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60s and 70s race car photos?
mactaylor - April 18th, 2009 at 01:53 PM

as it states anyone got any photos they can share? obviously we all know about the win at bathurst in 64 but are ther any unsung heros from the golden era of aussie motorsport?


sander288 - April 19th, 2009 at 07:47 PM

Speaking of 64 Bathurst...

[img=http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/378/bathurstbeetle.th.jpg]


vassy66T1 - April 19th, 2009 at 08:06 PM

That is cool! :tu:


OZ Towdster - April 19th, 2009 at 08:29 PM

If enough photo's and info could be sort it would be great to rev it up the V8 boys with an article in Australian Muscle Car Magazine .
As much as this sounds wrong to some of you , you'dd be surprised as to who out there started there careers in a dak dak ie: Larry Perkins .


sander288 - April 22nd, 2009 at 06:05 PM

heres another one forgot to post it!

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4816/lhillbreedvwbathurst500.th.jpg


I believe this is Barry Ferguson, who battled with the mini behind him the whole race, until the mini rolled on the last corner! hahahaha


Turbo54 - April 25th, 2009 at 09:36 AM

I think it is funny looking at the bathurst beetle and mini's, that they are still running full interiors.
T54


mactaylor - August 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 PM

hey happy daze have you got any photos to share??


HappyDaze - August 2nd, 2009 at 03:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by mactaylor
hey happy daze have you got any photos to share??


Yes, I have a few. Please bear with me while I work out how to post photos. I have a some of Bathurst, Catalina Park, and Silverdale in 1962-63, in the Beetle, as well as F.Vee, late '60s, and the S Bug Sports Sedan, late '70s.

By the way Barry Ferguson & Bill Ford won (Class A) in 1963 - not 1964. I drove VW No.57A, with Graham White, in the 1963 race. We were 5th.

Cheers, Greg


mactaylor - August 3rd, 2009 at 05:50 AM

thanks for the correction, i always thought it was 64, great to have someone on here with first hand knowledge. looking forward to seeing some photos.


HappyDaze - August 3rd, 2009 at 09:07 AM

Some old racing photos of my cars.

Silverdale Hillclimb 1962
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5240/volkswagen005.jpg

Silverdale Hillclimb records 1962, outright sedans.
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7152/volkswagen006t.jpg

Catalina Park 1962
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3996/volkswagen004.jpg

Bathurst 1963
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/803/volkswagen001.jpg

Bathurst 1963
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/325/volkswagen002.jpg

Oran Park 1980
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2842/volkswagen007.jpg

Oran Park 1980
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7195/80022w.jpg

Oran Park 1980
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3825/volkswagen009.jpg


1303Steve - August 3rd, 2009 at 10:01 AM

Hi Greg

Great memories there, I'm glad your getting your head around this technology stuff so that we all can see this bit of VW racing history.

Steve


HappyDaze - August 3rd, 2009 at 05:23 PM

Hi Steve,

Can't claim all the credit! had some help from "isky" - thanks Anthony - and my son, David. Gradually getting there though.

Cheers, Greg

P.S. The 1962 Silverdale Records are a bit blurry, but time was 45.77 (class and outright Touring Car record).


grumble - August 3rd, 2009 at 08:39 PM

Looks good coming down the mountain with one foot in the air and the old studie behind


HappyDaze - August 3rd, 2009 at 08:48 PM

That old studie is an old Valiant, and it was almost new then!


Sick68VW - August 3rd, 2009 at 11:25 PM

I love the orange car ive seen videos of this car and it sounds insane and i belive it was top of its class. what size motor was in it...


pod - August 4th, 2009 at 12:15 AM

Sander288 first posts pic
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/378/bathurstbeetle.jpg http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/bathurstbeetle.jpg/1/w800.png


HappyDaze - August 4th, 2009 at 08:08 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sick68VW
I love the orange car ive seen videos of this car and it sounds insane and i belive it was top of its class. what size motor was in it...


You got the colour almost right - it was called Mandarin. Engine - 1968cc.

Cheers, Greg


HappyDaze - August 4th, 2009 at 08:45 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Turbo54
I think it is funny looking at the bathurst beetle and mini's, that they are still running full interiors.
T54


Under the rules for the Armstrong 500 then, NOTHING could be removed - except hubcaps. They were completely stock! They even measured carby jet sizes on the first 6 cars in each class!

Cheers, Greg


christopher - August 4th, 2009 at 02:21 PM

Great photo's Greg,Did you test run the mac rack on your race vw ?HAHA


Warrenm - May 22nd, 2010 at 07:48 PM

Bit late but Caversham late 1964 -just after rolling start

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/westair/Caversham%20Racing/CavershamTourers.jpg

Same period Beetle spun Caversham hairpin (Shell Corner)
and was in reverse-Studebaker hit front "gently" and spun back the right way-small dent on Beetle bonnet and Studie fan went through radiator

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/westair/Caversham%20Racing/CavershamHairpinWJMLionelMac.jpg

Newspaper pics from 1963.
Margaret Matthews & Judith Baker examining disc brake fitted to their Okrasa engined Beetle.
First women team to race in long distance race in Australia
Caversham 6 Hour WA

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/westair/Caversham%20Racing/MargandJudithWANewspaperphoto.jpg