Long time OSCA racer Ian Munt, in his beloved Chevy V8 Capri. This car was built in Australia by Bruce Carey, and raced in early Aussie Sports Sedan events in NSW, mostly at Oran Park, in Grace Bros colours, as part of a team which also included Pete Geoghegans Super Falcon and Porsche 911. Munt bought the Capri off Carey while living in Aus, and eventually shipped it back home to Christchurch with him when he returned. The car started out fitted with quite modest wheel arch flares, but over time Munt continued its evolution, fitting box flares and trying a few different engine combos, including fuel-injection. The big rear wing sprouted up in the mid-80s. The colour scheme also changed on a regular basis, from white/orange, to silver/black, green/black as pictured here for sponsor Waterbed World, white/charcoal, and eventually back to white/orange once more. The one main-stay of the car though were the Mawer wheels, which were one of the first sets of Mawer wheels made, as Carey was good friends Dave Mawer.

Ian Munt eventually built up a very nice looking VL Commodore which featured a sort of modified TWR bodykit, but retained the Capri, and it was still in his ownership when he passed away. His son Evan raced the Capri for several more seasons, on a shoe-string budget, but eventually had to sell it, and its now owned by Keith Tunnicliffe.

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