Phase 4 up for auction

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by fgpsi

i thought it wasn't a real phase 4?

The factory converted it to phase 4 spec as a development vehicle. Might not be plated as a Ph4, but it's a Ph4 if the factory made it one. And if the factory says it's a Ph4, it sure as hell is one.

[GTLEGEND]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

The factory converted it to phase 4 spec as a development vehicle. Might not be plated as a Ph4, but it's a Ph4 if the factory made it one. And if the factory says it's a Ph4, it sure as hell is one.

Good simple explanation, like your thinking!!

Would you go to say it is similar to a modern day FGX Falcon going down the production line as a bare body, then given to FPR/Tickford to turn into a V8 Supercar although the race versions are no longer similar to their road going brother as they were back in the day. If it was the same you would still call the race car a GT even though it did not come down the assembly and ID'd as a GT as such.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by GTLEGEND

Good simple explanation, like your thinking!!

Would you go to say it is similar to a modern day FGX Falcon going down the production line as a bare body, then given to FPR/Tickford to turn into a V8 Supercar although the race versions are no longer similar to their road going brother as they were back in the day. If it was the same you would still call the race car a GT even though it did not come down the assembly and ID'd as a GT as such.

My dad worked in stamping and structures engineering in the stamping plant. Back in the 90's when the racing cars were still production based vehicles, one of his jobs was to get some parts made up for the race car shells. The teams specified what they wanted the shells to have, and what they wanted to have them built without. Various bracketry etc was removed from the race car shells to remove weight, or if it was going to be replaced with something else. So the shells were specifically made to the race teams specs. But most likely those shells were built without tags. They were a specific race shell. They might have had some form of identification, but most likely not a VIN tag, cause they were not going to be road registered.

[Rallye Sport]

We used an AU Falcon 'Motorsport' shell as a base for a modified production Speedway car.
From what I remember it had no plate but was stamped with a prefix relevant to the owner/builder, so for us it was KRJ (initials of the owner) then 1, 2, 3, and so on as new shells were ordered