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Post by Devilracer on Sept 1, 2013 21:03:23 GMT 12
After watching the latest Smack Torque I was wondering what happened to the Coupe bodied car of Fast Eddies? Its the #2 in the for sale pages one of them?
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Post by The Observer on Sept 2, 2013 9:10:57 GMT 12
This car lives in Greymouth, and still sounds like a superstock - still has the big ford v8 Al Levien built in it, and is deceptively q2uick. The owner had last season off as he recovered from a broken ankle. Will make an appearance again this season, though it is for sale, and is supposed to be going on macgors at some stage. Only needs the ford coupe body on it and it will look exactly the same (plus a set of pipes). I don't think the seller wants big money for it either. No Hoosiers on it, so would make an excellent Historic - and the HP from a set of pipes on it would take to the front i reckon haha After watching the latest Smack Torque I was wondering what happened to the Coupe bodied car of Fast Eddies? Its the #2 in the for sale pages one of them? Before AL it was raced by 91W Wayne Richards running a holden V8 he had purchased it off 6W Eddie Hawkins when he got his new Kuriger , it is a strong and proven car especially teams racing HI Team - wasn;t sure whether to plonk this in the AL Levien thread, or T mac or what, but found a bunch of photos here and thought this might help. Chucked it in here since its a T Mac design I guess but, trying to hunt down where the car came from. The is as the car is currently  was purchased from AL Levian, who ran it for a long time as his first stockcar, after moving from superstocks I think.  Its a beast, and still sounds like a superstock with the big ford v8 thumping through the flow masters. I reckon it should be restored to its former glory wiht the big pipes out the side  has the long hip plates like this on too. be a great resto job. ANyone know where it came from before AL in 46w? |
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Post by The Observer on Sept 2, 2013 10:31:59 GMT 12
For some reason I can't find the latest picture of this car, but here is a small version anyway.  to clarify the history of this beast goes Fast Eddie, Wayne Richards, Al Levein, Tony Stanton, Graeme Nelson (current owner) I think it has also had a ford, holden, ford in it as well  |
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Post by Devilracer on Sept 2, 2013 18:26:05 GMT 12
Its a shame it no longer has the coupe on it. It was an awesome car.
Dont suppose the coupe still exists?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2013 19:03:41 GMT 12
this car of eddie hawkins started life looking gorgeous and was made ugly over time with every change from the original paint scheme.too me it looks like someone took an awesome hotrod and turned it into a piece of crappola, how much is this car going to be offereed for?
Theres 2 or 3 cars I always wanted, ian taylor, 21W, Eddie hawkins, as pictured and 83W Maglia? if Its the correct money I would buy it now
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Post by porry41 on Sept 3, 2013 17:22:25 GMT 12
hmmmm .where is this car now .an wot money is required .
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Post by superstock on Sept 3, 2013 18:54:34 GMT 12
83W would be gil mallia, another taylor car
sadly all these cars bar the Hawkins car , long gone, id like them to, but they go back to the 70s
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Post by The Observer on Sept 3, 2013 20:06:57 GMT 12
Hi team,
Will try and catch up with the owner this weekend and get an update on the car, and were he is at with it. Hopefully even a few photos if possible. Hopefullybthatvwill clarify he is dead keen to race it this year or still considering putting it on macgors and going to TQS
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Post by The Observer on Sept 3, 2013 20:08:25 GMT 12
hmmmm .where is this car now .an wot money is required . Whoops and it's in Greymouth porry and still sounds and revs like a superstock. Would be awful to see it with a set of pipes and a 4 barrel ripping up the classics haha |
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Post by The Observer on Sept 6, 2013 13:45:53 GMT 12
hmmmmmmmm   |
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Post by Devilracer on Sept 6, 2013 18:14:13 GMT 12
The back is the wrong shape. I have both of these Coupe shapes, both very different. Tried for months to get the same shape as Fast Eddies but to no avail.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2013 18:34:34 GMT 12
fast eddies was maybe cut and chopped to get the right size and shape?
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Post by supastoka on Sept 6, 2013 18:57:18 GMT 12
The body on eddies car was a one of body made out of aluminium and hand beaten and took many hours to make
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Post by Autopete55 on Sept 7, 2013 16:29:08 GMT 12
Pretty sure Ian from Wanganui Fibreglass took a mould off it and made a few before he died. Brett Giles 31p Stock car and Chris Ash from Dannevirke with his Vazey built flatty both ran that better shaped coupe body.
Doug Holmes had the other version on his 65p/b stocky.
The mould has to be out there still....somewhere.
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Post by Devilracer on Sept 8, 2013 11:13:56 GMT 12
Pretty sure Ian from Wanganui Fibreglass took a mould off it and made a few before he died. Brett Giles 31p Stock car and Chris Ash from Dannevirke with his Vazey built flatty both ran that better shaped coupe body. Doug Holmes had the other version on his 65p/b stocky. The mould has to be out there still....somewhere. I wish I could find it!!! |
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Post by paulurlich on Sept 8, 2013 13:07:35 GMT 12
Hi Just getting ahead of myself in my last post the 19th of Oct is actually the first Meeting at Huntly for the Golden Oldies/Classic Stockcars and our Classic club get together/barby is at Harrisville on Sunday 15th September at 12 oclock . There will be a car display of work in progress and weather permitting maybe some skids on the track. There has been a meeting held between SNZ and the groups involved around the rules /guidlines for running our demonstrations this coming season . We plan to have a draft document which still needs SNZ directors approval there for people to read and by all reports it is all about clarifying what we have been doing in the past , making sure the cars are safe to be on the track and that we are doing the laps in the spirit that it has been intended .
Yours in Racing
Paul Urlich 41s
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Post by The Observer on Sept 8, 2013 20:17:27 GMT 12
just on a different computer and found a photo of this car last time it raced. Still a good looker all right. Havn't ,managed to catch the owner yet to find out his plans, but phwoooar a set of pipes, 4 barrel and a coupe body and watch out the rest of the classics. It still sounds like a superstock without the pipes, the flow masters on it are still awesome  |
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Post by nogrip-31gm on Sept 8, 2013 21:18:38 GMT 12
hasnt raced it for a while then?? i see my car down the back there behind ollys  from what i remember of it, it was a quick old beast |
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Post by Devilracer on Sept 9, 2013 18:23:11 GMT 12
I shudder at the thought of that sexy looking car now sporting a horrible Sheep body (Ford Y) Bring back the Coupe, Fast!
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Post by streetstock59 on Sept 9, 2013 22:10:12 GMT 12
just on a different computer and found a photo of this car last time it raced. Still a good looker all right. Havn't ,managed to catch the owner yet to find out his plans, but phwoooar a set of pipes, 4 barrel and a coupe body and watch out the rest of the classics. It still sounds like a superstock without the pipes, the flow masters on it are still awesome Up for sale now. |
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