John Newmarch and the Capricornia
#1
Posted 18 July 2012 - 11:00
Prior to driving for the Bruggemans, John Newmarch drove a 34 Ford in Autocrosses, then drove a Simca Aronde, madly modified. The Simca rolled 3 times at Collingrove Hill Climb, and was panel beaten and repainted to race in the Monday meeting at Port Wakefield.
I have a number of photographs of those early days of motor racing, including many of Col Riches 1930 DD Dodge if anyone is interested. They have now been copied and archived at the Birdwood Motor Museum so they would not be lost to posterity.
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#2
Posted 18 July 2012 - 11:42
I think the name went with the chassis, but I can't for the moment find the letter Ludgate wrote to us (the Lea-Francis O.C.) about the Capricornias.
#3
Posted 19 July 2012 - 06:35
The car is still around, I took a pic of it at Mallala last year.I read somewhere in one of the posts that somebody was enquiring about the Capricornia, driven by John Newmarch. The Capricornia was owned and built by John Bruggeman, who eventually renamed it the Ricardian after his two children Richard and Diane. John Newmarch had a great friendship and association with the Bruggeman's and drove the Ricardian for some years.
Prior to driving for the Bruggemans, John Newmarch drove a 34 Ford in Autocrosses, then drove a Simca Aronde, madly modified. The Simca rolled 3 times at Collingrove Hill Climb, and was panel beaten and repainted to race in the Monday meeting at Port Wakefield.
I have a number of photographs of those early days of motor racing, including many of Col Riches 1930 DD Dodge if anyone is interested. They have now been copied and archived at the Birdwood Motor Museum so they would not be lost to posterity.
I was friendly with Richard Bruggeman in the distant past. At that point he was more interested in horses than horsepower.
There is or was quite a lot of pics of Col Riches Dodge on various threads on this site.
I have seen pics of it on the Oz Rodders site too.
#4
Posted 19 July 2012 - 11:49
I have a photo of him on the front row of the grid next to Norm Beechey in his Nova.
Cheers
Peter Sneddon
#5
Posted 20 July 2012 - 11:39
The car is still around, I took a pic of it at Mallala last year.
I was friendly with Richard Bruggeman in the distant past. At that point he was more interested in horses than horsepower.
There is or was quite a lot of pics of Col Riches Dodge on various threads on this site.
I have seen pics of it on the Oz Rodders site too.
Not quite sure how to reply to these things, but if it works, great. Yes, Richard and Diane were well known in the equestrian world. I saw the Bruggeman's at Mt. Pleasant show some years back, and heard that John Newmarch was in Queensland, and, I believe, more interested in flying than racing.
My family was involved with Col Riches for over 10 years, and many of the race meetings the Dodge went to, I went also, sitting in the dicky seat. I believe Leo Boylan eventually purchased the Dodge, when Col changed the motor over into an Austin Westminster body. He raced that under the name of "Auschry" I have many photos of the Dodge, as well as the famous roll over at Collingrove, by John Newmarch and many of the old Port Wakefield ciricuit, where, incidentally, I learned to drive.
#6
Posted 06 August 2012 - 04:51
If it's the "one off" car I'm thinking of then during my flying visit to Adelaide a few weeks ago I got to have a look at it at a mate's place. It's a wonderful vehicle still!!
Cheers
James
#7
Posted 17 August 2012 - 22:02
#8
Posted 21 August 2012 - 00:42
Being one of the organizers - yes it was the Riccardian which as you mentioned lives quietly in SA and goes out to play on increasing occasions. When we approached John to come down to Mallala and join the celebrations he was more than keen to. As he left he said Äny time you want me to drive the car, just let me know" The car passed through numerous hands here in SA - Paul Fraser, Greg Elliot and Ken Messenger that I can quickly think of.
Hi Annie, I'll post a couple of shots of John with the car at the Mallala 2011 event tonight.
Cheers
James
#13
Posted 12 January 2015 - 10:51
If anybody could advise me of John Newmarch's address or email address I would appreciate it. I would like to send him the photos I have of him so he can share with his children and grandchildren. There are copies of these now in the Birdwood Motor Museum archives, but the originals need to go back to John.
My email address is chris.pisani@rocketmail.com.
Thanks in anticipation.
#15
Posted 02 December 2019 - 20:52
Do you think you could edit those pics back into this thread please?
#16
Posted 03 December 2019 - 12:27
#17
Posted 03 December 2019 - 23:46
Then upload to Postimage (you do use Postimage, don't you?)
The go back to each post and click on edit and replace the Imageshack URLs with the Postimage ones.
#18
Posted 04 December 2019 - 02:30
Perhaps maggiep could re-supply?
#19
Posted 04 December 2019 - 03:13
They aren't latent there in your e.mails?