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[WhiteA9XS]

Not in Orbost .........it’s 24 the prime body LGN347 have the same photo and more

Definitely Orbost 100 percent , I know the family but didn’t,t know they had this car until Daz found it

[crabba67]

Harry did sell a LJ XU1 1/72 painted black sometime in 1975 and in march 1976 the same car received a 308 NT#### block.

 

Cheers 

Agree to disagree, the article in AMC magazine about the 24 Prime body is missing one owner also.

So the Black xu1 we are taking about is the same xu1 24 prime body in the two pics one from you one from me correct?

 

The ad for the Black LJ XU1 1/72 was in THE AGE newspaper on the 28th of June 1975 and received a 308 NT3### on the 17/3/76 when 24 prime body was still at Brewster & Maddern Kyabram Victoria ...........Two different xu1's

[WhiteA9XS]

Can’t recall any mention of a 308 been in it so I,d say 2 different ones too

[FLY_AGAIN_XU-1]

Definitely Orbost 100 percent , I know the family but didn’t,t know they had this car until Daz found it

 

Gary Trewin from Orbost, Victoria, owned car 24 from 29/09/1978 to 10/08/1981 prior to its departure to Western Australia......

[LC69GTR]

Panel Beater selling it in 1975?

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[FLY_AGAIN_XU-1]

Both car 24 & car 28 were registered in Victoria with both cars leaving vast paper trails......

 

 

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[WhiteA9XS]

Yep and ? what are we leading too ? Hope it’s as good as the duel cast theory

[FLY_AGAIN_XU-1]

The people that own " REAL " 1973 Bathurst LJ GTR XU-1,s with their original engines, know ! The others can jump up & down and say whatever they wish.........

[yel327]

The trouble is you ignore the people with REAL cars that destroy your fictional theory.

[WhiteA9XS]

The people that own " REAL " 1973 Bathurst LJ GTR XU-1,s with their original engines, know ! The others can jump up & down and say whatever they wish.........

Ha Ha , duel cast common in 73/74 HQ 202 and they aren’t JP blocks either ... just a new mould !

anyway back on subject what’s with the 24C and 28C , hope you done your homework properly .

[grumpy xu1]

Panel Beater selling it in 1975?

15 coats, that's because they where stupid enough to use acrylic. Could you have shot 4 coats of 2 pack on & been better.

[u1 71]

Dual cast 202 blocks weren't common in Hq's

[skap]

Hey Datto.  Can you take a copy of this thread before you delete it please??. lol

[u1 71]

That can't be Bonds 24c car the ad clearly states Never been raced

[Kockum]

 When I saw the Cyan blue 150 car it had an Ian Tate built engine .

The engine pad was stamped with a JP number in a SMALLER FONT SIZE to that of what Holden used and stamping was not in the same standard position as normal.

 

A fair question to ask is -  With the factory installed JP block long gone how do we know if the original JP block had one or two cast dates?

[WhiteA9XS]

The original engine went to the tip in the nineties as per the magazine write up , Tate would have been more interested in using a block not oversized than cast dates .

[Kockum]

Fair enough, and who stamped and / or fitted the replacement block is their business .

 

From my side of the fence -  I have one of those factory fitted dual cast JP blocks in my old Brisbane 8/73 bomb [ no well known documented mods ]

 

A genuine JP block with two casting dates with or without those well documented mods  is not superior in any way to a genuine JP block with one casting date with or without those well documented mods at all.