The Roaring Season

by **Roger Dowding** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:54 am

Steve Holmes wrote:No photo has come up on your post Lee. But are you referring to the Mustang at the top of the page? If so, those aren't inlet trumpets, they're exhaust pipes. This was a popular modification at the time, used on several V8 powered race cars.

Steve Twist commented on my photo of the Fleetwood Mustang with the pipes out the bonnet - it is sitting on the trailer - and Steve has on this thread several other photos of the car [ in colour ] mine is Monchrome !!.

I hadn't really read this thread as was started way before I joined - have just scrolled through a great set of shots.

The Thread deserves to be at the Top again..

My Fleetwood Mustang photo. I have noted it as the April 1966 meeting
-Looking at the crowd may be another meeting, probably the NZIGP in January 66 or 67.

As first raced in 1965 Gold Leaf Three Hour Challenge -as standard - my photo.

Steve Twist Photo.

A David McKinney photo with the boat nose, believe only tried once - didn't work

by **SPman** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:45 am

I think it did race - I seem to have a vague recollection of seeing it with the organ pipes at Puke, and thinking "he's copying Coppins"......

Here's the Morrari for comparison.....

by **hilstwist** » Fri Jan 08, 2016 3:36 am

Did the Mustang actually race with those pipes.most photos are pit shots and my ones it's on a trailer and I have none on the track which makes me think it was out of action that day.Does anybody recall?

by **Roger Dowding** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:49 am

David McKinney wrote:It could have been worse

No boat but, those pipes ..

do not remember that ..

by **SPman** » Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:25 am

Steve Holmes wrote:

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Looking back through old threads, ( but a goody) this looks like Pete Geoghegan in the Factory GTHO Super Falcon in it's later guise - didn't know he'd brought this over to NZ. Reputedly cranked out over 635 neddie's.......

Those earlier 60's photos look like Steve must have been sitting just along from me!

by **Tecoe1959** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 2:18 pm

I loved your collection Steve.
tim coe

by **Steve Holmes** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:16 am

You couldn't be more right David. That was simply awful wasn't it. It resembled in upside-down boat! And it didn't go any faster.

by **David McKinney** » Sat May 28, 2011 8:38 am

It could have been worse

by **Lee Tracey** » Sat May 28, 2011 4:34 am

Steve Holmes wrote:No photo has come up on your post Lee. But are you referring to the Mustang at the top of the page? If so, those aren't inlet trumpets, they're exhaust pipes. This was a popular modification at the time, used on several V8 powered race cars.

Thanks Steve (and Dave foor the Camaro answer). Sure glad that the Stang was not restored to that configuration.

Cheers
Lee

by **Steve Holmes** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:09 pm

There are a couple of photos of how the Lexington Camaro looks now in post #14 of this thread: http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?86-Early-O.S.C.A-saloons-1971-75-era-any-pics-out-there-b-w-or-colour

by **David McKinney** » Thu May 26, 2011 3:16 pm

And the Lexington Camaro was Spinner Black's

by **Steve Holmes** » Wed May 25, 2011 7:35 pm

No photo has come up on your post Lee. But are you referring to the Mustang at the top of the page? If so, those aren't inlet trumpets, they're exhaust pipes. This was a popular modification at the time, used on several V8 powered race cars.

by **Lee Tracey** » Wed May 25, 2011 11:28 am

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Are those tubes an inlet trumpet experiment?

Thanks to both Steves for these and the Levin photos. Whose was the Lexington Camaro?

Cheers
Lee

by **Steve Holmes** » Mon May 23, 2011 4:27 am

Last ones folks.....

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by **Steve Holmes** » Mon May 23, 2011 4:13 am

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by **Steve Holmes** » Mon May 23, 2011 4:11 am

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by **Steve Holmes** » Mon May 23, 2011 4:09 am

These last ones are from the 1973 NZIGP meeting, and include F5000, Bank Of New South Wales Saloons, and Castrol GTX production racers.

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