Purchased from Maurice Carter (US). Very
first DeKon Monza
built and raced by Horst Kwech of DeKon
Engineering, LTD
DeKon c/n 1001 - Red Dawson #35, third owner
Manfeild Autocourse -
Feild, North Island, NZ
DeKon c/n 1001 - John
Briggs #5, fourth owner
abt. 1980. Without a
doubt, looking very much like the original DeKon it is, and
first of fourteen chassis built.
DeKon c/n 1001 - Jeff
Barnes #66, sixth owner
ca. 1984-1998
DeKon c/n 1001 - Jeff
Barnes #96, sixth owner
ca. 1984-1998
DeKon
c/n 1001 - Jeff Barnes #6, sixth owner
Lakeside Int'l Raceway - Brisbane, Qld, AU - ca. 1994
"Barnes brought it out to NZ in the late 1980s/early 90s as part
of a 4 car squad of Australian Sports Sedans to tour the main
championship events." - Steve Holmes
Shortly after its arrival from US and purchase
from
Horst
Kwech of DeKon Engineering, LTD
DeKon c/n 1005 -
an
ecstatic Allan Moffat stands by his new DeKon Monza. In
late 1975 he air shipped it from the
U.S. to New Zealand for $10,000. Barely used, he bought it from
Horst Kwech of DeKon Engineering.
DeKon c/n 1005 - Neil
Brain #76 red Monza
Oran Park International Raceway
Narellan, AU - 1984
King chassis - Art McKee #66, second owner
Crown
Motor Court sponsor
Pukekohe Park Raceway, NZ - January 1977
King chassis - Art McKee #66, second owner
Crown Motor Court sponsor
Venue
unknown -
ca. 1977-79
King chassis - Art McKee #66, second owner
Crown Motor Court sponsor
Venue
unknown -
ca. 1977-79
King chassis - Art McKee #66, second owner
Crown Motor Court sponsor in Holbert Racing
livery
ca. 1977-79
King chassis - Art McKee #66, second owner
Crown Motor Court sponsor in Holbert Racing
livery
ca. 1977-79
King chassis - Geoff
Munday #39 red/black
was fifth or sixth
owner
AU - 1980s
Purcell chassis - Bob Jane #10, first owner - ca. 1979
Chevy 350 ci, Lucas fuel inj., 608 hp/510 ft lb
Built in AU by Pat Purcell, Tom Coad & Ron Harrop
(before Les Small rebuild)
Purcell chassis - Bob Jane #10, first owner - ca. 1979
promotional card showing specs and names car's of builders, Pat
Purcell, Tom Coad, & Ron Harrop
(before Les Small rebuild)
Purcell-Small chassis - Bob Jane, first owner
Driver
Pete Brock #7, ASSC -
Amaroo Park Raceway
Annangrove, AU - ca. 1981-83
Re-Car drivers #64 Allan Grice, Dick Johnson, Ron Harrop
Purcell-Small chassis
- Allan Grice #4
Re-Car
Chevrolet Monza
1984 Australian GT
Championship - Round 3
Calder Park Raceway -
Melbourne, AU
Purcell-Small chassis - Re-Car #64, second owner
1000km
- Sandown Park Raceway
Melbourne, AU - 1984
Purcell-Small chassis - Bryan Thomson #14, third owner
ASSC -
Amaroo Park Raceway
Annangrove, AU - abt. 1985
Whincup chassis -
Graeme Whincup #5
Baypark, Tauranga, NZ
-1980
Whincup chassis -
Graeme Whincup #5 - ca. 1980
Graeme
Whincup Rotex Esselite Dymo Monza
Built
By John Riordon in 1979 from a wreck bought in US. Raced by
Whincup now owned by Rowan Harman. Also driven by Bob Jane and
Jim Richards at one off meetings.
Whincup-chassis - Graeme Whincup #6 -ca. 1985
Said to be, "Built
alongside the Seidel car."
Finished 4th in standings for 1980 ASSC
championship
Whincup-chassis - Graeme Whincup #5
Whincup-chassis - Graeme Whincup #5
Blaupunkt Sponsor
Whincup-chassis
- Stephen Voight #5/195
Photo
taken 2006
White-chassis - John White #26 on false grid
Event and year
unknown
White-chassis - John White #26 in paddock
Event and year unknown
White-chassis - formerly Maurice Pickering's #125
Eastern Creek Raceway - Sidney, New South Wales, AU
White-chassis - formerly Maurice Pickering's
owner SP Racing?
#11
ca. 1997
White-chassis - formerly Maurice Pickering's
owner SP Racing?
#11
ca. 1997
White-chassis - formerly Maurice Pickering's
(same as #125 black Monza above)
ca. 1997 or after
Unknown Monza (Bob
Blacklaw?) #78 white/blue
Unknown Monza (Bob
Blacklaw?) #78 white/blue
Apparently resides at Bathurst Museum of Motorsport?
Bob Blacklaw (Speedway racer) also raced a Monza
from 1989 to 1992. More than likely he owned the John
White Monza before Maurice Pickering but it may have also been
the Red Dawson Dekon Monza.
ownership Down Under
DeKon-Monza c/n
1001 Ownership
Owner
Dates
Remarks
1st
DeKon Engineering (US)
1975-1975
Kwech crashed/rebuilt
in USA
2nd
Maurice Carter (US)
1975
Canadian
3th
Red Dawson (AU)
1975-1980 ca
Horrific accident at Manfeild Park Raceway, Feilding, NZ
This car was built by US speedway
chassis builder Grant King.
Purcell-Monza Ownership
Owner
Dates
Remarks/Drivers
1st
Bob Jane
1979-1984
Bob Jane, Peter
Brock
2nd
ReCar Racing
Team*
1984-1985
Allan Grice,
Dick Johnson
3rd
Bryan Thomson
1985-1990
Bryan Thomson,
Brad Jones
4th
Des Wall
1990 -
Rebuilt as a Supra
* Allan Browne was owner of ReCar Racing Team
Whincup-Monza Ownership
Owner
Dates
Remarks
1st
Graeme Whincup
1980-1985 ca
2nd
Stephen Voight
White-Monza Ownership
Owner
Dates
Remarks
1st
John White
1981-1991
2nd
Jeff Osborne
1992-1993
Colourscan
sponsor
3rd
Maurice
Pickering
1993-1995 ca
Sponsors included ABS, Colourscan, and Penrite Oils.
How Many Aussie Monzas Were There?
From Autosport.com as posted by Lee
Nicolle - April 21, 2011
1.
Bob Jane Monza. Built by Pat
Purcell and raced by Bob in 1980. Driven by
Brock 82-83. Sold to Alan Browne in 1984 and
raced by Gricey. Then sold onto Brian
Thomson who raced it in 1985 in conjunction
with Brad Jones and the Mercedes 450sl. It
was then converted into the Supra in 1989.
Supra was then sold onto Des Wall in 1990
who still owns it. David has raced at least
once in the National series and made an
appearance in the NSW state series driving
it. From what I have read it would be a huge
task to ever convert back into the Monza. I
have also read that the original body moulds
are sitting in someones shed in Melbourne.
2.
Allan Moffat Dekon Monza.
Chassis 1005. IMSA spec car. Raced in 1976
before Moffat used the Capri. Came out of
the shed to race again in the Camel Filter
Brown livery in 1980. It was sold to Paul
Jones who raced it in orange livery (1982)
and then onto Neil Brain in red livery from
1984 (Pennant Hills Suspension).The car
eventually ended up overseas and is
currently being restored.
3.
Red Dawson Dekon Monza.
Chassis 1001. IMSA spec car. Raced by John
Briggs from 1980 (Black Camel End Rust
sponsored) before being sold to Mike Griffin
and then onto Jeff Barnes in 1984 (Lithgow
Tyre Service / Lithgow Hotel). He raced it
through to 1994 and was for sale in 1995.
Underwent a massive revamp by K&A
engineering in the late 80s. Apparently the
car currently resides in NSW somewhere.
4.
John White Monza. Raced by
John predominantly in Qld before being sold
to Colourscan team and raced by Danny
Osbourne. It was then sold onto Maurice
Pickering who raced it a couple of times in
the Gold Coast Indy support races. Maurice
has the car for sale in 1995 through to
1997. It was sponsored by ABS and later
Penrite Oils. It is apparently in a shop
front in Newcastle NSW somewhere.
5.
Art McKee NZ Monza built by
Grant King. Raced by John Pollard, John
Chambers (1981 - 1984), Rowan Harmon, Geoff
Munday, Mike Imrie, Chris Fing (Owned at
least from 1996 - 2001) and is now in VIC
owned by Rowan Harmon.
6.
Graeme Whincup Rotex Esselite
Dymo Monza - Built By John Riordon in 1979
from a wreck bought in from the States.
Raced by Graeme Whincup and now owned by
Rowan Harman. This car was driven by both
Bob Jane and Jim Richards at one off
meetings.
7.
Daryl Siedle General Electric
Car - Raced by Whincup and eventually owned
by Stephen Voight who bought it around 2002.
The Monza was for sale recently on My105 and
sat at the Brock museum as a replica of the
Bob Jane Monza. The last time it may have
been raced was in 2002 by Voight at Eastern
Creek. It was built along side the IMSA Spec
car. I am pretty sure Whincup owned the car
from the early 80's through to its sale to
Voight in 2002. Was on display int he
Champion Museum. Unsure of its current
owner.
8.
Darryl Siedle IMSA car -
Owned by John Riorden. Built to race in the
IMSA series. Owned by Mike Imrie as early as
1987 (raced it in Rd1 of Whitehorse Truck
Series) who dismantled the car for the
creation of the black Saab in 1994/1995.
Mike apparently still has the body shell for
it. The shell was for sale in 1998 in
Autoaction.
9.
Bob Blacklaw Monza. Raced in
the early 90's and now sitting in the
Bathurst Museum.
Feature Film
Starting fourth, Allan Moffat drives
his #200 white Monza DeKon at The Marlboro Cup, Round 2 - Heat 2
of the 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship. The race
fielded some
27 cars on the 1.9 mile 13 turn course at Sandown Park Raceway,
Victoria, AU on July 4, 1976. For the event, Moffat picked
his car number and graphics in celebration of the USA's 200th
anniversary.
Monza Mission Statement
This is a tribute website dedicated
to the Chevrolet Monza purpose built, "silhouette" racercar. It was primarily campaigned in IMSA GT,
SCCA Trans-Am, and the Confederation of Australian
Motor Sport (CAMS) road racing series. It first
appear on road racing circuits in the US, Europe and
Australia in 1975.
This site is non-commercial and exists purely for pleasure, educational and historical
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Sources:
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