Bathurst gemini's

[Rickisuzu]

Here are a few photos of the isuzu gemini's that raced at Bathurst in the 1981 race.

1. Terry Finnigans, red isuzu gemini pf50 coupe import.

2. James Faneco, black isuzu gemini pf50 coupe.

3. David Seldons, white and red isuzu gemini ZZR.

4. Phil Brocks, white and red isuzu gemini ZZR also, this was the car that was build by the Peter Brock HDT race team and was sold to John White, who ran the car at Bathurst in 1983, whick i have on DVD.

cheers Rick.

[2ldohc]

Good historic pics! It's so hard to find info on the Isuzu's that raced at Bathurst!

Cheers,
Ross.

[Rickisuzu]

Thanks Ross i have been an isuzu gemini nut ever since i got my car licence and got my first aussie t.e gemini factory kermit gemini.
cheers Rick

[Rickisuzu]

The number 65 gemini that was driven by Phil Brock at Bathurst, i bought from a wrecking yard very very cheap and then i sold it to a guy who as i now is rebuilding it as a group C gemini racer.

I made alot of money on this car because it was the original race car and probably could have made a few more thousand dollars on it but...............what i sold the car for......lets say i could have painted 2 cars.

Here i photo of the number 65 gemini when it was at my warehouse, when i had it.

cheers Rick.

[PR91]

amazing thing is that all 4 of these cars still survive, either as cars currently being raced or re-built to race again in historic Group C. only the GENUINE cars that raced in the days of Group C (1973-1984) can race in these historic events (ie: replicas/mock ups are not allowed).

Finnigan's car is in Sydney.
Faneco's car is in Melbourne, and is owned by a forum member on here.
Seldon's car is in Sydney, was involved in the crash that stopped the race early on lap 121, and is owned by the former owner of the Finnigan car.
And Brock's car is in Melbourne.

There are a few other genuine Group C Gemini's still around in addition to these ones, like Jim Faneco's sedan, and Bernie McClue's and Ken Price's coupes, with the later being owned by a very good mate of mine in country NSW.
I been reliably informed there's another car that only raced in Victoria, and is stashed away in Melbourne, but haven't actually seen it with my own eyes.... yet.

[cdtpf60]

i went and visited the ex hdt car a week ago and it's going to be a beauty when finished to say the least(and pretty quick as well )
faneco's sedan is still around thats a new one to me as i thought it had been writen off at bathurst 1980.
or do you mena the zz/r that was entered at bathurst in 1982 by jims dad? and pictured above

[Rickisuzu]

Hello again as you can see the red gemini coupe pictured above the finnigan gemini with a friends gemini coupe which was a white coloured gemini, it was the car that quailified at bathurst in 1981 but blew and engine and didnt start, these two group c TE gemini coupes when to bathurst on the easter weekend and had a good run, bring the gemini coupe back to bathurst.
good site guys.......so much better than the all these gemini sites you come across!
Im in the process off building a website for road and race gemini's.
cheers Rick Ludgate.

[Gigantor928]

Found this article from a circa early 90's mag - claims to be a bathurst gem... I can scan it better for detail if required...

Apparently raced from 79-82. 2nd place group C 0-1600 & 22nd outright in 79. Bernie McClure and John White. Originally was coloured white. According to article...

[cdtpf60]

this car still exists and raced at bathurst over Easter,(though i wish he'd put the right grill and bumper's on it)

[Rickisuzu]

Yes its owned by Murray Scoble, and its got the wrong grill on the front off the gemini, hes got the tf grill were he should be running the te grill.

I saw this gemini coupe for sale at Peninsula BMW a few years ago, and were i work at the moment my boss is his good mate, were he has a an old te gemini coupe that two cars were built, but only one tried to quailifed but failed the cut off, it was enter at bathurst in 1981 but didnt get to run, with another te gemini coupe body shell.

cheers Rick.

[Rickisuzu]

Ok this the the gemini coupe which is owned buy a mate off mine in Nowra NSW, which was raced at the easter long weekend at bathurst with the other 2 gemini coupes, this was the gemini coupe that didnt make the cut off at bathurst it blew an engine and they didnt have time to fix the engine.
enjoy.........
cheers Rick.

[PR91]

Ok this the the gemini coupe which is owned buy a mate off mine in Nowra NSW, which was raced at the easter long weekend at bathurst with the other 2 gemini coupes, this was the gemini coupe that didnt make the cut off at bathurst it blew an engine and they didnt have time to fix the engine.
enjoy.........
cheers Rick.

that's kerry's car. good mate of mine too, and a top guy. he and his mates stay with us at the Phillip Island house when they're down here.
was at the Phillip Island historics in 2009, but blew the diff to pieces on friday, so a round trip to my factory in melbourne for another, plus a welder, tools, etc., and the change was done, outside, in the pouring rain on saturday morning while an inch of water ran thru the pits! we all got soaked thru, but all good after that. the officals awarded the guys the 'Teams Prize' for the weekend, as they felt they put in the biggest effort to keep racing out of everyone at the whole event! to say they were thrilled is an understatement!
original driver, ken price, and was at P.I. in 09 as well. was wrapped to see the car again (after 25-odd years), and kerry and ken were chatting for hours!

btw... those pics are at P.I. in 2009, when the weather was much better on sunday!

[PR91]

the now-scoble-owned car was for sale a few years back.
$22k was the ask, if i remember correct.

the article u show there is from "hottest geminis" from the early 90's (also has the ZZ/R article and the Bellett article shown elsewhere on bellett.net), and that article doesn't show the original paint scheme of the car.
the words in that article are a re-print of an earlier issue of FF&R, but the early issue has a B&W pic of the car at the 'Dipper' in 1979 (i think). i'll see if i can dig it out this weekend.

[Rickisuzu]

This is the blue gemini coupe out of the mag, with the wrong grill on it,
its owned by Murray Scoble.
cheers Rick.

[PR91]

i had the privledge of seeing the brock twin cam sedan in the flesh...................
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!

have some pics of it as it now sits, in it's newly painted glory, and of the beeeeeeeeeeautifully built twin cam too, but i'll have to get the owners OK before i post them.
cheers.

[Rickisuzu]

Yes........u better get permission from the owner..........but pics would b good.

Rick.

[cdtpf60]

yep she does look nice!!!!!

[hot250]

That was my dads car when it was in the magazine and made into a road car.

[Rickisuzu]

Well if this was your Dads car..........you would be young guy!
I remember this car over 2 decades.

Rick.