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2019 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Historic Parade


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#1 SJ Lambert

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Posted 28 January 2019 - 13:25

This year’s line up for the Historic Display and Parade

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An advance photo album

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#2 Ray Bell

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Posted 28 January 2019 - 20:37

Is the 'Smith Special' the one about which we had so much discussion here?

 

In which case, the driver's name is unfamiliar.



#3 SJ Lambert

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Posted 28 January 2019 - 21:39

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This pic is taken from the advance photo album

#4 Ray Bell

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Posted 28 January 2019 - 22:15

That's the one...

 

I wonder if it's changed hands?



#5 Tim Murray

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Posted 29 January 2019 - 01:49

The car was sold at auction in November 2017. Here’s the relevant thread, in which current owner Greg Bader and previous owner Rodney Williams both posted:

Harry Smith - Australian Grand Prix, 1951

#6 Wirra

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Posted 29 January 2019 - 23:43

Even though there is an "achingly, timelessly gorgeous" Mk7 Bolwell - albeit one on steroids - where is a Nagari, considering it is the 50th anniversary of its release?

 

Bolwell is the 'Marque of the Meeting' at the Phillip Island Historics the week before the AGP. Nearly 60 Bolwells doing parade laps and a group grid photo set-up.


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#7 gbader

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Posted 30 January 2019 - 02:54

HI all

 

Yep, the Smith will be there - we do AP each year anyway so thought we might as well try a road-trip ;). She looks pretty much the same as the pics in the album (the colour one), although I might remove the roll bar for the trip and maybe add some Renault livery (joke)

 

Looking forward to seeing the other cars (some very special cars in that list)

 

cheers

 

greg


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#8 SJ Lambert

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Posted 30 January 2019 - 03:36

Hi Greg

 

Elmo the Elfin Mono had so much fun last year, she's coming back again!

 

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I look forward to meeting you there!



#9 Ray Bell

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Posted 30 January 2019 - 04:11

Now I wish I could be there...

 

The Smith Special and some errant Elfins, added to a '29 Chrysler and the Maybach and the Keift De Soto, it's looking interesting.



#10 SJ Lambert

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Posted 30 January 2019 - 07:14

Well Ray, as an added incentive for you to embark on a road trip, we have invited Clive Millis to the Historic Display where I intend to give him a "bodywork off  tour of the Mono" and  for him to give an interview on the Saturday before repairing to Bill Hemming's Grand Prix bbq at the Moorabbin Elfin Heritage Centre, you'd be most welcome to join in on both!!!

 

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#11 Ray Bell

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Posted 30 January 2019 - 09:23

He doesn't look too happy in that Lakeside rain there...

 

1968 Gold Star (aka Governor's Trophy)?

 

I'm too far away, James, and I'm working too. But the enticement is real.



#12 Lee Nicolle

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Posted 30 January 2019 - 23:49

He doesn't look too happy in that Lakeside rain there...

 

1968 Gold Star (aka Governor's Trophy)?

 

I'm too far away, James, and I'm working too. But the enticement is real.

Does anyone look happy in the rain? And especially in an open wheeler. 



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Posted 31 January 2019 - 08:52

Hi Greg

 

Elmo the Elfin Mono had so much fun last year, she's coming back again!

 

 

I look forward to meeting you there!

 

Excellent - look forward to catching up  :up:



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Posted 02 February 2019 - 08:35

We look foreward to seeing Greg running the Smith Spl in WA historics soon.



#15 SJ Lambert

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Posted 12 March 2019 - 00:55

There’s a point for quickest lap this year, how about a fresh field?

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#16 SJ Lambert

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Posted 12 March 2019 - 08:45

Bump In Tuesday

 

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#17 Richard Townley

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Posted 12 March 2019 - 11:04

#26 is the 1948 Patterson Brydon MG TC Special back at Albert Park again this week 66 years after it was placed second at the first Australian Grand Prix back in 1953.

More information on this link........

http://ttypes.org/tt...ng-in-australia

#18 SJ Lambert

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 03:04

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#19 ellrosso

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Posted 14 March 2019 - 18:12

Never seen that one before James - do you know its background at all?



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#20 Ray Bell

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Posted 15 March 2019 - 11:09

That would be a US-built Lynx, I would think...



#21 Tim Murray

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Posted 15 March 2019 - 11:24

From this page:

Cole Spender will be participating in the event aboard a Spender Lynx that his father, Phil Spender, built in New Zealand in 1971. Phil will also have a steer of his old car during the Regularity events at Phillip Island.



#22 MarkBisset

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Posted 15 March 2019 - 11:29

It's called a Spender Lynx- made in NZ by Phil Spender at the dawn off FF over there. It did a million kays at the Island last weekend running in both the FF races and Regularity driven by father and son.
Nice story is the son found and bought the car in NZ and gave it to his father as a birthday preso having not seen or heard of it for decades.
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Posted 19 March 2019 - 02:01

Just saw this thread, so pleased you got to go, James!

#24 SJ Lambert

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Posted 20 March 2019 - 09:49

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Elmo makes a F5000 Elfin friend!

#25 E1pix

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Posted 20 March 2019 - 17:03

An engine swap might just be too much for the little blue feller. ;-)

#26 SJ Lambert

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Posted 20 March 2019 - 23:06

'twood certainly wreak havoc with Elmo's rake! :rotfl: :stoned: