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Photo Credit: Eric F Baxter

 

Ford Zodiac "Shooting Brake" 1958. Photo taken at Prestatyn Holiday Camp 1959.

Photo Credit: Bill Chadwick

Bill Chadwick & Chris Coulter, at Cyffylliog Ford, The car is a Wolsley Hornet

Photo Credit: Arthur Jones

Bob Francis & Gerry Turner on Y Rali Gogledd Cymru 1971.

Perhaps Bob could explain the mysterious "third crew member" in the back of the car????

Photo Credit: Bill Chadwick

Bill Chadwick again, this time with navigator Kevin (Curly) Jones, on the "All Fools Rally"

 

Photo Credit: Arthur Jones

Gwyn Prithard & Barry Hughes. Y Rali Gogledd Cymru, 1971

 

Photo Credit: Arthur Jones

Rhyl Festival Week 1971, and Rhyl Motor Club took on Liverpool Motor Club in an Autotest. The Rhyl team was Arthur Jones (Escort), John Spillar (Anglia), Alan Golden (Mini), Ralph Rowlands (Mini), Fred Dovey (Mini) and Roy Hill (Sunbeam Alpine)

 

Photo Credit: Arthur Jones

Skip Brown & Nigel Tomlinson.

Y Rali Gogledd Cymru, 1971

When the RAC Rally really WAS the International Rally of GREAT BRITAIN (rather than a tour of Cardiff)

5 days (AND NIGHTS!) of adventure

Taken from RAC Rally Programme 1970. Priced at 3/- (or 15p!!)

Credit: Arthur Jones

Credit: Allan Clews

....and when the "Welsh" really WAS the Welsh. 3 days of action, throughout Wales....1974

But note the editors at "Welsh Rally Sport" magazine never could spell (even at 15p a copy!)......and this was the year O/S mapping went metric!

Local crews mixing it with the "Big Boys" on the Welsh of this year were: Mike Hinde & M Stevens(100), The Powley Bros(138), P Bartlett & Barry Bartlett(165), Colin Mack & Dave Thomas(210) and Lenny Evans with Ernie Holmes(239)

Famous names competing included: Roger Clark, Chris Sclater, Marku Alen, Pentti Airikkalla, Russell Brookes, John Bloxham, Roy Fiddler, John Haughland, Will Sparrow and Tony Pond!

! There is PLENTY of room left on the rhyldmc website for YOUR Memory Lane Photos !

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