John, if you are keeping it authentic, are you going to run side burns and a moustache with a little hair hanging over the collar like back then.
PS where are you doing this as i am down next Saturday on Shore for a birthday and may drop in.
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John, if you are keeping it authentic, are you going to run side burns and a moustache with a little hair hanging over the collar like back then.
PS where are you doing this as i am down next Saturday on Shore for a birthday and may drop in.
Hi Rod, you are welcome to drop in, best to call me first-I am in the phone book.You will be safe as there are no planned non-union working bees yet. Fortunately as there have been a few Coupe drivers over the years, there are a variety body styles to choose from. I personally prefer the Jim Richards model- tall, slender, no facial attachments. I definitely am not the round Fred Gibson model, but like Allan Moffat do use glasses. Dale can keep the mustache fan club happy. I dont remember back in the early 70s we were required to wear fire rated hair nets to keep our waist length hair extensions safe,so whats the latest ruling on where long hair is to be kept...only over the collar?
Been awhile since i had long (any) hair, so not too sure on that. Will contact you. Cheers
So will I not recognise the long haired hippy who used to drive the water truck at Waikaraka Park- Rod, you are a real survivor.
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Could this vehicle have potential as a race car.
72 early XA shell + truck load of money and it could!!
Hard to tell from photo (with no radiator support) but gather it was factory V8, that is why they cut rad support panel off to get motor out?
Anything can be made into a race car, just time, $$$, time $$$ time. Looks like it is most there.
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It's not going to be acid dipped !!!!
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Well at least its got a good hoodlining
Kiwi285, is this your new project ? that will cut into your camera time.
With my limited knowledge it would take me several years figuring out where to start. Always have time to take photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rod Grimwood
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Like Lazarus - brought back from the dead
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As several people have noted time and money are great healers of neglected cars
Wow , that is a real transformation.The dogs look like they will protect it from harmful elements. Good to see original lime glaze , hate it when all reference to cars earlier life is removed. Kiwi285 , that is such a meaningful sentence-especially that word -healer.It is as if the car can self repair after the elements have ravaged them. All they need to do is crawl away and hide at the back of the garage for long enough and they will emerge like the Cobra that Rod recently added.
I think you will find the Falcon Engineering coupe is painted black and in the South Island raced by Leah DerickQuote:
Originally Posted by John McKechnie
No Its not the Pope car as we sold that back in 1991 to be driven on the road to a guy in Thames, but the car has not been seen since. Jewel Green xa will be Greg Deach which he still has but now also has a red XA coupe race carQuote:
Originally Posted by Habu
I think the red coupe looks like Kevin Alley,sQuote:
Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
Ш фь екнштп ещ аштв еру зкумшщгы щцтук...........whoops, wrong text,try again.I am trying to find the previous owner of my Coupe.Does anyone know the location of David Beaver,auto electrician, formerly Collie Rd, Glenbrooke?
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CAPTION for XA Coupe stopped -
never use non genuine Ford parts on your Ford.
Dont let your car smoke your sponsors cigarettes.
-Murphy never had to walk this far to the dunny at Bathurst.
Any more bright ideas out there.
My friend Ross painted Jim Richard's old Sicrome mustang in this colour scheme , but I feel it looks better on a coupe . would love to see someone use it for a racing coupe here in NZQuote:
Originally Posted by mid-year
Would also love to see Team Cambridge colours on a Falcon Coupe. Was on Faheys Mustang-Mike Feisst photo.. I feel that Ketts car with its bigger and different wheels and power bulge on the bonnet does not really do the original colour scheme justice.Would look great on my Monaro as a Grady Thompson tribute.If the colour and car combo arent exact, but some interpretation ,then the originality is gone.
Of all the paint schemes on all of Moffats coupes, this one is my favourite. Unfortunately, adoration is linked to success, and this colour scheme came in 1979, when even Moffat couldn't make a Falcon coupe beat the Toranas. He only raced limited ATCC rounds, and had a miserable Bathurst.Quote:
Originally Posted by mid-year
By the way, beautiful photos Pete.
Wow, this is amazing! I wonder how much it was? I like the last catch point on the windscreen: "Never to be repeated". How true is that.Quote:
Originally Posted by mid-year
These are awesome Pete! Got any more? The vehicles in the background are just as interesting as the Cobras. Look at the line of Sandmans and Sundowners (is that what they called the Falcons?).Quote:
Originally Posted by mid-year
By the way Pete, the Corvette in your Avatar, is this the same car John Bowe is racing at Monterey this weekend?
Mark, George Sheweiry Jnr is building an XC hardtop with this colour scheme.Quote:
Originally Posted by mark powell
Boy, this is amazing! What a transformation.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwi285
Attachment 10236Hi Steve,yes and he has secured pole up against some stiff local opposition.I hope he does well.Attached picture of Brock at Goodwood 2009.
The day we took these shots Lahood car sales wanted $8000 for the Phase 4 when the two Phase 3,s in stock where $6000. I should have bought it,oh well another opportunity lost.
Thanks Pete, amazing photo! Who drove the car at Goodwood?Quote:
Originally Posted by mid-year
Sounds cheap now, but at the time that would have been a lot of money! But, even still, would have been a bloody good investment.Quote:
Originally Posted by mid-year
Wow, I love this photo. This must have been very early 1974? It was painted blue later in the year wasn't it? Pretty sure it was blue when it won Bathurst.Quote:
Originally Posted by mid-year
These are awesome.Quote:
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Steve, it was Peter Brock in the 66 FIA Corvette,he went over as a guest driver and enjoyed the car very much.the car was subsequently imported into Australia and JB is driving it this weekend for the Melbourne based owner.