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General Discussion Area => General Chat => Topic started by: Camo on April 27, 2014, 10:02:06 PM

Title: R.I.P Harry Firth
Post by: Camo on April 27, 2014, 10:02:06 PM

Sad news is coming through that Aussie motor racing legend Harry Firth, The Silver Fox, has passed away, aged 96.  It is reported that Harry passed away at 7.15pm last night 26-04-14 after a private battle with cancer in hospital near his home in Bayside Victoria. Harry is the father of HDT racing and was much admired by all the racing fraternity.

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Title: Re: R.I.P Harry Firth
Post by: gtc on April 27, 2014, 11:04:12 PM

Sad news indeed.

Title: Re: R.I.P Harry Firth
Post by: MY081 on April 28, 2014, 07:56:55 AM

Harry also developed the gt cortinas and discovered Peter Brock . RIP Harry.

Title: Re: R.I.P Harry Firth
Post by: 86er on April 28, 2014, 05:59:51 PM

Another era gone, a definite legend in Australian motor sport & big reason we have the "hot" cars of the 1970's

Title: Re: R.I.P Harry Firth
Post by: coradict72 on May 07, 2014, 06:08:41 PM

I believe Harry and co won Bathurst in 1967 driving the 67 XR falcon gt.
Which our family has one of the 150 made in our garage
This Gt started the proceedings that led to the phase 3 monster.
I managed to chat at the last muscle car masters at eastern creek
with Harry and snapped a pic and gave his signed poster  to hold with our car.
Where do you start with this great Australian..sadly missed