Australian Muscle Cars [Archive]

kiwi285

08-04-2011, 04:37 AM

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Okay lets widen the countries of interest. Australia has a great history of saloon car racing and they ahve some really great meetings around these cars. Great muscle cars that we will all recognise as they were all the types raced in NZ years ago. We were even lucky enough to see some of the actual cars in NZ when some switched on promoters brought these cars ro NZ.

I have been lucky enough to have attended the Australian Muscle Car Masters in 2005, 2006, 2008 anmd 2010 and have really been treated to the spectacle of some really great cars and racing. The NZ muscle cars groups have made two appearances at Eastern Creek and really stirred the Australian motorsport fans up. Standing amongst them during the races they were really impressed by the cars and the driving.

I have stacks of photos from the trips that I will post as I can but we are all hoping that other members will get stuck in and post their photos too. I am sure that some of the Aussie members will have photos, comments and heaps of news around these cars the more like them. I have only managed to attend at Eastern Creek but the are numerous other historic meetings held in Australia and other cars that haven't made it to the Creek. Enjoy and join in. This should become an international historic motorsport website.

kiwi285

08-04-2011, 04:44 AM

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kiwi285

08-04-2011, 04:52 AM

some of the photos in these last two posts were taken at the museum at Bathurst after the obligatory drive around the circuit.

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Steve Holmes

08-05-2011, 03:30 AM

Cool photos Mike. That silver Charger is nice! The yellow Monaro at the top of the second post is a replica of the car that won Bathurst in '68 driven by Bruce McPhee and Barry Mulholland. Mulholland drove just one lap!

TonyG

08-12-2011, 02:48 AM

I think I have some that fit perfectly here. I was fortunate to obtain a corporate pass to the 09 Gold Coast V8 race where they had some of the Legends on show.
Dick Johnson Tru Blu - This car will be on track this weekend at Lakeside with the Moffat Stang, Beechey Monaro and Geoghegan Stang.
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TonyG

08-12-2011, 02:50 AM

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TonyG

08-12-2011, 02:51 AM

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TonyG

08-12-2011, 02:53 AM

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Both may not be Muscle Cars but sure are legends
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TonyG

08-12-2011, 02:55 AM

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TonyG

08-12-2011, 02:57 AM

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TonyG

08-12-2011, 03:04 AM

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I liked this one too much to leave it out. Jim and Dick swapped places all around the track in a staged race that must have had the Bowdens freaking out as they got so close to each other lap after lap. I have no idea how they didn't swap paint.
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TonyG

08-12-2011, 03:06 AM

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Rod Grimwood

08-12-2011, 10:53 PM

You have done it again Tony, your bloods worth bottling. GREAT PHOTOS.

TonyG

08-12-2011, 11:11 PM

Thank you Rod. Much appreciated. I always said it wasn't a bad thing getting me hooked on watching motor racing at 4 yrs old even though my brother thinks otherwise. lol. Can't wait to see the real cars in action tomorrow. The new V8 Supercars that sound like bloody 6's just don't cut it.
When I took those shots at the Gold Coast event I could not believe how much louder the real cars were. I cant wait to hear them again.

Ellis

08-29-2011, 09:34 PM

ex Goss XB 2Door...at Symmons Plains Power from the Past 2007
It was driven on hotlap sessions by its owner and certainly sounded and looked the part.
Yes its the real deal.

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nigel watts

08-29-2011, 09:57 PM

Fantastic photos Tony. Thanks for sharing.

kiwi285

08-29-2011, 10:37 PM

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kiwi285

08-29-2011, 10:49 PM

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kiwi285

08-29-2011, 10:56 PM

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kiwi285

08-29-2011, 11:04 PM

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Ellis

08-29-2011, 11:54 PM

A few Holdens at Baskerville 50th.......2004

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Next pics scanned from originals loaned by Garth Wigston.
The Roadways car at The Mountain in period...
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Garth is a local Tasmanian and well known in racing circles. He has raced from mid 50's starting in FX Holden.
He ran cars in 8 or 9 Bathursts. He is still involved with Motor Sport

Ellis

08-30-2011, 12:34 AM

Roadways/Wigston pics cont...(Scanned from G Wigston collection)

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pic for the Sponsors

Roadways and Norm Gown / Bruce Hindaugh Engines were long time sponsors along later with Pioneer Sound

kiwi285

08-30-2011, 01:16 AM

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kiwi285

08-30-2011, 01:26 AM

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kiwi285

08-30-2011, 01:33 AM

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Steve Holmes

09-01-2011, 04:26 AM

timbo61

09-08-2011, 07:52 PM

A few photo's from the Muscle Car Masters at Eastern Creek last weekend.

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GD66

09-08-2011, 08:07 PM

Round Bathurst in the Yager Performance XY GT-HO.

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Crank it up !!

Murray Maunder

09-09-2011, 03:40 AM

That's sensational! Thanks GD! That looks like a lot of power for the rubber and a lot of speed down Conrod for the brakes of the time.
Reverse grid actually works a treat in this instance.

TonyG

09-09-2011, 10:34 PM

Awesome collection of images guys. Keep them coming.

timbo61

09-11-2011, 11:57 AM

A few more photo's from the Muscle Car Masters.

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Steve Holmes

09-11-2011, 09:52 PM

The Muscle Car Masters photos are great timbo, keep 'em coming.....

timbo61

09-13-2011, 11:03 AM

OK then, here are a few more.

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And sports sedans got a run this year.
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Rod Grimwood

09-13-2011, 07:24 PM

Timbo61: Bring on the photos, awesome. Thanks for shareing them.

nigel watts

09-13-2011, 09:12 PM

Fantastic photos.
The question is - how do we get some of those jokers to bring their cars over here to NZ for the hampton Downs festival. Imagine that!!

Kiwiboss

09-14-2011, 08:14 AM

Fantastic photos.
The question is - how do we get some of those jokers to bring their cars over here to NZ for the hampton Downs festival. Imagine that!!

Working on it?

Dale Mathers

105angria

09-14-2011, 09:51 AM

organise a historic OSCA vs Sport sedan challange ill bring my Anglia

rogered

09-14-2011, 08:21 PM

i agree 105

kiwi285

09-16-2011, 06:01 AM

Hell Dale bring it on - that would be a real coup and would really bring in the punters for some of the TransTasman set to's that we had years ago.

Kiwiboss

09-16-2011, 07:37 AM

Hell Dale bring it on - that would be a real coup and would really bring in the punters for some of the TransTasman set to's that we had years ago.

I'll do my best!! always sounds good on paper until it comes down to action!!!

I had 2 meetings with American Historic Trans Am group while up there twice this year and the Australian Trans Am group at EC a couple of weeks ago!! we have some interest happening but we need more than that!! always its takes some planning but if Peirce/Hanna could do it back in the "ol handshake" days we/I/whoever should beable do it todays much smaller "computorised" world.

Work in progress

Dale Mathers

kiwi285

09-18-2011, 01:52 AM

Kiwiboss

09-18-2011, 07:21 AM

I fully understand the amount of effort that goes into something like this and very often for no reward whatsoever at the end of the day. Kiwi's seem to be the main people who can get themselves organised to go overseas and stand the expense to help other race organisers create a great show for their spectators.

Your so rite Kiwi285, i have been travelling to the USA once/twice a year for the last 30 years and they(yanks) think its like going to the moon(or something) but i do the PR work and follow it up and then out of the blue i have the odd one stand up like John Watkins(blue 70 Boss at McLaren) and say, "hey" i'll do this!!! and when i shipped my own Mustang up last year for the Shelby Nationals well that just stun'd them!! they thought i was some sort of "money guy" when infact i was the poorest guy there!! but out of all this i've meet some real nice friendly people and thats what i really enjoy!!!

And as for us Kiwi's, one of my American mates thats been down here several times thinks that there are more than 4.5 million of us, because he say's we are everywhere!! even when he vactioned and travelled on the Siberian express several years ago he shared a cabin with a couple of guys from Dunedin!!

In the mean time i'll keep pushing to get these guys down here!!!

Dale Mathers

Jac Mac

09-18-2011, 06:51 PM

Ol Jack Ondrack who has been a regular @ SFOS has been racing since ~2002 if not earlier, quite often has a couple of USA/Canadians with suitable cars tag along for the trip, not so much in recent years due to the $$ issue, but once they have been here they find the $$$ stretches a long way in NZ, but they also find Kiwi's are real tough competitors, so if they are under the delusion that race wins are going to be easy pickings it is probably a rude awakening...