Sorry Steve, the one as it was on NZ tour in post 449 that is at Puke i think.
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Sorry Steve, the one as it was on NZ tour in post 449 that is at Puke i think.
The last Monza that Graeme Whincup had was sold in 2001 from memory.... the second year that Jamie was in Formula Ford.
I think the Monza headed to QLD..... at about the same time Graeme also sold IH Transporter used for the Monza, which was the original Bridgestone Racing truck that was similar to Allan Moffat's.
Thanks Leo. So did Whincup have two or three Monza's?
Steve, I'm thinking it may have been 2, but I could be wrong, may have just been 1 re-bodied. That's a good question for Graeme or Myles...
Speaking of Myles..... he supplied some of his artwork today for posting on here
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/2995/monzaa.jpg
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These are its doors!
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GREAT post there Leo! Where did those first guise body molds come from? Are they something made by Pat Purcell? Were they purchased already completed? I see it was fitted with "Jim Richards" wheels? Didn't JR own a Bob Jane T-Marts around this time? I assume he put his name to a wheel styled by Bob Jane T-Marts as opposed to releasing his own brand of wheel? I didn't even know there was such a thing as Jim Richards wheels. Anyone got more info on these?
Think there may be a set in Waikato on a mustang that some one has owned for very long time, if not on one of his cars he has them in shed. One of the Mustangs has the wheels off John Goss's blue Bathurst winning coupe, and original engine from JR'S Mustang (Webers and all). Now this could be another story some time (get his permission first)
I suggest Myles would be the best man to answer the bodywork questions...... you have to drag him away from the Camaro thread first though :-)
Jim Richards did have a "T-Mart" in the Melbourne suburb of Preston in the mid to late 1980's, after that, as far as i know he had another out Oakleigh (East of Melbourne) way..... but that was along long time ago....
Thanks for the info there guys. Rod, do you know if the JR wheels are of his own making, or has he put his name to a wheel style created by Bob Jane T-Marts? Come to think of it, didn't JR's Falcon hardtop Sports Sedan have similar wheels to the Monza?
Thats where they came from, the Falcon. He painted the Falcon and other cars for Jim, has alot of gear off some pretty famous cars.
Murray Bunn was a very talented "Kiwi" that had a lot to do with Jims cars... particularly the Mustang and especially the Falcon which he built.... now there's a story waiting to be told..
Steve;the Pat Purcell was the Master Mechanic,they had to 'Hire' a 'Kiwi' to do thier body and Paint!!!!!!!!!!!!
I purchased a model (which I still have in the 2o/ft Locker!!) of a Zachspeed Capri as this was the car that Pat said, we should style our Monza on considering the success the Capri's where having...I made the 'bucks' and with time restrictions we contracted Mr Neil McArther of 'McArther Fibreglass' fame..(he made all the body kits for Peter Brock/HDT)to make the Moulds and then the parts as required.............then I fitted (And Modified!) a lot of the 'new' parts.........then 'Custom Paint' Time..Acryilic with 'Clear' over coats.......sign writen by a great 'brush' artist Laurie Knutt..no 'Bloody'stickers in those days...most of this work was done at night as every body refused to work with me because of the 'Stink.........was it personal do you think????........regards thunder427/MJ:)
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the wincup monza (which one, im not sure)
(with my young chap looking for the start button.)
This shot was taken on the gold coast around 2005 and the car was stored in my brothers workshop. it was still being used occasionally and ended up on display at Peter Champions.
I remember Peter Sloman had one that he raced at Te Marua and Palmerston North Speedway late 70s early 80s. There was someone as at PN as well, amongst the Sunbeam Tigers and Dennis Dromgools Fiat 850
There have been lots of Monzas and Skylarks, etc raced on the NZ speedway tracks, some are still around today, although the only Monza connection with most is a fibreglass replica body.
USA visitor Tony Vilante.
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Peter Sloman
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Gary McKelvie
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Palmy Saloons.
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I was lucky enough to be working for Paton - Black back in those days at Waikaraka with Wally Page for a while. When Tony Valante came over I took them around the different tracks, it was a interesting trip. His car was very light steel (tin) with rubber front and back. Tony had a mechanic Tom Corbin who's family had a big grain supply outfit and he also was a top racer back home. Tony was a rice farmer and involved in a big motorsport supply outfit called Tognotti's. They supplied everything from complete cars to nuts and bolts and from Nascar, drag, offroad to speedway, very big in speedway. The car was a Chev Monza one night and a Oldsmobile Starfire the next, depending on the promotion.
Should post this in other thread suppose but it was my first sight of a Monza (body shape)
The Bryant and Simpson one number 62 in post#57 is, I thought Peter Sloman, when I was first taken to Te Marua Speedway in 1979??? Dad bought me a large photograph of it. it is notable because of the US flag on the roof to go with the brilliant red. It is the only thing I remember from that meet, although I have vague memories of an Odlins VW Beetle (Tom DOnovan). I am sure if Dad reads this he will be able to correct this, for me, like I say though this over 30 years ago and I was 6 at my first speedway meet.
Sorry Gary McKelvie
Ooh! regards the speedway Valente Monza, the sign on front guard 282ci,(don,t you love it) wish they made up my wages. it was a 400 small block, I think they thought we were not up with that stuff.
Palmy Saloons.
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....see #62 is wearing the Bob Jane Racing 'warpaint'...Something about 'Imitation is a form of flattery'................regards thunder427/MJ:D:)
Did you not patent that design Myles?
pretty it was sure after
Interestingly at the same time as Sloman and McKelvie were competing in Palmerston there were 2 Sunbeam Tigers as well, one night one of them I think drive by a chap called Kevin something ended up in the catch fencing on the southern end of the oval, can't remember how it happened, all I can say is it was 1982 and a Demolition Derby evening.
Yep, thats correct. One of the Tigers was unearthed by a Streetstock racer a couple of years ago, and converted for Streetstock racing. Bit of a sad ending really. Theres only one place for cars after they've been Streetstocked.
Couple of Monza's here ..John Briggs and Mike Imrie in the ex Brock, Thommo, Grice car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPrIjiLL8as
Here you go, I've embedded it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPrIjiLL8as
thanks Steve..Gotta love Big Darryl Eastlakes Commentary
Yeah he is good isn't he. Jeff Barnes, who spins the Monza early in the race, thats the old DeKon 1001. But what happened to that Monza that was built for Brock and Jones to race internationally and that Mike Imrie ended up with?
And although he is listed in the line up, Tino Leo didn't actually compete in this race, but he did race at this event in the old Bob Jane HQ Monaro. I believe this was the last race this car did, after 22 years active duty.
Art McKee NZ Monza built by Grant King. Raced by John Pollard, John Chambers (1981 - 1984), Rowan Harmon, Geoff Munday, Mike Imrie, Chris Fing (Owned at least from 1996 - 2001) and is now in VIC owned by Camaroz
Kevin Gimblett that classic races a black 67 Camaro these days told me he raced a Sunbeam Tiger on the dirt back in the day, said he hated it!! as he had got out for super charged Escort at the time that was a winner!! Kevin is ex Levin and raced at Palmy so he's possibly the other Tiger!!
Dale Mathers
hmmm - this is getting somewhat confusing..Do you mean the Bob Jane/ Pete Brock car Steve? I'm 99% sure this ended up as the Des Wall Supra...
Yeah, I need Rowan to chime in here, he is the expert on the Aussie raced Monza's. I have a copy somewhere of an Aussie motor racing annual for 1983, and in it is a very short article of a red Monza that had been built to take to the US and that a couple of high profile Aus drivers would race. I thought it was Peter Brock and Alan Jones, though could be wrong about that. Anyway, for some reason the whole deal fell through and the Monza ended up being raced in Aus as a sports sedan. And I believe this is the car the commentators are referring to at the start of the video in post #71, driven here by Mike Imrie.
The Bob Jane/ Bryan Thomson Monza did end up as a Supra Sports Sedan, which I think Des Wall still owns, though I think there is some talk it may be reverted back to the Monza.