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Aussie Monza Chassis

 

First owner Bob Jane #10 (Purcell Monza) ca. 1979

ASSC Champion 1980, 1981

Chevy 350 ci, Lucas fuel inj., 608 hp/510 ft lb

Built in AU by Pat Purcell, Tom Coad & Ron Harrop

(then rebuilt by Les Small)

Purcell chassis - Bob Jane #10, first owner - ca. 1979

promotional card showing specs and names car's of builders, Pat Purcell, Tom Coad, & Ron Harrop

(before Les Small rebuild)

Pete Brock #7 (Purcell-Small Monza)

ASSC - Amaroo Park Raceway

Annangrove, AU - ca. 1981-83

     

 

 Allan Grice #4 (Purcell-Small Monza) Re-Car Racing

 Australian GT Championship - Calder Park Raceway

 Melbourne, AU - 1984

Allan Grice #64 (Purcell-Small Monza) Re-Car Racing

 AGTC- Sandown Park Raceway 1000 km (winner)

Melbourne, AU - September 9, 1984

Re-Car drivers Allan Grice, Dick Johnson, Ron Harrop

Bryan Thomson #14 (Purcell-Small Monza) third owner

AGTC - Amaroo Park Raceway

Annangrove, AU - abt. 1985

     

     
  Whincup Monza  
     

Whincup chassis - Graeme Whincup #5

Baypark Raceway, Tauranga, NZ -1980

Whincup chassis - Graeme Whincup #5 - ca. 1980

Graeme Whincup Rotex Esselite Dymo Monza

Built By John Riordon in 1979 from a wreck bought in US. Raced by Whincup now owned by Rowan Harman. Also driven by Bob Jane and Jim Richards at one off meetings.

Whincup-chassis - Graeme Whincup #6 -ca. 1985

Said to be, "Built alongside the Seidel car."

Finished 4th in standings for 1980 ASSC championship

 

 

 

Whincup-chassis - Graeme Whincup #5

ca. 1987

Whincup-chassis - Graeme Whincup #5

Blaupunkt Sponsor

Whincup-chassis - Stephen Voight #5/195

Photo taken 2006

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

White Monza

 

 

 

 

White-chassis - John White #26 on false grid

Event and year unknown

White-chassis - John White #26 in paddock

Event and year unknown

White-chassis - formerly Maurice Pickering's #125

Eastern Creek Raceway - Sidney, New South Wales, AU

 

 

 

White-chassis - formerly Maurice Pickering's

owner SP Racing? #11

ca. 1997

White-chassis - formerly Maurice Pickering's

owner SP Racing? #11

ca. 1997

White-chassis - formerly Maurice Pickering's

(same as #125 black Monza above)

ca. 1997 or after

 


 

 

 

 

Bob Blacklaw #78 white/blue Monza (DeKon c/n 1001?)

about 1990

Bob Blacklaw #78 white/blue Monza (DeKon c/n 1001?)

about 1990

Bob Blacklaw #78 white/blue Monza (DeKon c/n 1001?)

at National Motor Racing Museum

Bathurst, NSW, AU - October 23, 2011

 

 

 

Bob Blacklaw, a speedway racer, also raced a Monza from 1989 to 1992. It has been said that Blacklaw may have owned either the John White Monza prior to Maurice Pickering, or the Red Dawson Monza which was built in the U.S. by DeKon Engineering.

 

John White's Monza has right-hand drive, unlike Bob's #78 (above) which is left-hand drive. That would suggest it was more likely to be Dawson's DeKon Monza, or some other U.S. built chassis with left-hand drive.

 


 

U.S. Export Monzas

 

 Second owner Allan Moffat #7 (DeKon c/n 1005)

Bay Park Raceway, NZ - December 28, 1975

Shortly after its arrival from US and purchase from

Horst Kwech of DeKon Engineering, LTD

Allan Moffat #7 (DeKon c/n 1005)

An ecstatic Allan Moffat stands by his own DeKon Monza, which was air shipped from the US to New Zealand in late 1975, for $10,000. Barely used, Moffat bought the car from Horst Kwech of DeKon Engineering.

Neil Brain #76 (DeKon c/n 1005)

Oran Park International Raceway

Narellan, AU - 1984

     

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

location unknown - ca. 1977-79

(Photo by Warwick Clayton)

Art McKee #66 (c/n Grant King)

Crown Motor Court sponsor

location unknown - ca. 1977-79

(Photo by Warwick Clayton)

     

Art McKee #66 (c/n Grant King)

Crown Motor Court sponsor in Holbert Racing livery

location unknown - ca. 1977-79

Art McKee #66 (c/n Grant King)

Crown Motor Court sponsor in Holbert Racing livery

location unknown - ca. 1977-79

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

Event and location location unknown

Australia - 1980s

     

 


 


 

 

ownership

Down Under

 

 
 

DeKon-Monza c/n 1001 Ownership

Owner

Dates

Remarks

1st

DeKon Engineering (US)

1975-75

Kwech crashed/rebuilt in USA

2nd

Maurice Carter (US)

1975

Canadian

3th

Red Dawson (AU)

1975-80 ca

Horrific accident at Manfeild Park, Feilding, NZ

4th

John Briggs (AU)

1980-?

Co-owner John Roberts driven by John Briggs

5th

Mike Griffin (AU)

?-1984

 

6th

Jeff Barnes (AU)

1984-98 ca

Rebuilt by K&A Engineering in late ‘80s

7th

Scott Carpenter

1998 ca.

 

     

More at: DeKon c/n 1001

As of Jan 2010, the "Red Dawson Monza" DeKon 1001 is in Australia and "not for sale".

   
 

DeKon Monza c/n 1005 Ownership

Owner

Dates

Remarks

1st

DeKon Engineering (US)

1975-75

Driven by Horst Kwech

2nd

Allan Moffat (AU)

1975-81

Raced in US, NZ, AU; ASSC, MSSS

3rd

Paul Jones (AU)

1981-82

Raced in ASSC

4th

Neil Brain (AU)

1982-84

Raced in ASSC also by Fred Ewing

5th

John Tesoriero (AU)

1984-95

Exported to US

6th

Toby Bean (US)

1995-99

Now owns DeKon 1003

7th

Steve Simpson (US)

1999-05

Founder of HSR

8th

Current Owner (US)

2005-

Restoring

 

 

 

More at: DeKon c/n 1005

   
 

King-Monza Ownership

Owner

Dates

Remarks

1st

Tom Nehl (US)

1975-1978

IMSA, w/ Stephen Behr, Janet Guthrie

2nd

Art McKee (NZ)

1979

ATCC, McKee #66 blue

3rd

John Pollard (AU)

1980

ATCC

4th

John Chambers ?

   

5th

Rowan Harman (AU)

1980s

ATCC

6th

Geoff Munday (AU)

1980s-1990s

ATCC

7th

Mike Imrie (AU)

1990s

ATCC

8th

Chris Fing (AU)

1996-2004

ASSC, car retired in '04

9th

Rowan Harman (AU)

2004-05

Restoring for AU vintage? (06/2011)

10th

"Camaroz"

present

?

     

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

   
 

Purcell-Monza Ownership

Owner

Dates

Remarks/Drivers

1st

Bob Jane

1979-84

Bob Jane, Peter Brock

2nd

ReCar Racing Team*

1984-85

Allan Grice, Dick Johnson

3rd

Bryan Thomson

1985-90

Bryan Thomson, Brad Jones

4th

Des Wall

1990 -

Rebuilt as a Supra

 

 

 

* Allan Browne was owner of ReCar Racing Team

   

 

Whincup-Monza Ownership

Owner

Dates

Remarks

1st

Graeme Whincup

1980-85 ca

 

2nd

Stephen Voight

 

 

 

 

 

 

White-Monza Ownership

Owner

Dates

Remarks

1st

John White

1981-91

 

2nd

Jeff Osborne

1992-93

Colourscan sponsor

3rd

Maurice Pickering

1993-95 ca

 

 

 

 

Sponsors included ABS, Colourscan, and Penrite Oils.

 

 

 

 

 
How Many Aussie Monzas Were There?
From Autosport.com as posted by Lee Nicolle - April 21, 2011
 

1.

Bob Jane Monza. Built by Pat Purcell and raced by Bob in 1980. Driven by Brock 82-83. Sold to Alan Browne in 1984 and raced by Gricey. Then sold onto Brian Thomson who raced it in 1985 in conjunction with Brad Jones and the Mercedes 450sl. It was then converted into the Supra in 1989. Supra was then sold onto Des Wall in 1990 who still owns it. David has raced at least once in the National series and made an appearance in the NSW state series driving it. From what I have read it would be a huge task to ever convert back into the Monza. I have also read that the original body moulds are sitting in someones shed in Melbourne.

2.

Allan Moffat Dekon Monza. Chassis 1005. IMSA spec car. Raced in 1976 before Moffat used the Capri. Came out of the shed to race again in the Camel Filter Brown livery in 1980. It was sold to Paul Jones who raced it in orange livery (1982) and then onto Neil Brain in red livery from 1984 (Pennant Hills Suspension).The car eventually ended up overseas and is currently being restored.

3.

Red Dawson Dekon Monza. Chassis 1001. IMSA spec car. Raced by John Briggs from 1980 (Black Camel End Rust sponsored) before being sold to Mike Griffin and then onto Jeff Barnes in 1984 (Lithgow Tyre Service / Lithgow Hotel). He raced it through to 1994 and was for sale in 1995. Underwent a massive revamp by K&A engineering in the late 80s. Apparently the car currently resides in NSW somewhere.

4.

John White Monza. Raced by John predominantly in Qld before being sold to Colourscan team and raced by Danny Osbourne. It was then sold onto Maurice Pickering who raced it a couple of times in the Gold Coast Indy support races. Maurice has the car for sale in 1995 through to 1997. It was sponsored by ABS and later Penrite Oils. It is apparently in a shop front in Newcastle NSW somewhere.

5.

Art McKee NZ Monza built by Grant King. Raced by John Pollard, John Chambers (1981 - 1984), Rowan Harmon, Geoff Munday, Mike Imrie, Chris Fing (Owned at least from 1996 - 2001) and is now in VIC owned by Rowan Harmon.

6.

Graeme Whincup Rotex Esselite Dymo Monza - Built By John Riordon in 1979 from a wreck bought in from the States. Raced by Graeme Whincup and now owned by Rowan Harman. This car was driven by both Bob Jane and Jim Richards at one off meetings.

7.

Daryl Siedle General Electric Car - Raced by Whincup and eventually owned by Stephen Voight who bought it around 2002. The Monza was for sale recently on My105 and sat at the Brock museum as a replica of the Bob Jane Monza. The last time it may have been raced was in 2002 by Voight at Eastern Creek. It was built along side the IMSA Spec car. I am pretty sure Whincup owned the car from the early 80's through to its sale to Voight in 2002. Was on display int he Champion Museum. Unsure of its current owner.

8.

Darryl Siedle IMSA car - Owned by John Riorden. Built to race in the IMSA series. Owned by Mike Imrie as early as 1987 (raced it in Rd1 of Whitehorse Truck Series) who dismantled the car for the creation of the black Saab in 1994/1995. Mike apparently still has the body shell for it. The shell was for sale in 1998 in Autoaction.

9.

Bob Blacklaw Monza. Raced in the early 90's and now sitting in the Bathurst Museum.

 
 

Feature Monza Film

 

 
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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