Restored Vintage Midgets
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Photos by Brian Darby.
Gordon Benny's ex Dean Hogarth Edmonds / Sesco midget SA9 is run off the truck for a VSA Christmas Picnic at Parramatta Park NSW.
Graham Gallagher runs his ex Bob Tattersall Valvoline Offenhauser USA35 at Moruya NSW. An AGP winner amongst other things this car has a great history and is a great favourite in the club.
Young Sprintcar driver Adrian Maher hurls the ex Johnny Stewart Shell McGee Trackburner # Aust 1 around Surfair Speedway at Moruya. The car was restored and is owned by Roger Jenkin
One of our club's great interstate supporters, Allan Timms from Queensland regularly supports the club's activities in his ex Wanless Datsun Q50.
Popular clubmember Harry Berry is pushed out onto the Newcastle track in his ex Laurie Matthews Volvo WA5 for a club run.
My Qld.5 the ex Bill Goode Falcon midget sits in the carport ready for another run or display. The car has been super reliable and has won Club Car of the Year three years in a row.
Cyril Robinson gives his midget WA67 a run on what is left of the old Penrith Speedway track. It was the final farewell to the old track and Cyril being a local boy could not resist starting up the V860 and giving it a squirt.
Club stalwart, Barry Davies sits proudly in the ex Barry Power Holden #59 midget at a Club Christmas picnic. The car later won Restoration of the Year for Barry's efforts. Barry sold this car to John Harris of Queensland in September 2002.
The famous Capitol Motors Chev II #27 steeped in history and driven by New Zealand charger Barry Butterworth. Owned now by promoter / entrepreneur Phil Christensen.
Top clubman Allan Mace runs the ex Al Staples midget # NSW38 on the Newcastle track. The car was restored by Club historian Bill Lawler and later sold to Allan. The car runs a Holden grey engine.
One of the regular star cars of the 1960s, the Wells Holden # 54 . Originally built by Bill and Keith Wells and driven by Lew Marshall, Kevin Gormly and Sid Middlemass to name a few, the car has been restored and is driven by Bill and his son Greg in club runs.
They are all gems, this one's a pearl ! The Allan Marshall Jeep Special , NSW26. The late Allan Marshall is shown here in the car he built with his father in 1947. Allan raced #26 against all the best including Sir Jack, and won some great events. The car is now owned by clubmember Cyril Robinson.
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Here's a great old car ! The first Ern Meagher car # 73
It runs a grey Holden and has parts of two previously famous midgets, body parts of the original Frank Brewer # 48 car and has the complete body off
the first Werner Greve # 13 car. A brush stroke was added to Greve's number 13 making it 73.
This car was an AGP winner.
And here's # 73 with Rob Steep thoroughly enjoying 73 at Nowra Motopark. Rob is a very enthusiastic club member and has a great wealth of speedway knowledge. 73 is now owned by Sheldon Olling, son of 73's former driver Lindsay Olling.
