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01-11-2010, 01:05 AM
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Fat 460
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We got a member in our GT Club who owned an XW GTHO, which he knew must of had some racing history, but couldn't quite figure out which touring car it once was.
Eventually he found out what racing history it had, and has undergone an extensive rebuild. It certainly is different to the usual Moffat etc tourers that most people see. It's the original Larry Ormsby B/S record holder.   
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1963 1/2 Galaxie Fastback. Rangoon Red. 427/4 speed. 1970 Galaxie Sportsroof. Matt black/purple scallops. 460/C6. 1972 XA GT Sedan. Monza Red. 351C/4 speed. 2003 BA XR8 Ute. Blood Orange. 5.4/5 speed. 2006 Territory Turbo. Silhouette. 4.0/6 speed auto. |
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01-11-2010, 07:38 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Thats cool .....was a great article in AMC a while ago....glad to see it has survived...How was it verified?
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01-11-2010, 10:09 AM
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Red Eye Racing
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Great to see that it's still around. Needs to get it back to how it was
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01-11-2010, 11:47 AM
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Fat 460
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Larry Ormsby himself has had some input in the car, so I guessing he verified it, along with others.
The owner of the car has now purchased the original tow truck that used to tow this XW around, so that will also undergo a resto..
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1963 1/2 Galaxie Fastback. Rangoon Red. 427/4 speed. 1970 Galaxie Sportsroof. Matt black/purple scallops. 460/C6. 1972 XA GT Sedan. Monza Red. 351C/4 speed. 2003 BA XR8 Ute. Blood Orange. 5.4/5 speed. 2006 Territory Turbo. Silhouette. 4.0/6 speed auto. |
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01-11-2010, 02:13 PM
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wow..... thats great news its still alive
i remember reading the story about larry ormsby in AMC
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01-11-2010, 02:29 PM
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I love seeing cars with previously unknown history come out. Looks tough with the big slicks on the back
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01-11-2010, 05:05 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Very cool!
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01-11-2010, 07:11 PM
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Giddy up.
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Very nice to see the history all put back together, another one survived.
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02-11-2010, 09:36 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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AWESOME, would love to see it on the back of the restored truck as well
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02-11-2010, 11:23 AM
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04-11-2010, 10:46 AM
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Tribal Elder
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From what i recall, the rear guards had been modified to accomadate the taller slicks they ran, that was the main identification item, along with papers. I remember seeing the car on its first outing at Calder, awesome find. Ormsby's mechanic "Russell The Rascal" became Calders main commentator for a number of years. Ormsby had Ford backing, but was a "back door" type of sponsorship.
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04-11-2010, 02:29 PM
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Fat 460
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Yeah the rear guard bit is mentioned on the sign in the above photo, half way down, and yes, apparently to clear the slicks.
I remember when Mark, the owner, telling me when he found out it was Ormsby's car, after searching for a fair while thinking it was an ex tourer. The rear guards had him stumped, because he could never find any historic info on any touring cars which had this mod done. Then the Larry Ormsby thing came up.
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Larry Ormsby 1969 XW GTHO still lives.
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