Niko Posted 24December, 2013 Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 A friend of the family has had his RENMAX BRABHAM stolen on the early hours of Saturday the 21st of December.. The car was in the trailer below. Factory gates at Rowville were cut and the trailer Reg No T39795 containing the car was stolen. HISTORY: apparently this is number 1 of only 4 made. It was rear ended in what is thought to be it's second only outing and then rebuilt with a REPCO V8 engine (number RB740 E16C) which came out of Leo GEOGHANS Lotus 39 and had also previously been used by Sir Jack Brabham in 1967. It had a long history in racing. 1970-72 with Doug McArthur. 1972-75 with Barry Norma RANDALL and then with the GIBSON family from 1975 - 2011. The current owner Jay BONDINI purchased the car after it had been sitting for many years and it took a a team of very talented and very good friends 12 months and a hell of a lot of money to rebuild the car to it's current condition (as pictured) This is the only one in the world with a REPCO Engine fitted and is very very rare. The police have told Jay that there is little hope of him ever seeing it again in one piece and it will probably be dumped and burnt. The biggest chance of getting it back is by locating the trailer. So if all you good Porker People out there Australia wide could keep an image of the trailer in your minds and see if you happen to spot it on your travels. If anyone sees the trailer (or the car) could you either contact the nearest police or 000 or alternatively ring the owner Jay on 0438 438093 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 24December, 2013 Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 Very sad people in this world world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC9911 Posted 24December, 2013 Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 Niko, sorry to hear this, don't you think it's an inside job? How many people would know about the car, surely it's not a random! I hope your friend gets his car back & the thieves die. P.S. Not sure I can say that but I hate people who steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 24December, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 Thanks gents, apparently there is some thought that they may have only been after the trailer, but ended up with the car as well. Not sure about that personally, but maybe... Hopefully it will turn up, my thoughts are it is probably in a container and on the way to a new home O.S. somewhere, not that you would be able to bring it out in public.... I hate burglars and car thieves with a vengeance. I think the sentence you have handed down GC is fair and proper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevMcRev Posted 24December, 2013 Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 Thanks gents, apparently there is some thought that they may have only been after the trailer, but ended up with the car as well. Not sure about that personally, but maybe... Niko this was the first thing i thought of as I read it. A LOT of trailers get stolen by what I would call pretty unsophisticated, opportunistic thieves. They would be pretty easy to re-birth and re-sell. The car may have been a surprise bonus... I really do hope this piece of history finds it's way home in one piece. I've never felt comfortable storing cars, motorbikes, machinery etc on a trailer - it just makes it too damn easy for them to haul the lot away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 24December, 2013 Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 Absolute scum! Lets hope it is found safe and complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 24December, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 Yes Trev very possible, and the trailer (with car inside) which was not in the workshop and open to see as it sat in the yard. I believe the actual height inside the trailer is only 1.4 or 1.5 metres so not a great deal of height to put anything substantial in. Would have been a very snug fit with the car. You would hope if it was just the trailer they were after, they would just dump the car somewhere to be found....maybe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 24December, 2013 Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 What absolute scum bags of the worst kind, really hope your friend gets it back and the thieves get what they deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 24December, 2013 Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 I just hope the A/Holes don`t trash it to hide the evidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 24December, 2013 Report Share Posted 24December, 2013 The car would be very hard to move being an Aust made Renmax. But the engine would be worth heaps being a Repco Brabham. Car has recently been restored with lots spent apparently. Hope he gets it back intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted 25December, 2013 Report Share Posted 25December, 2013 Fingers crossed this situation has a positive ending. It would be a crying shame for a piece of history to be trashed unwittingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Harold Posted 25December, 2013 Report Share Posted 25December, 2013 Dogs of the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 25December, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 25December, 2013 Just makes you wonder WTF are they going to do with it? But as you have added Barry, maybe some plans for the motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 25December, 2013 Report Share Posted 25December, 2013 That's shocking Niko! I really hope there's a happy ending here. Never know the thieves might be googling the car trying to work out what they have - maybe the car will turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 25December, 2013 Report Share Posted 25December, 2013 A bit more exposure. http://www.themotorreport.com.au/57896/rare-australian-repco-engined-rennmax-stolen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 25December, 2013 Report Share Posted 25December, 2013 Do we share this sort of alert on.Facebook etc? Put it out on my.kids accounts (one has 15,000 followers) and.offer a cash Reward? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 25December, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 25December, 2013 Hi Chris, I think Jay wants it out there as much as possible, but not being a believer of follower of anything Facebook.... (probably the dinosaur in me) But I guess any publicity is good publicity. Reward has never been mentioned so I would say no reward is going to be offered. I think we are relying on the good will of the good people out there especially the motoring fraternity to keep an eye out..... And just make the appropriate phone call if they happen to see either the trailer of the car. (000 will do nicely) That would be reward in itself. Cheers mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurK Posted 7January, 2014 Report Share Posted 7January, 2014 Niko, I take it this news article is the car in question: http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/rare-1970-rennmax-car-stolen-from-rowville-factory-20140107-30e92.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 7January, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 7January, 2014 Hi Arthur, yes mate that is the one, took a long time before the media took it up. Think it might be in a container on the way to lands unknown unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 7January, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 7January, 2014 Wow, just wrote the above post and heard on the police report on AW the car has been found I think in Belgrave and still in good nick. Great news, there goes the car in a container theory. Thanks to all on the forum who would have been keeping an eye out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 7January, 2014 Report Share Posted 7January, 2014 That's fantastic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 7January, 2014 Report Share Posted 7January, 2014 It was being reported on 9 news updates last night, glad to hear it has a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevepGT3 Posted 7January, 2014 Report Share Posted 7January, 2014 with any luck, because of its value and as its not a road car they will be charged with more than just car theft. anyone know how that works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-p Posted 7January, 2014 Report Share Posted 7January, 2014 Great news, I really thought it was probably out of the country already so very glad to be wrong! C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrest Posted 7January, 2014 Report Share Posted 7January, 2014 Probably found out that they could fit it into a drag cars space frame or hot rods chassis. LOL Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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