Remember Chris Wall? He was a member in the very early days and like most of the old Victorian members came from a rally (and Datsun 1600s in particular) background. With some clever fibreglass work, his Mark 5 looked somewhat different to a normal one. It looks like he took his inspiration from the Lamborghini Espadas of the time, especially with the two back windows. But, it doesn't end there, the windscreen is different, as is the roofline, the side windows (although they were still the Mini 850 sliding type), the rear spoiler and the tail-light treatment. George Di Palma must have thought the Mini door hinges on were a good idea because he has them on his. I once read in an article in one of the motoring magazines that you could tell a Mk.5 because they were the ones with the Mini exposed hinges. Well, there are 2 that I know of like that. What about the other 48? Then again, it was only last week that I read that Bolwell produced 800 Nagaris. Anyway, once again, these photos were taken at Winton during an early six hour race. I wonder where this car is now.
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I was shown a photo of the tail section of this car in the early 80's painted white and sitting on a pile of rubbish at the Kyneton tip, after being involved in a head on collision at Malmsbury in Victoria- so it most likely is totally destroyed.
Sydney would be much harder work than around collingwood & most Melbourne - more hills! But the newer bikes have lower gears than ours - and you can always get them geared even lower if want to.Car Trailers in Melbourne
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