Yangu 1970 Hillman Hunter

Kwete zvakare. Ikozvino yakawedzera simba rayo zvakapetwa kaviri uye inokwikwidza yakakomba yenzvimbo yepfumbamwe muGroup N yeQueensland Cup yenhoroondo sedans yakavakwa 1972 isati yasvika.

Angadai akasarudza motokari iri nani kuti amhanye, asi mukuru ane makore 44 okukura aisakwanisa kutarisa bhiza rechipo mumuromo. Anoti, “Mudzimai wangu Trudy, akapiwa motokari nababamunini natete vake Charlie naMabel Perarson. Vakaitenga itsva muna 1970 ne$1950 uye vakaityaira mamaira 42,000 67,500 (1990 km) vasati vaipa Trudy muna XNUMX.

“Trudy akatora chinzvimbo chake chekutanga chekudzidzisa paLongreach, uye ndipo pandakasangana naye. Ndakanga ndiri mashaka panguva iyoyo uye imwe mota yakapenga uye munhu wese akati akandisimudza kuti nditarise mota yake." Kwete kuti mota yacho yaida kunyatsotariswa.

“Takaita nzendo dzinoverengeka tichidzoka nokudzoka kuBrisbane, tichiityaira mumigwagwa ine tsvina kuenda kudzimba uye tichienda kuzororo kubva kuLongreach kuenda kuRocky, Townsville, Cairns, Hughendon neWinton uye zvinetso bedzi zvataiva nazvo zvakanga zviri zvemotokari yechiRungu. yakakwira marita mana emafuta uye ichida jenareta idzva,” anodaro. "Zvikasadaro zvese zvakafamba zvakanaka."

Trudy paakapedza basa rake rokudzidzisa, vaviri vacho vakadzokera kuBrisbane ndokusiya Hillman ari pasi peimba yaamai vavo muToowoomba kwemwedzi inenge 18. “Amai vaTrudy vakabva vafona vachiti ndisiyane naye,” anodaro. "Ndakaifarira zvekuti takaishandisa semota yechipiri kwemakore mana, uye ndakazowana chinzvimbo chemaneja uye Hillman akasiya basa."

“Kunenge muna 2000, ndakatanga mitambo yemotokari ndikashandisa motokari iyi. Ndakangoisa roll cage ndichibva ndaenda." West ane mujaho wedzinza rekutenda kuna baba vake, Graham, aive mutyairi pamwe naDean Rainsford muPorsche 911 uye akapedza wechipiri mu1976 Australian Rally Championship kuseri kwechikwata cheNissan Japan fekitori.

Baba vake vaivewo muenzi-mutyairi weane mukurumbira mutyairi werally Stig Blomqvist muna 1978 paSaab EMS paaiva pano paCanberra Rally. “Saka mijaho iri muropa rangu,” anodaro. West akatanga basa rake remudhudhudhu aine sprints uye kukwira gomo, miedzo yenguva ine mashoma Hillman magadzirirwo. Nokufamba kwenguva, Kumadokero kwakava "nokukurumidza uye zviri nani", uye motokari zvishoma nezvishoma yakagamuchira kugadziridzwa kwakawanda sezvayaienda kune imwe "yakakomba" mijaho.

Chikamu chenhoroondo chinobvumira kugadziridzwa kushoma, saka mujaho weHillman Hunter ikozvino wakashongedzerwa neKoni kuvhunduka; kumiswa kwechirimo kumberi, kuchinjika kune castor, camber uye kureba; injini yakaenzana uye inofunga; zvigadzirwa zvemaoko; ita-iwe-iwe pachako tora zvakawanda; madhisiki epamberi anofefeterwa Cortina; mapatya 45mm Webbers; uye 1725 cc ina-cylinder injini. masendimita aive akakura zvishoma kusvika 1730 cc.

Yakatanga yaburitsa 53kW kune flywheel uye ikozvino inoburitsa 93kW kumavhiri ekumashure. “Ndakanga ndiri chiseko pandakatanga kuoneka muHillman,” anodaro West. “Hapana akambozviita izvi. Vakawanda vakati vaisanzwisisa kuti sei zvakanga zvisingaiti, asi vakawanda vaiti zvaisaita.

“Ndaifanira kuita nzira yangu ndega. Iwe haugone kutenga zvinhu kubva pasherufu. Kwemakore apfuura ndanga ndichiwana nzvimbo uye ndichihwina. Ikozvino yava mota yemakwikwi. Hapana anoseka zvakare, "West anodaro. “Iyi chassis yakanaka yebasa. Asi Lucas magetsi idambudziko; vanodana Lucas Muchinda weRima.

"Injini yeBritish uye kutapurirana kwakanaka pakubata mafuta ekudonha uye nemitemo ini handibvumidzwe kudurura mafuta panjanji saka ndakadzidza kuimisa." Hillman anoti ahwina mujaho wekutanga kubva kuLondon kuenda kuSydney muna 1968 nemutyairi weBritish Andrew Cowan, uyo akazoenda kuMitsubishi Ralliart.

West inoti iyo Hillman inonyanya kukosha ndeyekuti yakakura uye yakareruka. “Yakapamhama 40mm pane Escort uye ine speed yakanaka yekukona. Asi ndaigona kushandisa simba rakawanda.”

“Chikonzero chikuru igearbox. Ndinofanira kudzika. Ndiri mubishi rekubaiwa muEscort limited diff. Ipapo ndinogona kushandisa matayi ari nani uye ndinoenda nekukurumidza. Dzimwe nguva ndinombogumbuka nezvakagumira, asi nepo ndichifarira mijaho, ndinodawo budiriro neinjiniya yemijaho.

“Uyu ndiye wekutanga uye ega Hunter akanyoreswa semota yeGroup N muAustralia, saka ndakaisa zvainoda. Uye pamwe wekupedzisira."