Sorry I can't tell the difference between KE10's and 11's.

 

Does anyone own this still? If so, it has an interesting history.

Edited September 17, 200917 yr by parrot

Are you just gonna leave us hanging like that?!

Oh all right.

 

This car appears on the front cover of Wheels July 1968. Front wheels off the ground as it flies along at incredible speed over a dirt crest. The headline: Japanese cars - How tough are they.

 

Wheels had bought the car from AMI as a long term road test car. At that time it was a dark red colour.

 

It had been a works entry at the 1967 Gallaher 500 mile race (Bathurst) driven by Barry Ferguson and Brian Sampson where it won Class A. Unfortunately months later it was excluded from the results for having what is described as a "fiddled" cylinder head. Early example of a K-B head perhaps?

 

From wiki: Class A

The smallest class was for under cars the cost less $1,800. It was made up of Datsun 1000 and 1300, Hillman Imp, Holden Torana and Toyota Corolla.

 

The class was thus taken out by a works datsun 1000, with a second works Corolla three overall places and one lap behind for second in class (Dick Thurston and Bill Buckle)

 

Where is it now?

 

Car has some interesting looking grille badges, presumably something to do with its Gallaher entry

 

I'll scan up a copy of the report today and post it up tonight.

Yes, do.

Parrot I have some info on this car to in an article. I believe it was just a K-B head. But a dealer was selling them as "factory worked heads" down south forget if it was Sydney or Melbourne And article is not at hand to read atm. So they probably pulled there win result as compaired to the stock small port head it was modified. Also AMI offered factory extractors and twin carbies. Twins well they were the normal twins.

 

But my mechanic of all people was asking me about my sprinter the other day and he told me he used to own one :dance: and showed me a picture of his it had these factory extractors. They looked like pacemakers 4 -1 but had a Toyota badge kinda logo thing weld to it. And they were NOT cast items but stock. But his was full JDM from aircon to the tool box to fender mirrors. He stripped it and sold it but about 5 years back :cool:

 

Ill have to get a picture for you off him if I break down in the near future.

 

But lots of stuff was offered for the KE1X that was optional like the personal package. Interesting stuff in that one.

Hey Cameron, don't break down on my account, but would love to see those pictures.

 

Reading the article again, they make a lot of the fact that the car pinged badly unless they retarded the ignition and ran high octane fuel. You would have to wonder how much compression it had. Clearly in those days, being seen to win was everything. The win had clearly served its purpose, and by the time they were disqualified, joe public neither knew or cared. Nothing has changed really has it.

 

Also, the car moved from Victoria to NSW so quite likely the car would have eventually moved across to NSW registration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 18, 200917 yr by parrot

parrot: Committing 56k genocide since 2009.

ADSL2+ or die!

 

Sorry about that. Always takes a couple of goes to get imageshack right.

 

If you keep clicking on the image, it will enlarge.

Edited September 18, 200917 yr by parrot

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wheels-Magazine-Hot-Up-Guide-Number-4-/130480865900?pt=AU_Magazines&hash=item1e6144026c

 

 

I'll put this here since it is related. Same car, different publication.

 

I already have a copy, but someone may be interested. I wondered if it was Mrs Bamboo, finally cracking after handing one wrong tool too many.

sweet I just bid on that sucker!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wheels-Magazine-Hot-Up-Guide-Number-4-/130480865900?pt=AU_Magazines&hash=item1e6144026c

 

 

I'll put this here since it is related. Same car, different publication.

 

I already have a copy, but someone may be interested. I wondered if it was Mrs Bamboo, finally cracking after handing one wrong tool too many.

 

Mrs Bamboo thinks she married the wrong tool.

 

But alas, Mrs Bamboo is JDM spec!