Frank Gardner beside his Jaguar D Type ‘XKD 520’ at Mount Druitt on 23 May 1958, looking fairly relaxed, photographer John Ellacott recalls FG achieved a 14.57 standing quarter mile in the big, powerful car… Its right at the end of Mount Druitt’s decade long life as a race circuit in Sydney’s western suburbs. FG […]
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Mount Druitt, Sydney: Brabham, Gardner and Others…
Posted: January 1, 2017 in Obscurities, Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: Australian Racing Drivers Club, Belf Jones, Cooper T23 Bristol 'Redex Special', Frank Gardner, Jack Brabham, Jaguar D Type 'XKD520', Mount Druitt Motor Racing Circuit
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Australian Racing Random 3…
Posted: July 31, 2020 in F1, Sports RacersTags: Aspendale Speedway, Australian Motor Racing History, BRM P126, Elfin 792 VW, Elfin GE-225 VW, Frank Matich, Garrie Cooper, Jack Brabham-Knighthood, John Bowe, John Smith, Kaditcha Ford DFL, Stirling Moss
Pedro Rogriguez BRM P126 V12 howling its way around Surfers Paradise in the summer of 1968, behind is Dick Atwood’s sister car… This shot is by Rod MacKenzie, loved his work, especially the more creative stuff of which there is heaps- he died last year sadly, see here for some of his work; https://primotipo.com/2018/09/27/oz-racing-books/ and […]
Alec Strachan, Lotus Mk6 Climax…
Posted: June 23, 2020 in Sports RacersTags: Alex Strachan, Graham Howard, Lotus Mk 6 Climax
Alex Strachan was the first to import a Lotus into Australia, and as a consequence he was appointed by Colin Chapman the first of many Lotus concessionaires over the years in this country… The car was significant enough to make the cover of Wheels magazine, Alec’s race exploits in the car commenced the long run […]
Whad’ll She Do Mister?…
Posted: June 7, 2020 in Fotos, Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: Doug Whiteford, Ken Richardson, Owen Bailey, Ralph Snodgrass, Rex Taylor, Talbot Lago T26C
Talbot-Lago T26C with a swag of teenage fans surrounding it in Queensland we think … There was a bit of unresolved mystery about this shot when it was first posted by Mark Tumby on Bob Williamson’s Facebook page a month ago. The discussion centred around whether it was Ralph Snodgrass in Whiteford’s second arriving in […]
Australian Racing Random 2…
Posted: June 6, 2020 in Features, FotosTags: Alfa Romeo 6C1750 SS Zagato, Chevron B37 Chev, Dallara F311 Mercedes Benz, Datsun 1300, Elfin 620 Formula Ford, Ford Customline, Ford Galaxie, Holden SLR5000 L34, Lotus 32 Ford, Wangaratta Airfield, Wayne Negus
Stunning shot of a group of cars charging down Conrod Straight at Mount Panorama during Bathurst’s race in October 1939… John Snow leads in his Delahaye 135CS from the John Crouch, Alfa Romeo 8C2300 and Bob Appleton in the MacKellar Ford V8 Spl- Snow won the race from Frank Kleinig, Kleinig Hudson Spl and Bob […]
David and Goliath…
Posted: May 15, 2020 in Fotos, Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: 1957 Australian Grand Prix, 1957 New Zealand Grand Prix, Australian Motor Racing History, Cooper T41 Climax, Ferrari 555 Super Squalo, Jack Brabham, Peter Whitehead, Reg Parnell, Syd Jensen
Jack Brabham’s tiny Cooper T41 Climax takes on the big Ferrari 555 Super Squalo’s of Peter Whitehead #5 and Reg Parnell #4- to the right is Syd Jensen in another T41, Ardmore, New Zealand Grand Prix 1957… Jack’s ‘slingshot’ didn’t topple the big guys that weekend but Stirling Moss ‘put the writing on the wall’ […]
Stillwell’s D Type…
Posted: April 17, 2020 in Compound curvature, Features, Sports RacersTags: 1956 Australian Tourist Trophy, Ash Marshall, Bib Stillwell, Bill Murray, Brysons Jaguar, David Finch, Frank Gardner, Jack Bryson, Jack Davey, Jaguar D Type 'XKD520'
‘XKD520’ was the seventh production D-type, it was ordered through the ‘Brysons’ Bridge Road, Richmond, Melbourne Jaguar dealership- the two storey glass sided showrooms housed lots of lovely curvaceous Jags and was well known to several generations of Melbourne enthusiasts… The building is still there but houses ‘Dan Murphy’s’, a national booze outfit these days. […]
Stay Behind The Fence for Chrissakes!…
Posted: February 11, 2020 in Fotos, Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: Autralian Motor Racing History, Bathurst, Bill Patterson, Cooper T51 Climax, Craven A International, Frank Hann, Gordon Stewart, Holden FJ, Horst Kwech, Jack Brabham, Jaguar Mk5, Leo Geoghegan, RM Spyder, Stewart MG
Leo Geoghegan’s Holden 48-215 from Frank Hamm’s Jaguar Mk5, Bathurst, Easter 1959… I’m not sure if this is the parade lap described below or a race but the presence of the sportscar in amongst the touring cars suggests the former. The stunning series of photographs are uber-rare ones from the inside of Conrod Straight, the […]
Geoff Duke, Gilera 500/4, Australia 1954…
Posted: January 18, 2020 in Obscurities, Who,What,Where & When...?Tags: Bandiana Army Base, Fishermans Bend, Geoff Duke, Gilera 500, Longford, Maurie Quincey, Mooliabeenie, Mount Druitt
Huge excitement was created by Geoff Duke’s visit to Australia in 1954, here his Gilera 500/4 is shown at rest in the Longford paddock… The Brit was a ‘rock star’, he has just won back to back 500cc world titles aboard Gileras in 1953 and 1954 having won his first on Nortons in 1951. In […]
Len Lukey, Australian ‘Gold Star’ Champion…
Posted: December 26, 2019 in FeaturesTags: 1959 Australian Gold Star Championship, Australian Motor Racing History, Cooper T23 Bristol, Cooper T45 Climax, Ford Customline, Jack Brabham, Len Lukey, Lukey Bristol, Maserati 250F, Stan Jones
‘Now that really is a beautiful looking racing car! Wotizzit I wonder’, the young gent seems to thinking… The smartly attired chap is surveying the lines of Len Lukey’s Cooper T23 Bristol at Mount Druitt in Sydney’s west in May 1958. Len Lukey was both a champion driver and successful businessman, founding ‘Lukey Mufflers’ in […]
