top of page

Smoke&MIRRORS

Fact 01 mirror MIRROR

Photo Stills from the 2 following videos the Lot 6 cars in question the  Keith Goodall car followed by the Max Mcleod car 

Smoke em! 0.34 seconds into the video inside the cockpit  starts a very graphic  view focus on the drivers door trim  the chrome extrusion of the remote switch control for the drivers MIRROR It is clearly visible for some time  sourced You Tube "GOOGLE"

Smoke em!  2.18 seconds into the video inside the cockpit  starts a very graphic view focus on the on the drivers door trim there is NO  remote switch control for the drivers MIRROR it is a standard MIRROR  It is clearly visible for some time. 

source: You Tube "GOOGLE"

Fact 02 remote control drivers sports  MIRROR

Below: Inside Gibson's car  

(XA-2 ) Inside Fred Gibsons HO 4
INSIDE The GIBSON CAR (XA 2)
XA-2Inside Fred Gibsons HO 4

Smoke em! 0.34 seconds into the video inside the cockpit  starts a very graphic  view focus on the drivers door trim  the chrome extrusion of the remote switch control for the drivers MIRROR It is clearly visible for some time  sourced You Tube "GOOGLE" sourced from SPORTS CAR WORLD magazine  September 1972 issue the story by Editor Mel Nichols  clearly display a photo of the inside of the (XA 2 as named by the parts box ) Identifies the FRED GIBSON car   to the right of the pointing arrow looking at the roll bar pressed into the passengers door having left a burn mark in the door skin  When Rod Mann owned this he replaced that door skin with a new one and kept the old one with the burn mark that was caused by closing the door too soon after welding , IMO There is no doubt that this car XA 2 was the one Howard Marsden allocated for Fred Gibson, The Masking tape or hint of painting that Mel Nichols saw was this was the only car of the 3 Brambles red cars to arrive at Lot 6 without a black  hood and what Mel thought was painting the drivers name was actually the black hood was painted at Lot 6 

SPORTS CAR WORLD SEPTEMBER 1972
GIBSON CAR as ID
MIRROR MIRROR "GIBSONS" XA 2
MIRROR MIRROR
MIRROR MIRROR "GIBSONS" XA 2
MIRROR MIRROR "GIBSONS" XA 2

Fact 03 No Left side MIRROR

The  Fred GIBSON car  XA 2 as revealed in this photo of  XA 2  the Fred GIBSON car also in SUPERFORD No1 Winter edition 1987 shows XA 2 has no (Near) left side MIRROR

FACT Both XA 1 & XA 3 cars have a left side MIRROR

Fact 04 2 Wire CLIPS

FACT 4 LOT 6 BRAMBLES RED FORD hand built XA GT-HO PHASE 4 Prototype
XA 2 has the normal XA GT remote drivers sports mirror
The Fred GIBSON car XA 2 as revealed in this photo also in SUPERFORD No1
Winter edition 1987 shows XA 2 has no (Near) left side MIRROR

FACT Both XA 1 & XA 3 cars have a left side MIRROR
#xa2lot6 #lot6x #GTHORESEARCH

Fact 05  NO Mud PRINT  XA 2

The  Fred GIBSON car  XA 2 as named by Howard Marsden revealed in the SPORTS CAR WORLD September 1972 issue the full Lot 6 photo of Howard Marsden leaning on XA 2  Fred GIBSON car  that there was NO mud print on the rear drivers side quarter panel It arrived at Lot 6 first  and it compares  to the two other HO 4 as distinct identification

FACT Both XA 1 & XA 3 cars have a unique mud PRINT

Fact 06 Left side MIRROR  XA 1

The 2 external  sports  mirrors only on  XA 1 and XA 3 define the cars are distinct from the XA 2 car 

Fact 07 Left side MIRROR  XA 3

The 2 external  sports  mirrors only on  XA 1 and XA 3 define the cars are distinct from the XA 2 car  much confusion exists even still today over 50 years later due photos of XA 3 pictured with only 1 external drivers side sports mirror THE PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR was damaged THE MIRROR broke OFF and never replaced.

Fact 08 Calder Shakedown

 

SHAKEDOWN  of the Lot 6  built GT-HO 4 Racing prototype

The  Fred Gibson allocated car XA 2 driven by John Wynne is pictured on the Calder Park track. shows no passengers side sports mirror.

That  Lot 6 1973 car appears to have black safety covers on the front head lights and diving lights The  photo sourced from Sue Wynne  Originally in Australian Muscle Car Magazine issue 5 The Bruce Hodgson car left Lot 6  with only a drivers side remote sports mirror. The Gibson car  XA 2 pictured on track 

​

FACT Both XA 1 & XA 3 have a Left hand sports mirror 

​

 FACT XA 2 DOES NOT HAVE the Left hand sports mirror 

Fact 09 XA 2 marked 295

XA 2 IMAGES SHOW number 295 MARKED ON THE OUTSIDE of the passengers side front door window positive indisputable proof the XA 2 is in fact the allocated Fred Gibson XA GTHO racing prototype.  Photos courtesy of the FORD FALCON GT-HO PHASE IV register  

​

 

Was the XA 2 Calder park shakedown photo taken in 1973?

Were both cars track tested a year apart?

XA 3 in 1972 & XA 2 in 1973

Were the close up photos of John Wynne taken in 1973?

FACT to consider that XA 3 was completed before JUNE 23rd 1972  

FACT to consider that XA 2 was completed around MAY/JUNE 1973 

FACT to consider the July 9th 1972 test drive by David McKAY in the SUN states ONLY Howard Marsden who's team built the car was the ONLY person to drive this Falcon GTHO PHASE 4 prototype  before David.. 

OPINION our conclusion if this story is correct John Wynne never drove  a  Lot 6  GT-HO PHASE 4 UNTIL after David McKay the car XA 2 and the spare car XA 3 before 9th JULY 1972  'form your own opinion '

Under investigation  Fact 8 & 9 

 HOWARD leaning on the FRED GIBSON build

.Howard Marsden leans on XA 2 the FRED GIBSON CAR SCW SEPT 1972
Howard leans on the GIBSON XA 2

The  Fred GIBSON car  XA 2 as revealed in the SPORTS CAR WORLD September 1972 issue the full Lot 6 photo of Howard Marsden leaning on   Fred GIBSON car XA 2 also in SUPERFORD No1 Winter edition 1987 shows 

PHOTOS:  caption and main Uwe K. Sports Car World Sept. 1972 including  top right crop insert. Top left Ford Motor Company PR insert with the Fred Gibson car marked 2 that identifies as XA 2. That should convince you XA 2 was allocated as the Fred Gibson car (SOLD to Keith Goodall and  currently the David Bowden car)

bottom of page