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AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
e design team at the Nash Motor Company came up with a very different idea.
OUR FORGOTTEN FORMULA ONE DRIVER
With Liam Lawson poised to become a Formula One driver, Allan looks back at Kiwis who have already
made it – and one who may be forgotten.
FROM THE CO-DRIVER’S SEAT
in Lancaster’s writing and motor racing photos have featured in NZ Classic Driver numerous times over the years. He spent much of his motor racing career in the co-driver’s seat of rally cars and gave a great deal to the sport, a contribution recognised in May 2021 with a MotorSport New Zealand Historic Heritage Award. We uncover the story behind that richly deserved award.
ALLAN McCALL: PART ONE
Allan McCall worked with Lotus and Jim Clark, most notably at Indianapolis, before working for Bruce McLaren’s Can-Am team. He was also the man behind the Tui formula racing cars. Allan was recognised by MotorSport New Zealand with a Historic Heritage Award a year before he passed away in 2017. Peter looks back at Allan’s remarkable career.
Past Articles
THE FORGOTTEN AMERICAN
Hundreds of thousands of people drive classic cars produced by America’s ‘Big Three’. Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company and General Motors sold their wares in millions each year back in the 1950s and 1960s, and fine examples are still present at most classic car events. They weren’t the only American cars, of course, and among the rarest are those from the Kaiser-Frazer Corporation.
JOCK & CASPER'S TALE
day he would own this car. In 1968, he was able to purchase the Jaguar but after completing 15,000 miles in the car he was forced to sell it. However, the tale wasn’t over – almost three decades later, Jock was reunited with the XK140 he’d nicknamed ‘Casper’.
TEMPERO TRIBUTE
The new owner was so confident in the quality of his new, hand-built car that after a handful of laps at Levels motor racing circuit, he and a companion squeezed their luggage into the available spaces and drove to Hawke’s Bay – at the start of winter!
A GUIDE TO FORGOTTEN KIWI CARS
In this, the first part of a new series detailing cars that are unique to New Zealand – compiled and written by Patrick Harlow, author of several books on Kiwi-designed and built cars – we present a trio of locally designed and built supercars.
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