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A very rough guide of the Group C Roadways cars, there were at least 4;
1st car - started as a VB in 1980 driven by Charlie O'Brien, upgraded to VC for Bathurst. Presumebly used by Steve Harrington in 1981 & 1982 (upgraded to VH perhaps at end of 1982), and then used by Harrington in 1983?
2nd car - VH built by Roadways just prior to the start of the 1983 ATCC for Allan Grice
During 1983 Roadways also purchased the #4 Re-Car Commodore from 1982, which Grice swapped into a some point. Did Harrington then take-over the new-for-83 car?
Then at the end of 1984 Roadways built a new VK for Sandown and Bathurst. As mentioned earlier this car was converted to Group A in 1985 and eventually sold to Tony Kavich later that season[/QUOTE]
VH was a brand new chassis built in the middle of 82 was originally painted ready to be run in the Roadways white and yellow but before it hit the track STP came along and the car first appeared at Oran Park 250k endurance race and ran at Sandown and Bathurst.
Was crashed at its first apearence in the sat practice of Oran Park and got hit all over at Sandown and hit again at Bathurst, therefore got the nick of Elvis. Ended up as the IGNIS car of Mathews ?
Another VH was built for start of 2 car STP team for 83 but Grice wanted the 100mph Re-Car chassis so ended up with that car after 3 rounds, this car ended up as a Big Banger Roadways car in 84
There were atleast 2 VC-VB chassis or maybe more.
Finnigan ended up with one of the earlier ones,
one ended up being a reshelled Scotty Taylor car after one of his was damaged at Sandown when running as a Sports Sedan.
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