FACTS
fact 10 Mud ID PRINTS
Position & PRINTS
Flash back to 1972 Howard Marsden numbered and directed the build order of the 3 Racing Prototype Brambles Red Lot 6 XA GT HO Phase 4 Falcon 4 door series production sedans WIN BATHURST the goal
Like the Fox Harry Firth his predecessors were experienced in shared strategy the key point
"Never let the competition or public know the progress & power of the arsenal"
OPINION The success of the WHEELS story creating the perception that the Ford Work Team at Lot 6 was not advanced in testing progress and not knowing anything about a spare car. It was a brilliant move , XA 3 the only HO 4 completed of the 3 Brambles red was at Calder Park and the WHEELS photos shows 2 cars no trace of photos to the public of a 3rd RACING PROTOTYPE in fact 15 years later was the first public revelation . Unfortunately this has inadvertently created confusion as to which car is which.
The age "Old ADAGE" “Never let the truth get in the way of a GOOD STORY”
Lets go back to 1972 In June the WHEELS August 1972 story
Was it Mel Nichols ? No!
Was it really the illusion Howard Marsden spun that was meant to be temporary until the BATHURST 1972 race with the HO 4 After the HO 4 option was axed as the race never happen it was not correct It was never corrected ?
To follow this correctly understand that the photos at Lot 6 of the marked XA 2 and XA 3 cars were taken at an earlier stage for FORD Public Relations PR exercise the photos published in WHEELS August 1972 were taken after XA 3 was completed so not at lot 6 the photos will show this
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FACT 10 full Mud I D PRINT facts
FULL photo of the MOFFAT & GIBSONS cars YES identified individually by PHOTOS by Uwe Kuessner
fact 10 ID PRINTS
FORENSIC PRINTS Mud PRINT
The FACT is clear as MUD XA 1 & XA 3 have Unique mud PRINTS
XA 2 has NO mud PRINTS The mud prints identify the 2 cars
The 2 different PHOTO shoots that show the change of positions of the cars also indicating
XA 3 was the first car completed and not present when Howard Marsden invited the editor of Sports Car World a sister magazines of WHEELS The exclusive story appeared with limited photos and identification of the Allan Moffat and Fred Gibson XA's in WHEELS August 1972 . Sports Car World magazine September 1972 revealed the full photo of the Lot 6 Allan Moffat and Fred Gibson XA's The was also more than the 3 Photos in WHEELS The revelation was not until some 15 years later in the SUPER FORD No1 Winter 1987 issue
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Opinion
Confusion over the last 45 years that it was the WHEELS Photos by Uwe Kuessner taken first That was not so.
It was the PHOTO shoot of FORD Public relations in which the cars were marked 2 & 3 that were taken earlier
( XA 3 & XA 2 marked only for the photo shoot then unmarked ) The WHEELS photos were taken after XA 3 was completed and at Calder Park at the time
fact 11 Position Play
SUPERFORD No 1 1987 & SPORTS CAR WORLD SEPT 1972 PHOTOS at Lot 6
SUPERFORD No 1 1987 & SPORTS CAR WORLD SEPT 1972 PHOTOS at Lot 6
We have only used one photo from SUPERFORD Winter 1987 in this slide show It appears in the collage photos it is the photos that shows 3 cars The FORD PR PHOTOS unseen by most until1987
SUPERFORD No 1 1987 & SPORTS CAR WORLD SEPT 1972 PHOTOS at Lot 6
fact 11 POSITION
Two PHOTO shoots .........................musical cars
The FACT is clear as MUD XA 1 & XA 3 have Unique mud PRINTS XA 2 has NO mud PRINTS It identifies the 2 cars the 2 different PHOTO shoots that show the change of positions of the cars also indicating XA 3 was the first car completed and not present when Howard Marsden invited the editor of Sports Car World a sister magazine of WHEELS The exclusive story appeared with limited photos and identification of the Allan Moffat and Fred Gibson XA's in WHEELS August 1972 . Sports Car World magazine September 1972 revealed the full photo of the Lot 6 Allan Moffat and Fred Gibson XA's The was also more than the 3 Photos in WHEELS The revelation was not until some 15 years later in the SUPER FORD No1 Winter 1987 issue
Opinion
Confusion over the last 45 years that it was the WHEELS Photos by Uwe Kuessner taken first That was not so.
It was the PHOTO shoot of FORD Public relations in which the cars were marked 2 & 3 that were taken earlier
( XA 3 & XA 3 marked only for the photo shoot then unmarked ) The WHEELS photos were taken after XA 3 was completed and at Calder Park at the time
fact 12 One wire CLIP
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fact 12 Single wire CLIP
Lot 6 XA 1 Photos show ONE wire retaining CLIP on the boot hinge
The FACT is clear to boot XA 1 & XA 3 have one XA 2 has 2 see PHOTO shoots from Sports Car World that show of the cars when Howard Marsden is leaning on XA 2 The identification of the Allan Moffat and Fred Gibson XA's in . Sports Car World magazine September 1972 revealed the full photo of the Lot 6 Allan Moffat and Fred Gibson XA's WHEELS The next revelation was not until some 15 years later in the SUPER FORD No1 Winter 1987 issue The clip was no secret It was pictured and compared in a later magazine
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