....as left to his friend - Max Stahl.
Thank you Max for sharing some of Peter's photos and memories with us. The late Peter Wherrett and Max had a close friendship and shared interests lasting from 1965, when they worked together at RCN, to his death in March 2009.
Some early B/W pics.....
Doug Chivas in the rebodied Lotus 6 -Easter 1957 - Mt Panorama - Bathurst NSW.
Frank Dent in his 4 door Austin A30 - later to run his two door version down Con Rod at 101 mph.
Dick Bland's Dixon Riley.
Leo Geoghegan in the streamlined 48 series Holden was clocked at
113.21 MPH - Bathurst - October 1958.
Don Gibson - 1938 Dodge # 18 - Barry Gurdon - Austin A50 S/C # 20.
Oct. 6th. 1958 - one of the all time great Australian Grands Prix - some say the best - Bathurst - October 1958 - Stan Jones 250F Maserati leads Ted Gray Tornado Corvette then Lex Davison in a Ferrari. Won by Davison.
Stan Jones of Victoria in his 250F Maserati # 1 - Easter 1957.
Alf Mazengarb - Morris Minor SV. Alf devised a new OHV performance cylinder head for this engine.
David McKay in the red Aston Martin DB3s.
Alec Mildren - Cooper Climax.
Mildren again.
The green and white Austin Healey 100S of Sam Miller from Gunnedah - NSW.
Sam Miller and the 100S in action.
The one and only Jack Myers in his yellow and black 48 series Holden.
George Pearse in the Cooper - MG # 18.
George Pearse in his Ford Zephyr 6.
David Shmith in the Austin Healey 100S.
Don Wright - Front Wheel Drive Citroen Special # 20.- circa 1955.
Frank Walters - So-Cal Ford V8 Spec. - Don Wright Citroen - Noel Barnes MG Special - John Ralston MG Special.
on the grid at Mt.Panorama - Bathurst - NSW. circa 1955.
