Photos: The Peter Mellor Collection - Part 1

[Steve Holmes]

These two photos are just fantastic! The Norm Beechey Car Sales transporter arrives at Lakeside, and immediately draws a crowd. This would have been a big deal at the time, a purpose built rig, towing three race cars, and painted up in the same colours. This is 1965, and Beechey has now replaced his EH Holden with this new Mustang. This was the first Mustang to race in Australiasia, and was an incredibly exciting new addition, even though many weren't convinced a Mustang could be a good racer at first. Note the Mustang is wearing its steel wheels, which were later replaced by 5-spoke American Racing type wheels, to be aid brake cooling. Beechey would go on to win the 1965 ATCC with this car.