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Steve just some info on the Dymand Capri I was involved in the build of that car John purchased the bodyshell from Brabham Ford at Greenacre in Sydney off Austin Taurenac it was built to the Australian Sport Sedan regs ie motor almost mid engine a lot of the work was done at Idlewild performance Parramatta Road Homebush it basically ran just one meeting Sandown 1973 and John made the decision to take it home to NZ for the Wigram 1974 meeting unfortunetly he wasnt allowed to run in its current form so a mad rush was made at Automotive Maintenance workshop Ch CH to modify it didnt work out sheered the distributer drive in the paddock Sunday morning by the way it was fitted with a Boss 302 and was a genuine Cologne shell
Greg, thanks heaps for that info. Really good stuff! Why was the project eventually abandoned? Did Steve try to sell the car at some point? I'm sure I've seen an old advert somewhere of someone selling a genuine lhd Cologne bodyshell. I'll try and find it.
IIRC the John Dymand Cologne Capri had a Boss 302 Block with windsor heads, Paul Kirk might remember for sure,
Yellow Cologne Capri Shell on T/Me @ moment, not sure if LH or RH drive..
This is a great photo. What are the details on this car?Originally Posted by markec
You will have to ask Mr OSCA, Ron McPhail in person, the shell is on some pallet racking in a building in ChCh,rwmcphail@gmail.com, is Rons Email address.
Not sure if this one belongs here or not ,but it would have been taken during my time in the South Island at Ruapuna so by my reckoning would have been just before the motor found a new home in the Escort
Look in background from left to right, VW or Minor minus rear wheels? PA, minis, Mk11, and a Camaro (looks like 67 RS) Camaro must have been new.
Not sure if this one belongs here or not ,but it would have been taken during my time in the South Island at Ruapuna so by my reckoning would have been just before the motor found a new home in the Escort
I reckon around 1970 .taken same day as the Dickie photo,I got a couple more somewhere I hope ! I have been trying to remember faces in those photos ,Myles might know
Har ha ha, Jac, the only thing I remember about that car was that it didn't go very well, AND it didn't stop very well! (I spotted John bearing down on me in the mirror at the hairpin at Ruapuna with no hope of stopping so I had to swerve out of his way) I never did find out whether it was brake fade or brain fade!
PK.
Steve, I have seen an image from a stoclk car forum, the shell was used to build a stock car I believe.
got a link by any chance?
thanks
John Dymand Capri Teretonga 1974
Given that I made that post in 2011 I dont think so!
that explains why i could not find it then... waste of 2 hours, still i did see some junk for sale
many thanks for the reply
Tony Boydon thanks for bringing the Fantastic old Camaro back to life. I wondered why Christcurch osca driver owner, Lawrence Bruces name is not sharing the fame on the door between John Osbourne and your name.That would be so cool if it was ?
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That so looks like the Capri that Baron Robertson had in Hastings around 1975/6 or so -John Dymand Capri Teretonga 1974
My wife has just told me that the car in Hastings was blue over silver, a genuine Cologne LHD car and by what we can find out went to Australia with them not long after.
That would make sense, colour scheme was light met blue & silver, I never quite bought the scrapped and thrown away scenario, more likely a customs/ bond/ ownership story somewhere in the murk methinks..
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