Grant Clearwater driving the 1965 Capella II at Rod Millen's Leadfoot Festival hillclimb, 7th February 2016. This takes place on the 1 mile long drive and an invitation event that a attracts a wide variety of motorised vehicles, from trucks to motorcycles, vintage to modern.
Built on a dirt floor in Southland by Bill Barber (Bill went on to building air craft), this car is advanced for its age. Rack and pinion steering, suspension ball joints and disc brakes, cast uprights and fiberglass bodywork. First raced at Teretonga in 1965 (Lap Record in 1967, 2007); Coronet Peak Hillclimb winner 2000; Josephville Hillclimb winner 2014 and raced at the following events: Wellington Street race, Dunedin Street races. Queenstown Street races, Waimate Street Races, Levels, Ruapuna, Taupo, Manfield, Doctors Hill, Gore standing 1/4, 3 mile hill.
Size: 3064px × 2043px
Location: Leadfoot Ranch, Hahei, NZ
Photo credit: © Monza Ltd NZ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1965, 2016, 7th, capella, clearwater, feb, grant, hahei, hillclimb, leadfoot, millen, nz, rod, white/red
