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Old 19 Jul 2002, 21:01 (Ref:337720)   #1
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Not sure who or where,but from 1968.
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Old 20 Jul 2002, 10:57 (Ref:337996)   #2
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The photo of the Mustang is a green car with central white and yellow stripe. Can't remember who drove it.It can be seen on the video - Motor Racing 60s style - 1967 in the saloon race supporting the Race of Champions.
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Old 21 Jul 2002, 06:26 (Ref:338531)   #3
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The green Mustang with white & yellow stripes, I feel it could be Aussie Bryan Thomson who raced in the UK and Europe around 1967 or 1968.
Can someone correct me please if I am wrong.
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Old 29 Jul 2002, 09:41 (Ref:345112)   #4
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Jack Brabham in Alan Brown's Mustang leads Jimmy Clark's Lotus Cortina, Goodwood 1966.
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Old 31 Jul 2002, 05:21 (Ref:346881)   #5
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Bryan Thomson Mustang

The photo that "Racing Fox" posted earlier is the Bryan Thomson Mustang that he raced in the UK for a season before returning with it to Australia.

A colour slide of the Mustang can be seen at my website:- www.drive/beechey

The car was the ex-Norm Beechey car which won the 1965 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was the first Mustang to win anywhere in the world, so it is claimed.

My site is dedicated to preserving amateur Australian motor racing photographs from the 1960's and early 1970's, particularly colour slides. I am encouraging people to place their own, personally shot images on the site for all to enjoy. It can be an on-track shot or just a pit or paddock shot. They don't have to be perfect as blurred and scratched images are still worthwhile. The site is at: www.drive.to/beechey
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Old 31 Jul 2002, 06:46 (Ref:346896)   #6
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Great website! Keep up the good work.
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Old 31 Jul 2002, 13:57 (Ref:347162)   #7
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Bryan Thomson Mustang

Thanks Andrew for your kind remarks. I don't suppose you have(or know of)other photos of Bryan Thomson's Mustang when it was racing in the UK in 1967???

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Old 31 Jul 2002, 14:51 (Ref:347202)   #8
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No Chris, but will keep my eyes open. I often come across old copies of 'Autosport'.
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Old 31 Jul 2002, 21:35 (Ref:347412)   #9
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Chris: we have most of Autosport for the 60s and some 70s - will have a look for you!
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Old 1 Aug 2002, 01:04 (Ref:347530)   #10
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Being a Bryan Thomson "fan" from way back. I thought it was "thommo's" pic that racingfxgt posted. I'll have another look at your site.
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Old 5 Aug 2002, 12:40 (Ref:350405)   #11
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Jack Brabham in Alan Brown's Mustang leads a works Cortina at Crystal Palace - 1966?
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Old 17 Aug 2002, 15:53 (Ref:359794)   #12
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Martin Birrane's Boss Mustang Group 2 at Silv 71.
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Old 19 Aug 2002, 01:53 (Ref:360817)   #13
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What...no export brace???? Webers on a 289 has got to be the ultimate tin top power plant. I have been blown away by all the 60-70s saloon photos posted recently. As a huge Mustang fan...keep them coming!

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Old 19 Aug 2002, 08:25 (Ref:360955)   #14
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It's Chris Craft's Broadspeed escort chasing Frank Gardner's Boss Mustang Brands Hatch 1970
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Old 25 Aug 2002, 20:40 (Ref:365701)   #15
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Are these the same cars that raced in the Heritage Grand Touring Car Challenge at Brands today?
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Old 3 Apr 2007, 05:17 (Ref:1882427)   #16
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Hi there
The green Mustang with the stripes was in fact Bryan Thompsons. The panels were in fact fibreglass. The reason I know this is that when I owned the car the panels were with it.
It was originally owned by Norm Beechey and then sold to Bryan Thompson who won the 1966 British Saloon car championship with it.

I only found this website recently so I would have clarified this earlier.
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Old 9 Apr 2007, 13:32 (Ref:1887213)   #17
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Martin Birrane's Boss Mustang Group 2 at Silv 71.

Some facts about the 71 Group 2 cars.

I was one of Martin Thomas's mechanics that season and here are a couple things i remember, Martin Birrane's Boss Mustang at Thruxton s Easter meeting, Martin told his mechanics that the oil pressure was dropping when taking Church, possibly due to oil surge and oil moving away from the pick up.
So his mechanics taped over the guage so he did not worry about it.

Sure enough the engine blew during the race.

Martin was convinced his brakes were not working , so we got the man from Girling to check the system and he reported it working correctly.
Martin still convinced they did not work raced and use the gears to slow the car down for the Chicanes.

The car was brought back on a breakdown Martin claiming the clutch had gone.

On stripping the car we found the clutch perfectly ok, but using the gears to slow down had striped all the teeth off of the main gear cluster. If you know the size of the Holman Moody gears this takes some force to strip them down to nothing.


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Old 16 Apr 2007, 19:49 (Ref:1893337)   #18
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Some facts about the 71 Group 2 cars.

I was one of Martin Thomas's mechanics that season and here are a couple things i remember, Martin Birrane's Boss Mustang at Thruxton s Easter meeting, Martin told his mechanics that the oil pressure was dropping when taking Church, possibly due to oil surge and oil moving away from the pick up.
So his mechanics taped over the guage so he did not worry about it.

Sure enough the engine blew during the race.

Martin was convinced his brakes were not working , so we got the man from Girling to check the system and he reported it working correctly.
Martin still convinced they did not work raced and use the gears to slow the car down for the Chicanes.

The car was brought back on a breakdown Martin claiming the clutch had gone.

On stripping the car we found the clutch perfectly ok, but using the gears to slow down had striped all the teeth off of the main gear cluster. If you know the size of the Holman Moody gears this takes some force to strip them down to nothing.
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That IS interesting, as Parnelli Jones' main source of slowing down was the tranny verses the brakes.
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Old 26 Apr 2007, 05:33 (Ref:1900624)   #19
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The car was the ex-Norm Beechey car which won the 1965 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was the first Mustang to win anywhere in the world, so it is claimed.
I'm sure I read of a Mustang racing in North America in late 1964, which was why they were allowed in the pre-65 historic racing out here.
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I'm sure I read of a Mustang racing in North America in late 1964, which was why they were allowed in the pre-65 historic racing out here.
Did the car that raced in 64 win any races?
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Old 15 May 2007, 01:42 (Ref:1913587)   #21
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That's asking a lot of my memory - not sure
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