The Manfeild Motor Circuit was built by the Manawatu Car Club Inc. in 1973. It was 3.033km long, with pit and garage areas, and hospitality and toilet facilities for the public. In 1990 the track was extended to international standards. In October...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1970s

Car racing on a dirt track at Awapuni. The track was located in the Pitama Road / Slacks Road area. Hand coloured print

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Pitama / Slacks Road area, Palmerston North
Date:          December 31, 1949

Palmerston North held its 75th Jubilee Celebrations during the week of 15th March 1952. Shown here is a line of cars lead by a jigger taking part in the parade. The building to the right of the cars is the Waldegrave Building, still standing today...

Creator:      Clarice Parlane
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 15, 1952

This Feilding Panelbeating Co. car was racing at Himatangi Beach to the north on damp reed flats.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1950 to circa 1959

Racing at Himatangi Beach to the north on damp reed flats. A large crowd lines the track on the beach to watch.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1950 to circa 1959

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 January, 1959. "The Palmerston Driver S. H. Jensen is pictured in his home-built 1500 c.c. Cooper after receiving the [unreadable] victory laurels and trophy for his ...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Levin
Date:          1959-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

A vintage car taking part in the city centennial celebrations makes its way down Main Street East.

Creator:      John Cleland
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          February 1971

Palmerston North held its 75th Jubilee Celebrations during the week of 15th March 1952. Shown here is a line of cars lead by a jigger taking part in the parade. The building to the right of the cars is the Waldegrave Building, still standing today...

Creator:      Clarice Parlane
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          March 15, 1952

The safety fence at the showground’s which has taken some knocks from speedway and stock-cars. A Mr Ray New wanted to replace these fences with a concrete safety fence that would enable speedway and stock-cars to race on the same night.

Creator:      Manawatu Guardian
Place:          The Showgrounds. Palmerston North
Date:          1975

This 1929 Austin Seven, owned by Mr Les Albon, was put on display at the Rangitāne area cub day held at the Awapuni racecourse. The cub day was to commemorate the birth of Lord Baden-Powell and 72 years of scouting. The boy climbing into the drive...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          67 Racecourse Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Date:          March 8, 1982

The seventh annual meeting of the Manawatu Daimler and Lanchester Owners Club attracted 14 entries for judging. Cars from left: Maurice Hislop’s 1972 Sovereign (3rd place); John Falkner’s Majestic Major 1962 (1st place in best overall condition);...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          February 17, 1982

An unidentified man and woman sitting in their car in a country area.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1905 to circa 1910

Maurice Thompson was a member of the Sta Andrew's Presbyterian Church Blble Class. He had a Bible Class badge especially made to sit on the front of his Ford car. The car was in Dannevirke for the annual Bible Class Conference.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Dannevirke
Date:          1952 to 1953

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 1967

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 Oha...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1950s

Ohakea Air Base hosted the Ohakea Trophy car race as part of the Grand Prix circuit, 1950 - 1956. Shown here is George Cogland of Australia with his racing car, a T.M.M.G. 1250cc car.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1950s

James Fielding racing a midget car - No. 40 - at the Awapuni track. The track was located in the Pitama Road / Slacks Road area.

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 31, 1949

Written on the back of the print is “First motor car in Palmerston North. E A Schwartz, salesman”. The car is standing outside O’Connor & Tydeman’s jeweller shop and G. H. Scott’s cycle shop, which stood on part section 254, The Square, alongside...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1902

This negative comes from the Elmar Collection - a large series of semi-identified and unidentified images from the 1930s-1970s. 

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Date:          May 1967

John McMillan was the factory foreman at A. Jackson & Son Engineering in Miramar, Wellington. He talked the proprietor, Albert Jackson, into building this one-off racing car - a Jackson Special 4024cc. The car was only raced twice, and on the seco...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū
Date:          1950s