Grp C/Grp A/V8SC 'Where are they now?' continued... - Page 118

Backagain · 13 Sep 2009, 21:56 (Ref:2540020)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

JBMS005...

Cheap too!

It might be cheap but it's always nice when a car appicates.

David Towe · 14 Sep 2009, 10:17 (Ref:2540308)

I think it might be a while before any fast taxi appreciates in value.

DAVID PATERSON · 16 Sep 2009, 02:22 (Ref:2541643)

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Originally Posted by David Towe

I think it might be a while before any fast taxi appreciates in value.

I think you're right David. Group A & C cars appreciate for the same reason land does, they ain't makin' any more.

Value is a product of supply & demand and there are so very many V8SC in existence now, surely the demand has been sated, if not it soon will be, they just keep building more & more of these things.

**GTRMagic** · 16 Sep 2009, 06:00 (Ref:2541702)

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Originally Posted by anthony81901

GRM had 2 Gibson Commodores.

The car raced in 96 by Steven Richards was GMS003 the car he had raced at Bathurst in 95, having previously been raced by his father in 95 and by Skaife in 94. It was sold to Gary Dumbrell and raced by Darren Hossack in 97, before returning to Gibson Motorsport as the Darren Pate car for 98.

The car raced by Richards in 97/98 before passing to Garth Tander for the rest of 98 was one of the cars Gibson raced in 96. It was raced by the Ultra Tune team in 99/00. I always thought this was GMS004, but from the ad perhaps not.

I am not sure of the numbering sequence of the chassis either (there is an article in MN somewhere but I havent found it yet) but recall that GRM gutted one of the ex-GMS Commodores in order to build the V8SuperUte.

Presumably this has meant the shell in this ad has been rebuilt to 'GMS Spec' using the parts in the ute as templates. Does that make the finished product a 'genuine' GMS chassis if it has been replicated and potentially 'hot rodded'?

**GTRMagic** · 16 Sep 2009, 08:40 (Ref:2541764)

GT40

There is one of these (a replica admittedly) in Marque Sports isnt there?

Bullett · 16 Sep 2009, 09:27 (Ref:2541780)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

GT40

There is one of these (a replica admittedly) in Marque Sports isnt there?

Theres a few getting around now, NSW, Vic and Qld I know of. I think Pretty's one in NSW is pretty radical though from what I have seen...

Camaroz · 16 Sep 2009, 09:53 (Ref:2541789)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

GT40

There is one of these (a replica admittedly) in Marque Sports isnt there?

Hold the phone!!!!!!!!!!!!1

A genuine GT40 comes up for sale every 2 light years!

$2.5M could well be the going rate.

Though not a Group C, A or RV8SC

**GTRMagic** · 16 Sep 2009, 10:00 (Ref:2541790)

On the website Here, there is a pic of a DJR Falcon in the background to some of the cars.

It has a yellow rollcage... now from memory, the 2 Race Image-owned BA's had white rollcages, as did the 2 BA's (now in BF spec) still at DJR.

Presumably it is one of the AU's around, converted to BA?

ForumNick · 16 Sep 2009, 11:30 (Ref:2541822)

Correct!

rdmdog · 16 Sep 2009, 12:35 (Ref:2541912)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

On the website Here, there is a pic of a DJR Falcon in the background to some of the cars.

It has a yellow rollcage... now from memory, the 2 Race Image-owned BA's had white rollcages, as did the 2 BA's (now in BF spec) still at DJR.

Presumably it is one of the AU's around, converted to BA?

If that's an XC Cobra Group C in the RHS of the photo, would that be a photo from the Harris Garage?

Falcadore · 16 Sep 2009, 13:43 (Ref:2541992)

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Originally Posted by rdmdog

If that's an XC Cobra Group C in the RHS of the photo, would that be a photo from the Harris Garage?

Painted up in Murray Carter colours? Last I was aware Harris operation had two Bryan Byrt cars and the Bill O'Brien car.

Falcadore · 16 Sep 2009, 14:38 (Ref:2542049)

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Originally Posted by Falcadore

Painted up in Murray Carter colours? Last I was aware Harris operation had two Bryan Byrt cars and the Bill O'Brien car.

The car sitting next to the DJR Falcon kinda seals it though. The car we can only see a very tiny portion of. Looks like the Channel 9 Camaro to me.

The orange/black First rock car with the yellow roll cage is likely a promotional mock-up, presumably one of the hard to seel AUs, maybe the La Delle car?

Axeman444 · 16 Sep 2009, 23:35 (Ref:2542480)

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Originally Posted by Falcadore

Painted up in Murray Carter colours? Last I was aware Harris operation had two Bryan Byrt cars and the Bill O'Brien car.

its actually listed elsewhere on the websire:
http://www.ecurieinvestments.com.au/...motional-coupe

check out the description of the fezza, love it!!
http://www.ecurieinvestments.com.au/...-f430-scuderia
"Flappy Paddle thingy's"

retro · 17 Sep 2009, 01:08 (Ref:2542515)

I'm pretty sure when that Bowden GT40 was first advertised it was on the News that it had to stay in Australia.[stipulation of sale]

M-Kart · 17 Sep 2009, 01:29 (Ref:2542524)

The DJR BA in that photo is the ex-La Delle car, last raced as an AU in the 2006 Fujitsu Series (Chassis DJR AU12).

ForumNick · 17 Sep 2009, 09:55 (Ref:2542690)

Correct !

mtpanorama · 17 Sep 2009, 11:14 (Ref:2542719)

The contact at the bottom of the ad is Chris Bowden.

jd yort · 17 Sep 2009, 21:03 (Ref:2543068)

There was a write up on the GT40 in Unique cars. It is a factory road and was raced in Australia by a George Parlby and was at one stage painted in the Gulf colours. Hope it does stay in Australia. I think there may be only one other original GT40 in Oz owned by Lindsay.

DAVID PATERSON · 18 Sep 2009, 03:32 (Ref:2543194)

There will be a dozen Group C & A cars competing at the Classic Lakeside meeting this weekend.

Chris Bowden in the Tokico RX-7 will be challenging Frank Binding's Army Reserve XD Falcon for Group C honours and there's some real quality in Group A. I'm tipping David Towe's JPS M3 to come out on top of the Anderson Bros. Mustang, the Deluxe Coachlines VK, the Trevethan/McDowell carbied VL, the Scotty Taylor Xerox shop Starion, Skaife's Gibson HR31, an ex BTCC RS500 and the '92 Bathurst winning Winfield Godzilla R32 GT-R!!!!! 1 more sleep. I can't wait!!!!

**GTRMagic** · 20 Sep 2009, 08:36 (Ref:2544184)

Is this one real?

Camaroz · 20 Sep 2009, 09:31 (Ref:2544201)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Is this one real?

It appears that the front calipers are on the rear and the rear on the front! I wonder is the seller up to spec?

Crash Test · 20 Sep 2009, 22:39 (Ref:2544591)

The racing out at Lakeside on the weekend was awesome, even with about 10 cars on the track. Shame Godzilla hit the fence and the other Skyline blew up.

More pics are HERE

**GTRMagic** · 20 Sep 2009, 22:54 (Ref:2544596)

Any reason its not timed on Natsoft?

Crash Test · 20 Sep 2009, 23:27 (Ref:2544603)

Probably don't have a phone line at Lakeside just yet, should be uploaded in the next day or two.

racer69 · 21 Sep 2009, 05:31 (Ref:2544675)

An interesting collection of European-presented Group A machinery seems to be making a home for themselves in Australia

ex-Pirro BMW M3, the ex-Graham Goode Listerine Sierra, and now the ex-Shaun Walker FAI Sierra

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