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#1 Rainman

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Posted 09 February 2019 - 03:27 PM

How many racing sponsors from back in the day are sill around ? What sponsors are gone.

 

 

Gone (Speco) ect

 

 

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Posted 09 February 2019 - 03:39 PM

Maybe not gone (Speco) Gauges



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Posted 09 February 2019 - 04:06 PM

Don Halls Speed Shop,not around any more.

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Posted 10 February 2019 - 08:32 AM

Most business owners would have to be in there 70s / 80s. Is Don still working on cars Indy lol.



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Posted 10 February 2019 - 08:51 AM

I wouldn't have thought so Ray,I remember going in to his place on Rockeby Rd and looking around in his shop.

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Posted 10 February 2019 - 09:03 AM

I remember speaking to Speco in regards to his 4 speed centre shifter. Wise man. He was the one who told me to (just cut the tunnel). I said I was trying to keep it as close to the way it came from Holdens. He said (just cut the tunnel). So I cut the tunnel.



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Posted 10 February 2019 - 08:42 PM

Brian's Speed Shops are still around...………...sorta...… :ph34r:



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Posted 10 February 2019 - 08:58 PM

My sister worked there in the 70s

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Posted 10 February 2019 - 11:33 PM

BP, Roadways, and K Mac are still around. The Roadways company still own this car.

 

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Did you know that the car you put up is a genuine L34 Paul?

 

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Posted 11 February 2019 - 02:12 PM

No did not know that Laurie! Geez that brings back memories,looks like Claremont.Bright Shine Motor wreckers ,they had good calendars.

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Posted 11 February 2019 - 05:09 PM

Is Wayne Negus running s blower on that Torana ?
Dalkieth service station was onwed by Wayne and i think it still is well his family

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Posted 15 February 2019 - 03:32 PM

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Action Performance, tho now known as Precision International & have been since

the mid/late 80's. Still owned by the Nitschke's too.

 

Don Hall was a decent bloke, always had time to chat, think his old shop was a scooter

sales & repair business last time I went thru there.



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Posted 15 February 2019 - 11:51 PM

Do you know if Bill or Bob are still around Jono? I would like to catch up with either of them one day.



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Posted 16 February 2019 - 03:40 PM

I only met Bill through my dad being in the building trade & Bill was a plumber around the mid 70's &

other than saying Gday at Wanneroo or spending wads of cash in the old Action store & the then new 

Precision store on the opposite side of Oxford St, I've had no involvement personally.

I'd only surmised that Bill was still around as he's listed as the owner of Precision & one of the son's,

William, is a managing director.






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