Co-drivers Horst Kwech
/ Allan Moffat #3 (DeKon 1005)
IMSA
Camel GT - Mid-Ohio 6 hour
Lexington, OH - August 24, 1975
DeKon
Engineering LTD
Allan Moffat #3
(DeKon 1005)
IMSA
Camel GT - Daytona 250 Finale
Daytona, FL - November 30, 1975
Photo
by George Boron
DeKon
Engineering LTD
IMSA
Camel GT - Daytona 250 Finale
Daytona, FL - November 30, 1975
Allan Moffat #3
(DeKon 1005) on inside with Al
Unser #4 (DeKon 1003) on outside giving
show to press on banks of Daytona.
Photo
by Bill Ousler
DeKon
Engineering LTD
Allan Moffat #3
(DeKon 1005)
IMSA
Camel GT - Daytona 250 Finale
Daytona, FL - November 30, 1975
Photo
by Fred Lewis
In a February 1976 interview Moffat remarked,
“Last November, at Daytona, I reached the highest
speed I have ever made on a race track - 204 mph, in this
very same Monza I have now. I had gone to the US at the
invitation of my old pal, Horst Kwech, who is actually an
expatriate Australian …”
Allan Moffat Racing - Monza DeKon c/n 1005
The first DeKon Monza to win a championship!
Allan Moffat was one of the first driving forces behind the
development of the tube-frame Chevrolet Monza "silhouette" race
car. He worked together with design engineer Lee Dykstra at Kar
Kraft in Michigan. They consulted with Horst Kwech to build
their first Monza. Kwech was a talented race car construction
engineer and a SCCA Trans-Am Championship driver. Allan knew and
admired Horst as a successful and fellow SCCA competitor since
the mid-1960s. The two also co-drove a few races in the past.
In 1974, Lee Dykstra and Horst Kwech formed DeKon Engineering,
Ltd. in Libertyville, IL. Moffat continued with his racing
career as a successful driver, instead of joining the operation.
DeKon began producing a few silhouette race cars for IMSA GT
class racing, using the Chevrolet Monza as a shell. Moffat's
Monza was the fifth chassis (c/n 1005) to roll out of DeKon's
Libertyville, IL shop in 1975. The car was built to the same
specifications of DeKon's first Monza chassis 1001.
At first, Horst Kwech entered DeKon c/n 1005 as car no. 3, and
drove it at Mid America IMSA GT. Moffat came out and co-drove
with Kwech at the Mid-Ohio 6-hour IMSA GT endurance race.
Despite a DNF at Mid-Ohio, Allan ended up buying the car around
the time he drove it at the IMSA GT Daytona Finale in November
1975. He later recalled during an interview, "Last November, at
Daytona, I reached the highest speed I have ever made on a race
track … 204 mph, in this very same Monza I have now."
One month and $10,000 later, Moffat air-freighted his Monza
(DeKon 1005) dream car to New Zealand for its first test with
Allan Moffat Racing. He described his Monza as having a 5.7L
Chevrolet V8 with Kinsler fuel injection, about 550 bhp, and a
4-speed transmission. It had a computer designed adjustable race
suspension, a fabricated front sub-frame and a special
box-flared lightweight body that rode on 12 inch wide front
wheels and 16 inch rears.
Moffat campaigned his DeKon Monza in the Australian Sports Sedan
Championship, and Marlboro Sports Sedan Series. These road
racing series were sanctioned by Confederation of Australian
Motor Sports and held at numerous tracks throughout Australia
and New Zealand. Results were so incredible that Moffat clinched
the title for the Australian Sports Sedan Championship 1976.
There were protests by other drivers, and much controversy,
despite his car being compliant and homologated under CAMS
rules. The car was just too fast and no one could catch it!
Subsequently, the car's chassis and engine were detuned as the
result of increasing dissatisfaction from his competitors.
Allan Moffat was one of Australia's most popular drivers, whose
participation and visibility at races drew in crowds of
spectators. He was a highly revered sports sedan driver, who
enjoyed great success and popularity Down Under. It's been said
that you either liked him or hated him. However, no one can
accuse him of being anything but a true road racer and
gentleman. He did his best and achieved his goal.
Profile of Allan Moffat - 1976 ASSC Champion
The first DeKon Monza to win a
championship.
(Click on image to read)
Allan George Moffat
Birthplace:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Education:
Canada, South Africa, and Australia
First Race Car:
Triumph TR3 A
Favorite Race Car:
Trans-Am Mustang
Lives in:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupations:
-
Marketing Cadetship at Volkswagen Australia
-
Door-to-door Salesman
-
Gopher for Team Lotus Cortina Team
-
Professional Racing Driver
-
Television Commentator
Quotes:
"He is the smoothest driver
I've ever seen. He's the easiest on brakes,
easiest on tyres, easiest on the power
train, easiest on everything." - Al Turner
Second
owner Allan Moffat #7 (DeKon c/n 1005)
Rothmans International - Baypark Raceway
Tauranga, NZ - December 28, 1975
Moffat's first race down under
An
ecstatic Allan Moffat stands by his new DeKon Monza.
In
December 1975, Moffat shipped his car by air from
the
U.S. to New Zealand at a cost of $10,000.
Allan Moffat #7 (DeKon c/n 1005)
Rothmans International - Baypark Raceway
Tauranga, NZ - December 28, 1975
(Red
Dawson's DeKon c/n 1001 in upper right.)
Allan Moffat #7 (DeKon c/n 1005)
Rothmans International - Baypark Raceway
Tauranga, NZ - December 28, 1975
Allan Moffat #7 (DeKon c/n 1005)
Rothmans International - Baypark Raceway
Tauranga, NZ - December 28, 1975
Allan
Moffat #9 (DeKon c/n 1005)
Shellsport - Amaroo Park Raceway
Annangrove, NSW, AU - March 7, 1976
Allan
Moffat (DeKon c/n 1005)
Shellsport - Amaroo Park Raceway
Annangrove, NSW, AU - March 7, 1976
Allan
Moffat #2 (DeKon c/n 1005)
MSSS - Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne, AU - (March 14?) 1976
Photo
by Perry Drury
Allan
Moffat #2 (DeKon c/n 1005)
MSSS - Calder Park Raceway
Melbourne, AU - (March 14?) 1976
Allan
Moffat #2 (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC
Round 3 - Oran Park Raceway
Narellan, NSW, AU - August 1, 1976
Photo by Doug Eagar
Allan
Moffat #2 (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC
Round 3 - Oran Park Raceway
Narellan, NSW, AU - August 1, 1976
Allan
Moffat #2 (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC
Round 3 - Oran Park Raceway
Narellan, NSW, AU - August 1, 1976
Second
owner Allan
Moffat #25 (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC
- Oran Park Raceway
Narellan, NSW, AU - April 29, 1979
Moffat's DeKon sat out 1977-78 seasons becuase of
Ford, before returning in 1979 with new livery.
Allan
Moffat #25 (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC
- Oran Park Raceway, night race
Narellan, NSW, AU - February 29, 1980
Allan
Moffat #25 (DeKon c/n 1005)
Federation Insurance
Livery
ASSC - Oran Park Raceway
Narellan, NSW, AU - March 23, 1980
Allan
Moffat #25 (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC - Oran Park Raceway
Narellan, NSW, AU - March 23, 1980
Allan
Moffat #25 (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC - Oran Park Raceway
Narellan, NSW, AU - March 23, 1980
Allan
Moffat #25 (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC
- Amaroo Park Raceway
Annangrove, NSW, AU - May 25, 1980
Paul Jones - Monza
DeKon c/n 1005
Third owner
Paul Jones purchased DeKon 1005 on May 22,
1981 from Moffat. A month later, Jones raced the Monza in
the fourth round of the 1981 ASSC at Oran Park. He finished
fifth overall, then was able to retain sponsorship from
Horner Kato. The color scheme was changed. The body was
repainted yellow with red accent trim applied. Horner Kato
decals were black on white letters and were prominently
displayed. At the end of the season Jones decided to sell
his Monza to Neil Brain and Fred Ewing.
Paul Jones - (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC
- Amaroo Park Raceway
Annangrove, NSW, AU - May 23, 1982
Photo
by www.autopics.com.au
Paul Jones - (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC
- Amaroo Park Raceway
Annangrove, NSW, AU - May 23, 1982
Photo
by www.autopics.com.au
Neil Brain/Fred Ewing - Monza
DeKon c/n 1005
Fourth owner
On October 11,
1982, Fred Ewing and Neil Brain purchased DeKon 1005. Ewing
and Brain updated the aerodynamics of the Monza. They added
a rear IMSA style wing, and larger front spoiler. Graham
Oliver built a six liter engine, and it was converted back
to fuel injection. A large hood scoop was added to
accommodate the injector stack, and louvers were cut into
the hood. The car number was changed to 76. They received
sponsorship from Pennant Hills Suspension and AUS Shocks.
Brain and Ewing
both drove the Monza. They competed at various events
including Amaroo in 1983 and 1984. Neil
Brain crashed the Monza at Australia's Amaroo Park. By the end
of the '84 season, Brain and Ewing decided to place an ad in
an Australian magazine and sold the Monza.
Neil Brain #76 - (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC -
Oran Park Raceway
Narellan, NSW, AU - 1984
Photo
by www.autopics.com.au
Neil
Brain #76 - (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC -
Oran Park Raceway
Narellan, NSW, AU - 1984
Photo
by www.autopics.com.au
Neil
Brain #76 - (DeKon c/n 1005)
ASSC -
Amaroo Park Raceway
Annangrove, NSW, AU - May 20, 1984
Photo
by www.autopics.com.au
Other owners
of DeKon c/n 1005
More information about the car's provenance and any
corrections is very much appreciated.
Contact Stacy at
John Tesoriero
purchased the DeKon around September '84. Not much is known about the DeKon during his 11 year
ownership. Apparently the car was sold on or around December 17, 1995 to Theo
Bean. A reference mentions that Tesoriero and Bean worked through
the labyrinth of red tape to import the car into the U.S.
Bean stored Moffat's old Monza with his other DeKon (c/n
1003), the Brad Frisselle car.
Also it is said, DeKon 1005 was purchased by Steve Simpson, of Buford,
GA on January 1, 1999. Simpson is the founder and owner/president of Historic
Sportscar Racing, LTD in Georgia. The car may have been
stored the car at Simpson Racing. It is said, the car was
advertised for sale on
the HSR website. The car was sold
on July 4, 2005 to an unknown party in California. As of
2012, it is said the current owner is restoring Allan Moffat's old
Monza.
Ownership History - DeKon c/n 1005
Owner
Dates
Driver(s)
Notes
1.
DeKon
Engineering, LTD (US)
07/01/1975
-
12/01/1975
Horst Kwech
Raced in US (IMSA) "factory car"
2.
Allan Moffat
Racing (AU)
12/01/1975
-
05/22/1981
Allan Moffat
Raced
in US (IMSA); Au, NZ (ASSC)
3.
Paul Jones (AU)
05/22/1981
-
10/11/1982
Paul Jones
Raced
in AU, NZ (ASSC)
4.
Neil Brain /
Fred Ewing (AU)
10/11/1982
-
09/14/1984
Neil Brain
Raced in
AU, NZ (ASSC)
5.
John Tesoriero
(AU)
09/14/1984
-
12/17/1995
n/a
Stored
in AU and
returned to US
6.
Theo Bean (US)
12/17/1995
-
01/01/1999
n/a
7.
Steve Simpson
(US)
01/01/1999
-
07/04/2005
n/a
Stored with founder
of HSR
8.
Current owner
(US)
07/04/2005
-
present
n/a
Said to be undergoing restoration
Source "1975 DeKon Monza Chassis
1005 History"
Race Results - DeKon c/n 1005
Date
Race
No.
Location
Chassis
Driver(s)
Entrant
Result
Jul 20, 1975
IMSA Mid
America R1 100 mi
3
Mid America
DeKon 1005
Horst Kwech
DeKon
28th
Jul 21, 1975
IMSA Mid
America R2 100 mi
3
Mid America
DeKon 1005
Horst Kwech
DeKon
27th
Aug 24, 1975
IMSA Mid-Ohio
6 hr
3
Mid-Ohio
DeKon 1005
Kwech/Moffat
DeKon
DNF
Nov 30, 1975
IMSA Daytona
Finale 250 mi
3
Daytona
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
DeKon
49th
Dec 26, 1975
Practice, 30
laps
Baypark
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
Dec 27, 1975
Practice, 40
laps
Baypark
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
Dec 28, 1975
Rothmans 1 of
3
7
Baypark
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
2nd
Dec 28, 1975
Rothmans 2 of
3
7
Baypark
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
2nd
Dec 28, 1975
Rothmans 3 of
3
7
Baypark
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
3rd
Jan 01, 1976
Testing, 30
laps
7
Ruapuna
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
Jan 24, 1976
Wigram 1 of 3
7
Wigram
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Jan 24, 1976
Wigram 2 of 3
7
Wigram
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
2nd
Jan 25, 1976
Wigram 3 of 3
7
Wigram
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Mar 07, 1976
SS Race - Heat
1
9
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Mar 07, 1976
SS Race - Heat
2
9
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Mar 14, 1976
MSSS Round 1/
Heat 1
Calder
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
3rd
Mar 14, 1976
MSSS Round 1/
Heat 2
Calder
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
DNF
Apr 11, 1976
Marlboro
Triple Header 1/3
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
DNS
Apr 11, 1976
Marlboro
Triple Header 2/3
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
DNF
Apr 11, 1976
Marlboro
Triple Header 3/3
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
DNF
May 18, 1976
ASSC Round 1 -
Heat 1
Surfers Par
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
May 19, 1976
ASSC Round 1 -
Heat 2
Surfers Par
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
May 23, 1976
MSSS Round 2 -
Heat 1
Calder
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
May 23, 1976
MSSS Round 2 -
Heat 2
Calder
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Jul 04, 1976
ASSC Round 2 -
Heat 1
200
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Jul 04, 1976
ASSC Round 2 -
Heat 2
200
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
2nd
Aug 01, 1976
ASSC Round 3 -
Heat 1
2
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Aug 01, 1976
ASSC Round 3 -
Heat 2
2
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
DNF
Aug 08, 1976
MSSS Round 3
(withdrew)
Calder
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
WD
Aug 15, 1976
ASSC Round 4,
Heat 1
Wanneroo
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Aug 15, 1976
ASSC Round 4,
Heat 2
Wanneroo
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Aug 22, 1976
ASSC Round 5 -
Heat 1
Adelaide
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
DNS/3rd?
Aug 22, 1976
ASSC Round 5 -
Heat 2
Adelaide
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
DNS/3rd?
Sep 16, 1976
ASSC Round 7
Symmons
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
< 1st
Apr 29, 1979
ASSC Round 2
Heat 1
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
4th
Apr 29, 1979
ASSC Round 2
Heat 2
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
4th
Jul 01, 1979
ASSC Round?
Heat 1
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
DNF
Jul 01, 1979
ASSC Round?
Heat 2
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Jul 29, 1979
ASSC, Event 8
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
3rd
Jul 29, 1979
ASSC, Event 10
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
6th
Jul 29, 1979
ASSC, Event 13
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
3rd
Aug 26, 1979
ASSC, Round 6
Surfers Par
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
Withdrew
Dec 09, 1979
ASSC Round 9 -
Heat 1
25
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
Dec 09, 1979
ASSC Round 9 -
Heat 2
25
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Feb 24, 1980
Race - Heat 1
25
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
3rd
Feb 24, 1980
Race - Heat 2
25
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
DNF
Feb 29, 1980
ASSC Narellan
Cup - Heat 1
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
2nd
Feb 29, 1980
ASSC Narellan
Cup - Heat 2
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Feb 29, 1980
ASSC Narellan
Cup - Heat 3
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
1st
Mar 23, 1980
ASSC Round 1
Heat 1
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
Mar 23, 1980
ASSC Round 1
Heat 2
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
Mar 23, 1980
ASSC Round 1
Heat 3
25
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
8th
Apr 13, 1980
ASSC - Heat 1
25
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
2nd
Apr 13, 1980
ASSC - Heat 2
25
Sandown
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
2nd
May 04, 1980
ASSC Round 2
Heat 1
Winton
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
2nd
May 04, 1980
ASSC Round 2
Heat 2
Winton
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
May 25, 1980
ASSC Round 3 -
Heat 1
25
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
6th
May 25, 1980
ASSC Round 3 -
Heat 2
25
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Allan Moffat
AMR
4th
Jun 21, 1981
ASSC Round 4
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
5th
Apr 11, 1982
ASSC Heat 1
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
2nd
Apr 11, 1982
ASSC Heat 2
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
9th
May 23, 1982
ASSC Heat 1
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
May 23, 1982
ASSC Heat 2
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
2nd
May 23, 1982
ASSC Heat 3
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
2nd
Jun 06, 1982
ASSC Heat 1
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Jun 06, 1982
ASSC Heat 2
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Jun 06, 1982
ASSC Heat 3
Oran Park
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Jul 11, 1982
ASSC Heat 1
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Jul 11, 1982
ASSC Heat 2
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Jul 11, 1982
ASSC Heat 3
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
xx xx, 1983
ASSC
?
DeKon 1005
Neil Brain
Ewing/Brain
Jul 10, 1983
ASSC
Amaroo
DeKon 1005
Neil Brain
Ewing/Brain
Jul 07, 1984
CAMS
DeKon 1005
Fred Ewing
Ewing/Brain
Moffat Monza at Sandown
Sandown Park Raceway,
Victoria, Australia - July 4, 1976
Allan Moffat
(starting 4th) drives his #200 white Monza DeKon at The Marlboro
Cup, round 2 - Heat 2 of the 1976 Australian Sports Sedan
Championship on July 4, 1976. The race field has
some 27 cars on the 1.9 mile 13 turn track at Sandown Park
Raceway in Victoria, AU. Moffat specified his car number for
this day, the colors and graphics to commemorate the USA's 200th
anniversary.
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