Brock's Torana has a new Home

Burky · Post by **Burky** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:52 am

Saw this, Brock's Torana sold for $500k

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=145676

Colette · Post by **Colette** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:55 am

Wow, well I guess it's quite a collectible and will only continue to increase in value.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:47 am

wow..wish i could afford to spend $500k on a piece of memorabilia...

Burky · Post by **Burky** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:50 am

Neka79 wrote:wow..wish i could afford to spend $500k on a piece of memorabilia...

It would be nice, but then i wouldn't be riding the old ZX7R

mrmina · Post by **mrmina** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:36 pm

$500K, i should of bought it

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:39 pm

Would have to be one of the Grollo's eh ??

Pabs · Post by **Pabs** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:03 pm

I got this shot @ PI ,Brock's brother at the wheel.
It went really quite for a little while, then everybody started applauding as the car made its way around the circuit.
At turn 1

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:06 pm

Pabs wrote:I got this shot @ PI ,Brock's brother at the wheel.
It went really quite for a little while, then everybody started applauding as the car made its way around the circuit.
At turn 1

hey Pabs..great shot

btw it was Brocks son..James driving it at the Island
with Wayne Gardner on board
(and Craig Lowndes drove it at Bathurst)
I thought I would recognise it..as I saw it at PI in...1973

have a look see here
(photo courtesy of Mitch)

Post by **icebreaker** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:28 pm

I wonder if it was Brady's... I dunno if he's into cars though.

Pabs · Post by **Pabs** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:31 pm

Thanks Smitty for the info ,it was great moment at PI .

FrogZ · Post by **FrogZ** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:41 pm

Im lucky enough to be able to see some of these as a bloke from Rockhampton (of all places) owns a LOT of Brockies cars and keeps em in a shed near Yeppoon, apparently he is going to open to the public soon.
He has been trying for years to get a track going up here but the usual buearocracry keeps mucking him up.
Does anbody know if he bought it ?? (I wouldnt doubt it) his name is Champion, not unlike the bloke whose gear he collects actually

pardon the spelling I am a bit pissy

Johnnie5 · Post by **Johnnie5** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:18 pm

Colette wrote:Wow, well I guess it's quite a collectible and will only continue to increase in value.

dont think so

there is only so many people in aus that could afford to drop half a mil on a car

aussie touring cars arent exactly a worldwide following

if it was something of senna or elvis etc then it might increase easily but brockies old torrie , nah

RG · Post by RG » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:49 pm

mrmina wrote:$500K, i should of bought it

I'll sell it to you for $750k

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:52 pm

frogzx12r wrote:Im lucky enough to be able to see some of these as a bloke from Rockhampton (of all places) owns a LOT of Brockies cars and keeps em in a shed near Yeppoon, apparently he is going to open to the public soon.
He has been trying for years to get a track going up here but the usual buearocracry keeps mucking him up.
Does anbody know if he bought it ?? (I wouldnt doubt it) his name is Champion, not unlike the bloke whose gear he collects actually

pardon the spelling I am a bit pissy

you are of course thinking of the Bowdens
of Bowden car care fame (shampoos polishes etc)

have a look see here..........

http://www.bowdensown.com.au/cars/cars.html

and drool

Moff's Mustang and XY GTHO PHIII,
Hamiltons RSR racing Porsche
Brocks '79 Bathurst winning A9X Torana
(Brock first...daylight second... Brock won by 6 laps
AND set the lap record on the LAST lap)
and
it gets better...cars like Beecheys HT GTS350 Monaro
and THAT Monaro was the reason i bought one

simply a superb collection

hth

cheers

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:46 pm

Smitty wrote:...cars like Beecheys HT GTS350 Monaro...

DROOL !!!

My first car was a 308 HT GTS Monaro...........at age 18 !!!

Mother was *not* impressed