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[Shiney005]

Yep, because I'm sure Peter Brock needed extra "driving practice"...

Graham Hooley told me that for the Street Car class, most drivers would trailer their cars to the entrance road at Wanneroo and then bolt on the plates from the tow car to drive them in.

 

Are the 7 you have the ones that have been found Laurie? Of are the 7 from the microfiched report out of the VML?

7 on the microfiched report Byron. I have only seen two so far, but possibly know who the owner of a third. By the way, is your mate with the L34 Scott M? If so, it looks like I need to have a look at his car to verify that it came from a certain racing team.

I will contact Vasko Talevski to ask for a chassis number as it is one we don't have recorded. He was the second last owner.

Edited by Shiney005, 17 April 2021 - 11:36 AM.

[yel327]

That is him Laurie.

There must be a good reason why the repeat numbers on so many L34. Probably to do with the build process being different to normal in some fashion.

[hanra]

Any luck with old mate Vasko Talevski? 

[FLY_AGAIN_XU-1]

There must be a good reason why the repeat numbers on so many L34. 

 

It is not uncommon for race teams to have up to 5 or more engines with the same engine number.

[FLY_AGAIN_XU-1]

The Latham Group C GMP&A A9X being a prime example.......

 

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When they blew an engine, they simply replaced it with another.......

[yel327]

That is VERY different to a repeat number that is being discussed.

[FLY_AGAIN_XU-1]

Every Holden engine I have ever come across with a R stamped into it has always been a replacement engine.......

 

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My apologies, I thought you were discussing a Group C racing L34 come A9X with engine number HZ16644R.......

 

 

[Shiney005]

Any luck with old mate Vasko Talevski? 

Nope. No answer.

[Shiney005]

It is not uncommon for race teams to have up to 5 or more engines with the same engine number.

The repeat engine numbers I am referring to are the factory stamped ones. They have popped up in just about all GMH cars in the 60's, 70's and 80's.

There are also repeat chassis numbers, stamped both on the chassis, and the compliance plates.

If a number mistakenly got stamped twice, an "R" would be added. If it happened twice, there would be an "R2". I have been told of a VL Commodore with an "R6" engine number.

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[Shiney005]

The R is the same font as what is found on the sump faces of six cyls.

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[yel327]

You forgot R1 I think Laurie. I found a Belmont wagon out in country Victoria that had an MR chassis number on the compliance plate but the person who stamped the chassis stuffed up and stamped it RM!

[Shiney005]

Nope. No answer.

Vasko never owned the car. He has put me onto a good lead though.

[hanra]

Beauty!!

[Shiney005]

Which has turned out to be false.   Bloody frustrating!!!

[hanra]

Weird as there is pics of the car back in the day and he has tagged his mrs in the pics.

[Shiney005]

It was owned by his older brother. And "Leethal Lee" isn't making himself known on Fbook. 

[v6 torana]

It was owned by his older brother. And "Leethal Lee" isn't making himself known on Fbook. 

 

You are on the money:

 

L-R Lethal Lee - Ocpul Iks - Vasko

 

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[Potta]

Did we ever work out if this engine is what he says it is?

[Shiney005]

Nup. I gave up on it Craig.