I'm pretty sure I test drove an HQ 350 4 door. Only 275 hp from memory.
Bruce.
Originally Posted by Rikko
I'm pretty sure I test drove an HQ 350 4 door. Only 275 hp from memory.
Bruce.
I agree Bruce. I nearly bought a HQ 350GTS 4 Door in 1982....
According to ' Australian Muscle Car - issue 83 - who did the bad " Bay Park " [ Sacred Sights] article the Four Door Monaro was the HQ model introduced in 1973, not sure what engines, will look it up. although the 350's had that on the side of the car.
4 door HQ GTS's were certainly available with the 350 but had no stickers as the Monaro badge was on the front guard and the V8 badge on the boot. Modern Motor tested one against an XA GT in the June '73 issue. 275bhp quoted for the 350 against 300 for the 351. Holden 16.4 for the 1/4mile and 8.1 secs 0-60mph. The GT did 15.1 and 7.7....
Yes, correct, the four door Monaro was released in March 1973, almost two years after the two door coupe version, and like the coupe, its top performing motor was the Chevy 350.
Harrop's EH and Jane's Torana V8...
And again, in the background a car I should be able to identify. The black Torana with red and yellow striping, anyone?
Possibly Barry Lane. Not a name I remember despite attending a lot of meetings in that era. He's listed in the Calder 20 October 74 meeting running #65, a black "Repco" Torana., entered by "Lane-Leigh"
A neat old car this one, the Indy Speed Shop Camaro of John Kay and Peter Finch. Someone here with greater grasp of the facts than me may say otherwise, but I don't believe this to be one of the Improved Production cars of the pre-1972 era. The little knowledge I have of this car is that it first appeared on the scene around 1973/74, by which time its quite conventional layout was already outdated in terms of Sports Sedan technology. But even still, a neat looking car.
In the background is the ex-Bryan Thomson Torana of Gene Cook, along with Moffat etc.
There's an article in RCN about the Indy Speed Shop car, I'm sure...
I'll get to that when I get home, there'll be some answers there. But are you sure it's not the Terry Allan car? I remember that Wayne Mahnken was his mechanic at the time and i knew that it would have been quicker if Wayne drove it.
The McCormack Charger is in the background there too, and maybe that's the John Lewis Torana off to the right?
Was Gene Cook's Torana the Thommo car? I was sort of fixed in my mind that this was sold to Mike Gore, then on to Geoff Russell, though I'm less sure of the second part of that.
Last edited by Ray Bell; 10-14-2015 at 12:22 AM. Reason: Fix spelling errors
Hi Ray, I used to wonder the same thing, but there was a guy on here a couple of years ago who started a thread searching for the Terry Allan Camaro. He said Terry was his uncle. Anyway, as part of his search he eventually tracked down John Kay's business partner in the Indy Speed Shop, and he confirmed the ISS car had been imported into Australia by John as a road car, then rebuilt for racing.
More info on his findings here: http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...-sold-in-74-75
The impressive Halliday brothers Capri RS3100 replica. This car was built in New Zealand by Don and Rob Halliday, and fitted with the latest Cosworth GAA quad-cam V6 motor. It first appeared in 1974, and enjoyed a colourful career, that included later being fitted with a Jaguar V12 motor when owned by Danie Lupp (son of the famous Jaguar racer Sybil Lupp), and a small block Chevy V8 when owned by John Osborne. It would eventually burn to the ground when being raced by Osborne in the early 1980s. However, Rob Halliday is currently building a tribute car.
This is the car pictured at Calder Park, circa 1976, during a limited Australian Sports Sedan campaign.
Another photo of the great looking Tony Calvert 1967 Shelby Mustang. This is the former Greg Cusack, Fred Gibson, Neil Allen machine, now living Stateside.
Another shot of Dennis Marwood's '69 ex-Joe Chamberlain SCCA A/Sedan and Trans-Am Camaro at Calder Park, 1972.
Note in the background another of the Kiwi cars, Paul Fahey's PDL Mustang, among several great looking local cars.
The business-like rear end of Bob Jane's mighty ZL1 Camaro. This is from 1972, so the alloy 427 had been replaced by a small block Chevy 350. Jane's Repco-Brabham V8 powered Torana sits alongside.
Note the cool period Kleber and Yokohama stickers on the rear panel.
This carAnother shot of Dennis Marwood's '69 ex-Joe Chamberlain SCCA A/Sedan and Trans-Am Camaro at Calder Park, 1972.
Note in the background another of the Kiwi cars, Paul Fahey's PDL Mustang, among several great looking local cars.
at Pukekohe 1971.
Interesting to see 3 competing tyre company stickers on the same car! Possibly something to do with his business
What tyres were actually on the car?
Yes, those were the tyres Bob was importing...
Fulda was one of the first he started with, Peter Brock used to use them.
None of them were on the race cars, I think Bob mostly used Goodyears, but it was probably a case of horses for courses.
Would depend in what year, as 4 Monaro were HZ's, and came in two engine sizes, both V8, never as a 6 cylinder, (4 Door) you could get a poor man's version with a 6, as a coupe though.
Another shot of the PDL Mustang during its 1972 Australian foray.
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