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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 9:50 am
by John McKechnie
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Headers done ,now exhaust system being made .
Scotty again doing the measuring, cutting,generally laying under the nice clean car, and Brian from FABTECH doing the welding.
Once again- NO mufflers or sound deadening devices fitted, just will be pure noise.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:46 pm
by Spgeti
I love it John......
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:46 pm
by Kevin Hirst
John McKechnie wrote:[ATTACH=CONFIG]32159[/ATTACH]
Headers done ,now exhaust system being made .
Scotty again doing the measuring, cutting,generally laying under the nice clean car, and Brian from FABTECH doing the welding.
Once again- NO mufflers or sound deadening devices fitted, just will be pure noise.
Didn't realize you had flogged my bramley axle stands John, must be hundred;s of those sold in the past, car coming along great, can't wait to see it, cheers .
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:16 pm
by John McKechnie
Kevin- It will be at Hampton Downs 15-17 January
Car wont be competing, wont even be running.
But it will be there.
As usual our biggest enemy is time.......
BTW- you are right , definitely the best axle stands
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:43 am
by Rod Grimwood
Hey John, awesome, you the man.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2015 12:44 am
by John McKechnie
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Grady Thomson at Levin 15.02.1970. The bronze Monaro was the tow car for it. My understanding at the time was that Rick Rimmer was racing this. Interesting that it has #13 on the window.
( The Cambridge car) To me the bonnet looks dark blue rather than black but the sun is shining on it so it could be deceiving. Also the leather straps holding the bonnet shut have been dispensed with.
Photo quality is not brilliant. My camera was a Agfa Clack. About one step up from a Box Brownie.
David Hunter
Hi David,
My computer burnt out with al my email pics on it.
Could you please send it again to me -
mailto:?subject=&body=
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 4:57 am
by John McKechnie
Hi Everyone, welcome to the New Year.
I am now doing the Schedule K paperwork and was wondering if anyone had any of the Mercury Series programs from 1970 that show this cars entry. Have the pic from the events.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 4:59 am
by John McKechnie
Here it is folks- what every well dressed Escort and grungy MK2 Zephyr used to wear.-
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After the discussion on the Team Cambridge Mustang of Paul Faheys, and Kens interest in being the only Kiwi not having one on his tool box, I started looking
I have completed my research on the Boss Andy sticker.
This was started by John W Andrews Ford, May 1970 just after Ray Stone started there.
Boss synonymous with the high performance Ford Mustang, and Andy is self -explanatory.
Boss Andy follows the success of Super Roo, Road Runner, Cobra, Super Bee etc.
Staff there incuded-
Mr G Greenfield, Chris Moon ,Gerry Chambers, Bill Barlow also involved with this.
Final design was Sam Harvey and was registered as a trade mark.
More to follow here.
Picture and condensed info from AutoNews Volume 5, November 1970
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:01 am
by Steve Holmes
John McKechnie wrote:Here it is folks- what every well dressed Escort and grungy MK2 Zephyr used to wear.-
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After the discussion on the Team Cambridge Mustang of Paul Faheys, and Kens interest in missing out on being the only Kiwi having one on his tool box, I started looking
I have completed my research on the Boss Andy sticker.
This was started by John W Andrews Ford, May 1970 just after Ray Stone started there.
Boss synonymous with the high performance Ford Mustang, and Andy is self -explanatory.
Boss Andy follows the success of Super Roo, Road Runner, Cobra, Super Bee etc.
Staff there incuded-
Mr G Greenfield, Chris Moon ,Gerry Chambers, Bill Barlow also involved with this.
Final design was Sam Harvey and was registered as a trade mark.
More to follow here.
Picture and condensed info from AutoNews Volume 5, November 1970
Thats AWESOME! Great investigative work there John!
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:37 pm
by John McKechnie
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Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:49 pm
by John McKechnie
Was talking to AB and he said he had something special for me to see.
This is the same amazing guy that was involved with the building of the car in 1969 and sent me up his set of Team Cambridge overalls for inspection.
I have never seen any of these Mercury Series programs before.
Rothmans involved again- see front cover.
Most important is that Spencer Black is entered to drive the Monaro number 59
Rod Coppins has already bought the Camaro
This just from AB-
This program is for the meeting that you have Ian Peak photos for on #85.
From me-
Pic also features the legendary stock trucks from Inky Tullochs Transport, Jenkins Transport and other.
They would be there there at 6am, the punters arriving later.
Lupins were nice and long with a short distance to visit them between drinks.
wigram 1970.
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:09 pm
by woody
Is this any good?
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 9:54 pm
by grelley
What a shame we cant turn the clock back to 1970. What a fantastic group of saloons. If only motor racing was like that now.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:15 pm
by John McKechnie
looking at the list of entries there, one legend isnt there- JacMac.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:30 pm
by John McKechnie
Lady Wigram event February 1970 .
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Whats this - 2 Monaros in the same race?????????
Nope, Grady has bought the car and has entered as 13-
Rick Rimmer told me that was Gradys lucky number.
Dennis Marwood told me Grady was a number 13- some on track meetings apparently.
41- To be advised.
59- to be advised.
Obviously there were some balls still up in the air with the Cambridge V8s and the Mercury events all being each following weekend.
Many thanks to Graham Woods for this program
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:33 pm
by khyndart in CA
John,
Thanks for the "Boss Andy " sticker information.
John Andrews Ford had better material to work with than what we had in Hamilton at Fairview Motors in 1971 when
owned by Herbie Dyke !
Ken H
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 10:45 pm
by John McKechnie
Ken- I am getting some left and right Boss Andy decals done for the XA Coupe.
Would you like a pair for your collection also ?
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 11:00 pm
by Jac Mac
John McKechnie wrote:looking at the list of entries there, one legend isnt there- JacMac.
[color="#0000CD"]Oh , I am there all right, not in the entries though, you just have not looked hard enough! Sometimes things are so clear that you cannot see them!
Most of the mustangs had expanded to 302cu in/5000cc by the look of it. This might be the meeting that John Rileys car ventilated the block in the last race, could be wrong on that though.[/color]
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 11:00 pm
by Rod Grimwood
John, I would be a starter for a couple. Had them years ago on Escort.
Jac Mac, which Anglia.
Re: Team Cambridge Monaro
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 11:08 pm
by Jac Mac
[color="#0000CD"]Clever boy! the middle one. On the right of pic is Murray Kelman with super trick brake ducting, not sure of the Mini.[/color]