Historic Sports Sedan Register

[Camaroz]

Steve Holmes, Bruce 302, Robert Ryan, Cavvy, Chucky, Trev Campbell, Valtheval, Pete 55, GTRM, Falcadore et al...

I had a long chat with Frank Ure today re Historic Sports Sedans and putting together a Register for those that are interested.

First step has been to set up an e-mail group, find this at hssr@yahoogroups.com

Second step is a slot on the card at the Touring Car Festival at Oran Park in January (Display and Parade Laps.)

Let's see if there is any interest out there!!!

Can you guys spread the word?

Cheers.

[F|sh]

camaroz the car we were talking about recently has gone tot he painters. Now that is a historic sports sedan.

[Crash Test]

We've already seen a couple out on the track here in demo runs at the QLD Historic meet. There were a couple of Fred Sayers Minis, Matt McGrath's Mini, the Thomas RX3, the Trenoweth Jag, some Anglias etc. Plus there are a few more out there floating around, ey FalconEL?

[cavvy]

would Dick Ward be able to run the Fiat Abarth in Rothmans colours - now that was muscle the way Dick hustled that off the oval at AIR.
Surely no cover ups would be required by the thought police! What next - a picket line to prevent the Ansett Charger appearing.....

[F|sh]

cavvy i'll find out for you wat colours it will be running tommorrow if you like

[cavvy]

Thats a yes please to the man in Freo F|sh

[thunder road]

camaroz; the only way that it would be possible to have a "sport sedan" class would be to bring all those "kings for a day" scrut's out of the 'retyrement homes'to make the day as difficult as possible,then it would would feel right as well as 'being' right,!!!so I suppose its a "quicky" paint job for 'FRANK' the camaro interested??? MJ

[Camaroz]

Hi Guys,

Fish, got your PM's. Good to see that the Fiat is comming back!

Forget the yahoogroups thing - too hard.

Lets see if we can spread the word here through 10-10ths.

I have organised a Display area and Parade Laps for Historic Sports Sedans at the Touring Car Festival at Oran Park in January.

Starters so far are Frank Ure's Torana and the ex-Gardner/Pollard 67 Camaro. I will be speaking to Tino Leo at Sandown about the Monaro and Clearihan about the Alfa. If we could get 12 cars that would be grouse! Anyone know how to contact the guy with the ex-Thompson Merc?

As for a Register, e-mail your interest, leads, gossip to info@touringcarfestival.com.au or post here!

The Register is interested in cars that competed as Sports Sedans from the early 60's (as well as the ASSC) through to the mid 80's when the class started to be 'infected' by GT Rules.

I don't beleive that Sports Sedans will ever attain a true Historic catergory recognition through CAMS because cars changed meeting to meeting but that may not be a bad thing!

I would also like to get a "Gone to God" file to record where some of these great cars unded up, i.e., the Corvair went to the tip, Thommo's Torana got trashed at Lakeside (Lusty), David Birks 4 door Monaro (ex-Ramsey Tourer) got crushed by a falling wall, Bob Jane's Monza became the Supra, Thommo's VW went to the tip etc, etc.

There may be some old ground from other threads being repeated but if we can keep the HSSA on 10/10ths I'm sure plenty of info can be recorded.

Keep the info coming, Cheers

[Robert Ryan]

Camaroz noticed a piece about the formation of the Historic Sports sedan Register in Auto Action ...in the "Historically Speaking" section.
Feel pretty good about getting that ball rolling with my original post.

The ex-Thommo Merc is now being campaigned by Roger Williams a New Zealander although the car may be kept in Australia.

Did hear that Thommo had the VW and was restoring it but cannot confirm.

Would be worth your while to be at Oran Park next weekend for the final round of the TranZam Sports Series on Saturday November 13.

Being as most of the guys involved in Sports Sedans, they have been in the game a long time and would know revelant history.

[jetsetter]

Seeing a lot of those names & cars brings back some wonderful memories as i don't think that there has ever been a category as exciting to watch as Sports Sedans were at their peak.

[Camaroz]

Originally posted by Robert Ryan
Camaroz noticed a piece about the formation of the Historic Sports sedan Register in Auto Action ...in the "Historically Speaking" section.
Feel pretty good about getting that ball rolling with my original post.

Robert, all credit due to you!!

Thommo's VW was back in his factory for many years but eventually went to the Tip!! Shame.

One concept I am thinking of is that replica's would be allowed. An example would be the VW. The last owner to race the car (I think Vince Gregory) would have the first option to build a replica. If He didn't want to, then the previous owner (Thommo) could! In the case of the VW though, forking out hundreds of thousands of dollars for a donor McLaren M10B may be a limiting factor!!!

[Camaroz]

Originally posted by White Knight


Would be worth your while to be at Oran Park next weekend for the final round of the TranZam Sports Series on Saturday November 13.

Being as most of the guys involved in Sports Sedans, they have been in the game a long time and would know revelant history.

WK, can't be there but can you spread the word?

Cheers.

[cavvy]

Originally posted by Camaroz

One concept I am thinking of is that replica's would be allowed. An example would be the VW. The last owner to race the car (I think Vince Gregory) would have the first option to build a replica. If He didn't want to, then the previous owner (Thommo) could!

Camaroz,
What about the Bob Jane Repco Torana - I understand the current owner offered it for $100k as a roller No takers (where is Bondy when you want him, Alan not Colin).

Could Bob Jane have a replica built in its original spec, LC & 4.4 Repco rather than the LJ/F5000 spec it finished its racing days in.
Thunder Road would weave his magic a la Camaro.

Keep going lad

[bartman71]

a mate of mine has got in his shed for sale an old sports sedan that never raced. it is an alloy Towbridge tub chassis with 12 P.P. either a VW or Hewland transaxle (Can't remember what it is) it has a Fiat 850 body that came off of a car in Victoria many years ago.