Article: Ford Falcon Sprint

[kiwi285]

That is one grouse looking car - wouldn't one of those look good in HMC guise.

Patience is a virtue!!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]


Are you hinting at something in the future !!!

[Les Laidlaw]

Great photo! I didn't realise only 4 cars could run, I just assumed it was open. But then again, like you say Ellis, this model never actually raced in Aus in period.

Which are the ones you built Les? I have an old ad from Auto Action many years ago where the black one was for sale. On the market for 55K, and it said it was the lightest in Aus.

The 79 car is Bob Tweedie car, it was originally put together by a guy in Adelaide, when I took over running it for Bob we changed it quite alot to encompass/exploit the rules at the time
The other White car is Bill Meeke from Perth, he still campaigns this car, I did the complete car using a 6 cylinder shell, it also had fiberglass rear 1/4's it was 1100 Kgs when it was first built.

[Ellis]

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[Frosty5]

Patience is a virtue!!!!!!!!!!

Are you hinting at something in the future !!![/QUOTE]

Options and investigations at the moment!!!!!!!!!!

[Ellis]

Bob Tweedie
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More of the Tasssie built car...

[kiwi285]

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Hell that is a smart looking car. A real credit to the builder.

[Ellis]

This was last years advert......car sold

[Ellis]

How to keep the kilo's down....











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[zombie289]

Steve, great article as usual, if you like I could post some of my archives on here including the "rallye sprint" owners manual suplemement..

[Steve Holmes]

Yeah that'd be great Pauly, I'd love to see them.

[Steve Holmes]

How to keep the kilo's down....











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These are fantastic! And made in Tassie?

[Steve Holmes]

Not the Falcon Sprint, but related to the 7 litre Holman-Moody Fairlane that features in the Alan Mann Racing ad I posted on page 1. This is a great in-car from a 7 litre Fairlane at the Nurburgring a couple of years ago. This is a German team, and you can see they know the track very well. I did have a link to their website where there is more info on the car, I'll try and find it.

[Frosty5]

Not the Falcon Sprint, but related to the 7 litre Holman-Moody Fairlane that features in the Alan Mann Racing ad I posted on page 1. This is a great in-car from a 7 litre Fairlane at the Nurburgring a couple of years ago. This is a German team, and you can see they know the track very well. I did have a link to their website where there is more info on the car, I'll try and find it.

They sure as hell do know the track well. Plenty of use of ripple strips. Some of the corners are reminiscent of Bathurst from Skyline down to Forest Elbow and onto Conrod Straight. Wouldn't mind a crack on this track.

[Ellis]

These are fantastic! And made in Tassie?

These Made in Sth or West Australia from memory
Some were made in Tas for spares but may have gone with car when sold.
I havnt been to see car builder for 3 or 4 months.
New owner has ordered bigger HP engine I think but havnt heard of it running in Oz (Vic) yet.
He runs a very fast highly modified FX Humpy in Targa events.

[225sloper]

Falcon Sprint of Kendal Smith that i have taken pictures of at Nostaligia Drags over the past few years.Dont know much about this car but will try and find more.

[Frosty5]

Hell that is a smart looking car. A real credit to the builder.[/QUOTE]

Mike, have sent you a PM

Cheers Dave

[Steve Holmes]

Falcon Sprint of Kendal Smith that i have taken pictures of at Nostaligia Drags over the past few years.Dont know much about this car but will try and find more.

Good looking car, its US built, Kendal imported it to NZ exactly as pictured.

[Les Laidlaw]

These Made in Sth or West Australia from memory
Some were made in Tas for spares but may have gone with car when sold.
I havnt been to see car builder for 3 or 4 months.
New owner has ordered bigger HP engine I think but havnt heard of it running in Oz (Vic) yet.
He runs a very fast highly modified FX Humpy in Targa events.

The guy in the Pics is Danny from Wollongong NSW. he did all the moulds & body work for our sprints

[zombie289]

Isnt that Sprint ex-tassie now owned by the freestones (former truck racers IIRC?) ??

[Ellis]

Isnt that Sprint ex-tassie now owned by the freestones (former truck racers IIRC?) ??

Yes

and this in Targa events.....not much 48/215 left.... except the number plate