Brock 1975 Bathurst winner

[TBVX05]

I reckon Biante will release this car to commerate the 30th anniv of Peter Brocks second Bathurst win! ;)

[Oh Five]

I hope you are right, cant wait for this one to put on the shelf. A far more important addition than meaningless releases like his "road going Monaro" for eg.

[passenger]

Originally posted by TBVX05
I reckon Biante will release this car to commerate the 30th anniv of Peter Brocks second Bathurst win! ;)

Hmmm , sounds like a good time as any to release this model , bring out at bathurst ... :cool:

[MarkHM]

I wouldn't say they are meaningless, they all add value to an ever-growing collection

[TBVX05]

It looks like this car will be release well before Bathurst its allready 'In Production'. All these good cars coming out at the same time isnt good for my hip pocket. I wish Biante would spread out all the good releases! :cool:

[Brutesutes]

Originally posted by Oh Five
I hope you are right, cant wait for this one to put on the shelf. A far more important addition than meaningless releases like his "road going Monaro" for eg. DITO and DITO again:D

[V8SS]

We've just had the 24hr Monaro and the Poolrite Nations Cup Monaro has been In Production for some time now. I can't see Biante releasing so many Brock models so close together.
The NC Monaro is scheduled for release in August so it is possible that the 1975 Torana could be released in time to commemorate the 30 year anniversary.
Would be a nice touch.

[spoonster05]

Gee, hope it doesn't come out on the Bathurst raceweek, I'll have to drag a laptop up top of the mountain and find a phone line to hook up to :p

[ferrari fan]

Better stop buying cigs, chocolate, beer, cooldrinks etc as I think that the release of this model is very soon indeed.
There is also the Porsche Le Mans car and a A. Moffat as well in the wings so better be ca$hed up;) just in case I am guessing correctly.
I have got to say that the Bathurst collection is coming along great and is looking very impressive indeed.
Then there is the Bimmer,the 1974 winner, the XR GT winner plus a raft of V series Commodore's as well!
Holy macharellony,............. Bring them on!!:D

[MarkHM]

I'm ready and waiting, bring it on as they say.

[b sharp]

Theres a picture if the prototype in the brock section of the site
lOOk's gOOd. I wonder if this will be as popular as the 78 winner.

[MarkHM]

yes it does look good. Another great looking model for an ever-growing collection...I need a new display cabinet

[TBVX05]

Originally posted by TBVX05
I reckon Biante will release this car to commerate the 30th anniv of Peter Brocks second Bathurst win! ;)


I hope they dont wait for 2009 to bring out the 1979 winner! :rolleyes:

[VXfan]

This car now 'in transit':)
http://www.biante.com.au/merchandise.cfm?mode=view&merchandiseID=14648
Another credit card bashing :(

[V8SS]

...and the Nations Cup Monaro is released next Wednesday. Us Brock Collectors are taking a bashing at the moment. Still, we shouldn't complain.:)

[wayno]

Originally posted by V8SS
...and the Nations Cup Monaro is released next Wednesday. Us Brock Collectors are taking a bashing at the moment. Still, we shouldn't complain.:)

It's getting hard isn't it? The Bathurst beer budget looks like being quite a bit less than previous years! :(

[VXfan]

Hmm,I have already had to seriously cut back meaning that the Brock Nations Cup Monaro,Moffat Capri and Beechey Monaro will not be heading my way for a long while :(

[TBVX05]

It seems strange Biante would release four Brock cars in four weeks. Im getting three of those but I wish they were spread out a bit!

[Aaron]

wayne:

“The Bathurst beer budget looks like being quite a bit less than previous years!�

yeah, I was gonna stay in a hotel this year, but I guess I’ll just have to be conTENT (pun intended) with my usual accommodations! Not complaining though, keep those Brocky Bathurst Winners comin!

[Pedro]

You bewdy,
Another hole filled in the Brock/Bathurst winners collection:D
The factory must be flat stick with all the great cars comming out at the moment.
Must be making room for all of those VB-VK Commodores in the production line.

[V8SS]

Originally posted by Pedro
The factory must be flat stick with all the great cars coming out at the moment.
Must be making room for all of those VB-VK Commodores in the production line.

I hope you're right. After this one, there'll only be Brocky's '70 XU1, 74 L34 and 79 A9X Torana's to do. Then onto the Commodores.

[spoonster05]

Originally posted by wayno
It's getting hard isn't it? The Bathurst beer budget looks like being quite a bit less than previous years! :(

I'm with you Wayno, looks like a beer ration coming up for Bathurst, just as long as they don't release anything else I'm after prior to Bathurst I should be OK..

[MarkHM]

I've had enough of Toranas, bring on the commodores...especially the 1984 beast.

[VXfan]

The more Group C cars,the better I reckon.Bring em on!

[MarkHM]

Quite agree. I've just started designing a new cabinet to house all these things. It's goingto look bloody great, but I suspect that the with all the halogens, mirrors, glass it's going to look mnore like the Daily Planet than a model collection. And cost as much too!

[VXfan]

I'm sure it will be well worth it.Don't forget to post some pics when u've finished it.:)

[MarkHM]

I have to get the funding approval past the financial controller first! I've never had any luck posting pictures, is there an idiots guide how?

I want to develop my shed (with a bloody great lock and siren to keep the bad guys out) with all my Brock collection. I think that will be my 5 year plan. I think my stuff is far better than Peter Champions (although I don't own as many 1:1 cars)


...200 posts is drawing close

[VXfan]

I reckon I will be starting to use my shed soon as my shelves are getting full already!
As for posting pics,I'm hopeless too as can be seen with my previous efforts:)

[wayno]

Originally posted by Aaron
wayne:

“The Bathurst beer budget looks like being quite a bit less than previous years!�

yeah, I was gonna stay in a hotel this year, but I guess I’ll just have to be conTENT (pun intended) with my usual accommodations! Not complaining though, keep those Brocky Bathurst Winners comin!

C'mon, that's a good thing. It's just not Bathurst if you don't camp out!

[Aaron]

We'll still camp out on saturday nite, promise!

[MarkHM]

Careful, you blokes might become camper than a row of tents!

[MarkHM]

When we used to go to Bathurst camping was always such a thrill. High on the Mountain amongst the riff raff of humanity, thinking "will my rental car get torched, did I tick the extra insurance box".

More often that not it either snowed or was a bloody great frost...either way it was COLD. I took my girlfriend in 1997 and she really had a bad time, left me when we came back to NZ. I will miss going there. It's not going to be the same without PB....come on Pete one last time!

[Aaron]

Nup, that's it. No more PB comebacks, please!

[VXfan]

I'd never discount it.He has a certain addiction to the mountain I feel.:)

[MarkHM]

Bring it on, I can't wait to buy another complete set of "comeback" gear, models etc.

[spoonster05]

Just let him start the race though :p

[MarkHM]

It was heartbreaking last year...I saw Jason Plato in London recently and wanted to thump him!!

[TBVX05]

:confused: Cmon man its only a race, geez. Dont take it personal!

[Oh Five]

Its not just a race.... Its Bathurst;)

[f1webber]

Let me just say firstly that Brock is and always will be a legend who i have admired for a long time even though i grew up being a die hard Dick Johnson fan. But as far as last years Bathurst race goes i think the best thing to happen was Plato's accident as it saved us all from watching Brock cruising around well of the pace of the front runners.We should all remember him as a true legend of the sport and not some back marker who did not know when enough was enough.;)

[TBVX05]

The only thing that cheezes me off about Brock is that he retired too early from the enduros. He should have raced at Bathurst every year until 2004!

[awawaw]

Originally posted by TBVX05
The only thing that cheezes me off about Brock is that he retired too early from the enduros. He should have raced at Bathurst every year until 2004!

yep thats what i think. he should of done what jim richards has been doing all these years

[MarkHM]

You guys have probably guessed that I'm a we bit one-eyed about PB, however, eben I was a little glad that he called it quits. When he had the prang in the Cutting in 1994 I think that was the beginning of the end. I can't recall him bending a car prior to that (well there was Adelaide in '92) but after Bathurst he seemed to be having a number of offs. Followed up at Reid Park (?) the folowing year and on it went. I think he's done the right thing and, yes, I would have hated for him to look stupid and off the pace...like Larry was

[wayno]

Originally posted by MarkHM
You guys have probably guessed that I'm a we bit one-eyed about PB, however, eben I was a little glad that he called it quits. When he had the prang in the Cutting in 1994 I think that was the beginning of the end. I can't recall him bending a car prior to that (well there was Adelaide in '92) but after Bathurst he seemed to be having a number of offs. Followed up at Reid Park (?) the folowing year and on it went. I think he's done the right thing and, yes, I would have hated for him to look stupid and off the pace...like Larry was

95 Brock crashed in the cutting in qualifying, 94 he crashed up the top. You would have hated him to look stupid and off the pace? After 97 he certainly did not cover himself in glory in his last two visits to the mountain. 2002 you can say he was driving a car more suited to being a Melbourne taxi, but in 2004 he certainly wasn't setting the world on fire.

[V8SS]

This model is going on Advanced Orders tomorrow 8 September.
See here (http://www.biante.com.au/merchandise.cfm?mode=vie w&MerchandiseID=14648)

Looks like I'll be either working late or coming back into work at 6-30pm NZ time.

[VXfan]

Thanks for the heads-up :)

[b sharp]

How GOOD dose that look, got mine on order.
Can't wait :D

[spoonster05]

I've pre-ordered one from my local model shop so I don't miss out, may try to get one off the site tomorrow to use as a swap for one of the other 'desirable' models I have missed out on in the past..

[MarkHM]

Woohoo another one for the shrine, and no fag decals either..can't wait for the 84 VK, a million decals to stuff up...Bert you can order your 575 Maranello now!

[V8SS]

Does anyone know how many of this model will be made? Hopefully, more than 3000. I'll be advance ordering tomorrow so I don't miss out.

[TBVX05]

It should be more than 3000. Whats the least amount made for a 'Peter Brock Collection' model? The most is 12000 for the 1972 winner... (too many)

[Richard Poole]

Originally posted by TBVX05
It should be more than 3000. Whats the least amount made for a 'Peter Brock Collection' model? The most is 12000 for the 1972 winner... (too many)

How can 12000 be too many? When they were released they dissapeared and still command big dollars on the second hand market. I agree, 12000 is a lot but can you imagine what would have happened if Biante only made 6000!

Note: I wasn't working at Biante when this model was released.

[TBVX05]

If Biante made 6000, they would be worth as much as the Moffat 65e I reckon!