On to the final page of this unique collection.
The Total Oil Co. sponsored pale green Lotus 19 Monte Carlo driven by Frank Matich. After the crash at Warwick Farm in practice the 19 was rebuilt into the pale blue 19B
( I spent many hours working on this car....Brian.)
The 3.9 ltr. BRM / Buick Scarab # 7 of Arnold Glass'.
Bathurst Austin / Morris Dealer, Barry Gurdon in his racing Austin A 50.
Jack Brabham in his green bob tail Cooper # 1, the first bob tail to race in Australia.
Jack Brabham in the Cooper Climax # 1 on the grid at what looks like Orange.
Dick Cobden was the first to race this BRG V12 1.5 ltr. Ferrari out here in Australia.
Don Gibson in his black 1938 Dodge. The car at one period named 10 BOB. Don put a /- after the # 10 which signifed 10 shillings in the pre decimal currency of the day. Track looks like MT Druitt.
Englishman, Bill Reynolds driving an early Lotus 6 Sports
Doug Chivas in the Lotus Sports 6 # 88 re bodied.
Frank Gardner in the ex Boorman C-type Jaguar # 97.
Frank re built the C-type from a wreck.
The Geoghagen Lotus 23B # 6 - Bathurst 1966
The Geoghagen Lotus Elan # 11 - Bathurst.
George Pearse in his Mk1 Ford Zephyr 6 cylinder # 2. Track looks like Mt Druitt.
The John Harvey Brabham at Bathurst. John had taken his Speedway number # 76 across to this road car.
Stan Jones in the Maybach # 6
# 87 the Frank Matich Elfin.
Frank Matich - 1966.
A rear shot of # 87.
Matich chief spanner man, Bruce Richardson wipes the dust off the Elfin. ( I worked with Bruce for several years, at Leaton's and with Frank..Brian)
David McKay at Hell Corner at Bathurst( the first corner after the start) in the later model red DB3S Aston Martin Sports. They were the days when spectators could stand just about right at the apex of the corner.
A classic photo of Stan Jones in the red F1 250F Maserati.
Possibly Murray's Corner at Bathurst.
New Zealander, Tom Clark in the red F1 Super Squalo Ferrari # 22
The final photo in this great collection..that of veteran racer Tom Sulman's Lotus Eleven # 99. Tom lost his life in this car at the last hump on Con Rod Straight at Bathurst in 1970.
Thank you once again to Rex Bunyan for the privlege of viewing this fine collection.
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