ProdSports and after.

Being a bit of a hoarder I still have my old "Prodsportsman" newsletters. In the 70s they were still printed on foolscap paper and on a Gestetner, just like the early Slipstreams. The photos weren't too flash but interesting nevertheless. Here's a few.

Doug, Barry and Ron.

The Main Bolwell and the Docker Bolwell. However that's not Barry driving No.25, it's the "Good Captain".

This is what John Latham drove when not driving the Midget.

Ranald.

This is Alan Edwards pre Bolwell. Alan Hanns was also pedalling a Datto pre Bolwell. Both their Datsuns went North afterwards. If you are wondering why there's no John Gourlay Bolwell in this lot it's because around this time he was stepping out of his ProdSports Spitfire and into a very quick Midget. John Latham ran a Midget as did Alex Tsakmakis. Speaking of Alex, here's one of him in the Bolwell leading Ron.

B8/75 was a very formidable racecar but the ProdSports career was shortlived. It was a very quick road car too, probably still is.

I took this photo soon after, in its roadgoing phase.

It was at the back of a warehouse in a lane behind Elizabeth Street, that part on the other side of Latrobe Street that heads out to Flemington Road.

Same car? Looks like it. This was taken by Warwick at the 1979 Victorian Show 'n' Tell. Tell me Peter, who was the P-plated member at that time.

We in SA were unfamiliar with the car until it turned up in Performance Cars yard on North East Road where it was bought by the late Gus Safranko.

It was a very quick car then, with Gus making it much quicker again.

When Gus eventually sold it, it went to the Apple Isle to Mark Williams. Mark may still have it, I'm not sure.