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[Dr Terry]

Why is there a Broadcast sheet for a spare part then??

It still goes down the production line & has a body number.

 

Dr Terry

[xu2308]

It still goes down the production line & has a body number.

 

Dr Terry

I guess Joe Felice would of ordered the HDT A9X Body's back in the day for HDT

[REDA9X]

The broadcast sheet was still required because whilst still a part, it was basically a full car without gearbox or engine, they had trim, brakes etc, and needed to be allocated to teams, the broadcast sheet identified this and was given to all the shells as they rolled down the line.

Mike Prowse looked after all the race shells, team managers ordered them, and a lot of them walked their shells down the line early in the piece.

[Pop's-SS]

G'day All

 

Well after much searching and although I have my thoughts on this broadcast (build) sheet, this what I believe is reasonably fair to say about it

 

1/ No A9X's were made in 1979.

 

2/ As only 1 MHDT A9X was taken back to the Dandenong Plant to be refurbished, it was Brock's car, then this is the broadcast sheet off it and not the one that was obviously from 1978.

This was the car he raced at Bathurst 1979 after it came back from the Plant.

 

3/ HDT had 2 bare shells in 1978 and one of them was used to replace the car John Harvey damaged at Amaroo in 1978.

 

The other was used by

REDA9X

 garry Rogers Bathurst car from 79 actually being acquired from one of HDT's spare shells.

 

Some of this info is obviously from this forum but I have had contact with others of whom I cannot and will not name as they value their anonymity and privacy.

 

Some more info I have could point to where and to whom it came from, so this is all I am prepared to divulge.

 

Make of this what you wish but for me, this broadcast sheet is from Brock's Bathurst 79 winning A9X after it was refurbished at the Dandenong Plant.

 

Barry

[a9x868]

G'day All
 
Well after much searching and although I have my thoughts on this broadcast (build) sheet, this what I believe is reasonably fair to say about it
 
1/ No A9X's were made in 1979.
 
2/ As only 1 MHDT A9X was taken back to the Dandenong Plant to be refurbished, it was Brock's car, then this is the broadcast sheet off it and not the one that was obviously from 1978.
This was the car he raced at Bathurst 1979 after it came back from the Plant.
 
3/ HDT had 2 bare shells in 1978 and one of them was used to replace the car John Harvey damaged at Amaroo in 1978.
 
The other was used by
 
Some of this info is obviously from this forum but I have had contact with others of whom I cannot and will not name as they value their anonymity and privacy.
 
Some more info I have could point to where and to whom it came from, so this is all I am prepared to divulge.
 
Make of this what you wish but for me, this broadcast sheet is from Brock's Bathurst 79 winning A9X after it was refurbished at the Dandenong Plant.
 
Barry

absolute gold barry!
almost better than having an A9X of your own
but then again your V8 hatch you can be very very proud of
thanks for sharing your wonderful memorabillia
with us all
cheers
davemc

[xu2308]

Awesome Barry, as they said in Mad Max 2, a piece of History

[Potta]

Certainly not something you see every day.

Thanks for sharing Barry

[SP5000]

Very interesting read Barry, thanks

[Pop's-SS]

G'day All

 

Just an amendment to my post

 

3/ HDT had 2 bare shells in 1978 and one of them was used to replace the car John Harvey damaged at Amaroo in 1978.

 

That should have read 4 bare shells of which was one for Brock, one for Harvey, one that replaced Harvey's car damaged at Amaroo early 1978 and one sold to Gary Rogers Racing.

 

So that accounts for all 4.

 

My description sheet for this broadcast sheet will now have to be modified to contain what I believe is the correct info for it.

 

My display memorabilia should have the correct information on it and this is done to my best ability.

This type of history should be shown and not hidden in a drawer or cupboard.

 

Thanks for forum members support and input   

 

Barry

 

 

 

[REDA9X]

Your numbers and descriptions are out sorry Barry. I did a story on this ages ago.

[xu2308]

I am sure I read in a Car Magazine that Brocky got the Light brown interior put in the HDT A9X Hatch that he raced in 1979, due to the Heat from the Black interior in the HDT A9X he raced in 1978, Barry your broadcast sheet should have the light brown interior, or unless it was supplied with Black trim and he had it changed, if u look at the HDT A9X he raced in 1979 that the Bowden's owned it has a UC Torana SLE Sports Steering Wheel, now Peter Brock drove a Gold UC Hatch back in 1979 and I think that had the light brown interior in it, was the interior taken out of that UC Hatch and switched with the HDT A9X he raced in 1979 ?????, Sheppo or some of the HDT Mechanics would or should know about this if it happened, does the HDT A9X Hatch he raced in 1979 have a Trim number on its ID Tag, that will say what the trim was from the factory,  if its on a GMP&A Tag.

 

AL

Edited by xu2308, 09 February 2014 - 08:53 AM.

[xu2308]

 Brocky 1978 UC Hatch.jpg   112.03K   5 downloads

 

This Hatch Brocky drove in 1978 and 1979

[xu2308]

If the ID Tag has the trim number on the HDT A9X Hatch that he raced in 1979, and it says Black Trim, then we know it was swapped over, The Bowden's will have the answer to the factory trim colour if on the tag.

[REDA9X]

You know Allan, if you were to read the page before you would find the answer

[xu2308]

thanks mick, I did read it after I posted the bit above oops is all I can say

[REDA9X]

You doofus

[xu2308]

We all have Doofus moments

[Pop's-SS]

Yes we all do have doofus moments and when you get older there are more of them   

Me thinks me maths is out   

 

MHDT had two bare shells which were lifted up and tied to the roof trusses.

They also had a "closed body" as they called them and this was at the start of 1978.

One shell replaced the one damaged at Amaroo Park by Harvey in early 1979

The other was probably the one sold to Gary Rogers Racing

That information above is correct by one person I had contacted who of course will not be named.

 

RED might like to correct me but I think only one A9X was sent back by MHDT in 1979 to the factory to be refurbished and that was Brock's 78 car that became the 79 winning car.

 

This will give you the colour it was painted and the trim 

 

 

Probably changed over later or there simply could have been a mistake made when the broadcast sheet was done   

 

I will never post up the full broadcast sheet for obvious reasons.

 

Barry

 

PS ........... As far as mistakes go at Holden Assembly Plants, read this from a worker that possibly could have put the wiring loom into my ex LC GTR back in 1970 at Acacia Ridge.

 

I have of course left his full name out and also of those mentioned by him.

Ron has since passed away.

 

 

Then backed up again by the 2nd letter

 

 

 

 

 

[REDA9X]

Yes we all do have doofus moments and when you get older there are more of them   

Me thinks me maths is out   

 

MHDT had two bare shells which were lifted up and tied to the roof trusses. These are spare shells, not rollers

They also had a "closed body" as they called them and this was at the start of 1978. This was Brocks shell he started the 78 season with.

One shell replaced the one damaged at Amaroo Park by Harvey in early 1979 That would be 1978 not 1979

The other was probably the one sold to Gary Rogers Racing This was in 1979

That information above is correct by one person I had contacted who of course will not be named. Wouldn't be Sheppo he won't talk about it any more

 

RED might like to correct me but I think only one A9X was sent back by MHDT in 1979 to the factory to be refurbished and that was Brock's 78 car that became the 79 winning car. No, it was not Brocks 78 car it was Brocks 79 car, a spare roller they had, it had not been raced prior to 79, the 78 Brock car became Harveys 79 car.

 

This will give you the colour it was painted and the trim 

 

 

Probably changed over later or there simply could have been a mistake made when the broadcast sheet was done   

 

I will never post up the full broadcast sheet for obvious reasons.

 

Barry

 

PS ........... As far as mistakes go at Holden Assembly Plants, read this from a worker that possibly could have put the wiring loom into my ex LC GTR back in 1970 at Acacia Ridge.

 

I have of course left his full name out and also of those mentioned by him.

Ron has since passed away.

 

 

Then backed up again by the 2nd letter

 

If the search function was working you could search and find the complete story on the HDT A9X's

[xu2308]

Shame Brocky never stuck with the Black interior in the HDT A9X he raced in 1979, Black looks way better

Edited by xu2308, 11 February 2014 - 11:19 PM.

[xu2308]

Yeah Tim

If we were Purists, and be original and anal about it, then it should be returned to Black, don't we think  that's the colour on the broadcast sheet that Barry has    

[REDA9X]

It wasn't Brocks choice, it didn't even come down to the team. Bits of trim had been removed by the team when the car sat in the workshop. It was sent to the factory and Mike Prowse fitted the UC SLE trim. LX SS was out of production, so the factory didn't have that trim laying around.Brock liked it, but that was as far as his imput went.

The broadcast sheet wont reflect it because the information comes from whats on the tag because the shell was returned, not built fresh.