Ohakea Air Base hosted the Ohakea Trophy car race as part of the Grand Prix circuit, 1950 - 1956. Photograph shows Morrie Proctor's mechanice, both of Wellington, with a Brooklands Riley car 1089cc. In 1951 Morrie Proctor came third in the 2nd Ohakea Tropy driving a Riley 9 Special/Riley 1087cc 4cylinder car.
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Brooklands Riley car 1089cc, Ohakea Trophy car race
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- IMCA Digital Archive
- Date
- 1950s
- Digitisation ID
- 2010P_IMCA-DigitalMaster_004512
- Held In
- IMCA Digital Archive