A.I.R Adelaide 1970's nostalgia pics

Girl Torque · Post by **Girl Torque** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:51 pm

yeah I'm proud of my Dad

54_coupe_ute · Post by **54_coupe_ute** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:08 pm

everyone remembers the top runners but i would give my righty to have even a 6 cly rail. ..BUT gezz BOUNTY HUNTERS COOL

fredeuce · Post by **fredeuce** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:14 pm

Some more this time from the May 1972 meeting.

fredeuce · Post by **fredeuce** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:17 pm

This was spotted at a Round of the Touring Cars at AIR in June 1973. Was owned by Greg Ockenden at the time.

54_coupe_ute · Post by **54_coupe_ute** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:37 pm

Fred i remember all those cars . i have the the pic of the moroon 36 but the one thats always stuck in my head was Brian gursensky's 36 coupe . check out my avatar and the 36 coupe . I COULD MAKE THAT OUT OF A INTER COUPE UTE.

the green ford coupe Warren Young

fredeuce · Post by **fredeuce** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:51 pm

Some more from around Oct/Nov1975

Eeyore · Post by **Eeyore** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:02 am

Wow what else can you say... some incredible photos in there. I wonder how many have those altereds have survived?

I particularly like the shot of Ben Gatt's Funny Car... never seen the damage before, almost looks like it could have been repaired. I thought the car was totally burnt? It must have been another incident. What ever happened to the chassis?

Retro Boy · Post by **Retro Boy** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:07 am

I remember one time we were at the top end as Jim Walton in "Hard Goer" come through the lights under full power with 3 wheels clearly off the deck! Also Cliff Kiss in that "Coutts T" - was it the '73 or '74 Nationals at AIR? I think it had an auto tranny so every time he hit throttle it just stood up on the back wheels. The picture of the front engine car the Roly Leahy had while not a very clear could have been a car I later ran. I'm only going buy the roll cage and that Roly was a past owner of a car I later owned. I wonder if the skinny kid in a purple shirt by the Proud Australian is me?? It could be, I dunno?
Cheers
Tony

fredeuce · Post by **fredeuce** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:26 am

Girl Torque wrote:ok not sure of time lines, will have to ask but here's the pics anyway - all Russell Parker (Dad)

These pics look like the early days of drag racing in SA at Brooksfield. Mid to late sixties period would be my guess.

THOMMO · Post by **THOMMO** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:15 am

fredeuce wrote:
Girl Torque wrote:ok not sure of time lines, will have to ask but here's the pics anyway - all Russell Parker (Dad)
These pics look like the early days of drag racing in SA at Brooksfield. Mid to late sixties period would be my guess.

Gday Fred
The newspaper article is dated sept 4 1978
several years into AIR's life.

Girl Torque wrote:yeah I'm proud of my Dad

Your sure do have a dad to be proud of Carly
He's among the who's who of SA legends

fredeuce · Post by **fredeuce** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:32 am

THOMMO wrote:
fredeuce wrote:
Girl Torque wrote:ok not sure of time lines, will have to ask but here's the pics anyway - all Russell Parker (Dad)
These pics look like the early days of drag racing in SA at Brooksfield. Mid to late sixties period would be my guess.
Gday Fred
The newspaper article is dated sept 4 1978
several years into AIR's life.

Thommo just to clarify, my response is to the pics posted by Girl Torque on P2 of this thread. Those pics show an old Flathead powered rail.Definitely not AIR. A different car to the one referred to in the newspaper clipping on P3.
Cheers

THOMMO · Post by **THOMMO** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:32 am

Kieth Burgin Photos.

THOMMO · Post by **THOMMO** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:36 am

fredeuce wrote:
THOMMO wrote:
fredeuce wrote: These pics look like the early days of drag racing in SA at Brooksfield. Mid to late sixties period would be my guess.
Gday Fred
The newspaper article is dated sept 4 1978
several years into AIR's life.

Thommo just to clarify, my response is to the pics posted by Girl Torque on P2 of this thread. Those pics show an old Flathead powered rail.Definitely not AIR. A different car to the one referred to in the newspaper clipping on P3.
Cheers

My Apologies Fred

Girl Torque · Post by **Girl Torque** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:14 pm

just to clarify - the pics I've posted are probably from across a couple of decades. Dad started mucking around in the 60's and sold the rail off in early 80s (horrible day - still remember it and I was a youngin).
Early shots would be Brooksfield and other areas they could use at the time.

Retro Boy · Post by **Retro Boy** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:18 pm

Thommo,- do you have all of KB's pics?
Cheers
Tony