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Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Steve Holmes » Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:04 am

Fantastic photos Wal, thanks for posting.

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Wal Will » Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:25 am

The Healy Corvette at the time owned by Sid Candy. Firstly ouside the Candy home with Ed's TR and Wally Bakers TF. Second photo at a Flying 1/4 at Ashburton.
I heard a long time ago that the car was destroyed by fire on the road from Christchurch to Timaru?
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Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Wal Will » Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:01 am

Same meeting. The Stanton Special. probably the only meeting it was run in this form before some of the components became the rear engined Sports Car.
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Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Wal Will » Tue Jul 09, 2013 4:56 am

I think 1960. Wigram for sure. The TecMec (?) J Mansell.
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Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by GFR » Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:42 am

I found a further image that has Henderson in his Corvette in a production sports car field at Amaroo Park in about 1978. I have zoomed and cropped the image to show Henderson tucked behind Fitzgerald, Mathieson, Bond and Trevethan.

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Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by GFR » Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:33 am

I found this image I captured of Warwick Henderson in his Corvette at Amaroo Park in May 1977. Photo is a bit grainy but you can get the general idea of what the car was like.

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Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Grant Sprague » Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:10 am

Corvette Engines [CHEV] I have a contact from Hendrick racing that can supply nascar crate engines in various stages eg hours run , & from different stages of HP. If any one is interested let me know & I can do some fishing re costs etc etc ........

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Steve Holmes » Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:46 am

W154, is this the same Corvette he ran in the 1980s, with the Greenwood-style wide body? It ran in Sports Sedan/GT races. Looked fantastic! I understand the Henderson family still own this car? Would love to see photos if you have them.

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by W154 » Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:13 am

Corvette racing cars? Ah yes the Chev Corvette Production Sports Car raced by Warwick Henderson in the Aust Sports car Champ springs to mind. This was a huge beast of a car.Had a huge cowl on the bonnet over the quad DD webbers which caused a few visibility problems. At Calder one day Hendo starts from the back of the grid having missed practice the day before. First lap, up the back straight,hauling them in, tucked in behind a Bolwell Nagari he pulls out to pass it and wham!!! fibreglass everywhere, cars going in all directions. He had rammed the back of a tiny Nota Fang and obliterated it."Never even saw it " he said, just this bang and the fibreglass bodywork of the Fang flying in all directions. Hardly any damage to the Vette,must have had the heavyweight body fitted that day.... In future races I ALWAYS made sure he knew where I was in my little Lotus 7!
Will try and find some photos and post em.

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by 225sloper » Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:45 pm

Took this photo at Chris Amon meeting Hampton Downs 2011.He did this every time he came past,looks cool,put a smile on alot of peoples faces who witnessed this.
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The double banger

by findthedb » Wed May 16, 2012 9:07 am

I am trying to find information about the double banger. I am Toby Carboni's son and compiling a book about his life including his racing days. I would appreciate any information, images or any contacts you give to help me. Thanks in advance

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Steve Holmes » Wed May 09, 2012 7:08 am

markec wrote:Steve , John and Brian are brothers, Steve was in Aussie for a while then went to the states, brought that illegal Camaro over for the Transam series one year.


There is some good tv footage on another thread on here from when he raced that Corvette in NZ. To be fair to Steve, he never actually wanted to race for points or the championship, he just wanted to get some racing under his belt for a full campaign in the IMSA series.

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Steve Holmes » Wed May 09, 2012 7:06 am

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Alive and well,prowling the streets of S.E. QLD,now RHD and back to Big-Block power as a road car.


Thats the same car? Wow, I'm shocked. Thats really had a big resto done, its stunning. As much as I love the way it looks now, I think I prefer it as a race car.

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by jim short » Tue May 08, 2012 11:51 pm

Gee thanks Rod ,Steve David Amco now you what more can a man ask for ..Did I lap him?? how many times??

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Rod Grimwood » Tue May 08, 2012 10:48 pm

mid-year wrote:Hi Guys,the "split-window'' Coupe was a one year only body style in 1963 and is consided quite collectable yet not as valuable as an 1967 (last year for this body shape) 427/435hp Convertible........$100,000+ US.


Thanks, new there was something around the split window being a collectors item.

PS Jim got dvds thanks. Now leave our mate Rogered alone, you saw him in mirror a few times too in days gone past. Think he was extracting the urine. (now that will have you thinking, don't loose any sleep though) Got your phone number now so will help you with amnessia, because i do care about you.

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by mid-year » Tue May 08, 2012 10:00 pm

Hi Guys,the "split-window'' Coupe was a one year only body style in 1963 and is consided quite collectable yet not as valuable as an 1967 (last year for this body shape) 427/435hp Convertible........$100,000+ US.

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by jim short » Tue May 08, 2012 9:50 pm

In 1958 Ardmore .I always watched practise at College corner then sat as high up as possible in the grandstand opp. the pits this day an Austin Healey with a chev v8 E Kennards arrived at the corner way to fast and did five high speed loops I have never seen anyone do better, certanly had some of the spectaters running,not certan but think it was two tone blue and grey??

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by Habu » Tue May 08, 2012 9:43 pm

Image as posted in another thread on this website. Although im not a "bowtie" kind of guy, this is a fantastic car :)

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Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by woody » Tue May 08, 2012 8:20 pm

John Dymond is on Trade Me/old friends/Otago Sports Car Club member.

Re: Corvette Engines and Racingcars

by jim short » Tue May 08, 2012 7:44 pm

Going back a few post to help out rogered with his maths one thing I am good at from 1955 to 2000 is 45 add on 12 and it comes to 57 Rogerd wish you would be man enough to use you name when you slack anyone off 57 years and I dont make a big deal out of it just some of us are born this way!!!

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