First Competition Car

[Rod Grimwood]

I had some photos given to me a while back, and the guy said "i got some real old stuff in there". On the back of photos is 1967. Well this was one of the first cars Steve Millen built and hillclimbed a few times before him and Rod finished the Hillman Cob. Steve sold it to a mate of mine Dave Wigg and he ran a few times and then it came into my hands. The photo behind the Chev on the hill at puke (in primer paint) is when we decided to do some "demon tweaks' notice the front brake air scoops and double roll bars etc. and as can be seen in other photos, the welded rear doors, widened wheels with state of the art F100 Firestones. It had a grunter engine with head and cam etc and twin sidedraughts. it went alright for it's day and age. Ran this car at few hillclimbs, Chamberlain Rd, Ridge Road, Andersons Farm. Club curcuit Puke.

It ended up painted "Burnt Orange' the colour of fast cars back then.

Well that was my first competion car and alot of fun back then.

what did you guy's and gals start in.