It's pretty much official word that they're built from the shell of an alfa sprint.
Giocattolo Group B - In my shed !!
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Posted 26 September 2007 - 09:45 AM
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Posted 26 September 2007 - 08:16 PM
I knew that was Bob's car as soon as I saw it.
Compared to the rest, it is a special......
Alfa Sprint shells - note the opposed throttle bodies on the "enhanced" Walkinshaw motor. Bumped the std power up phenomenally.
Any chance of a ride sometime?
There was one police test car. Must've had an awful time getting it back of the boys.....
Grant..
Compared to the rest, it is a special......
Alfa Sprint shells - note the opposed throttle bodies on the "enhanced" Walkinshaw motor. Bumped the std power up phenomenally.
Any chance of a ride sometime?
There was one police test car. Must've had an awful time getting it back of the boys.....
Grant..
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Posted 26 September 2007 - 11:01 PM
Thanks Grant, its a wicked car. What do you mean by "compared to the rest, it is a special...."? Are you referring to the mileage, or something else ....
A ride is no problem, except l am 2000km south of you
Cheers Mondie
A ride is no problem, except l am 2000km south of you
Cheers Mondie
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Posted 27 September 2007 - 08:08 PM
2000km? Surely you can spare half an hour somewhere along the line 
I love these cars...
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I love these cars...
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Posted 28 September 2007 - 12:10 AM
Mondie,
nice car mate,
that is getting a vehicle that is from a seriously short list,
enjoy,
Wish was in my shed.
Cheers
Chris.
nice car mate,
that is getting a vehicle that is from a seriously short list,
enjoy,
Wish was in my shed.
Cheers
Chris.
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 02:45 PM
Bobby R's car wasn't the "normal" Giocattollo.
When you get to see a few more cars, then you might start to notice some differences.......
Love to tell you what they are, but even I don't know.
Grant..
When you get to see a few more cars, then you might start to notice some differences.......
Love to tell you what they are, but even I don't know.
Grant..
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 03:21 PM
Very nice, they just have a certian look of toughness to them
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 08:56 PM
Hi Grant,Bobby R's car wasn't the "normal" Giocattollo.
When you get to see a few more cars, then you might start to notice some differences.......
Love to tell you what they are, but even I don't know.
Grant..
There is a whole story behind the car and how it was built to be Bobs car as thanks for his support of the Giocattolo, he told me it had a better finished interior than the standard car with the use of more leather etc. The front grille is also unique, l have not seen pics of any other Gio with the mesh grille. Other than that l don't know of any other differences
l took the car in today for a RWC, here's a few pics of the underbelly. There is some very impressive Aussie engineering in the car for sure
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 09:28 PM
Mondie...I am sending the undercarriage pics onto Peter Hughes...he was Frank Matichs fabricator for the 3 F5000 cars...If that is not a F5000 with a body on it I will bear my arse in Queens Street!...Mate thats sweet! 
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 09:31 PM
She sure is sweet Rory, as close as you can get to a road registered race car l reckon!
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 09:31 PM
I remember that..Paul gave them one for about 2 months off memory...They rang us for some tyres for the sucker but we were out of the sizes they wanted....There was a pic floating around with it in Police Stripes and all off memory...Grant???There was one police test car. Must've had an awful time getting it back of the boys.....
Grant..
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 10:01 PM
ha , that looks like a puppet driving a model car !!
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 10:21 PM
SEE??..I am not losing my memory!! Someone please tell my wife!!Here you go ...
Check the cop...he is about 220 kgs...R
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 10:24 PM
The RWC guy must've shit himself when you brought that in for an inspection?
Please please hook up some cameras or cameo on The Car Show or something. I've never heard or seen one in action ... (too young you see?)
Please please hook up some cameras or cameo on The Car Show or something. I've never heard or seen one in action ... (too young you see?)
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 10:47 PM
Yes he had a chuckle to himself Jbird, he reckoned it was pretty special and nearly shat himself once we had her up on the hoist.
As for the audio clips, sorry but l have no idea where to start. Needless to say the Gio sounds like no other car, well that l have heard anyhow. It has a higher pitched note with a real rumble to it and is extremely loud when pulling hard. It sounds even better inside with the engine immediately behind you with the induction roar which if you have ever been in a Walkinshaw, is a pretty unique sound in itself.
Cheers
As for the audio clips, sorry but l have no idea where to start. Needless to say the Gio sounds like no other car, well that l have heard anyhow. It has a higher pitched note with a real rumble to it and is extremely loud when pulling hard. It sounds even better inside with the engine immediately behind you with the induction roar which if you have ever been in a Walkinshaw, is a pretty unique sound in itself.
Cheers
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 10:57 PM
Mondie - the envy of all his friends.
Thanks for the "dinner via correspondence" so to speak. It looks and sounds (on paper) unreal. I can only imagine how impressively awesome it is ... since you've owned your fair share of aussie muscle (race and otherwise).
Thanks for the "dinner via correspondence" so to speak. It looks and sounds (on paper) unreal. I can only imagine how impressively awesome it is ... since you've owned your fair share of aussie muscle (race and otherwise).
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 11:08 PM
If we could fit a 4/1 megaphone on it...it would sound like a F5000.
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 11:18 PM
I'm tipping he just ticked all the boxes and let it go?The RWC guy must've shit himself when you brought that in for an inspection?
Too many moving suspension parts to check them all.
Whats in the Bosch box with the tools? Spark plug?
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Posted 01 October 2007 - 11:29 PM
Rodomo, thats a spare Halogen globe for the headlights
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Posted 02 October 2007 - 09:55 AM
the cop should be booked for not displaying rego plates!
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Posted 02 October 2007 - 07:53 PM
Nice car....
When these first came out one of my dads mates bought one.. new. He let my old man bring it home a couple of times, and of course my brothers and I....and all the other neighbourhood kids got joy rides in it..... Two things that have always remained with me is the sound it made, and the blistering speed.
To my knowledge his one was the only one made that was fully optioned.....But I could be wrong but that's what I was told.
It was white with brown leather interior. And the decals where green and red.
I rember that he had a few electrical probs with it, as it was always at the auto elecs.
He ended up selling after about 18 months and bought one of the Godzilla skylines.
A couple of my mate's boss owns the one mentioned earlier in the thread, the one that races at Targa.
I haven't had a ride in that one
Also given todays boom times and love of mucsle cars, wouldn't it be good if the company started production again........ Somebody must still own the company??
somebody shouyld write a letter or something...
When these first came out one of my dads mates bought one.. new. He let my old man bring it home a couple of times, and of course my brothers and I....and all the other neighbourhood kids got joy rides in it..... Two things that have always remained with me is the sound it made, and the blistering speed.
To my knowledge his one was the only one made that was fully optioned.....But I could be wrong but that's what I was told.
It was white with brown leather interior. And the decals where green and red.
I rember that he had a few electrical probs with it, as it was always at the auto elecs.
He ended up selling after about 18 months and bought one of the Godzilla skylines.
A couple of my mate's boss owns the one mentioned earlier in the thread, the one that races at Targa.
I haven't had a ride in that one
Also given todays boom times and love of mucsle cars, wouldn't it be good if the company started production again........ Somebody must still own the company??
somebody shouyld write a letter or something...
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Posted 03 October 2007 - 08:23 PM
That Yellow one isn't the cop car I've seen............the one I know was White with monster blue chequers........that's what it sounds like you described Rory. I think the yellow one is the test car, prior to repaint and going into (brief) service.
The Toy Shop went out of business in the stock market crash of the 80's.
Not enough highrollers willing to hand over the folding, and the government screwing the import laws, etc to suit themselves (eg. more folding in their pockets.).
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The Toy Shop went out of business in the stock market crash of the 80's.
Not enough highrollers willing to hand over the folding, and the government screwing the import laws, etc to suit themselves (eg. more folding in their pockets.).
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Posted 04 October 2007 - 06:41 AM
" The Toy Shop"....Was that the name of the company who made them?????
I remember my old man taking me to place in North Sydney, called
"The Toy Shop". It was on the grround floor of one of the office buildings....
They had a red GT40 in the front window..... I remember the salesman telling us it was about $40,000.
That would have been in the mid to late 80's.......
I remember my old man taking me to place in North Sydney, called
"The Toy Shop". It was on the grround floor of one of the office buildings....
They had a red GT40 in the front window..... I remember the salesman telling us it was about $40,000.
That would have been in the mid to late 80's.......
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Posted 04 October 2007 - 10:51 AM
Yep the Toy Shop was Paul Halsteads business when he was doing the DeTomasos, its name was also the inspiration for the name Giocattolo being toy or plaything in Italian.
That F40 would have been 400k
That F40 would have been 400k
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