The Roaring Season

Ray Bell wrote:But is it 'Clark' or 'Clarke'?

It'd have to be 'Clarke' with an 'e' given the windscreen banner. Most drivers can spell their own name.

Super Modifieds was the pre Sprintcar name. These are Super Modifieds.

Damn. I was really enjoying the story on this car, and the innovate guys who built it. I'm just old enough to remember most of the late 70's / early 80's Sport Sedan cars. I appreciate that aspects of the stories thread title may not be historically accurate to some, but come on, Mr Grimwood has ...

rogered wrote:Good Grief!! Bigbanger, you guys are picking holes in F#$K All. and in the process wrecked what was a great story.

The facts or a 'good story' - you choose?

Nothing wrong Rod with telling the story of the Willis contribution to our sport and I for one enjoyed the story to date, but the fact remains the Willis Commodore was not the '1st Full Space Frame Sports Sedan' and entitling your story as that will bring out those who will point out the facts ...

Nothing wrong Rod with telling the story of the Willis contribution to our sport and I for one enjoyed the story to date, but the fact remains the Willis Commodore was not the '1st Full Space Frame Sports Sedan' and entitling your story as that will bring out those who will point out the facts ...

Sedan (automobile), a passenger car in a three-box configuration with A, B & C-pillars and principal volumes articulated in separate compartments for engine, passenger and cargo Sedan meaning 4 doors......Commodore. Yeah right, so you are saying '2 door' cars like Ian Algie's Alfetta, Wayne Huxford ...

Sedan (automobile), a passenger car in a three-box configuration with A, B & C-pillars and principal volumes articulated in separate compartments for engine, passenger and cargo Sedan meaning 4 doors......Commodore. Yeah right, so you are saying '2 door' cars like Ian Algie's Alfetta, Wayne Huxford ...

Post the 6 litre Shellsport Saloons, the PDL 2 then known as the Torro Toys Mustang was ran in NI Sports Sedan events against the likes of Jim Richards in the Big M Falcon. Incidentally, the PDL 2 also had a 6 litre engine.

The first 'full space frame sports sedan' in NZ was the PDL Mustang II, which predated the Willis Commodore by about 7 years. Pics attached show the bare space frame chassis amongst others. http://www.nzmustang.com/Images/History/Racecars/PDL2-5.jpg

John Thorby had a Rover V8 in the Viva, John Harcourt did a bit of work on it after JT moved to the SI. Post JT it ended up with the Heslin brothers who put in the Chev V8

Tony Palmer (TV Commentator) getting it wrong with Rob Kennard's Cortina describing it as a 'Cortina Chev'. Blasphemy!, the Cortina as a race car never was powered by other than than a Ford. At the time of this video I recall it as being a 346 cu in based on a 302 SVO block with a stroker 3.4" crank ...

The boot lid logo looks very much like a Penrite Oils logo.

http://brakesdirect.com.au/media/wysiwyg/Penrite/Penrite_logo.fw.png

Brett Willis' Camaro Trans Am (built by his father Lindsay?).

Derek MacRae's Torana Chev looks as if it might be lining up for the then 'Southern 200' at Ruapuna. Am I right in recalling you co drove with Derek in this Jac Mac? Another OSCA car in the race was Steve Vigurs Capri Chev which he co drove with Rod McElrea. The Southern 200 rules required the use ...