The programme has Bennett's car as a Chrysler Charger 770 of 4343cc.
0-1300cc action here, with the Mini's of Reg Cook and Rex Hart, plus Jim Stone's Escort. Note the wheel diameter on the Cook Mini.
Was looking through my collection of Motor Actions last week for the Bailey Escort, and I came across a picture of this car on its race debut in what in black and white looks like "virginal" white. when I have a moment, which I do have very little of at the moment I will scan and post it.
seaqnmac27, is that with the maroon ACL Finance (i think) on it
Not sure Rod, but it is from early 1980 with no wings asit is at the beginning of the OSCA DVD Evan did.
More action from the 1976 season, with Jack Nazer, Grant Walker, and Red Dawson.
And possibly on the same day as those posted above, but I assume its later in the day. Leo Leonard and the PDL Mustang is just slipping out of shot, in its last season in front line racing. Note the damage to Nazer's Victor. I assume he and Leonard had another of their famous roughing-up sessions.
Second from top the Crowe Starlet Mark 1 on debut, from the report it was finished in the paddock during practise as they had on got the bodyshell 2 weeks earlier. The top picture features Gary Jenkins in the exDickie Victor leading John Osborne Inky Tulloch Ian Munt and Rod McElrea, not sure who car 53 in the background is.
Great work Sean! Man it really looks modest in that photo!
More OSCA/Sports Sedan action from Pukekohe. John Osborne heads Inky Tulloch.
Its amazing how some of these cars evolved, and raced for so many years. Here is the '67 Shelby Mustang, raced by Bob Egan in the Trans-Am, before it was bought by New Zealand born Bob Kennett. Kennett ran it in the Trans-Am in 1970, replacing his Porsche 911, which had been outlawed by the SCCA. He then did a swap with Dexter Dunlop (for a McRae?), and Dunlop took it to NZ and raced it from late 1971. It then went to Kevin Haig in the South Island, who won the OSCA championship with it, before it was passed through more owners. I think Lawrence Bruce also owned it? By the early 1980s, it was still charging hard. Its now in Queensland, as part of the Bowden collection.
Its amazing to consider these are the same two Ford Capri's, albeit these photos were taken a few years apart!
My son Brett had a good tussle with this car in his XU1 during the Muscle car shoot out at Qld Raceway many years ago. I think Dan was driving the mustang. It looks a lot different now. I don't think we have any photos of it. i think Dan & Brett had a good laugh about it afterwards, as they both really enjoyed themselves. Brett had the luck to be the 2nd fastest car in Queensland that day.
Did Slade own this Mustang at one stage.