Even though I’m a dyed-in-the-wool single seater and sportscar kinda guy, I’ve got my taxi favourites, Ford’s Cologne Capris are up-there on that list…
These three shots show the debut of Allan Moffat’s ex-works car at Sandown on February 23. It wasn’t a bad weekend’s work either, third and a win from the two races.
Alastair McNaughton on the bonnet above and Pauline Moffat in the passenger seat below.
Michael Strudwick has been posting some marvellous stuff on Bob Williamson’s Old Motor Racing Photographs – Australia Facebook page in the last fortnight, including these uber-sharp under-the-bonnet shots of Marvin da Marvel’s – the great Allan Moffat – Ford Capri RS3100 vin/tag/chassis # GAECPY19999 circa 1976.
They are too good to waste, I’ve done the subject to death already, so no point going over ye olde terra-firma again; see here; https://primotipo.com/2015/04/09/australias-cologne-capris/ and here; https://primotipo.com/2018/09/04/long-neck-fosters/
Etcetera…
Missus Moffat’s Ford Capri RS2600 in the Sandown paddock during the February 1974 Tasman meeting.
Twelve months later Pauline and Allan Moffat had upgraded from the RS2600 roadie to the ex-works RS3100.
Here they are with their new investment in the Sandown Tasman meeting paddock in February 1975.
While below Moffat on-the-hop, howls up the back straight that same summer weekend. What a sight and sound it was!
Credits…
Michael Strudwick, Bruce Keys, Ian Smith, autopics.com, Steve Wiltshire, Gavin Fry, Terry Collins
Tailpiece…
Moffat’s ex-works/Kar Kraft 1969 Mustang Boss 302 Trans-Am is, of course, on The List too. Here it is at Calder circa 1970, date welcome. See here; Moffat’s Lotus Cortina, Shelby, K-K and Trans-Am phases… | primotipo…
What else is on The List you might ask? Jaguar Mk2, Ford Lotus Cortina, Alfa Romeo GTA and GTAm, Norm Beechey’s Holden Monaro GTS350, any Ford Falcon GTHO, Bob Jane’s Holden Torana GTR XU1 Repco V8, Ford Falcon XA GT351 Coupe, Bryan Thompson’s Volksrolet Chev, John McCormack’s Chrysler Valiant Repco-Holden, Holden Torana A9X, BMW M3 and 625CSi, Ford Sierra RS500, Nissan Godzilla GT-R.
In my book, Australian touring car racing was homogenised, pasteurised and sodomised (poor Georgie Pell) with the advent of V8 Supercars. The shit-boring sameness of maxi-taxis is not for me, gimme grids of vast variety any day, the speed of said silhouette tourers is duly noted. Happy to be in the minority, as always.
This US shot was in the motorsportretro.com bunch of Moffat Mustang shots. The inference is that Allan is behind the wheel, can any of you touring car specialists date and place this shot of a car in Bud Moore warpaint?
Finito…
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Would look to me re that photo to be on single or two 4 barrel carbs and not the Webers?
Rob, I think the shot is in the US, is it Al Pal testing a car intended for Bud Moore? Mark
Mark I agree with your comments on the ” maxi-taxis ” , my mates call them Wally Cars.
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