GTHO Phase 1,2,3 & 4 Pictures - All In A Row

[chief]

I would love to go on a Tour of the Bowden's museum. All those great historic cars on display.

[HLC]

can i have a go?

[Aussie_Geo]

well I work in the mining and exploration Game..... and the first true Heritage site i have seen

Peter

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by chief

I would love to go on a Tour of the Bowden's museum. All those great historic cars on display.

they had a tour of their collection as i posted and all you had to do is purchase a mother bucket of their car care to go ,it was that easy.I will keep you all posted on upcoming promo s from them

[smciner1]

Great photos, Awesome Collection.

[Black XR6]

I thought the same thing.... Scary. Although I have never heard of one coming down. BTW, your avatar has a strange effect on me.....

When I was working at my last job we used to get our cars serviced at a dealer in Gosford. There was a hoist that malfunctioned there and crushed a car that was under it.

And I wouldnt go as far to say without the bowdens these cars would be rusty heaps as im sure somebody would have saved them. But it is a great collection.

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by smciner1

Great photos, Awesome Collection.

missed you today shane but saw your car

[Donny]

There are 4 phase 4's in total.
3 Brambles Red Race Prototypes, plated as normal GT's with a few dotts after the GT lettres...
1 Calypso Green plated GTHO Sedan, was loaded up with a bunch of options. Has been fully restored and is kept hidden away by a very private owner.
The car that was destroyed was Bruce Hodgsons then ex rally car.
The other 2 red cars are alive and well, the Bowden car has all the race stuff all over the outside as per 1972. The third car is owned by Paul Carthew, and has travelled only about 4000 miles.

When the Bowden Phase 4 was shown on those DVD's, it was then owned by Rod Mann on the Gold Coast, he had the car without all the race stuff all over the outside, and the tell tale Rodd Mann silver only XA grille.

Donny

P.S. I would swap around the Cobra and Phase 4 on the hoist, I know which I would rather survive on top.....Specially value wise..

[Brute6]

Pure Automotive Heaven.........

To see the Four Phases of the legendry GTHO's would make me melt.. :nutsycuck

[Noddy]

I had an awesome day as did many others looking at these wonderful race/road cars but what was more enjoyable was listening to the history of each one, from its construction, race history and then its ownership history. Dan and Chris Bowden spoke non stop for three hours on each and every car on display today and the passion they show for these cars is admirable.

btw I was just out of earshot when they discussed the car on the hoist but I’m pretty sure they said it is an xb gt coupe race car mocked up to look like a cobra, one of the last xb coupes to come off the line. Someone else maybe able to clarify this.

[GRNKPR]

btw I was just out of earshot when they discussed the car on the hoist but I’m pretty sure they said it is an xb gt coupe race car mocked up to look like a cobra, one of the last xb coupes to come off the line. Someone else maybe able to clarify this.[/QUOTE]



correct and you can see all the mods on it was a race car but was turned into a street driver ,still has a lot of goodies on it


you should hear Chris go when he has had a couple of SHERBETS


Cheers Phil

[GT-P 738]

[Lightning Strike GT]

Top day indeed
Took nearly 100 photos of the collection and I will post a few up for you guys
Any requests.

[5.0failane]

Great Photo's is there any chance you could supply the four pics of the cars in high res so they could be joined together and make a fantastic poster. I would love to if your interested.

[WILDTRAKPX2]

Originally Posted by 5.0failane

Great Photo's is there any chance you could supply the four pics of the cars in high res so they could be joined together and make a fantastic poster. I would love to if your interested.

Sorry mate, no can do unfortunately. If you get in contact with Bowden's http://www.bowdensown.com.au , they have some fantastic professional posters of the GTHO's available.

[EBII Fairmont]

Originally Posted by xagt_coupe

There are 4 phase 4's in total.
3 Brambles Red Race Prototypes, plated as normal GT's with a few dotts after the GT lettres...
1 Calypso Green plated GTHO Sedan, was loaded up with a bunch of options. Has been fully restored and is kept hidden away by a very private owner.
The car that was destroyed was Bruce Hodgsons then ex rally car.
The other 2 red cars are alive and well, the Bowden car has all the race stuff all over the outside as per 1972. The third car is owned by Paul Carthew, and has travelled only about 4000 miles.

When the Bowden Phase 4 was shown on those DVD's, it was then owned by Rod Mann on the Gold Coast, he had the car without all the race stuff all over the outside, and the tell tale Rodd Mann silver only XA grille.

Donny

P.S. I would swap around the Cobra and Phase 4 on the hoist, I know which I would rather survive on top.....Specially value wise..

The calypso green phase 4, are there any photo's of it floating around?

[Fairlane]

yeh the bowden collection, when i lived in Buderim i searched for that place and could never find it, still dont know where it is. A very big secret- not that i blame them.

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by GRNKPR

btw I was just out of earshot when they discussed the car on the hoist but I’m pretty sure they said it is an xb gt coupe race car mocked up to look like a cobra, one of the last xb coupes to come off the line. Someone else maybe able to clarify this.

correct and you can see all the mods on it was a race car but was turned into a street driver ,still has a lot of goodies on it


you should hear Chris go when he has had a couple of SHERBETS


Cheers Phil[/QUOTE]
Yes, Chris is a top guy, very friendly, allways enjoy catching up with him when he's in Melbourne.

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by GRNKPR

you should hear Chris go when he has had a couple of SHERBETS


Cheers Phil

Yes, Chris is a top guy, very friendly, allways enjoy catching up with him when he's in Melbourne.

[Dezza]

Originally Posted by EBII Fairmont

The calypso green phase 4, are there any photo's of it floating around?

I've got a photo in an old magazine dedicated to the history of Falcon GTs. I don't have a scanner so I have to take a photo of a photo. I could probably do it tomorrow, but I can't now because it's too dark. It's basically a photo of the rear of the car, back when it was sitting at a dealership, before the Sydney dentist bought it.

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by 4Vman

Yes, Chris is a top guy, very friendly, allways enjoy catching up with him when he's in Melbourne.

he normally stays at the hotel" da my place "so we should get you round for a few :the_finge

[XAGSV8]

Originally Posted by EBII Fairmont

The calypso green phase 4, are there any photo's of it floating around?

This is the last known photo's taken in the 80's of it before it was restored. The current owner is very private about it and won't even let photo's be taken (selfish if you ask me).







It is know apparently back to it original colour.


This is another one taken at a different date.

[Bossxr8]

Unbelievable to think it was on sale in a car yard. Does anyone know how much it was bought for, and was the price pushed way high because of what it is. I'd imagine its probably gone 1000x higher now than what it was bought for.

[EBII Fairmont]

thank you GSWXA

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by GRNKPR

he normally stays at the hotel" da my place "so we should get you round for a few :the_finge

Sounds good to me!

[FPVWEPN]

how much hotter is the xw over the xy?????

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by Shockwave XR8

Sorry mate, no can do unfortunately. If you get in contact with Bowden's http://www.bowdensown.com.au , they have some fantastic professional posters of the GTHO's available.

or give Chris and Dan a call on 07 5445 6065 they have some awsome posters of the selected cars

Out of privacy i dont think too many photos will be posted

[boss-290]

I have got models of these cars. incl the Moffat 65E XY... see here

[Trevor 57]

Originally Posted by xagt_coupe

There are 4 phase 4's in total.
3 Brambles Red Race Prototypes, plated as normal GT's with a few dotts after the GT lettres...
1 Calypso Green plated GTHO Sedan, was loaded up with a bunch of options. Has been fully restored and is kept hidden away by a very private owner.
The car that was destroyed was Bruce Hodgsons then ex rally car.
The other 2 red cars are alive and well, the Bowden car has all the race stuff all over the outside as per 1972. The third car is owned by Paul Carthew, and has travelled only about 4000 miles.

When the Bowden Phase 4 was shown on those DVD's, it was then owned by Rod Mann on the Gold Coast, he had the car without all the race stuff all over the outside, and the tell tale Rodd Mann silver only XA grille

Isn't that what I said? _2:

[boy02]

Yeah gotta agree shockwave great cars i gues your refering to the A9x and Norm beechey Monaro pics behind the Phase 3. lol
but seriously as a holden man I still have to agree the falcons were mean.
LONG LIVE THE PHASE 4 and XU-2