NZV8TV Ep11 - Ford Falcon GTHO, Nurburgring, drag racing, muscle car racing - part 2
More at http://www.v8.co.nz. Feature Car: Nick Kale's genuine GTHO Phase II Ford Falcon. This is the real deal with a prestigious racing history, now restored to perfection. Andy's back from the 24-hour around Nürburgring, so look out for a full report from him. Young Achievers: Speaking of successful racing, we catch up with Anthony Marsh, as seen in the current issue of NZV8 Magazine, Anthony has been having huge success at the dragstrip in the Metalman Dragster. Muscle Car Racing: We caught up with Shane Moore and his ex Super GT-winning Commodore at Taupo recently, and were amazed with the vehicle. Shane tells us all about it on this week's show.
Running From The Guns
Australian B grade movie from the late '80s. Plot, acting and dialogue were all pretty bad. It featured rising star Jon Blake who ended up with horrific injuries while working on his next film. The good guys drove a real Shelby Cobra, COB 6043 I think is it's serial number. There's some great Aussie cars in it too.
Moonshine County Express
This a really bad B grade '70s movie so one has to accept the screeching tyres on dirt roads. But its great to watch two classic muscle cars being thrashed. We can't do that anymore.
Ford XA GT Falcon
More at http://www.classiccar.co.nz. 1972 Ford XA GT Falcon, 300BHP @ 5400rpm. 351 cubic inch Cleveland V8.
Check out this car on Checka: http://www.checka.co.nz/FreeReport.aspx?plate=GI6840
Pagani Zonda R - Nurburgring lap
Pagani - Pirelli Tyre - Assuring new technologies and materials are fit for production means also putting the vehicle's components under severe stresses, exceeding those normally encountered in every day road driving.
The Nürburgring Nordschleife is the most demanding track in the world, for man and machine, an ordeal that each Pagani has to pass, only one of many in the entire development phase.
The Zonda R serves as the ultimate test bench, a car able to reach acceleration figures and speeds that are not possible with a road car.
This is further underlined by a laptime of 6:47,5 min for the 20,832 km Nordschleife. Driver: Marc Basseng
Ford Falcon GT HO Phase 4 [1998]
Excerpt from History Of The Ford Falcon (posted on my 'grubcomedia' channel in full), this segment shows a real life Ford Falcon GT HO Phase 4, one of only 4 surviving examples (at least back in 1998).
