Under the C.A.M.S. Rules, camshafts, flywheels and springs were NOT required to be fitted in production. However Holden were required to build and sell 200 basically identical units. As long as Holden built and sold these 200 basically identical units the race teams were allowed the use of the homologated parts. In order for C.A.M.S. to acept a homologation or ammendment Holden were required to have 50% or 100 of the required 200 cars sold.
Gearbox and Diff Ratios were required to be fitted in production : 50% or 100 cars per ratio
Wheels sheeezzzz : Originally Holden thought these were required to be fitted in production, hence the 200 8th and 9th month XU-1,s with the factory fitted self locating sprintmasters. Then Ford proved otherwise by homologating there 15 X 7 globes for there GT HO Phase III,s for Bathurst and hence why the second batch of self locating sprintmasters were only offered as an option. By offering them as an option they were still well within the rules. I suppose its how you interpurate it..............
2/2V Sprintmasters 200 required
4/4V Track (Sprintmasters) 200 required
The initial 200 cars (8/72 & 9/72) had them factory fitted. the following 200 cars (10/72, 11/72) had them as an option........
Not all owners folked out the extra dollars for the second batch of 200 sets of self locating sprintmasters in 1972 hence why they were still available as an option in 1973
With only 200 cars being required in October, November and December to complete homologations 2/2V & 4/4V Holden completed 305. 105 more than was required. Was it a case of win on Sunday sell on Monday or was Holden simply covering there ass by having 700 cars sold in Australia ??? Its the only piece of the jigsaw puzzle i have,nt found the answer for yet.............
Generally Holden only built the amounts they were required to build :
1970 : 700 built 700 required
1971 : 700 built 700 required
1972 : 1405 built 1300 required
1973 : 788 built 750 required
Maybe Joe Felice Knows..............
Just wondering then what does a set of 4 NOS 6/72 sprintmasters in boxes,purchased recently,say about the 200 factory fitted sets???And no I don't have them,cheers Mark.