1970 Australian Touring Car Championship

[jnr356]

yes rogered you are correct it started off as a 924 gtr
it is currently being rebuilt as the 924gtr again
http://www.freisinger-motorsport.de/porsche/uk/Porsche_Restoration.html

alan also purchased a 944 cup car from the factory in 88/9 he ran one round of the porsche cup at winton(another mechanic and i drove it up there)
in that race it was one of the most unbelievable "drives" i have ever seen,didn't bother qualifying
back of the grid on slicks,when it began to rain whilst on the dummy grid(most of the field were on wets)
he finished 3rd

[jnr356]

i have a feeling
it was labelled as a 944 as a marketing ploy for the upcoming release of the 944

[Powder]

stumbled across this forum while researching the
foley car which is back in australia,currently being rebuilt
nearly finished

sorry to drag up an old thread,but love the stories and pics from this era of when i was a kid
and i now get to work on these pieces of history

from my research have read that the bill brown car was written off in the late 70's

Here's a few photos that might be of interest, although I think they might be from 1969.

[Steve Holmes]

Fantastic pics Powder. The first and third pics of Jim McKeown and Brian Foley are both 1970, and I'm pretty certain the middle photo of Alan Hamilton is from 1969 as you mentioned.

[Steve Holmes]

yes rogered you are correct it started off as a 924 gtr
it is currently being rebuilt as the 924gtr again
http://www.freisinger-motorsport.de/porsche/uk/Porsche_Restoration.html

alan also purchased a 944 cup car from the factory in 88/9 he ran one round of the porsche cup at winton(another mechanic and i drove it up there)
in that race it was one of the most unbelievable "drives" i have ever seen,didn't bother qualifying
back of the grid on slicks,when it began to rain whilst on the dummy grid(most of the field were on wets)
he finished 3rd

Ahh, just awesome, thanks for the link and info.

[jnr356]

the boss picked this up on ebay the other day

a great read

[Steve Holmes]

Wow, great score!

[jnr356]

What happened to the McKeown and Foley 911s from the 1970 ATCC? And for that matter, the Bill Brown car? I know the Foley car was raced in NZ by Jim Palmer for a season, but then vanished. Someone must have these cars now?

sshh..sneak peek
photoshoot thursday
must say looks and sound awesome

[Steve Holmes]

Oh yeah, nice!

[jnr356]

[Steve Holmes]

Wow, I am gobsmacked, that is stunning! Thanks so much for posting, what a great site that is to see.

[cavvy]

yes rogered you are correct it started off as a 924 gtr
it is currently being rebuilt as the 924gtr again
http://www.freisinger-motorsport.de/porsche/uk/Porsche_Restoration.html

alan also purchased a 944 cup car from the factory in 88/9 he ran one round of the porsche cup at winton(another mechanic and i drove it up there)
in that race it was one of the most unbelievable "drives" i have ever seen,didn't bother qualifying
back of the grid on slicks,when it began to rain whilst on the dummy grid(most of the field were on wets)
he finished 3rd

Will the GTR return downunder ?

Was the Hamilton 944 Cup Car successful in early Targa Tasmania, in Mad Andys hands?