Standard Vanguard

Drivers

Other Standard entries

Results

Lap times and speeds

In the clippings (28)

1 Nov 1951Ransley, Wheeler fastest at motor race meetingAt the Motor Racing Club's meeting at Pleasant Point, the fastest laps were by C.19 Jan 1952High speeds at motor racingAt the Motor Racing Club's grass track meeting at Loburn, Hec Green's R.A.23 Feb 1952Lap record at Wigram car race todayBob Gibbons of Wellington, in a 1000cc Cooper, easily won the first 25-mile heat of the Lady Wigram Trophy from…23 Feb 1952Les Moore has second big motor race winLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy final in his Grand Prix Alfa Romeo before 14,000 to 15,000 spectators,…1 Mar 1952Fast lap times feature of big Wigram car raceLes Moore averaged an officially timed 76.79 mph for the 50 miles.25 Feb 1952Fast average times recorded: win for L. Moore's Alfa RomeoLes Moore won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy for the second year running at an average of 76.79 mph, compared with…5 Apr 1952Racing cars use grass course in Hororata eventsAbout 4500 watched the Motor Racing Club's handicap races on Hororata Racecourse.12 Apr 1952Many watch car racing at HororataMore than 2500 gathered before lunch at Hororata racecourse for the Motor Racing Club's meeting in aid of the Hororata…12 Apr 1952Motor racing on grass track has successful debutReview of the Motor Racing Club's first grass-track meeting at Hororata racecourse (a crowd of about 4500), judged a…22 Dec 1952South Island beach championship: H. Green wins easilyHec Green (rear-engined Vanguard Special), 1950 NZ 100-mile road race champion at Wigram, won the 50-mile South Island…20 Dec 1952Hec Green winner of fifty-mile beach racing titleHec Green won the fifty-mile South Island beach-racing championship at South Brighton in his R.A.26 Dec 1952Hec Green not hard pressed to win South Island beach car titleHec Green averaged under 60mph in his R.A.17 Jan 1953McCormack's Bay circuit provides good car racingA crowd estimated between 3,000 and 7,000 watched the Motor Racing Club's scratch and handicap races at McCormacks Bay…19 Jan 1953Motor racing on Causeway: Shuter drives wellFrank Shuter's lengthened, low-slung Ford V8 hot rod won two races at the Motor Racing Club's McCormacks Bay meeting…24 Jan 1953Racing drivers found Sumner circuit easyFrank Shuter, Hec Green and Hec McLean made light work of the McCormacks Bay-Sumner Causeway circuit at the Motor…21 Jan 1953Motor-cycle racing: clubs' event for air race fundsMore than 80 entries for the motor-cycle racing festival at Wigram, the first time motorcycles raced there.24 Jan 1953Motor-cycle racing: rain spoils Wigram meetingA bleak report on the Wigram motor-cycle meeting: crowd of about 3,000, rain squalls, long gaps between races and Des…28 Feb 1953Ron Roycroft in second big car race win to-dayRon Roycroft (Alfa Romeo, Auckland) won the 50-mile Lady Wigram Trophy in 38min 42sec, flawless as at Mairehau a month…28 Feb 1953Wellington driver established new Wigram car recordBob Gibbons (Cooper 1100, Wellington) set a new Wigram lap record in the under-1500cc preliminary at the 1953 Lady…27 Feb 1953Nelson driver takes first car raceHalsey Logan of Nelson (H.R.G.) won the under-1500cc 25-mile preliminary by a hair's breadth from Pat Hoare (R.A.27 Nov 1954H. Green breaks Car Club recordHec Green cut the Rakaia track record from 32.05sec to 30.2sec at the Rakaia Car Club meeting; the track was a shade…6 Nov 1954Fastest lap in car race to ShadboltA. Shadbolt took the lap record and the D. W. Wild Trophy at the Rakaia Domain meeting with his home-made rear-engined…4 Jun 1957G. Palmer romps home in Southbridge HundredGeorge Palmer of Hamilton won the Motor Racing Club's 24-lap Southbridge 100 in a 2-litre Cooper-Bristol, giving away…27 Jan 1958Lady Wigram Trophy won by Scott-BrownOne-handed Scotsman Archie Scott-Brown dominated the 1958 Lady Wigram Trophy in Brian Lister's Lister-Jaguar, setting…15 Jul 1958Rutherford's easy beach title winOnly twelve cars started the 30-mile NZ beach championship at Pines Beach because 1957 champion Ron Roycroft did not…15 Jul 1958Aero-engined special wins N.Z. beach eventCulverden sheepfarmer D. H. Rutherford won the NZ beach race championship at Pines Beach in his Lycoming aero-engined…29 Aug 1958Dust and stones hazard at Birdling's Flat racesAbout 3000 watched saloon, sports and racing cars on a one-mile grass circuit at Birdlings Flat, organised by the…23 Jan 1960Brabham won race at just under 90 m.p.h.Jack Brabham won the sixth international Lady Wigram Trophy in his works Formula I Cooper-Climax at just under 90 mph,…

Cars are grouped by make and model as the papers printed them; individual chassis aren’t identified. Know more about this car?