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| posted on April 18th, 2009 at 01:53 PM |
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60s and 70s race car photos?
as it states anyone got any photos they can share? obviously we all know about the win at bathurst in 64 but are ther any unsung heros from the golden
era of aussie motorsport?
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| posted on April 19th, 2009 at 07:47 PM |
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Speaking of 64 Bathurst...
[img=http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/378/bathurstbeetle.th.jpg]
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| posted on April 19th, 2009 at 08:06 PM |
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That is cool! 
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| posted on April 19th, 2009 at 08:29 PM |
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If enough photo's and info could be sort it would be great to rev it up the V8 boys with an article in Australian Muscle Car Magazine .
As much as this sounds wrong to some of you , you'dd be surprised as to who out there started there careers in a dak dak ie: Larry Perkins .
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on April 22nd, 2009 at 06:05 PM |
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heres another one forgot to post it!
I believe this is Barry Ferguson, who battled with the mini behind him the whole race, until the mini rolled on the last corner! hahahaha
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| posted on April 25th, 2009 at 09:36 AM |
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I think it is funny looking at the bathurst beetle and mini's, that they are still running full interiors.
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| posted on August 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 PM |
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hey happy daze have you got any photos to share??
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| posted on August 2nd, 2009 at 03:47 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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hey happy daze have you got any photos to share??
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Yes, I have a few. Please bear with me while I work out how to post photos. I have a some of Bathurst, Catalina Park, and Silverdale in 1962-63, in
the Beetle, as well as F.Vee, late '60s, and the S Bug Sports Sedan, late '70s.
By the way Barry Ferguson & Bill Ford won (Class A) in 1963 - not 1964. I drove VW No.57A, with Graham White, in the 1963 race. We were 5th.
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| posted on August 3rd, 2009 at 05:50 AM |
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thanks for the correction, i always thought it was 64, great to have someone on here with first hand knowledge. looking forward to seeing some photos.
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| posted on August 3rd, 2009 at 09:07 AM |
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Some old racing photos of my cars.
Silverdale Hillclimb 1962
Silverdale Hillclimb records 1962, outright sedans.
Catalina Park 1962
Bathurst 1963
Bathurst 1963
Oran Park 1980
Oran Park 1980
Oran Park 1980
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| posted on August 3rd, 2009 at 10:01 AM |
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Hi Greg
Great memories there, I'm glad your getting your head around this technology stuff so that we all can see this bit of VW racing history.
Steve
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| posted on August 3rd, 2009 at 05:23 PM |
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Hi Steve,
Can't claim all the credit! had some help from "isky" - thanks Anthony - and my son, David. Gradually getting there though.
Cheers, Greg
P.S. The 1962 Silverdale Records are a bit blurry, but time was 45.77 (class and outright Touring Car record).
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| posted on August 3rd, 2009 at 08:39 PM |
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Looks good coming down the mountain with one foot in the air and the old studie behind
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| posted on August 3rd, 2009 at 08:48 PM |
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That old studie is an old Valiant, and it was almost new then!
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| posted on August 3rd, 2009 at 11:25 PM |
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I love the orange car ive seen videos of this car and it sounds insane and i belive it was top of its class. what size motor was in it...
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| posted on August 4th, 2009 at 12:15 AM |
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Sander288 first posts pic
 
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| posted on August 4th, 2009 at 08:08 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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I love the orange car ive seen videos of this car and it sounds insane and i belive it was top of its class. what size motor was in it...
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You got the colour almost right - it was called Mandarin. Engine - 1968cc.
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| posted on August 4th, 2009 at 08:45 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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I think it is funny looking at the bathurst beetle and mini's, that they are still running full interiors.
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Under the rules for the Armstrong 500 then, NOTHING could be removed - except hubcaps. They were completely stock! They even measured carby jet sizes
on the first 6 cars in each class!
Cheers, Greg
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| posted on August 4th, 2009 at 02:21 PM |
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Great photo's Greg,Did you test run the mac rack on your race vw ?HAHA
I'd rather die trying, than not have tried at all.
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| posted on May 22nd, 2010 at 07:48 PM |
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Bit late but Caversham late 1964 -just after rolling start
Same period Beetle spun Caversham hairpin (Shell Corner)
and was in reverse-Studebaker hit front "gently" and spun back the right way-small dent on Beetle bonnet and Studie fan went through radiator
Newspaper pics from 1963.
Margaret Matthews & Judith Baker examining disc brake fitted to their Okrasa engined Beetle.
First women team to race in long distance race in Australia
Caversham 6 Hour WA
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