Grp C/Grp A/V8SC 'Where are they now?' continued... - Page 134

**GTRMagic** · 15 Mar 2010, 06:42 (Ref:2652390)

Race Image For Sale

pete60 · 15 Mar 2010, 09:50 (Ref:2652468)

Where's the second ex DJR BA/BF??

**GTRMagic** · 15 Mar 2010, 10:10 (Ref:2652479)

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Originally Posted by pete60

Where's the second ex DJR BA/BF??

At Hasted's Engine Emporium isnt it?

275 GTB-4 · 17 Mar 2010, 11:55 (Ref:2654120)

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Originally Posted by GTRMagic

At Hasted's Engine Emporium isnt it?

Care to explain to the vast majority who done ged it Senor?? BTW when are you gunna look in your mailbox bud????

Falcadore · 18 Mar 2010, 04:03 (Ref:2654663)

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Originally Posted by pete60

How many cars does Steve have tucked away? He used to have that fearsome Chev Monza sports sedan, the ex Bailey Nissan 300 ZX sports sedan (which has now been sold) and an ex DJR AU. With the ex Perkins #042 and the ex Winfield VR, that's quite a collection!

Kerry Baily is still racing his 300ZX. Voight may have had the Carling 300ZX now owned by former Rover racer Anthony Macready. The car was owned for a long time by....

oh I get it, Graeme Bailey. OK. I'll go sit in the corner quietly.

Falcadore · 18 Mar 2010, 04:07 (Ref:2654664)

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Plus the old Dick Johnson Torana

Which one? There were at least two, and one of them was sort-of split/twinned with a Nixon-Smith XU-1 which shared a history as a HDT XU-1.

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Pick the Sizzler or the Nissan Special Vehicles HR-31 Nissan Skyline

Did they just buy the Forbes R32? They have to sell the R31s to pay for the R32?

jd yort · 18 Mar 2010, 08:22 (Ref:2654709)

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Originally Posted by Falcadore

Which one? There were at least two, and one of them was sort-of split/twinned with a Nixon-Smith XU-1 which shared a history as a HDT XU1.

Ex Dick Johnston Zupps XU1 modified production. Then converted to sports sedan by Barry Wraith. It was for sale in 2008. Bright yellow and orange at teh time of sale.

Falcadore · 19 Mar 2010, 04:47 (Ref:2655344)

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Originally Posted by jd yort

Ex Dick Johnston Zupps XU1 modified production. Then converted to sports sedan by Barry Wraith. It was for sale in 2008. Bright yellow and orange at teh time of sale.

Yeah... but which one? The ex-HDT LJ, or the LC/LJ he had earlier?

jd yort · 19 Mar 2010, 05:22 (Ref:2655352)

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Originally Posted by Falcadore

Yeah... but which one? The ex-HDT LJ, or the LC/LJ he had earlier?

Not sure Falcadore, I never knew there was two of them. I justed quoted above what was mentioned in the advertisement at the time.

Henry · 19 Mar 2010, 11:20 (Ref:2655485)

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Originally Posted by jd yort

Not sure Falcadore, I never knew there was two of them. I justed quoted above what was mentioned in the advertisement at the time.

Didn't Zupps have two Toranas of their own? A Series Proddie Car and an Improved Proddie version, or was Dick's own car the one in SP trim? I know DJ had an LC of his own which he eventually put a V8 in, and subsequently didn't like, but I didn't think this car got an LJ facelift.... this would've been the car that went to Barry Wraith IIRC. One of the Toranas went to Charlie O'Brien early in the piece, but I believe it was an ex-Zupps car.

The ex-Nixon-Smith, ex-HDT car - variously reported as being the car Bond rolled in the wet at Bathurst in 1972, although I believe that there are those who would contest that - was campaigned by DJ into 1976, until he took up a drive with Bryan Byrt. This was the car that the HDT called "Old Flexible" IIRC.

There were reports that DJ had, as late as 1984, one of the Toranas under his Mum's house in Mt Gravatt, along with all sorts of other stuff, I would assume that it all got cleaned out at some stage between then and now though.

rdmdog · 5 Apr 2010, 00:42 (Ref:2666874)

Check this out!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfS0h4xPjBA

avors · 5 Apr 2010, 04:38 (Ref:2666905)

couple of great trophies there

jetwreck · 5 Apr 2010, 08:37 (Ref:2666967)

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Originally Posted by Falcadore

Did they just buy the Forbes R32? They have to sell the R31s to pay for the R32?

yup....but Rod Markland is the person that bought the GIO R32.....Chris Larossa has the Sizzler and No5 R31's.

Sultan · 5 Apr 2010, 23:07 (Ref:2667379)

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Originally Posted by jd yort

Plus the old Dick Johnson Torana

As well as a Brock Sierra IIRC?

DAVID PATERSON · 13 Apr 2010, 03:04 (Ref:2671767)

VK Group A Commodore

http://www.my105.com.au/classified.asp?id=14553

Looks like a bargain to me. Does anyone have a pic of the period livery?

Mr Walker · 13 Apr 2010, 04:16 (Ref:2671774)

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VK Group A Commodore

http://www.my105.com.au/classified.asp?id=14553

Looks like a bargain to me. Does anyone have a pic of the period livery?

Are you guys able to access my105 as it's telling me it's still down???

Which car was this one & how much?

alfacors · 13 Apr 2010, 05:22 (Ref:2671786)

I believe the problem is intermittent, but I've not been able to access anything on there for a while now.

pete60 · 13 Apr 2010, 12:32 (Ref:2671964)

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Originally Posted by DAVID PATERSON

VK Group A Commodore

http://www.my105.com.au/classified.asp?id=14553

Looks like a bargain to me. Does anyone have a pic of the period livery?

Not sure I'd pay that for a car with a modest racing history. As I recall it, it was built and owned jointly by Barry Wraith and Wyne Park in 1985 and then bought out by Wayne Park the next year. I know it ran at Bathurst in 1985, finishing 20 something, but I don't think it did much after that, other then local Qld races.

The ex Perkins #42 VY seems better value at $78,000.

DAVID PATERSON · 14 Apr 2010, 02:25 (Ref:2672409)

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Originally Posted by pete60

Not sure I'd pay that for a car with a modest racing history. As I recall it, it was built and owned jointly by Barry Wraith and Wyne Park in 1985 and then bought out by Wayne Park the next year. I know it ran at Bathurst in 1985, finishing 20 something, but I don't think it did much after that, other then local Qld races.

The ex Perkins #42 VY seems better value at $78,000.

It's the cheapest outright Group A car on the market, by far.

If I had $85K to spare, it would be in my shed tomorrow.

Razor · 16 Apr 2010, 13:42 (Ref:2673650)

Hey guys, what ever happened to Pete Geoghan VB Commodore that was raced in the early 80's? I knew it was converted to a VH and raced by Greg Symes but I can't find it's current home. All I know is it's somewhere in Queensland but that's all I know.

racer69 · 16 Apr 2010, 15:25 (Ref:2673714)

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Originally Posted by Razor

Hey guys, what ever happened to Pete Geoghan VB Commodore that was raced in the early 80's? I knew it was converted to a VH and raced by Greg Symes but I can't find it's current home. All I know is it's somewhere in Queensland but that's all I know.

Kevin Heffernen owns it, and has done for many years. Its still pretty much in its 1984 Group C trim.

Check out the latest issue of AMC, has all the details of this car in there

**GTRMagic** · 19 Apr 2010, 10:40 (Ref:2675701)

Mobil M3...

Which one was this? Brock, Richards or Crompton?

pete60 · 19 Apr 2010, 10:46 (Ref:2675705)

I have an idea it was Jim's car in 1987. Not sure about 1988. It must have been one of the Doulman/Cotter 2 litre machines.

David Towe · 19 Apr 2010, 21:57 (Ref:2676188)

That was Jim's car from 88 ATCC and the Crompton/Parsons car from Bathurst that year. I have the Brock car from 88 which was the Brock/Richards #56 car from Bathurst that year. The 6 speed box actually belongs with my car not Jervis's.

PVDA · 19 Apr 2010, 22:25 (Ref:2676210)

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The 6 speed box actually belongs with my car not Jervis's.

Better swap them over then

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