Best known in New Zealand for his legendary 200bhp MkIII Zephyr 6, Ernie Sprague also raced MkIV Zephyrs and Zodiacs in Production Races, usually with his son Gary. Together they won the 1967 Wills 6 hour race, and in doing so managed to do what the Mk I - IIIs had not achieved, and taken out New Zealand's top long distance endurance race for production saloons

The race winning car of Ernie & Gary Sprague "Wills Six Hour" Pukekohe October 1967

Ernie Sprague & Peter Wilson in the Sprague workshop

Ernie & Gary Sprague's first 3 litre Zephyr V6

The Angus Hislop/Dick Langley Zodiac leading the similar car of Robbie Francevic/Steve Borich Wills Six Hour" Pukekohe October 1967

Ernie Sprague in the Zephyr gains a place from the Zodiac on the way to taking 2nd place in the "B&H 500" Pukekohe 1969

Advertisement from "The Timaru Herald" 2 December 1967

Pukekohe NZ 1967 - Ernie Sprague's Zodiac leading a mixed field of saloons - note the gates and steel drums at the side of the track!

Graeme Vaughan's V8 Zodiac Opihi School Road Hillclimb near Timaru, NZ 23 May 1982