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[burty]

Thanks ht467 for digging this one up! Top read.

I like everyone else love an A9X read.

Just to throw it out there, Last year here in the NT I came across an A9X hatch ex race car. Im not an expert in the field but it was in need of a resto and still done up in race trim painted in Bill Patterson Racing colours, it was on a hoist with a car cover on. The owner let me and a mate check it out, unfortunatly I dont recall the race number.

Even though it looked liked it hadnt been touched in the last 20 years or so it was a buzz checking out the old beast. All the existing running gear was still intact with the 295 rear and 265 front rubber still on the rims.

I dont know if anyone else on the forum has seen the car to know if it was genuine, but after meeting the owner and finding out his history in the racing industry I had no reason to doubt his word.

[burty]

ht467,
As I said, Im no expert at these things just love the A9X. Maybe it was a mock up at some point only it would have to of been done at least 20 years ago and I for one

dont know if anyone would have bothered back then. The plate steel welded to the to the underside of the control arms and the welded addition to the trans tunnel had been

done many many years ago also still had the T10 box.

The paint job was also very old only someone with knowlege of the history of these cars would know for sure.

[REDA9X]

I suspect this hatch in Patterson colours you speak of is actually NOT a Patterson hatch and is actually the ex Marshall Brewer car that was painted up as a Patterson car and raced in Group C a few years ago until the Group C guys came up with C of D and the car would have had to have been returned to its correct colours to continue racing, much like the car Peter Champion has that he claims was the Harry firth hatch.

[burty]

REDA9X,

So does it sound like this is a genuine A9X or a mock up done some years ago? If so is their anything in particular to look for to confirm (short of looking under the bonnet). This is

out of interest as it is not for sale and even if it was I for one wouldnt have the coin to buy it!

[REDA9X]

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[Shiney005]

Over the last few years, Steve has done an amazing job of making this car look better than brand new. It was for sale at Phillip Island last year for 670k, but I don't know if it found a buyer.

 

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