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King Chassis

 

First owner, Tom Nehl #66 (c/n Grant King)

Stephen Behr driving, Janet Guthrie co-driver

IMSA Camel GT - Sebring 12 hr

Sebring FL - February 1, 1976

Second owner, Art McKee #66 (c/n Grant King)

Crown Motor Court sponsor

Pukekohe Park Raceway, NZ - January 1977

(Photo by Warwick Clayton)

Art McKee #66 (c/n Grant King)

Crown Motor Court sponsor

Pukekohe Park Raceway, NZ - January 1977

(Photo by Warwick Clayton)
     

Art McKee #66 (c/n Grant King)

Crown Motor Court sponsor

Pukekohe Park Raceway, NZ - January 1977

(Photo by Warwick Clayton)

Art McKee #66 (c/n Grant King)

Crown Motor Court sponsor

Pukekohe Park Raceway, NZ - January 1977

(Photo by Warwick Clayton)

Art McKee #66 (c/n Grant King)

ATCC - Crown Motor Court sponsor

Australia - ca. 1977-79

(Photo by Warwick Clayton)

 

 

  

Art McKee #66 (c/n Grant King)

ATCC - Crown Motor Court sponsorship

Australia - ca. 1977-79

(Photo by Warwick Clayton)

New coat of paint (Holbert-like livery)

with correct Monza rear body panels

Australia - ca. 1977-79

(Photo by Warwick Clayton)

Next owner, Geoff Munday #39 (c/n Grant King)

got a phase four body

ASSC/ATCC - Australia - ca. 1996
     

 

 

The chassis was built by Grant King for Tom Nehl (US) and IMSA GT effort in 1975-76. It ended up overseas and was raced by Art McKee (NZ) from about 1977-79. Then raced by John Pollard (AU) and John Chambers, abt. 1980-84.

 

Rowan Harmon (AU) owned in later '80s, then Geoff Munday (AU) and Mike Imrie (AU) in the 1990s. Chris Fing (AU) owned/raced abt. 1996-2004, the car was retired. Harmon was said to been restoring in 2004-05 for vintage racing.

 

 

Tube frame construction with phase 2 body. One of the first Monza's to race IMSA GT. Raced in US in mid-'70s before spending an interesting history in Australia and New Zealand racing in the ATCC series. Car was retired in 2004 and is now being restored in New Zealand.
 

Owners of King Monza Chassis

   

 

 

Owner

Dates

Notes

1st

Tom Nehl (US)

1975-76

IMSA GT, #66 blue

2nd

Art McKee (NZ)

1977-81

ATCC, #66 blue

3rd

John Pollard (AU)

1980-84

ATCC, also raced by John Chambers

4th

Rowan Harman (AU)

late '80s

ATCC

5th

Geoff Munday (AU)

1980s-90s

ATCC

6th

Mike Imrie (AU)

1990s

ATCC

7th

Chris Fing (AU)

1996-2004

ASSC, car retired in '04

8th

Rowan Harman (AU)

2004-05

Restoring? (2011)

 

 

 

 

This car was built by US speedway chassis builder Grant King.

 
 

Results Tom Nehl (USA)

Date

Race

No.

Car

Drivers

Entrant

Result

Apr 20, 1975

IMSA 100 mi Road Atlanta 1

66

c/n King

Tom Nehl

  

8th

Apr 20, 1975

IMSA 100 mi Road Atlanta 2

66

c/n King

Tom Nehl

  

8th

Jun 01, 1975

IMSA 100 mi Mid-Ohio

  

c/n King

Tom Nehl

  

33rd

Jul 20, 1975

IMSA 100 mi Mid America 1

  

c/n King

Tom Nehl

  

11th

Jul 20, 1975

IMSA 100 mi Mid America 2

  

c/n King

Tom Nehl

  

18th

Nov 30, 1975

IMSA 250 mi Daytona Finale

66

c/n King

Tom Nehl

  

38th

   

 

      

Feb 01, 1976

IMSA 24 hr Daytona

66

c/n King

Nehl / Behr

Tom Nehl

DNS

Mar 20, 1976

IMSA 12 hr Sebring

66

c/n King

Behr / Guthrie

Big Apple Racing/Champale

63rd

Apr 11, 1976

IMSA 100 mi Road Atlanta

  

c/n King

Tom Nehl

  

32nd