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OLD 4 DOOR A9X GROUP C PHOTO'S

Started by davea79 , May 13 2012 08:53 PM

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#26 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 31 December 2012 - 10:13 AM

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So the 4-Door HDT Car that Harry ran at the 1977 Bathurst, was it a A9X or a L34 done up to A9X Specs ???? as i have noticed there no pic of it on here.

here you go al the obrien /harrop 77 car. for some reason the picture threw up a copy right from auto pics even though the picture i used didnt so i guess make sure you support autopics lol.i am hoping to replicate this very car soon .i think it looks pretty tuff.as you can see its been my forum pic from day one nearly .

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#27 xu2308

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Posted 06 January 2013 - 07:13 PM

Great pic, cant wait for your replica to be built

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#28 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 08:54 PM

well it will be the sister car to the number 14 ive already done and it no longer exists in its number 8 form so i guess a good car to replicate.

Edited by rob350hatch, 09 January 2013 - 08:55 PM.

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Posted 13 January 2013 - 12:52 PM

Yes the car was built before the release of the A9X as an A9X!.
What is the first known date you know of for the first Group C A9X 2 & 4doors

Hi TerrA, the photo was taken on the 15/8/1992

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#30 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 14 January 2013 - 12:35 PM

Good question there.
Harry had 2 sedans still being used by HDT in late 77.
One was an L34 that was updated to A9X specs, the second was an LX shell made into an A9X.
The updated L34 did Sandown, and my understanding it did bathurst too, however Chiomi who owns the LX shell said in a different thread she has evidence it was the LX shell that did Bathurst, but for reasons unknown shes unwilling to say how she knows. I would suggest it's due to some of the funny goings on with races cars and court cases going on of late. I'm sure though if Choimi says it was actually her car that did Bathurst 77 not the L34 (Peter Champion now has) that she would be correct. Her car is the real deal no questions asked and has the timeline behind it making it very easy to trace.

maybe this might be helpfull.if you pause still thru the chevron a9x dvd in the opening bits before the 77 race youll see a shot of obrien reversing number 8 back into his pit spot during practice.you can clearly see the silver dash maybe this would suggest that the lx did do bathurst 77. surely they wouldnt have put a silver dash in the upgraded l34.they wouldnt of had time for something cosmetic.also in the vid you see the 2 4 doors one with 8 harrop/obrien and one "t" bearing the name obrien on it so would it be logical to suggest that the l34 was the t car and a9x number 8?.and they do look mind blowing together.wish i could have been there.

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Stuie having a crack

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#32 a9x868

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Posted 14 January 2013 - 07:22 PM

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Stuie having a crack

one of the best pics i have ever seen!
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Posted 23 January 2013 - 08:07 PM

maybe this might be helpfull.if you pause still thru the chevron a9x dvd in the opening bits before the 77 race youll see a shot of obrien reversing number 8 back into his pit spot during practice.you can clearly see the silver dash maybe this would suggest that the lx did do bathurst 77. surely they wouldnt have put a silver dash in the upgraded l34.they wouldnt of had time for something cosmetic.also in the vid you see the 2 4 doors one with 8 harrop/obrien and one "t" bearing the name obrien on it so would it be logical to suggest that the l34 was the t car and a9x number 8?.and they do look mind blowing together.wish i could have been there.

Next time you're looking at the photos or the video, have another look and see if you can see something else that shows which car is which

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Posted 24 January 2013 - 12:57 PM

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Living the dream. On two wheels in a real race car.

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Posted 24 January 2013 - 07:53 PM

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Stuie having a crack

I'm so glad this car ended up in his hands, doing what it was intended to do.

Thanks for the pic !

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#36 RallyRed

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Posted 24 January 2013 - 09:14 PM

old bath polariods.png 262.81K 35 downloadsHi...some old poor qual. Polaroids..
Think the 3 wheel one is TimSlako?
4 wheel 4 door Ralph Radburn?
Bathurst 76/77?

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Posted 25 January 2013 - 01:40 PM

Both pics from 78. Radburns car was grices car at Bathurst in 77 (practice car). In 79 it ran a different paint scheme

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#38 RallyRed

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Posted 25 January 2013 - 01:52 PM

ta mate.....that means Im a year younger that I thought...ha..ha..that was our first trip to Bathurst......a bit rougher up there than today.

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Posted 25 January 2013 - 09:32 PM

Thanks RallyRed, good to see some photos from a private collection... hint hint to all

Edited by davea79, 25 January 2013 - 09:38 PM.

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Posted 04 February 2013 - 11:34 PM

Found some photos the other day that i had stashed away and forgotten. Here are some A9X four-doors racing.

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#41 _walkinshaw_

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 08:30 AM

Torananut,

Wouldn’t you love to be strapped into one of those bad boys in the day and roaring around grinning like an idiot having the time of your life?
Excellent old pics.

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#42 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:48 PM

i think that radburn one came third in 78 or 9 ????

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#43 _X-RACER_

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Posted 10 February 2013 - 12:41 AM

Top photos Torananut, Radburn / Smith #14 A9X came 3rd at bathurst in 1979.Top race , and to see these guys pull thrid place in a 1000, What a score.
This car will hopefully be back on the track soon, as the car is in Sydney , under resto. Cheers Chris

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 11:14 PM

Are you sure its the right car?

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#45 hanra

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 11:33 PM

I was looking through the book I have "Spotlight on Torana" It seems to have a few pics of the ol racing days in it. Not sure if any are applicable to this thread though???

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#46 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 14 February 2013 - 08:53 PM

scary i was looking thru mine last night for the same thing .yeah there are some good pics but mainly of l34's

Edited by rob350hatch, 14 February 2013 - 08:55 PM.

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Posted 18 February 2013 - 11:02 AM

The Radburn car came 3rd at Bathurst 79, ex Grice car with an "interesting" history. Check out that roof and see if you can pick it.

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Posted 18 February 2013 - 06:54 PM

The Radburn car came 3rd at Bathurst 79, ex Grice car with an "interesting" history. Check out that roof and see if you can pick it.

red looks like the no 14 is a sticker overlay

useing just a tiny corner of the original painted number

i do not know off the top of my head what grices number was

but would love too!

car looks to be in good shape for something that allan raced

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Posted 18 February 2013 - 10:27 PM

Hi Dave,

Grice used number 12 on his L34 in 1975 and 1976 at Bathurst, and on his A9X he used 6 in 1977/8/9 on the hatchback. I have a photo in magazine or book where the team were using the L34 (upgraded to A9X specs) to practice pit stops prior to the race. The four door was their back-up car, and i can't remember what number it had on the doors.

Radburn used this car at Bathurst in 1978 with number 26, check out the following photo, as Red suggested you can pick the patch on the roof.

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