Thread: Peter Wherrett, RIP.

Now here I am going to stick my head out. For one I could not care what he did in his private life but his public life fair call. From memory and I am sure I will be corrected if wrong. But the main thing I remember him for was writing an article about the Phase 4 Falcon how it would do this etc. Very dramatic, emotional crap, now that article killed of the so called supercars of the day. I for one have never forgiven him for that betrayal to the local car industry. Did a quick search no results but I know it was him.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Tell that to Gordon Tuckey, 22, murdered in August 1993 on remote part of a cycleway at East Woonona, Wollongong, by Thomas Albert Dunn, 19. Tuckey’s body was found in a pool of blood and was naked from the waist down and had a pair of panty hose tied around his penis. His head had been bashed against the concrete several times, making his face unrecognisable.

The defence put forward in court by Dun, was that Tuckey, who was cross dressed at the time, posed a mortal threat to Dun's sense of masculinity.

Bringing this up to compare what has been jokingly said here is taking it too far.

Everyone knows that a defence team will go for any angle to get their 'client' off - that's what they get paid for.

Originally Posted by cooper

A 52 80'' on qld plates and a 93 RRC on Nsw rego so does that make me a cane-roach or a toad-cock?

Gosh, struglling for a come back to that

Originally Posted by boa

Now here I am going to stick my head out. For one I could not care what he did in his private life but his public life fair call. From memory and I am sure I will be corrected if wrong. But the main thing I remember him for was writing an article about the Phase 4 Falcon how it would do this etc. Very dramatic, emotional crap, now that article killed of the so called supercars of the day. I for one have never forgiven him for that betrayal to the local car industry. Did a quick search no results but I know it was him.

I was around at the time and don't recall PW having a hand in killing off the supercars of the day, but if he hadn't someone else would have. Holden, Ford and Chrysler were making and selling to the public cars that were designed for one thing - to win Bathurst. They were powerful and fast and fine for Alan Moffat or Peter Brock around the tracks but too much of a handful for the rest of us. Just look at the road toll at the time (not solely due to the supercars I know but indicative of the built-in non-safety of the time). If PW did have some input into curbing that crazy escalation of power over safety then we should thank him.

Stephen.

Originally Posted by boa

Now here I am going to stick my head out. For one I could not care what he did in his private life but his public life fair call. From memory and I am sure I will be corrected if wrong. But the main thing I remember him for was writing an article about the Phase 4 Falcon how it would do this etc. Very dramatic, emotional crap, now that article killed of the so called supercars of the day. I for one have never forgiven him for that betrayal to the local car industry. Did a quick search no results but I know it was him.

It was not Peter Wherret, rather the late Evan Green in an article which appeared on the front cover of the Sydney Morning Herald on (I believe) 25 June, 1972.

Rob W

Originally Posted by isuzubob

It was not Peter Wherret, rather the late Evan Green in an article which appeared on the front cover of the Sydney Morning Herald on (I believe) 25 June, 1972.

Rob W

Yes you are right had forgotten about him. Thanks, sorry Peter