Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

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Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by bry3500 » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:36 am

Great footage here from about the 10 minute mark
[video]http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?1211-The-Racing-Geoghegans-1970[/video]

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by GD66 » Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:37 pm

And yes, Oran Park pits.

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Rod Grimwood » Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:47 pm

Thanks mate, they are good.

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Powder » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:52 am

Rod Grimwood wrote:Be great if you could scan them each and post, good looking home photos.


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Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Rod Grimwood » Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:15 pm

Be great if you could scan them each and post, good looking home photos.

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Steve Holmes » Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:35 pm

Looks like they're from the 1969 season though?

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Dale Harvey » Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:32 pm

The first one is Oran Park and I reckon the others are as well. Can't give you dates though.

Dale.

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Steve Holmes » Sat Jul 20, 2013 8:42 am

Oh wow, those are beautiful!

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Powder » Sat Jul 20, 2013 7:07 am

Here are some photos from a collection I bought a few years ago. I'm not sure of the dates or locations.
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Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by david5 » Sat Jul 20, 2013 12:35 am

Steve Holmes wrote:Yep, absolutely I used that article. I also used 'The Australian Touring Car Championship' book by Graham Howard and Stewart Wilson which was published in 1985 and covered the full history of the ATCC from each year since it began. I also used 'Ford: Falcon, Mustang, Sierra' book by Stewart Wilson which was published in the early 1990s and was about the Falcons, Mustangs, and Sierras that raced in Australia throughout the years. I also used 'Trans-Am Racing 1966-85' book by Albert R. Bochroch which was about the history of the Trans-Am series. I also used several copies of Vintage Motorsport magazine from the mid-1990s that featured the Trans-Am series, plus I also used several other issues of AMC, plus several issues of period Aussie and New Zealand car magazines from the late '60s and early '70s which featured articles and info about this period of racing when it was happening. My desk was bending under the weight!

I have been fascinated by this car since I saw photos of it as a kid, so have been collecting material for most of my life.


For a second I thought you had been in my office book case Steve, but I don't have the Trans Am book. I'll have to let my wife read this, she thinks I'm the only one...

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by DewiAusTransAm » Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:22 am

From Practice at Lakeside Today

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by John B » Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:27 pm

SPman wrote:Fortuitously I just received my model from you John and very nice it is - extremely well packed by the way, thanks. I think the Super Falcon might be next on the list.

If I can't have the real thing, then nicely detailed models will suffice.....


Glad the Mustang arrived OK John. The McLaren M1A model that you pre-ordered has just arrived, so that's another $10.00 donation to The Roaring Season.
Cheers, John
SPR Models

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by TransamEd » Thu Jul 18, 2013 5:49 am

Cool model.
I wish they would do this GTA next to the Falcon in 1:8 ! from [color="#000000"]icon[/color] down under. It certainly deserves it.

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by SPman » Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:00 am

John B wrote:Great article Steve. I'm not sure if the Forum Members will remember the images I posted (in the Sponsors News Forum on this site) of the 1:43rd model of this car.

I still have some in stock. Check them out here ... www.spr-models.co.nz ... and don't forget that I will make a $10.00 donation to The Roaring Season for every model purchased by a Forum member.

Cheers, John
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Fortuitously I just received my model from you John and very nice it is - extremely well packed by the way, thanks. I think the Super Falcon might be next on the list.

If I can't have the real thing, then nicely detailed models will suffice.....

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by John McKechnie » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:13 pm

Thanks to Bullitt , Red and Pete 67-68 are always very memorable shape

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Steve Emson » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:35 pm

Wonderful stuff. I remember the NZ races as a young lad. That's why I like mustangs......................

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Rod Grimwood » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:48 pm

Awesome Steve, those of us lucky enough to have seen this car and driver in action were lucky. This was 'Pete's Car'. as in you mention Pete Geoghegan and this car springs to mind.

Thanks for the time to do these write ups Steve.

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by John McKechnie » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:02 pm

This world would be grey and dull without our fascinations

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by Steve Holmes » Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:48 pm

TransamEd wrote:If I had not the 2006 Australian Muscle car mag with the 27 pages article on this car, I would think it took Steve a year or two to collect this information...:-). Confess you had it next to the keyboard, Steve?
Not to distract anything ...it is still a very good article and the pictures are outstanding!


Yep, absolutely I used that article. I also used 'The Australian Touring Car Championship' book by Graham Howard and Stewart Wilson which was published in 1985 and covered the full history of the ATCC from each year since it began. I also used 'Ford: Falcon, Mustang, Sierra' book by Stewart Wilson which was published in the early 1990s and was about the Falcons, Mustangs, and Sierras that raced in Australia throughout the years. I also used 'Trans-Am Racing 1966-85' book by Albert R. Bochroch which was about the history of the Trans-Am series. I also used several copies of Vintage Motorsport magazine from the mid-1990s that featured the Trans-Am series, plus I also used several other issues of AMC, plus several issues of period Aussie and New Zealand car magazines from the late '60s and early '70s which featured articles and info about this period of racing when it was happening. My desk was bending under the weight!

I have been fascinated by this car since I saw photos of it as a kid, so have been collecting material for most of my life.

Re: Article: Pete Geoghegan's Mustang GTA

by TransamEd » Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:38 pm

If I had not the 2006 Australian Muscle car mag with the 27 pages article on this car, I would think it took Steve a year or two to collect this information...:-). Confess you had it next to the keyboard, Steve?
Not to distract anything ...it is still a very good article and the pictures are outstanding!

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