Race Car Barn Finds

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Thanks Ged.
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Steve Holmes wrote:OK, you made that easy Roger! Thanks! That really had me rattled. How did a Costin Amigo end up in NZ?


Is this the Wellington based Costin that reced several times in the then Whittakers classics at Manfield?
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briteyes wrote:Is this the Wellington based Costin that reced several times in the then Whittakers classics at Manfield?



I think so.
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Great! That confirms what I had been told, that there was a Costin Amigo in NZ.
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From memory it has a 2.3 SOHC Vauxhall motor with twin side drafts and not a lot else done to it. The meeting I saw it at the owner was going well and was only just second to a TVR Tuscan. Not bad for an all wooden chassis which I am lead to believe is rated to 350hp. I believe still is rather than was.
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ERC wrote:Great! That confirms what I had been told, that there was a Costin Amigo in NZ.


Yes there is Ray, I saw it when I got the A40 Special - actually had a sit in it - see photos in post #2 and #15 of this thread. I have more photos somewhere.
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Speaking of Vauxhalls and barn finds, maybe Craig Stacey has some photos when he first got Jack Nazers Victor. They would be good to see.
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From my mix of pics thread. Pre 1983 but in an historic grid at Donington.

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