Sidchrome Mustang, Baypark

[Steve Holmes]

I have posted these pics elswhere on site but it may as well be here as well...
(I originally thought this post was just for Bay Park pics but see other pics on here now)
( Pics Courtesy Perry Drury Launceston.)

Beautiful! I LOVE seeing these old photos of your Ellis. Can't get enough of them.

[Steve Holmes]

the car in Georges livery is Zakspeed style
are sidchrome tools as good as snap off/blue point?
or is that another tread in itself!!

Yep, the Zakspeed colour scheme was pretty popular in the colonies. Allan Moffat raced an XC Falcon hardtop in 1979 in Zakspeed colours, and repainted his DeKon Monza in a similar paint scheme, although the black was replaced by dark brown.

[Steve Holmes]

Some taken by Martin Derbyshire of the Richards Mustang. The rest of Martins collection can be found elsewhere on here: http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?467-The-Martin-Derbyshire-Collection

Here is Richards bouncing through one of the Pukekohe chicanes during the 1976/77 season.

Same place, same race meeting, but with Tony Edmonsons Charger in behind.

Then in 1979, again at Puke. This is the Open Saloon Car series, which was run as two race events at Bay Park, Puke, and Manfeild, and all were handicap starts. Here is the Mustang at the front, now owned by George Shewiery. In behind are Graeme Addis, Jack Nazer, John Briggs, Brent Bullivant rolling past in the yellow Capri, then Leo Leonard in PDL II with its tall F5000 wing, and Richards in his Falcon hardtop.

[Powder]

This thread seems like a good place to post this photo:

[Rod Grimwood]

This thread seems like a good place to post this photo:

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Before any one says anything about the signwriting, there is a reason. Maybe George will tell the story one day.

[Shoreboy57]

Still looks like the real deal

[lisian_1275]

That is absolutely AWESOME, great resto.

Ian

[Rod Grimwood]

Hopefully can get George to put a short story on the rebuild together, it is a credit to him and all involved, and is the real McCoy

[Rod Grimwood]

Note the detail inside, tidy. The strap on the front frame was to stop the tent blowing away.

[lisian_1275]

Did I forget to say WOWWWWW.

Thanks

Ian

[Greg Stokes]

Awesome car for sure - one little peeve I had was the tent obstructing the opportunity to take a nice pic of it. Thats all - I cant wait to see this car run again!

[faminz]

and a pic from the back (before going under the tent!)

[bob homewood]

I figure this is the best place to post this I had quite a long talk with George last weekend and he suggested to me seeing as some of these cars are getting a bit closer to going again , we should get together in a group to keep the interest and momentum going to perhaps at least in the interim to display them and down the road run them again, if anyone is interested or has a car please contact George or myself

[John McKechnie]

I have mine Bob, it raced with all of them , and also you. Look for my display board with pix and program pages on Sat and Sund.

[BMCBOY]

[Powder]

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"Hey Jim, this Mustang you sold me. It was a bit rougher than I thought, and I've had to do a lot of work on it. How about giving me some of my money back?"

[markec]

[John B]

Anyone interested in the Sidchrome Mustang should [color="#0000CD"]check out this 1:43rd model[/color] available from SPR Models.

[Rod Grimwood]

Tried to upload photos but not working.

[Steve Holmes]

Email them to me Rod, and I'll post them for you: mailto:?subject=&body=