Photos: The Graham Ruckert Collection: Part 1

[Ellis]

Well thats certainly interesting Ellis. The car raced at Bathurst 1972 with just the purple paint without the gold highlights, and the photo in post #52 above from Lakeside appears to have been taken not long after Bathurst, as the car still wears its Hardie Ferodo sticks. So it would seem the gold highlights appeared earlier in 1972, and later in 1972. Seems unlikely, but do you think they could have been stickers?

The Skelton / Barnes pic is Sandown in 71 pre Bathurst (#54)
I believe they had a spare car originally entered for Geoghegans in 71 Bathurst (allocated 56E) but didnt race
(Its not in the race program but is on the preliminary entry sheets.)
The spare was originally another colour (Red) but repainted Wild Violet.
The better known car was a delete options Wild Violet car.

[Steve Holmes]

The Skelton / Barnes pic is Sandown in 71 pre Bathurst (#54)
I believe they had a spare car originally entered for Geoghegans in 71 Bathurst (allocated 56E) but didnt race
(Its not in the race program but is on the preliminary entry sheets.)
The spare was originally another colour (Red) but repainted Wild Violet.
The better known car was a delete options Wild Violet car.

Ahh, OK, I didn't know they had two of them. Which is the one the Bowdens now own?

[Ellis]

Ahh, OK, I didn't know they had two of them. Which is the one the Bowdens now own?

It went to a Melb owner maybe 2 or 3 years ago who had it restored...again...its the 72 car I think.
They have the 71 John French works car that went to Beechey. It is restored to 71 guise.