HISTORIC SPORTS SEDANS TO LIGHT UP WINTON

By Timothy Neal

Date posted: June 30, 2024

The anticipation for the on and off track machinery at the upcoming Winton Festival of Speed continues to build, with the confirmation of a healthy field of Historic Sports Sedans.

Held on August 2-4 at Winton, the VHRR (Victorian Historic Racing Register) is putting together a mammoth schedule that could be the events most memorable.

And of the plethora of historic beauties, none might sound or look better than the Historic Sports Sedans category.

The field is at 23 and counting, with some of the country’s most famous modified classics set for up to four races across the Saturday and Sunday.

Such anticipated machines include Simon Pfitzner’s ex-Bryan Thompson Mercedes 450 SLC/Chev, which has been piloted in the past by the likes of John Bowe and Brad Jones, with its 6L V8 sure to sound pretty hair raising in the crisp Victorian air.

Another product of the Peter Fowler fame will be the VW Fastback replica with its Formula 5000 componentry, – an iconic tin-top of yesteryear.

Also present will be an icon of the South Australian racing scene in Clem Smith’s heroic Chrysler Charger – a purely psychotic machine back in its heyday.

The Tony Ross FX Chev is another machine that always does a job in turning heads and ears, as well as the ex-Charlie Milner HB Torana, and the Damian Johnson Toyota Celica, powered by its six-cylinder Holden red motor.

Other event highlights will be the Historic Touring Cars 50K Plate Enduro with its truly unique blend of worldly makes and its eights and sixes, fours and rotaries, and pushrod to overhead cam engines making a beautiful mess of the placid Vic countryside.

There’s also a Group C only race to exploit the famed old Ford vs Holden motif which will take place on the Saturday as one of the day’s big highlights.

And per-usual, expect big fields of Group C and A, Group N, Group S, and HQ Racing, as well as the VHRR’s open wheel categories, MG and Alfa racing, and plenty more.

Coupled with a display of over 500 off track display cars with over 300 machines on track, it’ll be an unforgettable weekend.

Image: Angryman Photography

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HISTORIC SPORTS SEDANS TO LIGHT UP WINTON

The field is at 23 and counting, with some of the country’s most famous modified classics set for up to four races across the Saturday and Sunday.

Also present will be an icon of the South Australian racing scene in Clem Smith’s heroic Chrysler Charger – a purely psychotic machine back in its heyday.

There’s also a Group C only race to exploit the famed old Ford vs Holden motif which will take place on the Saturday as one of the day’s big highlights.

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