This is Denise Marcos sitting in her car in her backyard in Prospect and the date is 14/7/73. A very different tail treatment, apparently like that from the outset. It would be a shame to return it to normal. The car was powered by a 289 cu. in. Windsor in those days.
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I notice its got that "Victorian Thing" rear window! Is it the angle or are the rear quarter windows a slightly different shape? Looks good as do the chrome side window surrounds.
Victoria was where it started life. Notice it still has the Victorian rego at that stage. I don't think the rear quarter windows are any different. After tea I'll put a side view up because it looks very nice without the front quarter windows.
The rear quarter windows were functional opening units and along with the truck type air vents in the footwells provided some semblance of flow thru ventilation,
Given the proximity of the tubular headers fitted to the 289 and which on this car flowed down and back the cabin was still a heat sink and not pleasant to be in on a hot day.
The front rims were chromed reverse stock holden width and the rears 7" by 13" chromies, tyres 175:13 and 205:13 respectively.
John, a few years ago I saw another Mk 7 in Springvale Road with an identical tail treatment. I believe you advised was an ex president of the Victorian club and one of the BCCA Vic founders?? From memory the colour was gold or red/orange?
Colin, maybe it was this one-
http://wwwbollyblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/victorian-idiosyncrasy-this-time.html
It sure was. On this post are both the cars Colin was talking about because the top picture, by coincidence, is the car Colin purchased recently. That car is up here in Kapunda as we speak as it needs a job done on its diff. More about that one later.
Hi, I still have the ribbed dash cover but due to damage am not sure if the second binacle exists and I can't get to it to see.
I also have the original opening back quarterlights and intend to go back to round tail lights - not the triple sillycar vertical tail lights that it currently has. The other thing I am hoping, and still running a 289 is to go back to a flat bonnet. Hopefully will be starting on the body work in February sometime once the chassis is finished.
The Mk 7 from Victoria I am referring to was not any of the cars on the blog. Yes at the idiosyncracy link there are pics of my new V8 Mk 7 and my old V8 Mk 7 (now owned by Chris following a tree incident by the guy I sold the car to in about 1986){after my second period of ownership}) The other MK 7 in Victoria has the exact same body mods as the car now owned by Chris. Was being driven by a grey haired old fella - pretty much describes us all - who appeared to be in his 70's. By the time i got my car around he had gone.
I've just realised (duh!) that the rear panel slopes out at the top rather than in ala Nagari. I've often wondered what the standard Seven rear panel would look like sloping the other way i.e. out at the top.
I don't think this one though, was fashioned from a Nagari rear panel as the lower lip appears to be straight rather than curved downwards and it doesn't have the Nagari recesses for lights and plate.
Colin, you're referring to Bill Griffiths, who is credited with starting this whole BCCA thing. He's to blame. And, Jim, I think you're right, whoever designed it probably hadn't seen a Nagari at that stage.
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