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| Joe 90 under reconstruction in 2019 |
Twenty five cars have been entered for NZ. Serious ERA competitors’ weapons of choice
include 1920s 4.5 litre Bentleys, 1960s Volvos and Mercedes 280 ‘Pagodas’, and 1970s Porsches.
Peter and Penelope are rallying a 1935 Brooklands Special Talbot, known hereinafter as Joe 90 (no, I don’t know either). The 1930s Talbots were racing thoroughbreds. The 1665cc engine is mated to an advanced Wilson pre-selector gearbox. This example was re-born from a bare chassis in 2019 in Peter’s workshop, emerging with a scratch-built ash frame and aluminium coachwork. A joy to behold and topped with a hood stitched by Penelope her good self.
Peter and Penelope are rallying a 1935 Brooklands Special Talbot, known hereinafter as Joe 90 (no, I don’t know either). The 1930s Talbots were racing thoroughbreds. The 1665cc engine is mated to an advanced Wilson pre-selector gearbox. This example was re-born from a bare chassis in 2019 in Peter’s workshop, emerging with a scratch-built ash frame and aluminium coachwork. A joy to behold and topped with a hood stitched by Penelope her good self.
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| Daphne - now rally-ready and raring |
SuperMario and Rita are fielding Daphne their 1962 Triumph TR4. Lightly rally-prepared with a Stage 2 tuned 2.1 litre engine (mainly for the lovely sound effects) and other tweaks faithful to the Triumph works rally team cars, such as a sump guard: TRs are low-slung. Best of all she is Signal Red, the only proper colour for a TR4. As a concession to NZ's gravel roads she has period Minilite alloy wheels in place of her wires. Both cars have the permitted rally nav equipment, limited to calibrated rally trip meters and stopwatches.
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