Old Memories Page

[jamie harris]

I have just found an old copy of "Modern Motor"june/1979 when the NEW XD FALCON and the NEW VB COMMODORE were released
it has all the road tests and techinical details on each car....guess who wins...FORD.This book also has all details of the around Australia Repco Reliability Trial 1979. holden vrs FORDwith Peter Brock..Colin Bond..George Fury plus many more well known drivers.(UP ROAR ..PETROL MAY GO UP TP 35c A LITRE)I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A SECTION ON THIS SITE WITH "OLD' SNIPPERTS FROM THE PAST..WHAT DO YOU THINK? I have alot of old books that some of the "NEW' lads may be interested in..it could be called..."THE WAY IT WAS" Thanks Jamie

[The Judge]

Just for interest and ideas.......these websites (below) have forums just like this one. They are just arranged a little bit differently.
Don't take any notice of the content, just how the forum can be arranged into several catagories of interest.
This type of arrangement could be useful at a later date, if the Biante forum admin feels the need.

http://www.dnforum.com
http://www.domainstate.com

[jamie harris]

I didn't mean that Biante had to start a new section..but there a lot of young NEW car followers out there and having a "TRIVIA" section to show how the Holden's & Fords competed before they were born...some of us OLD BLOKES have stories to tell..plus info
on how the cars of today got to where they are today.As i posted in my first letter..Repco Trial..some of these young people may never have heard of it?I have a video of the 1954 "REDEX TRIAL"
CARS LIKE CUSTOMLINES/FJ'S/VANGUARDS/VW'S and many more
driving around Australia..nearly all on dirt roads.
Anyway it's only an idea...maybe it's worth looking at.
JAMIE

[mustang1966]

Thanks for that Jamie, 23 year after the XD maybe the BA could do the same. :)


REDEX trails gezzz I am not that old but I remember dad talking about Gellignite Jack Murrays adventures around Australia.

[jamie harris]

As for as the"REDEX" trial goes i remember when my father would go to the Cairns showgrounds and meet these cars and put new tyres on them when they arrived..he was the rep. for OLYMPIC TYRES in those days(later BEAUREPAIRS). I met all the drivers including Gelignite Jack Murry and Jack Davies(Chrysler Royle?)
who was Australia's early John Laws..the most popular person in Aust.(we only had radio then) I have photos somewhere of all this. JAMIE

[ducksguts]

Ive also got an old modern motor magazine from 1973 or 74, i cant seem to locate it in my stack of magazines now.. theres at least 150 of them.. theres an article on the LH torana and the Datsun 120Y lol... the datsun actually gets rave reviews too .

But its full of pictures of XA-XB coupes in race getup as well..
jeeze i hope it turns up :confused:

[jamie harris]

mustang1966! can you do something about your storage limit on your e-mail i'm trying to send you photos of my mustangs...i also found some more early WHEELS books..plenty of motoring history
will add small bits every now and then A GREAT PHOTO OF BROCK
in1973 with his HDT torana..you would not know it was him..long hair stripedpants..looks like a hippey the car went to the track on
an car trailer behind a ute. see ya jamie

[mustang1966]

Jamie thanks mate it is all fixed. Send away and I am waiting to see your babies

[jamie harris]

mustang 1966....still problems to full my mustang photos can't go through....i'm off air today for maybe 1 week.....jamie

[mustang1966]

Jamie Yeah you I have downloaded those photo's you sent me and dumped the email because the box was full and should be ok now.

I have also sent you some links for photo's of our XY GS and a few of the old girl Muzzie.