Here is Allan Moffat's DeKon Chevy Monza at Calder Park in 1976. This car was purchased from DeKon Engineering by Moffat in late 1975, and raced in New Zealand at Bay Park and Wigram before then continuing on to Australia. It caused a lot of controversy in Aus, and was protested by other teams. Moffat also had to fit 10" wide wheels as required under Aussie Sports Sedan rules, but this didn't seem to detract from its performance.

Moffat used the Monza to win the 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship, which was actually the first year the class was given a national title. He had to switch between the Monza and his Cosworth GAA Capri throughout the year, but took three wins from the first four Rounds, before Frank Gardner's wild new Chev Corvair appeared for Round 5 and proceeded to win the final three races.

Moffat then mothballed the Monza following the 1976 season, with pressure from Ford who were upping their support in touring car racing once more, and preferred Moffat wasn't driving the oppositions brand. He then brought it back out to race again in 1979/80 after Ford had pulled the plug on racing once more, but by this stage the competition had evolved massively, and the Monza was no longer a contender.

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