touring Car [Appendix J] record.



modulus 路

And within 1 second of Frank Matich's time in a Jaguar C Type....

silver 路

very ballsy Greg
can't be far off one of these..

HappyDaze 路

That's it, Shan........no more of my cars for you.馃檯

silver 路

HappyDaze wrote:........no more of my cars for you.馃檯
I was thinking (hoping) of a group buy

68AutoBug 路

Thanks Greg

Great Pics

Great You can now share them...

Lee

bajachris88 路

Greg! Loving the photos! 馃憤

I'd love to know your back ground, when did you start racing? first car? hero's/motivators? mentors?

Would like to know the story behind the action photos 馃榾

HappyDaze 路

Chris, I started racing in 1962 in my VW Beetle that I drove every day. My first car [in 1958] was a 1938 Morris 8/40.

Driving a 500HP Auto Union, with swing-axles, he had to be a hero.....Bernd Rosemeyer.馃憤

Jack Bono was both motivator and mentor.

Jack [white overalls] and I chatting at Warwick Farm, 1963.

1303Steve 路

Hi Greg

Your really getting the hang of these photos now, I've found that the old black & whites really scan well and even small pictures can be blown up in size and still look good.

When your having a play next time you could try cropping the white area around the photo, the white bit adds a bit to the file size for no benefit.

Steve

HappyDaze 路

Thanks for the 'cropping' tip, Steve.....I need all the help I can get.馃憤

FIXT !

amazeer 路

Love the rego plates on the studebaker at bathurst.

HappyDaze 路

That Studebaker is a Valiant, Chris. 馃憤 I beat him, by the way.

I put my plates back on for the drive home. A lot of cars were driven to the circuit back then.

HappyDaze 路

Catalina Park, Katoomba - 1963. It was either wet or foggy [or both] there at times.



Neptune Advert.

Craig Torrens 路

Greg, did you race the bug much after 63 ?

Love the Neptune ad !

HappyDaze 路

Craig, was married in December, 1963, sold the Beetle, bought an FJ Holden for 20 pounds...and started saving for a house. 馃榿

I was a member of the Neptune Racing Team.

1303Steve 路

Hi Greg

So Le Mans start, lucky you were a young bloke then, great photos. I remember my local Neptune servo had Neptune Mini model cars, did they ever do a model of your Beetle?

Steve

HappyDaze 路

Steve, the Le Mans start involved my 'mechanic' running across the track, and handing me [with the seat belt attached] the ign. key. They were concerned that drivers would not 'belt up' if they ran to their cars.

Was that the Lugarno Neptune ? Archie White and Jim Simpson of Neptune, wanted me to take over that station, but I knocked them back. No Beetle model.

lou0060 路

Great photos Greg and love the fact you re.created the original bug. Also 1963 is well before Herbie also no 8 (53) became a star. maybe they had heard of your exploits!

1303Steve 路

Hi Greg

The Le Mans start would be a worry with 6 volts.

The Neptune near my house when I was a kid was in Gibson Ave Padstow, the servo at Lugarno is still there, its a BP now, when it was a Shell the Boyds owned.

I found this amazing site with old Australia motorsport photos http://aussieroadracing.homestead.com/index.html Maybe you can add to it with some of yours?

Steve

mactaylor 路

hey greg how bout building a number 8 to compete in the biante series? with the relaxation of the rules it might even be competitive!

HappyDaze 路

Why ?

Craig Torrens 路

LOL

mactaylor 路

cause you can.