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A new page on this website.
I have colorized a number of original old black and white photos of Midgets
and their drivers from my vast collection of early Midget photos.
Photos from the 1930s to the 1960s - all original b/w photos.
They raced in colour - not black and white.
Wentworth Park Speedway - 1935
The first Speedcar racing in Sydney.
The Touring English Speedcar Team - Sydney Showground -1935
English Speedcar Champion- Jean( Gene - Eugene ) Reville. Jean and his team were the first Speedcars to race at the SydneyShowground ( Nov 2 1935) .
American, English and Australian Speedcar drivers and cars at
Western Springs Speedway - New Zealand -1938
Englishman Bill Reynolds with his 4 wheel drive Skirrow Midget - 1938
Sydney Sportsground .
American Beale Simmons with his Alta engined Midget - SydneySportsground.
On left Oscar Lind (Announcer ) then Frank Arthur (Promoter).
A young Byron Gunther seated in the Paul Swedberg Offy # 18 in Melbourne with Geoirge Beavis (standing ).
Bill Reynolds ( #78 Skirrow) wins the 1941 World's Speedcar Championship at the Sydney Sportsground Speedway.
Mis Penny Penglaze in the Frank Arthur / Empire Speedway's owned midget # 18. Top English Solo rider Jack Parker also drove ths car in the late 1930s.
The actual number 18 was used at a later date with the Fay Taylour - Bill Reynolds V860 ( ex Brewer # 48 owned by Empire Speedways) .
Speedcar racing at Penrith Speedway in the late 1930s.
A Speedcar & driver lineup at the Sydney Sportsground Speedway - late 1930s.
All the top drivers and cars of the day.
American Paul Swedberg's Offenhauser Midget at Mt Panorama Bathurst - 1940.
This was the first Offenhauser engined Midget to race in Australia.
Swedberg drove it at Bathurst over two succssive years.
Top Australian and International Solo Speedway rider Max Grosskreutz sits in his self made Midget Speedcar at Newcastle Speedway, the car was 4 wheel drive and powered by two Rudge Speedway bike engines , 1 front and 1 back.
Top driver Bill Reynold is with Max here in his photo.
Some Champions here !
Andy McGavin - Frank Brewer - Ray Revell - Jack Brabham - SSG.
Touring Irish Speedcar driver Fay Taylour in the Empire Speedway's V860
( running as # 18) at the Sportsground in 1953.
Edna Wells here in the # 6 A Model Ford midget ( ex Ray Revell Q1).
Edna was Fay's female opposition on the track and beat Fay in Match races.
A bit of fun on a 'KRAZY night' at the Sydney Sportsground early 50s,
Bill Reynolds dressed as 'Miss What a Cam" ( due to the profile of his dress ! ) gets pushed away in the Reece Discombe NZ35 V860. No Push Cars in that era. Rider on right in leathers is Graham Warren.
Ray Revell in his 2nd. Midget # 23 Fiat powered - at the Sydney Sportsground Speedway 1930s .
New Zealander Reece Discombe in his Ford V860 NZ35. After racing Reece went into Marine Salvage in Vanuatu and was very successful.
I hope you have enjoyed Page One of this series of Black & White photos transformed into living colour - lots more to come - stay tuned ... Brian
