Post by steveholmes on Apr 4, 2016 19:39:20 GMT 12
Hi folks, I'm posting here in the hope a few of you might be able to help me with some older photos I require for a book I'm working on called Kiwi Speedway Culture. I'm a motoring/motorsport journalist, and have written for various NZ and Aussie car mags for about 15 years, as well as written several car and motorbike related books.
This particular book is about people involved in speedway, and includes about 25 different people. Included are a few current NZ champions, as well as former champions, other top-flight drivers, grass-roots racers, car builders, retired racers, and a couple of speedway related museums.
What I'm currently after are old race car photos, and hoping some of you can help me out. Many of the past and even current racers who have been in the sport a long time don't have any interest in their old cars, and as a result, don't really have any photos of their cars. So I wanted to start a thread, which I'll need to keep updated as I progress through the book, requesting specific photos.
At this stage, what I am after are photos of any of Russell Joblin's race cars, including his Midget, flat chassis Stock Cars, his space-frame Stock Car, and his Modified.
Am also after pics of Albert Gordge's Midget and Stock Cars, plus his nephew Murray Gordge's cars, including the various Modifieds he has raced himself, some of his early customer cars, early Stock Cars including the Sidewinder, and his Saloon.
Also, need pics of Bruce Robertson's various race cars, including the Tank.
Last but not least, for now, any of the Saloon cars raced by Maurice Cowling. Actually, Maurice does have a real interest in his old cars, but any additional photos would be appreciated.
The photos can either be action shots or parked in the pits. Anything is appreciated.
Now, this is important. The photos need to be either ones you took yourself, or ones you own the copyright to (ie, your father, or some other relative, or close friend etc took and you have permission to use). They can't just be pics you found on the internet, as we unfortunately can't use those for copyright reasons.
Thanks in advance. Please feel free to post pics here, but also please email me at: steve@musclecardigitalmagazine.com
I hope the moderators are OK with this thread.
This particular book is about people involved in speedway, and includes about 25 different people. Included are a few current NZ champions, as well as former champions, other top-flight drivers, grass-roots racers, car builders, retired racers, and a couple of speedway related museums.
What I'm currently after are old race car photos, and hoping some of you can help me out. Many of the past and even current racers who have been in the sport a long time don't have any interest in their old cars, and as a result, don't really have any photos of their cars. So I wanted to start a thread, which I'll need to keep updated as I progress through the book, requesting specific photos.
At this stage, what I am after are photos of any of Russell Joblin's race cars, including his Midget, flat chassis Stock Cars, his space-frame Stock Car, and his Modified.
Am also after pics of Albert Gordge's Midget and Stock Cars, plus his nephew Murray Gordge's cars, including the various Modifieds he has raced himself, some of his early customer cars, early Stock Cars including the Sidewinder, and his Saloon.
Also, need pics of Bruce Robertson's various race cars, including the Tank.
Last but not least, for now, any of the Saloon cars raced by Maurice Cowling. Actually, Maurice does have a real interest in his old cars, but any additional photos would be appreciated.
The photos can either be action shots or parked in the pits. Anything is appreciated.
Now, this is important. The photos need to be either ones you took yourself, or ones you own the copyright to (ie, your father, or some other relative, or close friend etc took and you have permission to use). They can't just be pics you found on the internet, as we unfortunately can't use those for copyright reasons.
Thanks in advance. Please feel free to post pics here, but also please email me at: steve@musclecardigitalmagazine.com
I hope the moderators are OK with this thread.
