Prepared as the Norm Beechey Chevy Nova as raced at the 1967 ATCC at Lakeside. View cart for details. Beechey's many battles with Pete Geoghegan's 1965 Mustang are the stuff of legends. Classic Ford/GM, Geoghegan/Beechey battle. The 34 lap event was held at Warwick Farm on 8 September, by that stage Norm had replaced the Nova with a Chev Camaro- he retired with mechanical dramas after 11 laps whilst Jim’s race was over after only 2- axle failure the cause. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Choose Options × Join Our Mailing List for special offers! Quick view. 1/43 ace model cars john steed's broadspeed jaguar xjc coupe the new avengers. MODEL ARE NEW AND NEVER DISPLAYED. Ended: 27 Sep, 2020 20:00:45 AEST. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}, Estimated delivery within 15-39 business days. 1:43 O Scale Model Train Figures & People. The Nova was clearly the faster car on the day however a blown tyre on lap 41 put the Nova into the fence and out of the race. Norm Beechey - Chev Nova Bathurst 1966. 1:64 1980 WB UTE WITH TRAILER, HAY AND FERGIE TRACTOR - BRAND NEW! 1963 Holden 48-215 Ret 1964 Holden EH Special S4 2nd 1965 Ford Mustang 1st 1966 Chevrolet Nova 2nd 1967 Chevrolet Nova Ret 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Ret 1969 Holden Monaro HK … No additional import charges at delivery! I was looking through the classifieds of Dec 1968 RCN and noticed Norm's ad for the Camaro - 3 race meetings only and updated to latest Trans-am specs. Beechey and John French, Nova and Cooper S on the Surfers Paradise grid in 1967. - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in new window or tab, This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. View cart for details. 1/43 ace 1969 holden hurricane concept car awesome looking model car. Choose Options. ATCC. A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program. Greg Cusack qualified third in another Mustang ahead of the Morris Cooper Ss of … 1/43 SCALE COLLECTIBLE. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Beechey won the five lapper, albeit at a reduced pace due to John Ward’s fatal crash in a Lotus Cortina. 1:24 HANFUL Castrol Livery-- 1973 Holden Monaro HQ GTS Custom Burnout Car. Norm Beechey - Chev Nova Warwick Farm 1967. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. This item will be posted through the Global Shipping Program and includes international tracking. 1/43 ACE NORM BEECHEY'S SHELL CHEVY NOVA #4 GREAT LOOKING MODEL CAR, 1/43 ACE FORD FALCON XL FIRTH / JANE WINNER 1962 PHILLIP ISLAND 500 MILE RACE, Biante 1/43 Holden VF Commodore Supercar BRAD JONES Percat #8 Car model 2017. This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. See this piece on the 1969 ATCC; https://primotipo.com/2018/02/01/1969-australian-touring-car-championship/ , and on 1970; https://primotipo.com/2018/04/01/variety-is-the-spice/, Beechey trying to pursuade the Nova to turn in, Paul Fahey and Red Dawson in Mustangs, Rod Coppins in Chev Camaro at Baypark, NZ 1968 (T Marshall). He came to prominence only a year later when he won the Olympic Touring Car Race at Albert Park, a support event at the Australian Grand Prix meeting which was held in conjunction with the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. The photo above is during the first lap of the 1968 ATCC race with Pete up front, then Norm and the Bob Jane Mustang. After becoming part of David McKay’s Scuderia Veloce team he again returned to V8s, developing a No price on it - you had to ring Norm for details. Quick view. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program, This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. Choose Options. Maybe it was an insurance policy if he could not do a deal with Holden? There are 1 items available. Norm Beechey qualified his Chevrolet Chevy II Nova on pole position, while Ian Geoghegan qualified second in his new Ford Mustang, which had only arrived at the circuit on the morning of the race. Starts with a quality ERTL model purchased in USA. The seller won't accept returns for this item. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Postage is $5 cheaper in Victoria and will be refunded via paypal. To some, he was the closest thing Holden had to a star racing driver, before Peter Brock. ( Log Out /  You must return items in their original packaging and in the same condition as when you received them. 66005 - Norm Beechey, Chev Nova, Bathurst 1966. 66495 - Norm Beechey, Chev Nova - Warwick Farm 1966 - Photographer Lance J Ruting. Norm Beechey - Chev Nova Bathurst 1966, Norm Beechey - Chev Nova Warwick Farm 1967, Norm Beechey - Holden EH S4 - Warwick Farm 1964 - 64003 - Photographer Lance Ruting, Niel Allen - McLaren M4A FVA - Warwick Farm 1969, 66094 - Ian Geoghegan Mustang & Norm Beechey Chev Nova - Bathurst 1966, 66495 - Norm Beechey, Chev Nova - Warwick Farm 1966 - Photographer Lance J Ruting, 66005 - Norm Beechey, Chev Nova, Bathurst 1966, 66305 - Norm Beechey, Chev Nova - Bathurst 1966 - Photographer Lance J Ruting. au $99.99 + au $30.00 shipping . See the seller's listing for full details. Prepared as the Norm Beechey Chevy Nova as raced at the 1967 ATCC at Lakeside. The Nova was an instant success and the battle lines between Norm and Ian ‘Pete’ Geoghegan were drawn in early 1966 and continued right through until Beechey’s retirement in 1972. Motor racing memories, observations & opinions on the sports past, present & future…. ( FACTORY SECOND SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS ). Coppins went on to contest the one-race 1968 Australian Touring Car Championship at Warwick Farm in the month after the Catalina meeting so I assume that Ward was intending to do the same. Championship Chase (1970) - Lakeside With two more races to go and two wins under his belt, Norm Beechey must win this race to clinch the title. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Both the Chev Nova and injected Lotus Cortina Mk2 were top-liners in 1968 albeit the one race Australian Touring Car Championship was won again that year by Pete Geoghegan’s Ford Mustang from Darrell King, Morris Cooper S and Alan Hamilton’s just arrived in the country Porsche 911S/T. Model is disassembled, wheel centres painted, side bright work painted out, car is decaled, re-assembled and sprayed with a clear coat to seal decals. “I think the Supercars ‘Retro Round’ is a great throwback to the early days of touring car racing in Australia,” he said. 3943 The single race Australian Touring Car Championship at Bathurst in 1966, saw reigning ATCC champion Norm Beechey debut his brand new Chevy Nova II, freshly imported from the US. As the expense of running this and two subsequent Customline V8s proved too prohibitive he reverted to a Holden 48-215 in 1959. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), https://primotipo.com/2018/02/01/1969-australian-touring-car-championship/, https://primotipo.com/2018/04/01/variety-is-the-spice/. I also saw plenty of post H.A.M.B. M. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. DDA GreenLight DDA201 1973 Custom Holden HQ Monaro Hanful Scale 1:24, 1983 ATCC 3rd Peter Brock VH Commodore 1:18 Classic Carlectables, 1:64 FORD FALCON XY GTHO III BATHURST BILL BROWN - BRAND NEW IN DISPLAY CASE. Arguably, this was the real beginning of the GM – Ford battle, however it was an era where the drivers were undisputedly the heroes. $6.00. Quick view. $6.00. Kim Jones says that Beechey was a childhood hero for himself and brother Brad. Very unfortunate, to say the least, no belts I guess? Norm Beechey and his 1966 Chevy II Nova were one of the most exciting combinations in local touring car racing in the 1960s. Thanks Rob, Cost $25. $ 275.00 This is a "Code 3" model. For the second year in a row a failure cost Norm and the Nova the ATCC and gave Ian "Pete" Geoghegan 2 in a row. 1963 Holden 48-215 Ret 1964 Holden EH Special S4 2nd 1965 Ford Mustang 1st 1966 Chevrolet Nova 2nd 1967 Chevrolet Nova Ret 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Ret 1969 Holden Monaro HK … Choose Options. If you don't follow our. Something went wrong. 1:64 HQ SANDMAN UTE & SURFBOARD - NEW IN CRYSTAL DISPLAY CASE! International postage and import charges paid to Pitney Bowes Inc. Any international postage and import charges are paid in part to Pitney Bowes Inc. International postage paid to Pitney Bowes Inc. Any international postage is paid in part to Pitney Bowes Inc. Matchbox Lesney MB21: Milk Delivery Truck in Type D2 Box, Box Damaged - Nissan Brian 1:24 Diecast Fast Furious 7 Jada, 1:18 Classic Carlectables 1985 Bathurst Dick Johnson Ford Mustang GT Foxbody. Get the item you ordered or get your money back. 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