Classic Cars in Rhodesia

Motor Racing in Rhodesia

MASHONALAND 100 - September 1957 - Photos Peter Huson
Ford Special (No 29 - CJ Meadows) with MGA (No 32 - Isaac Codron) behind	Jaguar D-Type (No 3 - Jimmy GR Watson)
ERA (No 1 - Jimmy de Villiers) followed by Jaguar D-Type (No 3 - Jimmy GR Watson)	ERA (No 1 - Jimmy de Villiers)
Jaguar D-Type (No 3 - Jimmy GR Watson)	Last race of the day, fastest car ERA (No 1 - Jimmy de Villiers) and Triumph T110 (No 39 K Robas) - Note chain coming off the motorcycle
MGAs	MGA (No 37 GJ Kirk) with MGA (No 31 Noel Matthews) behind
Various single seaters	Various motorcycles, 2nd bike is possibly Velocette (No 23 - JH Stander)
Various motorcycles	Various motorcycles
Various single seaters	Various single seaters
Various sports cars, Austin Healey on right
R.E. Alfa driven by Peter Huson lining up for the left hander after the hairpin at Kumalo, possibly in June 1966. This Alfa was built by Ray Reed of Ray's Engineering, Gwelo, hence the R.E. in the name. The chassis and general suspension is based on the LDS Cooper, fitted with a modified Alfa engine. Ray entered the car in the 1965 South African Grand Prix, but did not take part. After Peter crashed in the car during the 1966 Rhodesian Grand Prix, Ray bought back the remains with the intention of building a sports racing car. Ray was killed in an aircraft accident on 8 May 1970 near Nottingham Road in South Africa. Under Ray and later Peter's ownership, the car was painted a dark green, darker that British Racing Green with white detail. NOTE: Various websites say that Ray died in January 1965, this is not correct.	No. 10 R.E. Alfa driven by Peter Huson and No. 9 Lotus 20 driven by John McNicol at the Kumalo circuit, possibly in June 1966
RE Alfa in 2018, owned by Lance Vogel - Photo Terry Wilford
Article from "Wings over Africa" Jan 1971	South African CAA Air Accident Index
Yimken-BMC driven by Peter Huson at Kumalo, ex Gordon Littleford, ex Clive Puzey who imported the car into Rhodesia.	Yimken without its bodywork
Mini Traveller raced successfully by Peter Huson	Mini Traveller raced successfully by Peter Huson
Peter Huson's Mini Traveller at Umvukwes, Rhodesia on the Central Africa rally, April 1963.
Bulawayo 1968 - No. 84 Lola T70 Mike d'Udy	Bulawayo 1968 -No. 86 Ford Mirage Malcolm Guthrie
Bulawayo 1968 - No. 82 Porsche 910/21 Charles Lukas	Bulawayo mid 1960s No. 38 Mirage Steve Mellett
Chevron B8 Brian Redman 1968	Chevron B8 Brian Redman 1968
Paul Hawkins Ferrari 330 P4 1968	1968 Start of Bulawayo 100 race. No. 21 LDS Alfa Chris Ward, No. 11 Lotus Ford John McNichol, No. 8 Lola F5000 Jackie Pretorius.
1967	1967
1967 No. 128 Renault Scamp Porter	1967
1967	1967 No. 82 Lola Chev Paul Hawkins
1967	1967 No. 151Y John Love driving Peter Gough's car as Peter was ill
Mustang No. 176 Basil van Rooyen	Cortina Peter Parnell No. 154, Cortina Mike HollinsheadNo. 152
Prize giving, Mrs. Janet Smith, Col. Everard, Basil van Rooyen	Prize giving, Mrs. Janet Smith, Col. Everard, John Love
1967 Khumalo - Mini No. 104 E. Creig, Cortina No. 154 Peter Parnell	1967 Khumalo
1966 Khumalo	1968 Khumalo Brabham No. 3 Basil van Rooyen
	No. 37? Yamaha either a TR2-350 or a TD2-250 Ophie Howard
No. 58 & No. 26
Ford Escort No. 152Y Peter Gough, Mini No. 102 Bobby Croucamp	No. 154 Cortina Peter Parnell
Formula Vee	Alfa GTV Basil van Rooyen
	Mini Derek Henderson?, Cortina Gary Ainscough, Renault R8 Pete Symons
No. 1 Lotus 49 John Love	Ford Escort No. 152Y Peter Gough
No. 126 Renault 8 Jeff Mortimer
Many thanks to Peter Huson for the photos on this page

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