Comments on: Australian Muscle Car Masters

By: Tess

Tess — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:33:43 +0000

In NZ the Charger RT E49 was next to unbeatable for years, Moffat and Brock both went over to break the Chargers dominance and lost.

Car Racing in Australia has always been “run” for want of a better word by GMH and Ford Aust, just look at the scam they call touring car racing today. I remember the days of the real racing where all makes were welcomed with open arms. Now they insist every be equal, same power output, suspensions, wheelbase and so on.

What they call racing maybe successful in dollars and cents today but it has no soul.

By: josh

josh — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:56:51 +0000

hey you sound like someone who knows abit about musle cars and im looking to invest in getting a project car im only young and wount to be working on it for 5 years atleast i LOVE torries slr 5000 LH and but in qld australia it cost 3000$ a year to insure it before you are 25 that;s when i started looking at vl cuase there nice cars and have alot of power and it only takes 10,000 or less to make it nice for when i get my p’s cause in QLD not aloud anything past a v6 i also like the gemmy and the datsun but all the ones i like are 4cly and its illegal to put anything besides the stock motor in when ur on your p’s even a 2cly so im wondering what car to get out of the musle range of ford holden chevy and any other nice old classic looking cars P.S it cant be a classic other wise 3000 insurance a year

By: Rentakill

Rentakill — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:00:48 +0000

Some footage from the Muscle Car Masters..... Australian Muscle Car Masters from Marley on Vimeo.

By: Carfanatic

Carfanatic — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:58:03 +0000

Carolyn, most of these guys bagging the GTR and other foreign cars have probably never left the country or even their home state. Their idea of a taste of foreign culture is a Kebab after a heavy night at the pub.

By: Carolyn Kruger

Carolyn Kruger — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:54:41 +0000

Hey everyone. As a person who was at this event, and I must admit, being with the Nissan Heritage Motorsport race team, I think we have somehow lost our focus here. This report was about the Group A/C Race cars, not the whole event. I have to say, that even though this years muscle car masters was a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Capri and the Ford GT, there were more decent Capri’s at the event than GT’s. I was actually disappointed in the turnout in the Car Club Corral. That of course, is not to take away from some of the fantastic cars that turned up.

This is a Race event, and is the most attended event on the Historic Touring car calendar. You can say what you like about the GTR, it is a touring car, and is very close in mechanical spec to a V-Spec GTR, including body panels and construction. Yes it is improved – dramatically, but is still based on the Homolgated Special, like every other Group A car was. It is and always will be the most controversial car in Australian Motorsport History. AMCM was the first time this car had been raced competitvely since it’s Bathurst win in 1992. That is what made it so popular at this meeting. It’s controversy is also what makes it the most influential and famous car in Australian Motorsport history.

It was sad not to see many Sierra’s there. It is also sad to see no mention of the HR31 of Rod Markland’s and the Turbo Bluebird of Adam Workman’s, but there is only so much room.

It’s seems we Aussies still are not over a Japanese car winning our coveted bathurst flag. We need to become better sportsmen and women, and appreciate the car for what it is. The spectators at this event certainly did.

By: Sumodog

Sumodog — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:10:19 +0000

Mate, aussie is not adopted american design – aussie is designed and built in Australia.

By: jon

jon — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:53:54 +0000

Damn I thought you had fallen off the face of the earth, one can only live in hope.

By: jon

jon — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:47:40 +0000

Oh, but didn`t the GTR compete in the Australian TOURING CAR Championship and wasn`t it the winner from 1990 to 1992?

By: Robin Graves

Robin Graves — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:16:58 +0000

Thats Aussie enough for me, as they all have some seppo heritage somewhere along the line. Were some of the Rambler and Jeep engines very similar to the HEMI 6 as well?

By: tonyn

tonyn — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:09:46 +0000

i have no dramas in giving him a break…. but seriously if he wasnt into muscle cars the big bosses should of sent someone that loved muscle cars and gave them the opportunity to write it…. nothing against george….