Photos from the recent 2007 All Holden Day, All Ford Day, All Clubs Day & AMC Masters

[IBrake4Rainbows]

That Prowler is RHD.

Interesting.

[motorsportnerd]

1. Studebaker Hawk
2. Toyota Celica GT4
3. Toyota Mark 2
4. Triumph 2500
5. Triumph Mayflower
6. Volvo 850R

[motorsportnerd]

1. Volvo S60R
2. Late '70s VW Passat
3. Porsche 911
4. Pontiac Trans Am Turbo Indy Pace Car
5. Citroen DS
6. Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z

[henk4]

Originally Posted by motorsportnerd

Here's a selection of photos from the event.

1. Alfa Giula 55

it is Giulia SS and not 55

[motorsportnerd]

Now we move on to the Australian Muscle Car Masters. What a fantastic event this was. A huge entry of historic touring cars from the 1950s to the 1990s were entered in a number of events celebrating Australia's touring car and muscle car heritage. The race was notable for the great variety of marques racing.
There were also displays of notable Australian touring cars, including some former Bathurst 1000 winning cars. The crowd was massive - indicating that the Sydney and Australian public find great appeal in events of this nature.

Here's some photos from the event.

1. The 1997 Bathurst 1000 winning Holden Commodore VS of Larry Perkins/Russell Ingall.
2 & 3. The 1984 Spa 24 hour winning Jaguar XJS of Tom Walkinshaw/Chuck Nicholson/Win Percy. I believe this car was one of the three cars that raced as part of the TWR entry in the Bathurst 1000 - possibly the Walkinshaw/Percy entry.
4. John Goss' Jaguar XJS (number 10), presented in the livery of the 1985 Bathurst 1000 winning Jaguar XJS of John Goss/Armin Hahne. Car is photographed alongside the ex-Spa winning TWR Jag. The Goss car is a 1980 Jaguar XJS that John Goss built up to race in Australia's homegown Group C touring car regulations. It was campaigned at Bathurst in 1980, 81, 82 and 84. For the '84 event Tom Walkinshaw partnered John Goss, but the car never left the line, rammed from the rear at the start when the clutch failed on Tom. For 1985, Goss drove one of the TWR cars brought over from the UK and shared it to the win with Armin Hahne, pitting up with a broken seat in the closing laps. For 1986, Goss converted his old Group C Jag to Group A specs and gave it one last Bathurst appearance. A few years ago, Goss restored the old Group C/A Jaguar and decided to present it in the livery of the TWR car he won the Bathurst in.
5. Replica of a late 1970s Peter Brock Holden Torana A9X, as raced in the NZ Central Muscle Cars races.
6. Alfa GTV1750 & Ford Escort racers.

[motorsportnerd]

Originally Posted by henk4

it is Giulia SS and not 55

Thanks, fixed.

[henk4]

was this the Jaguar Heritage owned XJS? That seems to be the most winning car...

[motorsportnerd]

1. Norm Beechy's Monaro GTS 350
2. A Brock Ford Falcon . From the period following the breakdown between Peter Brock and Holden. Brock modified Falcons and raced Sierras for a while. He even modified Lada Samaras Fortunately, I've never seen one, but I have seen the magazine reports from the period about such blasphemy.
3, 4, 5 & 6. The 1987 Bathurst 1000 winning Holden Commodore VL Group A of Peter Brock/Peter McLeod/David Parsons. This was the car that took Brock to his ninth and last Bathurst 1000 win. The win was achieved following the disqualification of the Eggenburger Ford Sierras that finished ahead on the track but were racing with illegal wheel arches. This car was actually the second of the two Brock cars entered in the race and was qualified by Peter McLeod/John Crooke in 20th on the grid. McLeod started the car, getting it to up to 10th after a double stint. Meanwhile Brock's lead car, which Brock started from 11th was retired early with engine failure. Brock got into car no 10 after McLeod's stint and he and David Parsons took it up to 3rd by the end of the race. An impressive effort considering the car wasn't even expected to finish the race (the team suffered from a poor budget and the no 10 Commodore had an old engine and many other parts long past their used by date. It started the race to fulfill sponsor commitments to Mobil).

[fpv_gtho]

Originally Posted by IBrake4Rainbows

That Prowler is RHD.

Interesting.

Its also missing the ugly US spec bumper on the front

[henk4]

Originally Posted by fpv_gtho

Its also missing the ugly US spec bumper on the front

does that make the vehicle less ugly????

[fpv_gtho]

Well this is it WITH the bumper

http://www.4wheelz.net/downloads/ply..._wallpaper.jpg

[motorsportnerd]

Originally Posted by henk4

was this the Jaguar Heritage owned XJS? That seems to be the most winning car...

Its not the Jaguar Heritage owned car. The AMC Masters program lists it as owned by Michael Roddy. The commentators made mention that it was the Spa 24 hour winning car, and also won several other ETCC races. And that it had a Bathurst history as part of the three car TWR squad. It wasn't the car that won the 1985 Bathurst history, so that must mean it was either the Walkinshaw/Percy car which finished third or the Allam/Dickson car which retired early.
I just had a look at the Jaguar Heritage website. They list that the XJS won five races in 1983 and seven in 1984, but they don't suggest that their car is the one that won Spa. Nor is the chassis number of the Jaguar Heritage car listed.
There's a long thread on ten-tenths about old Group A and Group C cars in the Australian Touring Car section. There may be something there about both the Michael Roddy owned car and the Jaguar Heritage owned car.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by motorsportnerd

Its not the Jaguar Heritage owned car. The AMC Masters program lists it as owned by Michael Roddy. The commentators made mention that it was the Spa 24 hour winning car, and also won several other ETCC races. And that it had a Bathurst history as part of the three car TWR squad. It wasn't the car that won the 1985 Bathurst history, so that must mean it was either the Walkinshaw/Percy car which finished third or the Allam/Dickson car which retired early.
I just had a look at the Jaguar Heritage website. They list that the XJS won five races in 1983 and seven in 1984, but they don't suggest that their car is the one that won Spa. Nor is the chassis number of the Jaguar Heritage car listed.
There's a long thread on ten-tenths about old Group A and Group C cars in the Australian Touring Car section. There may be something there about both the Michael Roddy owned car and the Jaguar Heritage owned car.

thanks, so at least two of the cars survived...

[2ndclasscitizen]

Originally Posted by motorsportnerd

More Falcons this time.

1, 2 & 3. The mythical 1972 Ford Falcon XA GT Phase 4.

Originally Posted by motorsportnerd

4. Lotus 340R.

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5. Replica of a late 1970s Peter Brock Holden Torana A9X, as raced in the NZ Central Muscle Cars races.

Originally Posted by motorsportnerd

1. Norm Beechy's Monaro GTS 350

I cannot believe I missed this, F**KING WORK!!!! AHHHH!!!!!

[clutch-monkey]

Originally Posted by motorsportnerd

a media outcry about "killer" high performance cars cause Ford (and Holden and Chrysler) to abandon their planned Bathurst cars due to the ensuing public and political outcry.

seems to happen to a lot of 'dangerous' things

Originally Posted by motorsportnerd

3. Mid 1970s Ford Falcon XB Wagon
4. 1971 Ford Falcon XY Wagon

looking good!

Originally Posted by motorsportnerd

4. Bolwell Nagari - classic small volume Australian muscle car from the early '70s.

funky cars. not too many about is there?

damn, wish i could have come. timetable>me