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W. Harris in a Ford Special slides at the south end of the Pines Beach course after leading from the start of the NZ beach championship. A sand-spattered D. H. Rutherford is garlanded after winning in 34min 42sec for the 30 miles in his home-made, aircraft-engined car.

Facts

  • D. H. Rutherford's winning car in the 1958 NZ beach championship was home-made and fitted with an aircraft engine.

Photos

  • W. Harris, who from the drop of the flag took the lead in the New Zealand beach race championship at Pines Beach yesterday, goes into a slide at the south end of the course. Harris is driving a Ford Special.
  • A sand-spattered D. H. Rutherford is garlanded after his fine win in the time of 34min 42sec for the thirty-mile distance. His car is home-made and fitted with an aircraft engine.
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RACING APLE AT NTY PINE S BE ЛОТО ACI R 21-7-58 W. HARRIS, who from the drop of the flag took the lead in the New Zealand beach race championship at Pines Beach yesterday, goes into a slide at the south end of the course. Harris is driving a Ford Special. RIGHT: A sand-spattered D. H. Rutherford is garlanded after his fine win in the time of 34min 42sec for the thirty-mile distance. His car is home-made and fitted with an aircraft engine.

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