did people make copies of these?
they dont seem to have a MANX badge on the nose - so how do you confirm it is a Towd??
OZ Towdster ·
The Towds & Towdsters never had a badge of anykind , just decals .
The ones made in Oz were under licence from Bruce Meyers , but have quite a few little differences from my American built car.
As for how do you tell its an original , well lets just say they are not an easy thing to copy
TheMiniMan ·
Andrew, i remember years & years ago at Autocross meetings there were heaps of them racing, i wish we were rich enough back then to afford a movie camera.
OZ Towdster ·
Hey Matt i would be happy just to see some still 24mm shots if you have any , please
kroozzn63 ·
thats in great cond considering ,great find
Mrs Oz Towdster ·
He seems to be moving along quite quickley on his car dear😂
donn ·
As one who follows fleebay, what was it listed as, I didn't see it. Looks good ULB.
Brad ·
silly question but those first pictures, are they taken in the same place as the ones a while back of a subaru powered towd sort of thing ?
mackaymanx ·
Don't think so Brad, the subaru powered one was in Newcastle. The owner of this new one is in Ipswich and it came from Bribie Is
OZ Towdster ·
No definetley two different cars as mentioned above the Subie powered car was in newcastle and was quite different to this car.
sinecure ·
I'll take it LOL!
greenbug70 ·
are they portal hubs on the rear
TheMiniMan ·
I wish i had some picks Andrew, we were so poor that we couldn`t afford a pair of shoes for me let alone a camera, i was literally racing motorkhanas & autocross meetings in bare feet... true story.
I think maybe Russel Worthington may have some early footage of those days but he`s pissed off around Australia caravaning like a grey nomad :-) Maybe some of the old guys from Ipswich west moreton car club could help you ?
OZ Towdster ·
I have just had a confirmation from a reliable source that this car is definetly John Richardsons (Volksworld Bris ) old Towdster.
John sold this car 10+ years ago and has regreted it ever since , and recently has been searching for it to no avail , with last i spoke with his son they had all but given up and were starting to wonder whether it had been destroyed as a back yard hack somewhere.