The 179 crank had the big ends welded up and the counterweights carved off, replaced by Harrops own. That helped to launch the car because it had fairly large Goodyear slicks in the end without a lot of power. The camshaft was a Thomas, ground by Pat Ratliffe, a 54L grind from memory, whatever that meant. John, Lex should have learnt from his 1963 Sandown accident that fixing Galaxie's add somewhat to his racing expenses. The second is the race Beechey had with Max Volkers in a Cortina at Lowood. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous Racecar driver. It was still breaking parts, rear wheel bearings. ). Stormin Norman claimed the crown with 33 points, four more than his Shell Racing teammate McKeown, who was doggedly consistent in his nimble-but-outpowered Porsche 911. It was drag racers and NASCAR teams that really exploited the big block Chev and Beechey picked up a lot of tricks from direct contact with US racers and tuners. I dont think Ian Geoghegan ever beat me at Calder, and I could not beat him at Warwick Farm. This was the last car he raced before retirement. BJR reveals three-car Norm Beechey tribute, Sign up to the Repco Supercars Championship Newsletter, Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia, Davison: Webb ready to race after Ipswich test, Whincup chasing qualifying gains at Ipswich test. Wasnt a shiny red but it did have 406 in chrome on either front mudguard. Wikipedia Citation. TRT tells the stories less told, adds insight and informed opinion about current events and adds great imagery and video content to the mix. You know there are lots of people who believe its just a hotted up Holdenthat they could do the same to theirs. I don't understand how it came to have that bonnet bulge in Appendix J. Beechey went on to win the title that year - in doing so giving Holden their first series win and making the Monaro the first Australian car to win the ATCC. Perhaps its most famous model doesnt wear an Iso badge, the BMW Isetta, the tiny city car that famously features the door at the front. Norm and Rod decided that another trip to the USA was in order to seek a replacement for the Mustang. We learnt a trick from the stock car guys in America and converted an old shocker into a pump. There was a lot of respect between us,. Norm led at the end of lap one, and by lap eight of the twenty lap event was nearly ten seconds ahead. Or perhaps the car belonged to Rootes Australia and they hired Beechey to drive it for them. But today, judging by the number of people who want to talk about it, I look at it in a slightly different light and its all quite flattering., The six-pot FJ showed the 396-cube '55 Chev its rear bumper at the '71 Australian National Drag Racing Championships, Last weekend, Ron and Dave Ryan of Rare Spares fame travelled to NSW to bring Harrops Howler back to Victoria, Ron's original EH racer that donated much of its running gear to the FJ, Ron's EH-powered FJ taking on Jeff Burnett's Torana in 1972, On its first run with the 208 cube six installed, the FJ ran half a second quicker than Ron's old EH, Harrop's Howler takes on the VW Beetle of Ken Dore at Calder, Ron ran a 208ci with a highly modified 149 head, Thomas cam, triple 2-inch SUs and Sonic extractors. SIGNED NORM BEECHEY, ALLAN MOFFAT, BOB JANE. For any diehard touring car fan, when you hear the name Stormin Norm Beechey your mind instantly pictures a yellow Holden HT Monaro GTS. I ran it on 115 octane fuel. Share this: Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Email to a Friend. There was nothing (else) to choose from back then; you had to buy a Jaguar (to win). Holden Hsv. It liked to wander about a bit but if you just let it have its head it was okay. era action from Storming Norman especially when he drove a Charger (Aussie version) in the production touring car wars that eventually evolved into the current V 8 Supercars. We only ever raced it with Chev conrods - it's got Carillos in it now - but we never had conrod problems, only bearing trouble." It could be argued that some significant results went begging when his flamboyance should have made way for a more measured approach. Copyright 1995-2021 The Jalopy Journal: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. Languages. Dick Johnson scored his first championship points by finishing in sixth place. Live Statistics. Norm and his wife Marg were friends of our parents, as were many competitors from the '70s so it makes the tribute a very personal one for us." Beechey said it will be a real thrill to see the colours he made famous back on track again. Sun 31 Jan 2021 10.47 EST. Insurance issued by AAI Limited ABN 48 005 297 807 AFSL 230859. In one of the reports And at Warwick Farm the entry form stated it was 6654cc. The Victorian driver broke a few records with his Imp. Frankly, it was a humble beginning. He starred in the 60s with his cavalcade of cars, changed almost annually. Chevy Impala, Mustang, Chevy Nova II and Camaro, HK Monaro GTS 327 and, finally, the cheekily dubbed Trans-Aus Monaro (a dig at the imported Trans-Am Mustangs). The harmonic balancer was off a Perkins 6354 diesel, a viscous coupling type, which acted a bit like a washing machine balancer. The HK Monaro arrived at Norms Brunswick workshops late in 1968 and while still campaigning the Camaro, his small crew led by Graham Moore had the car race ready for the 69 Championship. In Oz we [reputedly] had 302W and 400 2bbl. However, the numbers vary depending on the source. I note that pretty well everyone does that today. He was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2000. TerryS has sent me a couple to post. Added in 24 Hours. If you'd put a fresh gearbox in every time you raced you probably would have got away with it but there was no alternative: the engine was too powerful for the 'box and the car was using money faster than I could make it, that's why I stopped racing it." Simply a full size family car. It was a monster and still is and one of Beechey's favourite pastimes is blowing off Falcon GTHOs. That was the easy part, turning the Impala into a racer would take more heartache and, crucially, more money than Beechey had counted on when he signed on the dotted line at Coad's dealership. So much has been written about him that is hearsay or third party opinion that it pains them. But the Impala was the first of the muscle cars." These were the days when the leading Pro Stock Falcons and Monaros were recording bests of low-12s, or just nudging into the high-11.9s. Completing the line-up is the Nick Percat/Macauley Jones car, which pays homage to the Trident-backed Chevrolet Nova raced by Beechey in 1967. Yes, Appendix J rules required 4 doors for cars over 1600cc. It would get to maximum revs about 100-200ft before the finish.. And that made the brakes much better. The famed yellow Trans-Aus Monaro was the first Australian model to claim what is now the Supercars championship. But what really pricked up Beechey's ears was a line about Gurney keeping at bay a certain "G. Hill in a 3.8-litre disc-braked Jaguar". Ironically, the ATCC was again handed to Geoghegans Mustang. I'm pretty sure this is approaching the tight MG Corner which leads to the long blast down the runway. July 20, 2021 Its a magnificent effort, my greatest motor racing achievement. Norm concluded. Ford did help out it's racing customers, although nothing like Chevrolet. The mourning at the funeral is very elaborate and the tomb of the Gadana's wife is fenced in with bamboo, both indicators of her cherished status among the Sidama. This car - officially the EH 225 M-S.4 - had a pushrod 179 cubic-inch (2.9-litre) straight-six churning out perhaps 120hp SAE (90kW), three-on-the-tree, drum brakes, and steel wheels spanning all of 4.5-inches. OZZIE MOTOR RACING ICONS NORM BEECHEY by Bill Pearson Before Brock there was Beechey. All 25 Gen3 Mustangs and Camaros took to the [], PHONE 03 9563 2107 The 1964 Sandown 6 hour wasn't run to Appendix J rules, it was run to FIA Group 1, the Baillie Galaxie was running under a special invitation Group 2 class and ineligible (also Allan Moffat's Cortina). GRAHAM RITTER.1970 SANDOWN ATCC $ 495.00 On Sale. "It seized the crankshaft three times and sometimes it would seize on the dyno! A rare car today, the Lele has the added attraction of having an interesting Australian provenance and is expected to sell in the $90,000-$110,000 range. 1965 vann han otmsvarande race p Sandown, innan han ret drp tog silver p . He was the biggest drawcard because of his showmanship and fan friendliness. PETER A. CLAYTON _ a a a i T a s, A ein ME y, ^ x yo "4 in, 4 A N y ' k A i, d N | L | F | N | | x | E. | | Eh E N x n" ^N = * dis w = -= - AR pee Ba o I T. E (Journalist Bill) Tuckey said it was like seeing an old grizzly bear in full flight.". Lets start by taking you back to November 28, 1971. I was launching it at around 7000rpm and revving it to about 8400rpm at the finish when it was running the 11.8s. It was the first ATCC victory for a V8-engined car and the first of five ATCC titles won by drivers of Ford Mustangs. He was a very, very clever man. Brad Jones Racing will honour Australian Touring Car great Norm Beechey with retro liveries across its three cars for the Sandown 500. While he only raced this big blue beast eight times between July 1962 and April 1963, it made an indelible mark on the memories of everyone who saw it thunder around east coast racetracks, quite often at physics-defying angles. speed ENV gearbox, with tuning by Jack Wilson of Norm Beechey fame) power output was In the vincinity of 110 bhp. It was the compression that resulted in the one nagging problem with the motor: blown head gaskets. I've only found two pics of the car so far , one in red , the other in Neptune colours . "American stock cars used two shockers per wheel. They called him Stormin' Norman but maybe Australian touring car legend Norm Beechey should have been dubbed Mr Muscle, because the tin-top king really kicked off the Aussie muscle car boom when he imported his famous 1962 Chevrolet Impala 409. The Nova was an instant success and the battle lines between Norm and Ian Pete Geoghegan were drawn in early 1966 and continued right through until Beecheys retirement in 1972. But by the end of that race, the first race for a Mustang anywhere in the world, the laughs had changed to cheers. TRT: The stories behind the sport. I have printed the body shell and chassis , need some more pics for the . Discover Norm Beecheys Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Even in 62-68 they had numerous versions of the FEs. The Lele initially was powered by a 5.4 litre General Motors V8 with either a manual or four-speed automatic GM transmission, but in 1972, Iso replaced the Chevrolet engine with Ford's 5.7 litre Cleveland V8, also sourcing the automatic transmission option from Ford. The line-up covered each class of racing in the Improved Production era: Beechey in the Over 3000cc class along with teammates Jim McKeown, and his super quick Lotus Cortina, and the ubiquitous Peter Manton, king of the Mini brigade. My new for 71 Galaxie LTD in the US had 2 and 4bbl versions of that engine along with numerous others from 240 6 through to 429 Cobrajet. I saw Stormin Norm race the Len Lukey owned red Galaxie at Sandown, many years ago. Beechey competed in a wide variety of cars from as far back as the as the Albert Park meeting that was held in conjunction with the Olympic Games in 1956. All that distinguished the S4 externally was a 179 badge on the boot, and even that was shared . In Geoghegan's hands, the Castrol Mustang won the ATCC crown in. PHONE 0418 349 555, Copyright 2023 Auto Action/Action Media Partners Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved . I saw Lex in Sir Gawaine's 2 door at WF , quite memorable , sounded fantastic . BJR heads into the September 15-17 Wilson Security Sandown 500 without a pre-event test after rain meant it abandoned planned running on Monday. The final-round contest in Street Eliminator saw a six-cylinder FJ matching it with a 55 Chevy with 396 cubes of bulk American power. Larger than life personalities. Although Moffat and a number of other drivers raced Mustangs for ATCC competition - the five ATCC titles from 1965 to 1969 were won by Norm Beechey (1965) and Ian Geoghegan (196669) driving Mustangs - this car, modified to CAMS Improved Production Touring Car regulations was ineligible for the Bathurst 500 (later Bathurst 1000), which was . Who owned 2 old Holdens {FX models I think], both same colour [light blue?] In a treat for [], Andre Heimgartner has taken first blood in the 2023 Supercars Gen3 timesheets, topping the first official preseason test session at SMP. In the end it had a Toploader close-ratio box. The Camaro was a very short-lived affair and just a few months later prior to the end of 1968, Norm would debut a new HK Holden Monaro. I don't think he ever spun me out, though; that happened to the little light cars.". I was driving for David McKay's Scuderia Veloce team and David had to write to Dan Gurney and ask him for advice. "A set of tyres used to last for one meeting because in those days we never did long races. The fuel delivery was a pair of Stewart Warner electric pumps. "When I switched to the S4 Holden, Bobby had got his Jaguar going faster and it still dominated; the Jag's reign only finished when I brought the Mustang out in early-1965. It was a huge luxury car but in that era if you were a bookie, wealthy businessman, or a farmer you had a Pontiac Parisienne, a Buick or a Chev and the Impala wasn't considered big in those days. & Baker, Dorothy. From the October 1966 edition of Modern Motor. his net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. The Monaro took its first ATCC win at Round 2 at Bathurst and then went on to win in front of huge crowd at Melbournes Sandown Park Raceway. His great rivals were Ian Geoghegan, Bob Jane and, at the end of his career, Allan Moffat, perhaps Australian racings greatest villain. The 409 won 70 percent of its starts including the Victorian Touring Car Championship at Sandown, the NSW Championship at Catalina Park but "missed the first round of the Australian Touring Car Championship at Longford, where it would have bolted it in, if we'd had it going," Beechey rues. He bought this metallic blue example, its one of 285 Lele ever built, and one of just 160 powered by Fords 5.7-litre Cleveland V8. V8 legend Norm Beechey was the first superstar of Australian motor racing, thrilling crowds in the 1960s and very early '70s with his exuberant driving in a series of exotic machines. Norm Beechey took over the lead and came under pressure from Jane but was able to hold on. "During the first practice session at Catalina (in Katoomba) there was no one left in the pits when I went out because they'd all run to see this big ol' thing go 'round," he grins. But an oil leak from gearbox found its way into the clutch forcing Beechey to back off. Norm had retired the Impala and Lukey offered his car. Image: Supplied. LGH ED Reception - Phone: (03) 6777 6405 Fax: (03) 6777 5201 MCH ED* - Phone: (03) 6478 5120 Fax: (03) 6441 5923 NWRH ED* - Phone: (03) 6493 6351 Fax: (03) 6464 1926 RHH ED Reception - Phone: (03) 6166 6100 Fax: (03) 6173 0489 Itd take an hour or so to convert the car to race trim and to return it, but as time went on it would take a whole day. Jane was third ahead of defending champion Geoghegan, both in older Mustangs. I reckon we spent a week just getting him comfortable in the car. All Rights Reserved. Norm only seems to have raced it a couple of times , was it a success ? Beechey had the last word in an interview in Sports Car World in 1970. It was dyno tuned by Jack Wilson - whose son Craig now runs Walkinshaw Racing - and he used to say, "Boss, if it won't live on the dyno it won't live on the track." All of these attributes explain why Norm Beechey was, without question, one of the greatest Touring Car competitors this county has ever seen. The HT Holden Monaro was unlike any other Touring Car built in Australia: Innovative and borrowing much from the factory built Trans Am cars, the Beechey Monaro would be the first locally produced car to ever win the ATCC. Shot of Lex at Longford in 1963. The factory automatic gearbox, as fitted to the Lele being auctioned, remained, while ZF also provided the power steering. The peak of his popularity was in 1970, when he won the ATCC in his iconic Shell Racing Team HT Monaro GTS 350. here's a link to the current owners of the car. 1969 Australian magazine ad for Norm Beechey Speed Shop. Norm Beechey, better known by her family name Norm Beechey, is a popular Australian Racecar driver. Olga Alexandrova Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, NetWorth & Know More. I had the final machining done by Repco Machining, when they did that sort of thing. Ever the showman, Beechey sat on the bonnet of the stricken black Nova and watched another ATCC slip away. Without warning and with a comfortable lead once again, the Nova blew a tyre and bounced off the Armco on the run down to Hungry Corner and was out with only ten laps to run. Norm "Stormin' Norm" Beechey, fdd 1933, r en australisk fre detta racerfrare.. Racingkarrir. Haiti would be reunified as a republic under Jean-Pierre Boyer, a revolutionary leader who would remain president until 1843. GREAT DAYS is a line Norm Beechey often adds to his signature when asked to sign various pictures and books from his racing career. Copyright Race Torque Media 2021. It went all right for its day, I suppose. Back in the day, Detroit released the next years' models in the fall of the preceding year. Other car insurance options are available. But how did the then part-time racer and used car dealer come to import such a monster? The LHD Chev arrived by ship in Brisbane and Beechey, Coad and GM motorsport man, Peter Lewis-Williams (he formed the Holden Dealer Team with Harry Firth) drove the car back to Melbourne to run it in. Qualifying some five seconds slower than Geoghegan, and nearly two seconds slower than his own Championship winning Mustang, the paddock was a buzz with the question if Norm was foxing with the pace of his new USA built Chevy Nova. Unfortunately once again a little gentle pressure was applied and Max sold the car to track competitor Barry. Norm won the Australian Touring Car Championship that year when he imported a brand-new Ford Mustang. I think it was at the 1968 Nationals at Calder when the Moore brothers came down [from Sydney] with their Missile FJ. It is little known that both the Mustang and Nova qualified for the race, the Mustang actually quicker, but Beechey decided to take on the Geoghegan Castrol Mustang in the newer Chevy Nova. But for the man himself, one of his favorite cars is an Italian-built, Ford-powered grand tourer. He had commenced with Beecheys Truck Dealership in the Chevy Nova era and progressed to race team duties after Graham Moore stepped down and John Sheppard left after a short stint. Surely this had to be a giveaway win to the V8? To some, he was the closest thing Holden had to a star racing driver, before Peter Brock. "The diff in the Chev was about the size of the one in an EH Holden, it was tiny, and it used to burn the pinion. View or bid on all 2022 Shannons Autumn Timed Online Auction lots The Nova had raced extensively during 1966 and 67 and was becoming a well sorted race car, but Big Pete always seemed to have something in his repertoire to take it up to Beechey. What Bourke probably hadn't counted on, though, was the massive free kick his marketing campaign received from three of Australia's biggest names in motor sport at the time - Norm Beechey, Pete Geoghegan and Bob Jane - when all three chose to race Mustangs in 1965. The Gen3 testing plans of Queensland Supercars teams Triple Eight, Matt Stone, PremiAir and Dick Johnson Racing have been delayed due to wet weather. Well, it wasnt that high. When a wife whose husband has We had a four-point harness that held us in place a bit, but I used to grab a cushion off the lounge at home and tuck myself into that. The big cars weigh over 2 tonnes. I was going to post something about the new rules (Improved Touring Cars) being the reason we only had the joy of the S4s for one year. N. Beechey / B. Jane Holden FX - Calder 1962 - Printed with a black border and a caption describing the photo. This time he would trail Petes Mustang and retire after only 12 laps. Bringing the mighty Beechey Monaro to life at the Muscle on the Mountain car show in July 2015, a really great show! All Rights Reserved. Just looking again at a You Tube clip of Dennis Obrien driving the 427 coupe at Sandown. "And hopefully on the podium," Beechey said. Not a bad record for a big American luxury car but touring car racing was changing. Quite a quick car. Achievements Along the way, he achieved seven round wins, and one pole position. Finished in an attractive iridescent metallic blue with its original dark blue leather trim, the Iso also retains its original lightweight Campagnolo Elektron magnesium wheels shod with Michelin XWX tyres. The event: the Australian National Drag Racing Championships. Along the way, he achieved seven round wins, and one pole position. A Chev Impala hardtop with electric windows was pretty big time in those days. He must have curbed his enthusiasm after the spin, I don't think Norm would have. My EH was doing about 14-dead or thereabouts, and they were doing 13.7s and that dropped my jaw. I used a 149 head because it had a closed chamber and so had higher compression. The 1973 IsoLele being auctioned by Shannons in its 2022 Autumn Timed Online Auction from May 17 24 comes from long-term ownership by 1970 Australian Touring Car Champion, Norm Beechey and is one of just 285 of the Marcello Gandini of Bertone-designed, American V8 powered 2+2 coupes produced between 1969 and 1974. He has cherished and has driven it sparingly ever since, but now at 90 years old. Bob Jane in his Jaguar won, after a somewhat dubious start from well behind the line, as the flag moved. The wife of the Gadana is accorded the title Qarichcho (literally, 'the first'), and when she passes away she is mourned as Ayo Qarichcho. Racingkarrir. Interestingly, Gurney would not race his Impala again, due to bureaucratic problems, and the car was reportedly sold to Laurie O'Neil in Australia. Aussie Muscle Cars . This is an amazing documentary reviewing Norm Beecheys much celebrated 1970 Australian Touring Car Championship win in his famous HT Monaro. More Ivor Davies 64 followers More information norm beechy Holden Hsv Holden Monaro Australian Muscle Cars Aussie Muscle Cars Vintage Muscle Cars Vintage Racing Shannons Pty Limited ABN 91 099 692 636 acts as an agent and authorised representative No 239594. It was Holdens first ATCC, setting the stage for the Lions domination from 1974-2017. The place: the old Castlereagh drag strip in Sydney. Tell us your email address and we'll email you a new password. Running a car like the Howler meant always trying new ideas. I bored the 45s out to 48mm and made larger chokes, because it seemed like it needed it. Amy lost five of those. So the evolution of the Howler began. It is a 1963 Ford. It was just what looked right to me, Harrop says now. Take a simple thing like the seat. It is just on fifty years since Norm Beechey won the second round of the 1970 Australian Touring Car Championship at Bathurst in his game changing Holden Monaro GTS 350. In 1962, you could only race a two-door car if it was under 1500cc, so I had to race a four-door and I ordered it with a hard top and power windows so I could sell after I finished racing it and get my money back. Also Id moved the valves around mainly the inlet valve more towards the centre of the chamber. Norm retired 3 years after Brocky ran his first Bathurst. The next HT Monaro, had real success in comparison,. 1964 krdes msterskapet ver ett race, och dr blev Beechey tva p Lakeside. The importance of the HT Monaro GTS 350 and its success were also not lost on Norm. I'm sure it's been posted before, but it belongs here anyway. Just better. Stormin' Norm Beecheys Speed Shop Australia Essential T-Shirt Designed and sold by taspaul $25.29 $21.50 when you buy 3+ Style Essential T-Shirt Everyday tee, crew neck, slim fit Explore more styles Color White Size S M L XL 2XL 3XL View size guide Print Location Front Back Add to cart Delivery Express by February 18 Standard between February 18 Easy, he checked out European and American car magazines to see what was winning and a car that creamed the Jags in England was American Dan Gurney's '61 big block Turbo-Fire 409 V8 Chevy Impala. Norm Beechey is a retired Australian race car driver, who was given the nickname Stormin Norman by his fans. Surely there had to be some demon tricks: hydrazine in the fuel; nitromethane in the windscreen washers squirting into the carbie intakes; nitrous injection hidden inside the radiator hoses; bulk illegal extra cubes from some massive internal block rebuild. But ofcourse everyone else has similar tyres! "You've got to remember that buying this car was a very entrepreneurial decision in 1962. We just welded them on and cut them off until we were happy. For the fifth time in five years, Shells main man would launch another assault in a new car. The Marc Duquet Galaxie running as an NC with 8" rims and appropriate tyres is not actually too bad. BRYAN THOMSON. Once again Beechey would lead the Castrol Mustang and a much stronger field than was seen in 1966. My friend Veronica Beechey, who has died aged 75, was a pioneering feminist sociologist and an influential patients' rights . Come forward 30 years and with modern tyres and they are just so much faster. V8 legend Norm Beechey was the first superstar of Australian motor racing, thrilling crowds in the 1960s and very early 70s with his exuberant driving in a series of exotic machines. Not a Holman and Moody car by the sound of things , they didn't blow motors usually . It was based on a Chev Duntov grind that had a bit ground off the nose. Fun Fact, youll find many of his images in the famous Australian Motor Racing yearbooks, published through the mid to late 1990s. Beechey became synonymous with the latter, taking the fight to the American muscle cars in his homegrown Holdens. Just better. 1966 The Templestowe Hillclimb June Sports Car Class up to 1100cc; 1st: N. Beechey Stephen , the red 4 door Galaxie seems to have had a few pilots . Coming up to Pub (Longford) corner. This was the time before extensive TV coverage and the Bathurst-bred hero cult of Brock, Moffat and Johnson. Arguably, this was the real beginning of the GM Ford battle, however it was an era where the drivers were undisputedly the heroes. We did a half-hour classic at Calder and at the end of that my car was exhausted and so was Bobby's Jag. Please see Wikipedia's template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. 1997, A history of Dover & Port Esperance, Tasmania / by Norm Beechey & Dorothy Baker N. Beechey & D. Baker Dover, Tas. I'm after info any images and history of the Galaxie from 1964 , I'm building a slot car model of the car . Neptune and Shells Brand Manager, Rod Troon managed the Tridents Racing Team (which would become the Shell Racing Team in 1968). On that occasion we discussed his time as a driver for HDT, his role as chief engineer at HRT in the early 90s, and his massively successful Harrop Engineering firm. Fresh of the success of the Series Production Bathurst win, General Motors Holden had given Beechey a brand-new HK to tackle the ATCC, which in 1969 was now to be contested as a series of events for the first time. The Holden project was immense, Beechey said. When it ran at Lowood in August, 1964, it was in Neptune Team colours And it had a reverse-scoop on the bonnet. 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