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#1 GMACKIE

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 04:31

Simmo's recent posts started me thinking of some of the early Holden drivers I saw at Silverdale, when I was there. Anyone remember ?

 

Here are some from memory.....any more ?

 

Tommy Edwards

Brian Mayman

Terry Crew

Charlie Tolhurst

Brian Darcy

Raph Sach

Alf Bargwanna

Harry Bargwanna

Kingsley Hibbard

Denis Deer

Colin Deer

John Halcrow


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#2 plannerpower

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 05:15

Stan Adler was there on 22 Mar 70;

 

 

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as were Don Boxall (if we may include his non - pur sang vehicle);

 

 

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and Chas Tolhurst in a newer model (which may or may not fit your definition of "early"; drivers of early Holdens or early drivers of Holdens?  :)  );

 

 

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#3 Catalina Park

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 05:17

Did Jack Myers run his Holden there?

I'm sure my old mate Allan Ward would have run his FJ there too.

#4 GMACKIE

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 05:54

John Ward certainly did...in the ex-Brian Mayman FJ.



#5 GMACKIE

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 06:21

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#6 275 GTB-4

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 07:35

I'm waiting for the Horizontally Opposed @ Silverdale Thread...



#7 Catalina Park

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 07:52

I'm waiting for the Horizontally Opposed @ Silverdale Thread...

I was entered to run my Vee at a night Silverdale but I broke my leg a couple of weeks before the meeting. I never did get to run the Vee there, but I did run a Torana there. (almost back on topic)

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 07:54

Ron Imisedes ran his FE at Silverdale in the early 1960, not sure but would like to add Ashley Brailey either in his FE Ute or his Black FE Sedan that was later sold to Charlie Tolhurst.

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 07:59

I was entered to run my Vee at a night Silverdale but I broke my leg a couple of weeks before the meeting. I never did get to run the Vee there, but I did run a Torana there. (almost back on topic)


Probably a good thing Mike (not the break of course!) but a pair of Super Oscars mounted on top of the uprights of an MJM would not be a good look...

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 08:24

Probably a good thing Mike (not the break of course!) but a pair of Super Oscars mounted on top of the uprights of an MJM would not be a good look...

6 volt H3's were purchased specially for the occasion.

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#11 Ray Bell

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 08:53

I was at that night climb, but I don't remember if I competed...

Nevertheless, it wouldn't have been in a Holden.

#12 Catalina Park

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 09:18

Which night climb? There was more than one.

#13 Ray Bell

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 10:11

More than one?

Nobody told me!

#14 GMACKIE

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 20:39

And "Nobody" told you about all the 'early' Holdens at Silverdale, I suppose.

 

Leo Geoghegan is one I should have remembered earlier, although I did not see him drive the black FJ there.



#15 Ray Bell

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 22:16

I would never get into that discussion...

I never went to Silverdale hillclimb before 1970.

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 22:19

Greg's already mentioned them, but here's the specific Holden entries in the 1963 Australian Hillclimb Championship meeting.

 

20 & 21/7/1963 Silverdale #39 AHC

Touring (Appendix J)

2001 – 2600cc

Astra Service Station / C Deer (relief – D Deer) Holden 2530 3J

T Edwards / T Edwards Holden 2550 50J

C Tolhurst / C Tolhurst Holden 2598 22J

 

There's a few others that were Holden-powered.

 

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#17 Ray Bell

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Posted 22 December 2014 - 23:04

Holden-powered?

Plenty of them. The Bobbin, the Nota Din that was pictured on the other thread in the last week or so, but the King of them all was Barrie Garner's replacement for his Alton, the Bowin P3. Beautiful car.