Hey, cool photo! Thanks Bob.Originally Posted by bob homewood
Time to revist the start of the thread and Wayne Fuller ,here chasing Richards hard at Bay Park
Hey, cool photo! Thanks Bob.
Time to revist the start of the thread and Wayne Fuller ,here chasing Richards hard at Bay Park
If you saw the Sleepyhead Capri in Reeves Road Pakuranga that was were Bill Leckie lived. I used to live not far from there.
Hi guys, dual question. What became of this car? What was its performance/results like. It was obviously a bit of an orphan.
Good question! I think it was built for the 4.2 litre series wasn't it?
Hi guys, dual question. What became of this car? What was its performance/results like. It was obviously a bit of an orphan.
Not really sure Steve, it was Dads pics of it, I believe were taken at Pukekohe January 73, nearly 8 months before I was born. The only other pics I have seen of it were the ones that have posted on this site.
Wasn't it the Glen McIntyre Odlins Fiat 124 Coupe? From memory it looked different and was nicely prepared but a mid-pack runner.
Hi guys, dual question. What became of this car? What was its performance/results like. It was obviously a bit of an orphan.
Thanks Racefan, it does sound like it could have been at Bills place then. He told me he stripped it right down, sold the motor and all the mechanicals, which were all F5000 items, and the body and molds ended up with a backyard car wrecker. But it wouldn't have had any wheels on it if you'd seen it at the car wreckers place so must have been at Bills.
Yeah it is the Fiatbut aprt that and knowing McIntyre as the driver, I know nothing about it. Looked magnificent. But I know nothing beyond that unfortunately.
Think the Fiat ended up with Robert Bartley driver of the Triang. A friend brought the spare motor off Glen McIntyre and installed it in a Fiat 125 T
So given that and given this entry list Malcolm supplied in the NZ Sports Sedans DAtabase I have questions.
This is 6 yearrs after the meeting at which my father took the photographs of McIntyres 124, what happened to it during that time, was it just garaged and set aside? and what happened to it after Robert Bartleys ownership?
Wasn't there plans at one stage to put a alloy V8 olds or similar engine into it ,I also seem to remember some involvement with PDL around that time ,PK might remember .from memory did it also use McLaren front uprights and wheels
Yep, Custaxie, you're right. JR did drive the Leckie Capri, and broke the Puke lap record and I think he even beat Nazer in the Victor. Pretty sure it was a one-off drive.
I have a feeling McIntyre used it as a rally car (but wouldn't swear to it...)
Ok I just spoke to Robert Bartley, who was absolutely fantastic. He bought the car from PDL who had begun to modify it to take a V8, he restored it to its original Fiat configuration, he had an engine built up by a Fiat specialist in Hunterville (Bruce Wilson?). He then had it painted up in BMW M colours, raced it for a while before selling it to Hos Waswo. Interestingly he built the Cortina Mk3 that Bruce Robertson raced, and he believes its in a shed somewhere, and he has just bought the Custaxie.
so any ideas what Mr Waswo did with the Fiat?
Hoss (Cartwright) Waswo had a car accesories shop in New Plymouth in about 81. Hoss ran GM motor racing program in North America. Last saw him at Western Springs about 2 years ago.
Yes but unfortunately or fortunately he is, I believe now in prison due to sex offenses and arson charges.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-dail...arges-revealed
Shit, I didnt know him that well.???????????
Cut it out Woody!
You were good mates.
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