PDL Mustang II
The second of the photo feature cars from this years Teretonga Classic Speed Fest. This car might look ugly as all hell, but it’s a fantastically cool car at the same time. Unfortunately I did not get a chance to see it on track due to my late arrival. It’s nothing by comparison to the original PDL Mustang as far as aesthetics go but it makes up for it in a more sorted, purposeful race car appearance.
This car has been at the last few Classic Speed Fests. this time as I was wandering about, it was inside the scrutineering shed and being that it was raining outside, I thought it would be an ideal moment to shelter from the rain and take a few shots of a fantastic and impressive vehicle.
1973 M23 Yardley McLaren F1 Car
If you’re unaware of Bruce McLaren and/or Denny Hulme. I would suggest you get visit this website; http://www.mclarenmotorsport.co.nz/
Once you’ve done that, come back and oggle the beauty that is this car. I probably should have taken more photos but I think I was getting in the way of people as it was so I didn’t want to spend too long fluffing about.
Each of the photos links directly to a 1024×768 version. Alternatively you can view the flickr gallery of 9 photos via the link at the end of this post.
After the entry about the Dukes of Hazzard replica that went all pear shaped, I got all nostalgic for Mopar’s and thought I would have a dig through my various photo albums to see just what pictures I had of such beasts that I could share with you all. These are what I came up with, just from a previous few events I’ve been to recently, obviously these weren’t Mopar Nationals or any such thing, just the rare Mopar few that attended Race Events as spectator cars, as well as a few race versions. With a few taken at the “Horsepower Heaven” show.
Perhaps my favourite, a Dodge Dart that was spectator at the recent NZV8 Race Series, Teretonga 200 Event. You can see more from said event from my entry, here.
Dodge Dart
Dodge Dart
Do you? I do. It was once upon a time, a fantastic spectacle of multiple manufacturers. Everyone I’m sure is well aware of what lead to it’s demise. If you’re not, the brief answer to that is narrow minded Australian folk and industry who tried to save their own manufacturing and design by ruling out any technological advancement brought forth by opposing nations automobiles. The crux being the Sierra vs. Skyline battles. The Aussies didn’t mind the Sierra so much, irrespective of the fact that it had nothing at all to do with them, it still had a blue badge on it that circled their problems. It really wasn’t until the Skyline started it’s similar destruction of the fields that they changed the rules entirely. They were fine with the Skyline and with Nissan in general when it competed but was further down in the standings. Winning was a different kettle of stingrays. Afterall, a 4cylinder Turbo had taken pole position in qualification in the form of the Fury 910 Bluebird one year and no-one cried foul then. Why? Well it didn’t win the race, it just qual’d really well and subsequently failed come race day. I digress.
I was browsing about the other day and happened upon this website which I thought I would share with you all.
Evidently a 2008 round of the Australian V8 “Supercars” had an invite for some of the old Group A and Group C cars to take to the track. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did. The link to the gallery is at the bottom of this post.
BMW 635 leads the pack
Wouldn’t it be a pleasant surprise to walk into a car yard and stumble across a tidy nostalgic hidden amongst the late-model plastic fantastic? Here are three such picks from vendors across Japan.
on offer this week from Mibu, Tochigi-based yard GARAGE-SUCCESS is this mint condition 1984 Mazda Savanna RX-7 GT-X. Mileage is 81,000km. Asking price? 840,000 yen.
1984 SA22C Mazda Savanna RX-7 GT-X turbo - click to view ad
12A turbo RX-7s, as always, command a healthy premium in the homeland and 840,000 yen is pricey given the current NZD-JPY exchange rate ($18,400 after conversion)… but nowadays you’d be hard-pressed to find another S3 turbo in similar condition on a Japanese yard for any less than around 750,000 yen – especially the mid-range GT-X model with its plush maroon velour interior, full electrics and removable sunroof. This one seems to have escaped serious modification apart from the aftermarket strut brace in the engine bay.
