[Richard O'Clery]

Hi Paul

I sold my 1968 1750 about 3 years ago, and still miss it.

It certainly wasn't original, with a very warm 2lt motor, LSD, subtle rear flaring, improved suspension and larger wheels and tyres.

I used to race it at club level at Malalla (South Australia) and then occasionally at Barbagallo after moving to Perth 10 years ago.

It always ran strongly and sounded great, but I was needing engine rebuilds about every 10K miles (the last one was A$9600, and finally corrected the problem!). What had happened was when I went from the 1750 to the 2lt motor, the mechanic used the original flywheel rather than one from a 2lt. This is ok if done properly, but in this case the balancing was out. So, every few years I would run big-end bearings or some other problem that was not obviously related to the flywheel.

I retired it from track days a couple of years before the final engine rebuild, and had the body fully restored and the interior re-trimmed in leather (including the racing seats). After softening the springs a little it was a great road car, and used to scare off a lot of the local V8s.

I would say definitely get one, but only if you are prepared to spend quite a lot of money keeping it running well. They perform very well. Watch out for the rust!

When I replace my scanner I'll post a couple of pics.

Richard