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Published on 18 July 2019

A V8 Capri, Mark! Sensational! I remember seeing Rick Hunter's V8 Capri at Liverpool Raceway back in 1971/72 until officials banned it for not being a "production" car. In Newcastle, Stuart Taylor raced a V6 Capri at Heddon Greta and the Newcastle Motordrome speedways for a season or two. I've included a photos of both cars. The photo of Stuart Taylor was taken at Heddon Greta on the December night in 1972 when Gough Whitlam was elected to office. I know this because I was at the speedway that night and was standing in the crowd just behind where this photo was taken. Taylor's Capri went upside down! There will be more of these mid-month "Retroautos Yarns" columns going forward, in addition to Retroautos magazine which will continue to appear during the first week of each month.