I was wondering what happened to Brian Thompson's fastie
http://aussieroadracing.homestead.com/thompsonvw-450.jpg
It was pulled to peices and the running gear went to NZ where it went back into a F5000 open wheeler and the shell was burnt on a farm that Brian
owned at the time as he couldn't stand the thought of someone trying to bodge it back together without the F5000 running gear .
I have picture somewhere of Brian and the burnt out shell together as extracted from a magazine a few years back
I think this is the picture your refering to
That's a shame. Very cool car.
Thanks for info
There was a 13 page write up about Bryan Thompson and his car in Australian Muscle Car magazine issue 40 NOV/DEC 2008
According to the article in 1999 he set fire to ii on his sheparton property.
I remember seeing it run at Calder Park, in competition with Bob Janes Monaro amonst others; spectacular car, a little short in wheelbase to be very stable; well suited to the tight Calder track.
To the uninitiated like me, what was the history with this car? What made it so special?
Cheers
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At the time it was built the shell was brand new from Volkswagen Australia
I saw it, body intact, a bit sad-looking, minus engine & trans, in the early 90's. It was however mostly yellow in color as I recall, not mainly black as shown above. Maybe it was painted yellow later on ? It was behind his private car museum, and was definitely THE car (we asked). We were told it was awaiting possible restoration, at that time.
