Heron GT

The car was put on hold for a long while and then restarted some years later, being completed in 1988 when it raced at the Whenuapai Wings and Wheels meeting where it competed finished very well. However, straight line and powering through corners were out performing the Ferraris, but the 1967 it was found that the brakes were not up to the cars performance. The car was sold to David Manton in 1990, who had a car collection in New Zealand and the car disappeared for a while. In 2008 Maurice O’Reilly called to say the car was for sale in Belgium after a short stay in the United States. It has been mentioned that the car had European customs concerns for three years, but there is no evidence of this. The car was then purchased by the current owner and supported by Mr. Adrias Stals in Latvia who prepared they car for European racing. The brakes have been upgraded, new coil-overs and the engine horsepower was increased. While the car still used the Heron designed and built transaxle a more up to date unit has been used. The car has successfully competed in a number of race meetings at Spa and Nurburgring competitively finishing well amongst a mixed field, the last race this year at Le Mans in September 2018.