Eastern Creek Classics 2006

[motorsportnerd]

Looks like Cyco took more photos of non-Australian cars than I did. Here's my last lot of photos of non-Aussie cars.
1. Porsche 930T; 2. Porsche 944;

And just for the Aussie Holden fans, here's three pictures of the new Holden VE
3 VE Calais; 4 VE Calais & SS; 5 VE Omega.

I have heaps of photos of Aussie cars, but I should probably use them in Henk's Oddball Corner.

[motorsportnerd]

Two more for luck
1. Porsche 928; 2. MG ZT

[Cyco]

1 - 4: Layland P76 Force 7 V
5 & 6: Very early Renault

[Cyco]

1 - 3: Lancia Fulvia
4: Fulvia Zagato
5: Delta Integrale
6: Appia Spyder

That is about the end of the pics I have worth posting

Edit to correct names

[acemotorsport]

off the muscle car masters website
If the first Australian Muscle Car Masters was BIG, then this year’s event is going to be HUGE! The fully-subscribed grids for the Biante Historic Touring Cars are sure to turn on another great spectacle, but there’s also been enormous interest from owners of Series Production, Historic Group C/Group A touring cars, sports sedans etc also wishing to take part in Australia’s most dynamic muscle car show. Just to wet your appetites, take a look at some of the famous race cars already on the list. And there’s many more to come!
• Bond LH HDT Bathurst livered ManChamp 75 L-34 Group C
• Gough LH Champ Series 76 L-34 Group C
• Wigston LX Champ Series livered 78 A9X (S) Group C
• Janson / Perkins LX Bathurst livered 77 A9X (H) Group C
• Wigston/Hindhaugh LX Bathurst livered 77 A9X (H) Group C
• Brock LX HDT Sandown 500 livered 78 A9X (S) Group C
• Brabham / Muir LX Bathurst livered 78 A9X (S) Group C
• Forbes / Bartlett LX Bathurst livered 78 A9X (H) Group C
• Grice / Leffler LX Bathurst livered 78 A9X (H) Group C
• Wigston / O’Brien LX Bathurst livered 79 A9X (H) Group C
• Morris / Quester LX Bathurst livered 79 A9X (H) Group C
• Cullen / Jones VC Bathurst livered 82 C’dore - Group C
• Janson / Rogers VC Bathurst livered 82 C’dore - Group C
• Keogh / Mathieson XD Bathurst livered 80 Falcon - Group C
• Seldon / Rowe ZZ Bathurst livered 81Gemini - Group C
• Bailey / Land Celica Bathurst livered 81 Toyota - Group C
• Muir / Geoghegan XD Bathurst livered 81 Falcon - Group C
• Holden / Arnell TC Escort Bathurst livered 81 Ford - Group C
• Burges / Brown RX7 Bathurst livered 82 Mazda - Group C
• Blanchard LH Champ livered 75 L-34 - Group C
• Williamson / Quinn Celica Bathurst livered 76 Toyota - Group C
• Harris / Clark Celica Bathurst livered 76 Toyota - Group C
• Kay / Power Dolomite Bathurst livered 80 - Truimph - Group C
• Finnigan / Wittig Isuzu Bathurst livered 81 - Gemini - Group C
• Marshall / Von Rooyen LX Bathurst livered 77 - A9X (S) - Group C
• Harvey LX Championship livery 78 - A9X (H) - Group C
• Anderson / Anderson Mustang Bathurst livered 85 - Ford - Group A
• Longhurst Sierra Champ Car 89 - Ford - Group A
• Johnson Bowe Sierra Champ Car 88 - Ford - Group A
• Gibbs VL Championship Car 91 - C’dore - Group A
• Ritter/Reed E38 Bathurst 71 - Charger
• Chivas / Beck E49 Bathurst 72 - Charger
• Cooke / Leeds LC Bathurst livered 71 - XU-1
• Ian Diffen E49 Sports Sedan 76 - (period) - Charger
• Brock LJ HDT Bathurst livered 72/73 - XU-1
• Jane / Harvey LJ Champ Series 73 - XU-1
• Brock / Morris LC HDT Bathurst livered 70 - XU-1
• Devine Champ Pest Control Tasman Series 71- XU-1
• Grice / Murray LJ Champ Series 73 - XU-1
• Dickson / Stevens HQ GTS Bathurst 73 - Monaro
• East LH Period Log Booked Group C 74 - L-34 • Brabham / Moss LH Bathurst livered 76 - L-34
• Morris / Fitzpatrick LH Bathurst livered 76 - L34
• Morris / Fitzpatrick LH/X Bathurst livered 77 - A9X (S)
• Rogers LX Rothmans 500 livered 78 - A9X (H)
• Rogers / Stevens LX Bathurst livered 79 - A9X (H)
• Matthews / Toepher VH Bathurst livered 84 - C’dore
• Cullen / Jones VK Bathurst livered 84 - C’dore
• Harrop / Harris VH Castrol 500 livered 84 - C’dore
• Beck / Rush XY Bathurst livered 71 - HO Phase 3
• Goss / Bartlett XB Bathurst livered 75 - GT
• French / Leonard XC Bathurst livered 77 - GT
• Richards / Hobbs 635 CSi Bathurst livered 82 - BMW
RACE REPLICAS
• Sharp XY Brabham livered 71 - GT
• Goss / Bartlett XA Bathurst livered 74 - GT
• Geoghegan E49 Bathurst 72 - Charger
• Beechey / McKeown E38 Bathurst 71 - Charger
• Nelson / Naughton E38 Bathurst Replica 71
• Geoghegan / Brown E38 Bathurst Replica 71
• Brock / Sampson L34 Bathurst livered 75 - Torana

more here http://www.chevron.com.au/musclecar_masters.html

[nota]

Well I must say it was a pleasure to meet up with these two fellow members

In a related highlight of the day, your dauntless UCP correspondents also ventured onto an ancient (1930s?) Sydney double-decker bus for a Hot Lap around the Eastern Creek race circuit. So there we were up in the top deck of this old AEC bus that was packed to capacity, and boy did it list alarmingly around the hairpins which obliged all of the upstairs passengers to lean right in through the corners, just like a motorcyclist, in an attempt of pure self-preservation

This bus ride included a truly 'believe it or not' moment wherein we overtook a string of Falcon GTs up the inside of Turn 4!



Unfortunately I arrived quite late after getting lost deep in the sticks of west Sydney, so only a few pics from me .. starting with this rare & pretty Jensen-bodied Austin A40 (import)

[nota]

For the 'non-Australians' here's some unique local variants of Austin A40 Devon, including the Tourer (no side windows) and Utility ..

Plus for good measure this once popular (and also Oz-only factory built) Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane ute from the 1950s

[nota]

Continuing the ute theme is the befinned Chrysler Royal Wayfarer, this one an AP3 dating from 1960

The 'AP' designation stood for 'Australian Production' with this obviously being the 3rd and final model in its AU-only series. AP Chryslers debuted in 1957 and were a loose evolution of the old pre-1955 Canadian P-25 'Plodge' designs. Mopar lovers may recognise the mishmash of various bits and pieces adapted from later US models, including the grafted front clip and rear quarters that were an attempt to keep the styling ahem 'contemporary' as it struggled right through into 1962

For even higher levels of fin elevation, the earlier AP2 model famously carried an additional towering set of fibreglass fins atop the original steel units ..

[EDIT] note the beautiful and once-common 'Bug Deflector' aftermarket bonnet mascot with its translucent wings that supposedly swept aside insects from splotching onto your windscreen :lovit:

Btw I once owned a black AP3 V8 sedan (313cid polysphere) with the pushbutton auto they were an exceedingly tough and durable car and perfectly suited to the Ute application seen here

And for a curio this ratty 1968 'VE' Chrysler Valiant Regal with the 160hp Slant Six. Regals were a mid-range model and the VE series featured similar but not identical tail lights to 2nd gen Plymouth Barracudas

[nota]

Look out it's our national automotive icon the redoubtable Goggomobile Dart (yes it's THE Dart!) with the 2 Stroke whirring away busily & blowing a customary plume of smoke. Not shown is a large and angry swarm of vintage scooters (Vespas & Lambrettas) which in 2 Stroke sympathy escorted the Goggo as it tootled by

Then a well presented Lloyd (Alexander?) wagon, and rear aspect of the tiny but utterly gorgeous Riley Imp

[nota]

Next up is an immaculate 'HD' Holden Premier with the 3 litre I-6, their topline car from 1965. After Holden's wildly popular EH, the HD model initially sold well but was later deeply spurned by the public, who joked that HD stood for Highly Dangerous .. due to its narrow track-width and rolly polly handling. Further ridicule was provided by the HD's scalloped mudguard projections around the headlights, a style feature that offered little in the way of pedestrian safety - indeed these razor-sharp metal arcs were skeptically nicknamed as 'pedestrian slashers' and 'kidney scoops'

Also shown a green HT Holden Brougham of 1969. Again their most expensive model of the day and debuting Holden's rorty locally-designed 308cid V8 which replaced the lethargic Chev 307. Wheels magazine tested this new 308 Brougham (equipped with the standard Powerglide auto transmission) and reported they were now capable of an impressive 80 mph .. in first gear!

Last Holden shown is an orange second-gen LX-model Torana SS Hatchback. Again motivated by Holden's 5-Litre V8 (metric rename of 308cid) but riding on dinky 13" wheels, the Torana SS was a cheapish, compact & light car of Cortina size that dominated local motorsport and offered scintillating performance value in 1975

[nota]

Now some Fords, opening with two 1965 Ford 'XP' Hardtops in Falcon, and Falcon Futura (luxury) trim. Quite distinct from early Falcons of the US or Argentina, including its bodywork with those Mercury Comet-sourced front panels and unique high-mounted tail lights - as exhibited by the baby-blue XP sedan visible behind in pic #1

This 1968 'XT' Falcon GT in 'Zircon Green' lacks only the original Lucas Flamethrower driving lights to be fully stock. Like the Torana previously posted, these Falcon XT GTs garnered respect in race and rally - almost winning the Bathurst 500 and best known for coming 3rd, 5th and 8th in the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon
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Finally for me .. what else but the quintessential Aussie Disaster, that being the 1973 Leyland P-76

A very sympathetically restored and now super rare example of the hideous baseline Deluxe model with the great 4.4 litre all-alloy V8 (square bore/stroke) and h/d 4 speed manual, shown in 'Country Cream'. A torquey 192hp via a mundane 2-barrel carby might not sound too impressive, yet for perspective this large & clever V8 sedan weighs a mere 1206kg - which btw is lighter than many 4-cyl tiddlers made today, including any Ford Focus or VW Golf eg

[dracu777]

Very nice guys. Awesome pictures, and excellent commentary where due. I love to hear about the cars I will never see unless I go down under. Keep 'em coming guys. Great work.

[2ndclasscitizen]

Last Holden shown is an orange second-gen LX-model Torana SS Hatchback. Again motivated by Holden's 5-Litre V8 (metric rename of 308cid) but riding on dinky 13" wheels, the Torana SS was a cheapish, compact & light car of Cortina size that dominated local motorsport and offered scintillating performance value in 1975

You ever own or drive an SS nota?

[nota]

Well I once owned a new SS in Commodore VK Group A form along with a very tidy second-hand LC Torana GTR XU-1 ..

But I'm sure you're enquiring about the Torana SS of which I admittedly have little experience - except by coincidence of having the use of a near-new LX SS manual Hatchback (an almost identical Mango unit but with 8" Hotwire mags instead of the aftermarket 7" Hotwires pictured) as a personal car-yard 'gopher' get-around for about 6 weeks in late 1975, when I worked for Dustings the now-defunct Holden dealer in Melbourne. Dustings are remembered as campaigning the L34 Torana which had that HUGE accident on Conrod Straight at Bathurst back in 1974

I've also been for a few terror-laden rides in 2nd-gen Torana V8s, including a repowered Chev 383 @ over 110 mph in a 35 zone ..

But yes the 5-Litre SS's were & still are light, brutally torquey and probably way overpowered, requiring finesse and concentration, lacking the easily accessible precision of earlier-gen XU-1s .. and yes despite this or more probably because of it, the good ones are an absolute gas to drive

Does this answer your Q?

[2ndclasscitizen]

Very well, sounds like fun. Probably why most of the LX Torana's I saw at the Shannon's show all had ~285 rears