Nat Yes I met Glenn and his partner at the car's first rally - "The rally in the Valley" a couple of years ago. Mega money spent, (did you say $52K) but what a machine! (The Black BMW road cars his partner drives isn't bad either). As you said Nat, money is no object to this outfit. He swapped alternators at the halfway and his service truck had a full set of running gear for spares.
I think Glenn basically just likes to have a thrash in rallies as each time I saw him the car was sideways, doing 180's 360's everyway but smooth and straight! That Les Collins L18 block (2.23L) working at full tilt in the night forest air sounded bullet proof all the time however. Well worth a trip into the bush and eating dust all night just to hear it! Reminded me of Geoff Portman's legendary 1600 "grunter engined" IFK250, when he finished 27 seconds ahead of Colin Bond's factory RS2000 Escort to win the Alpine Rally in November 1978. This was the closest finish ever in an Australian Rally to that time. Remember those Alpine's were three day ,1500Km enduros, not one of todays 1hour 55 minute, 175 Km sprints. During the Australian Rally Championship in 1978, this 1600 won the Lutwytche Rally in Queensland early in the year, blowing away the factory stars/cars and stamping Datsun 1600's firmly in the minds of young(er) rally fans (me included), who could actually afford one of these! The 1600 came forth in the Bega Valley Rally behind Greg Carr (works Escort), Ross Dunkerton (works 240Z) Colin Bond (works Escort). It ran second to Colin Bond in the Endrust round of the ARC in South Aus, beating the recognised "works Datsuns" driven by Ross Dunkerton and George Fury, just a month before winning the legendary 1978 Repco Alpine Rally event. The big difference for the Alpine Rally was that the Portman/Runnells 1600 had been fitted an LSD and a 1:1 (option) 5 speed box fitted, both for the first time! Portman said after the event that he had never driven with an LSD before and was staggered that they used 18 tyres for the event. ----- Original Message ----- From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 28 June 2002 2:20 AM Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO 1600??? > Yep, Sorry about thre mix up! > I've never seen it BUT Glen Bakker told me about it. > Nice guy!!! I've been told he's the type of guy who > could afford to go 4WD but wants rear wheel action!! > Do you know him? > Cheers nat > > > --- Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nat > > His surname is not Bakker is it? That sounds like > > the price of his Les > > Collins built car (48mm webers though not EFI) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "nat P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, 27 June 2002 15:23 PM > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO 1600??? > > > > > > > I know a guy who has spent so far $53,000.00 on > > his > > > 1600! its the ultimate 1600 rally car! 2.4, EFI > > > everything and I mean everything! Les Collins is > > > building it for him as a one off! > > > Cheers NAT > > > > > > > > > --- mark krawczuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > for > > > that amount of money , it wanna do 7 second > > > > 1/4 mile, and be > > > > completely driveable on the street. thing is, > > he`ll > > > > be too scared to drive > > > > it, i wonder if , he`ll get it insured? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mark k > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Adam Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:42 PM > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > omg that's just plain stupid! > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Cleary Signs" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 12:52 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i just heard of a young guy who just paid > > pac > > > > performance, > > > > > > $79,000 for his 20B Rx3, they did the lot. > > > > > > > > > > > > Heath > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: JUSTIN FRIEDRICHS > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:20 AM > > > > > > Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I reckon you can easy spend 30K on a 1600 > > with > > > > all > > > > > > > that gear he has, if you do all the work > > > > yourself. So > > > > > > > if its had 900 hours spent on it (still > > > > possible) then > > > > > > > you could spend that much. More dollars > > that > > > > sense > > > > > > > but!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Tom Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > The > > > > > > > guy doesn't know anything about the car, > > he > > > > just > > > > > > > > paid other people > > > > > > > > to do every single thing on it. I think > > > > your first > > > > > > > > comment is probably > > > > > > > > pretty accurate Mark! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - Tom > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mark krawczuk wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >either tthe guy is on drugs, how can u > > > > spend 75000 > > > > > > > > $ on a 1600, he mustt got > > > > > > > > >shafted big time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i think he must have ment $3200 , not > > > > > > > > > > > > >32,000................;-).................... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mark k > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > >From: "Adam Jackson" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > >Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 8:47 AM > > > > > > > > >Subject: Re: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A > > DATTO > > > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>sounds like he's real keen on selling > > the > > > > car too > > > > > > > > :P > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > >>From: Frank > > > > > > > > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >>Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 1:56 AM > > > > > > > > >>Subject: HOW BOUT $32000 FOR A DATTO > > > > 1600??? > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >>FOUND IN---- > > > > > > > > >>Classfieds Ads > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >>26/06/2002 - datsun 1600 > > > > > > > > >>fj20 je pistons cams heavy spings > > bafeld > > > > sump > > > > > > > > stainless headers coated 600 > > > > > > > > >>garet ballbearing turbo handmade > > pelium > > > > 780cc > > > > > > > > rochester injectors autronic > > > > > > > > >>sm2 with cdi 300z brakes 300z 5speed > > with > > > > close > > > > > > > > ratio gtr33 gears 7 1/4in > > > > > > > > >>twin plate clutch billet flywheel r200 > > > > diff > > > > > > > > 4.4ratio vt rear brakes bias > > > > > > > > >>valve full caber and carster rear end > > > > docterd > > > > > > > > trailing arms 3in staino > > > > > > > > >>exhust 16in nismo polihed rims > > bridstone > > > > potensa > > > > > > > > type r tyres front end > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >koni > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>adjustable shocks camber and caster > > full > > > > auto > > > > > > > > meter dash momo wheel full > > > > > > > > >>polished dash and engine bay standox > > black > > > > paint > > > > > > > > 3years old 480hp at fly > > > > > > > > >>wheel on dave handley engine dyno 2 > > much 2 > > > > list no > > > > > > > > time wasters or joy > > > > > > > > >>riders cost over $75000 > > > > > > > > >>$32000 ono > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >>SOUNDS LIKE THE DATTO "scared" IS UP > > FOR > > > > SALE!!! > > > > > > > > :) > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>--membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > >>OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > > > > > > > >>Send (un)subscribe requests to > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >>Send submissions to > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >>No unauthorised redistribution of this > > > > email > > > > > > > > > > >>http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated === > > http://www.sold.com.au - SOLD.com.au > - Find yourself a bargain! > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
