Thread: Holden v's Ford

Originally Posted by BigJon

But funnily enough, in my time as a mechanic I have done more head gaskets on Falcon 6 cylinders (EA - EL) than every other make and model combined!

ah the good old alloy heads

Originally Posted by blitz

My problem with the supercar series is that it is just holden and ford (note which I put first )

i thought it was great in the 70s because all sorts got out there and boogied now its one or the other. bit like Labour or Liberal winning politics boring

Blythe

i agree the early days of sandown & bathurst with minis toyotas mazdas and the myriad of cars which the big 6s & v8s had to skillfully manouvre around was far more exciting than todays sterilised supercars

Originally Posted by blitz

My problem with the supercar series is that it is just holden and ford (note which I put first )

i thought it was great in the 70s because all sorts got out there and boogied now its one or the other. bit like Labour or Liberal winning politics boring

Blythe

So true. I have lost interest in racing since they ran the two Bathurst races. I don't know the difference between a touring car and a supercar, and that's why I don't follow as closely as I did.

Mix up several makes, Jap, European, Yanks (Fords and Holdens) and it would get interesting again.

What about the year the Volvo went at Bathurst? And won the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship!

http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/~amh11...GpA_racing.htm



They quickly changed the rules after that!

Unfortunately V8 Super Cars are professional entertainment, not true racing for the sake of competition between enthusiasts. It is a travelling circus, in thrall to the television dollar, like our two major and two minor football codes. The cars are virtually identical except for minor mechanical details, badges, and colours.

CAMS has a lot to answer for as over fifty years CAMS has destroyed motor racing. They have added layers of bureaucracy, expense, and stupid regulation to what should be a widespread sport with club racing booming. What do we have now? Super Cars, boring Formula Ford, Formula Vee which is watched by doting parents, girlfriends and wives, much like club level Rugby Union, Geminis and HQ's. Not much else has survived. An entry level "specials" class of front engine open wheelers using readily available components, and amateur built would be a good start to kick club level racing along. A clean sweep of stupid regulation that only adds expense would be needed. Better still, meetings organised completely without CAMS.

I love the V8's but it would also be good to see a couple of other brands running around with them . Why not run the new dodge charger and i see toyota is running a nascar wahy not make a V8 supercar ....... as long as it's rear wheel drive and has a 5ltr engine let it run with the series

Some American Fords. See any similarities??
There are others including from Europe, but would have to dig a bit harder.


XL, XM, XP similarities.

XR, XT Similarities.

XW, XY Similarities

XA, XB, XC Similarities.

BA Similarities.

Originally Posted by wannalandy

I love the V8's but it would also be good to see a couple of other brands running around with them . Why not run the new dodge charger and i see toyota is running a nascar wahy not make a V8 supercar ....... as long as it's rear wheel drive and has a 5ltr engine let it run with the series

but that would still be sterilised v8 racing! i say bring back stock manufacturers racing the cars you buy at the dealers !

Originally Posted by CraigE

Some American Fords. See any similarities??
There are others including from Europe, but would have to dig a bit harder.


XL, XM, XP similarities.

XR, XT Similarities.

XW, XY Similarities

XA, XB, XC Similarities.

BA Similarities.

but you must remember that when the 1967 xr was released it was advertised as being mustang bred ,the rest just followed from there