Modified 70s and 80s Saloons - Picture Thread

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:09 am

Nick Whitings 3.4 litre 440bhp mk 2 escort..

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:38 am

peter thurstons mk1 escort

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:39 am

Ford Falcon with a 4727cc engine driven by Malcolm Stevens, Croft Autodrome November 1976

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:43 am

AET Engineering Skoda S110RS Turbo driven by Jim Evans, Croft Autodrome 1977
a rebuilt single seater with a Skoda body.

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 5:37 am

no details on this one

Jac Mac · Post by **Jac Mac** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:05 pm

Might be Mick Hill? in the VW beetle

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:29 pm

Hey Bry, thanks heaps for posting these. I LOVE '70s British Super Saloons. They were an incredible combination of sedan and single seater parts and technology, and the end results were amazingly creative. Not all of them worked well, but most were really interesting. The John Pope Magnum Aston Martin is one of my favourites, although I don't think this car achieved the results that were hoped for. Ian Richardson ran a Chevy V8 powered Corvair. Then there was the V8 DAF etc.

The survival rate of these cars is pretty low, as is any sedan based formula in which cars are built using parts scavenged from old single seaters. Eventually the single seaters gain value again with collectors, and the parts are taken back again from the sedans.

But there is a revival for these cars taking place, and a really good field was assembled at Mallory Park recently:

[video=youtube;G2z7-wuuWfo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2z7-wuuWfo&feature=youtu.be[/video]

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:30 am

Yes Steve - A great class of Racing with some GREAT cars. I know that this is a picture thread, but as you have posted a vid ,,i couldn't resist[video=youtube;cuLB1hkSclc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuLB1hkSclc&feature=related[/video]

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:00 am

[video=youtube;EFTBgnCanJo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTBgnCanJo[/video]

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:51 pm

bry3500 wrote:Yes Steve - A great class of Racing with some GREAT cars. I know that this is a picture thread, but as you have posted a vid ,,i couldn't resist[video=youtube;cuLB1hkSclc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuLB1hkSclc&feature=related[/video]

This is cool. I wish they could have held it a little longer so we could see it launch.

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:45 pm

[video=youtube;7GcMwxxNZS4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GcMwxxNZS4[/video]

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:54 pm

Brilliant. Thanks Bry. Just to confirm, that is the Mick Hill car as in the middle of the grid in post #162?

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:57 pm

Right ...thanks Steve - I was wondering

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:32 am

[video=youtube;5t-Sedk6Wz0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t-Sedk6Wz0[/video]

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:12 pm

There is some real quality in that field. A pair of BMW M1s, a couple of DRM BMWs. Looks like a couple of Camaros too and an IMSA RX7. Real eclectic mix. But I'm struggling to find out any info on it.

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:34 am

Finnish Super Saloons I think Steve

lee costello · Post by **lee costello** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:47 pm

that is not peter thurston there thats maurice lyon in the mk1 there he is the guy who built it with barry costello
peter just had it from 1992-2009 he did very well in it but ran her down badly poor old girl was battered
maurice is at oulton park there racing in the northwest gt's
ive since rebuilt it an raced it check out http://www.allcarequipe.com
or lee costello racing on facebook

bry3500 · Post by **bry3500** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:23 am

Algie Afetta[video=youtube;z31NiRMqFG8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z31NiRMqFG8[/video]

Post by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:55 am

QUOTE=lee costello;5611]that is not peter thurston there thats maurice lyon in the mk1 there he is the guy who built it with barry costello
peter just had it from 1992-2009 he did very well in it but ran her down badly poor old girl was battered
maurice is at oulton park there racing in the northwest gt's
ive since rebuilt it an raced it check out www.allcarequipe.com
or lee costello racing on facebook[/QUOTE]

Lee, thanks for that info and the website link. Great to see the car is in good hands. It looks stunning! I vaguely seem to recall it featured in CCC magazine some years ago (10-15 years ago at a guess). I think it was black and pink at the time, but could be wrong?

Good to see more of the Super Saloons being restored and raced again. Some very exciting cars were built for this class. Did any of the V8 Capri's survive?

Here is an old CCC cover from 1974.

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Post by **Steve Holmes** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:57 am

bry3500 wrote:Algie Afetta[video=youtube;z31NiRMqFG8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z31NiRMqFG8[/video]

Yeah thats good isn't it. I've been trying to get a copy of the full races from Bay Park and Manfield. Not having much luck though.

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