OK, now for some Chevy Monzas. First up is the car purchased by Allan Moffat in 1975 with which to tackle the Australian Sports Sedan Championship, which would begin in 1976. This is a DeKon Monza, built by the combination of Lee Dykstra and Horst Kwech, specifically for the All-American GT category created in the IMSA series. Up until the introduction of AAGT, IMSA had been dominated by Porsche and BMW, and IMSA boss John Bishop knew he needed US cars at the pointy end for the series to succeed. I believe this was is chassis 1005, or the fifth car built.

It caused controversy when it first raced in Australia, and Moffat only drove it in 1976 before Ford decided they wanted to support touring car racing once again, and as such, a Ford driver couldn't be seen in a Chevy, so the Monza was mothballed until Ford changed their mind once again about touring car racing at the end of the decade and Moffat began racing it again. Its now back in the US and has been restored, albeit with slightly incorrect bodywork.

This is the car as it raced in New Zealand, at Bay Park, in late 1975, on its way from the US to Australia. Note the wide wheels, as it raced in IMSA. Moffat would have to fit the car with the maximum 10 inch wide wheels in Australia.

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