Collector Cars

[firko]

My first car was a slightly earlier model Hillman to yours Jimson, mine was a 59 model Minx. I put a Humber Vogue alloy head and twin SUs on it and it was still a slug. I stuck a Holden grey motor in it and totally buggered it. I still have a soft spot for Hillmans though.

[VMX247]

Hey my big sisters first car,but in blue and we used too listen to Credence Clear Water Revival.
great stuff cheers

[Doc]

on the good ol' 8 track too I bet VMX47! 

Jimson in a straigtline drag with 2 stock standard models the disc braked 4 speed 1725cc Hillman would give the old Holdens a good run if not beat them over a standing quarter. Would be a time somewhere in the vicinty of 20 seconds but I remember my '65 Hillman smoking the tyres first into second with a lot of encouragement, something I couldn't get a stock grey to do was spin the wheels in angst I still love em' all from the era Hillmans included Jimson, my dad had the '61 model 2 tone blue before he purchased the EK wagon. The Hillman was simply too small for a growing family but the hydra-matic EK wagon was definately slower and an FJ would whip both an EK and the Hillman in performance stakes

[kevwrx]

As the Kevlars get older we're getting more into old cars. I restored my Jag because I was at Bathurst the year Gossy won in the Walkinshaw Jag and will never forget the sound of the big V12 on full song.

We had the Jag that won Bathurst at one of our track nights at Sandown a couple of weeks ago.
The car is back in Aus and lives just a couple of streets away from me

[Quicksilver]

Boat engine builders name wasn't     Russell Jones    ex Jim reeds - motor man    Winfield Top fueler by any chance

No mate. Brian Mc Cosker, owner, driver and builder of Liberty. One of Australia fastest power boats.

[firko]

I reckon the Walkinshaw Jag is up there with the Moffat and Geohegan Mustangs and the Norm Beechey Monaro as one of the true icons of Aussie touring car racing. Both Walkinshaw cars and Garry Wilmingtons red XJS were cutting the got laps at this years Muscle Car Masters at Eastern Creek. Although I'm obviously biased, I reckon there is nothing to beat the sound of a 600hp V12 Jag on full song.
Below: Gossy in the Walkinshaw XJS at the Muscle Car Masters at Eastern Creek, earlier this year. Ain't she a beauty?
   

[Doc]

I totally agree Firko, the big cats sound unreal..here's a nice little peice of motoring memorabilia. He could have actually got some air just before the bridge but he bottoned off for a split second. Awesome stuff and a drivers car obviously

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=M9I7GWllPFY

Hot lap of 2:18.822 compared to about 2:06 or Something by Garth Tander this year some 23 years later..after watching Tom you'd wonder how you could go any quicker but every year they do just that even with Caltex Chase added. To outbrake anyone at the end of Conrod must have required some huge balls and lots of faith! and now for something a little more light hearted..

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=vjbR21DvwRU&feature=related

[firko]

I wish mine sounded like that! If I remove the airboxes it gets a wail up but it's not quite the same.

[paul]

firko when i was a kid ron harrop worked at head mod enginerring in doncaster were the legendy harrops howler was built  that was a fast holden six

[Nathan S]

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=D0rtzYDXwbg

Geez, the ATCC was a lot better back then...

Look at the way the cars slide into and through the corners. Racing is more interesting when you don't have much downforce:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=lOBQFQQC-y8

I've got SFA to add, but this is a cool thread.

[STW996]

nothing to beat the sound of a 600hp V12 Jag on full song.


Firko, I was down at Bathurst the year the three cats raced (first year of full group A), they sure did have a great note racing down conrod and over the hump you could hear them over reving!!!

[yzhilly]

Hey E74 they just had the Chrysler day on Classic Restos on C31 there was some some very cool wogmobiles there  i just caught the end of the cruise down the highway  what a beautiful noise !!!.

[asasin]

nothing to beat the sound of a 600hp V12 Jag on full song.


Firko, I was down at Bathurst the year the three cats raced (first year of full group A), they sure did have a great note racing down conrod and over the hump you could hear them over reving!!!

I saw them at Wellington 500 sounded like 2 cbx1000 ,s going hard at it . the echo off the buildings was a solid memory.

[ozktm]

Hope to get to All Chrysler Day next year with my '59 Chrysler Royal AP2.
getting there slowly......

[Tony T]

That looks neat, Adrian. 
There's one of those in Balaklava S.A. and an almost identical one at the Motor Museum at Birdwood too.