Thread: Car show elitists

Originally Posted by Tombie2

I had an XE ESP 351 it was stolen and written off at high speed...

Not the best pic, but here it is in the better days...

My brother has had an XE 351 esp, an XD 302 ESP, I remember going to mansfield with him 12 years ago to look at a factory turbo 250 XE ESP, also had a VJ E48, the one after the supercar scare, 52 made, fitted with 6 pack hemi as opposed to the 340 they should of had, he was ESP mad

Now has an XE fairmont ghia, brand new typhoon bottom end sitting in the shed, head, big ass turbo....but that'll be a long time till fruition

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

And Ford 9" diffs used in serious competition rarely have any Ford parts left in them other than the housing and even that gets reinforcing weldments attached. Most are completely rebuilt using severe service aftermarket parts.

Correct, but they are a great blank canvas, having the 3rd bearing on the pinion, that prevents the pinion walking off the crown wheel, this IS the strenth point of the 9"

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

And Ford 9" diffs used in serious competition rarely have any Ford parts left in them other than the housing and even that gets reinforcing weldments attached. Most are completely rebuilt using severe service aftermarket parts.

but still a FORD 9" none-the-less

Originally Posted by pop058

but still a FORD 9" none-the-less

Well, when you replace the carrier, internal gearset, bearings, crown wheel and pinion, its still....kinda....a ford 9"

Originally Posted by rovercare

Well, when you replace the carrier, internal gearset, bearings, crown wheel and pinion, its still....kinda....a ford 9"

Just like how you can take a county

Add an isuzu diesel engine
Isuzu gearbox (so the torque impulse doesnt destroy things)
salisbury diffs
maxidrive lockers and axles
pro-comp wheels
bilstien shock absorbers
OME springs
ARB 'roobar

etc etc.....

but its still a landrover....

Originally Posted by Sprint

Just like how you can take a county

Add an isuzu diesel engine
Isuzu gearbox (so the torque impulse doesnt destroy things)
salisbury diffs
maxidrive lockers and axles
pro-comp wheels
bilstien shock absorbers
OME springs
ARB 'roobar

etc etc.....

but its still a landrover....

Grandfathers Axe principle.

The head has been changed three times and the handle seven but it's still grandfathers axe.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

you might be just the person who'd know Phillip,,,

are there any REAL GT40's in OZ?

At least one around – Chassis P1034.
http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.p...6/ppuser/13056
And it was certainly no “trailer queen”. I was official photographer at the Motor Club Show held at Yennora Woolshed (Sydney) in 1981. We took it off the trailer, then put it back on as it looked much better – standing out more!
At that time it was owned by the late George Parlby, later awarded the OAM. He was a property developer, rowing and tennis sportsman among other things and a keen racing driver. He bought it in 1974 and raced it until 1982. It ran in the inaugural Australian GP in 1985 (in Adelaide - see next post by Brian) and later was sold to an American but returned in 1999 when it was bought by David Bowden and was regularly driven by Kevin Bartlett.
It is now a different colour and was for sale last year for $2.5 Million dollars but if you are interested it can be viewed along with its history here:
1965 MK1 Ford GT40, Chassis P 1034 | Ecurie Investments

The 1938 Jaguar SS100 was owned by John Bryson - a Sydney Jaguar dealer. Chasis no. 39104, Body no 5011 - one of 300 made.

The inaugural Australian Grand Prix was run in 1928 at Phillip Island, not 1985. Perhaps you mean the car ran in one of the support races at the Formula 1 meeting held in Adelaide in 1985.