Solved: GAL Simca

[nicanary]

This one is on other forums at the moment. The photo is from Australia, the car is registered as a Simca, and the small letters above the licence plate read OAL or possibly QAL. Looks very like a Toyota 2000GT of course, but the rear end is wrong. Anybody from Down Under know what this is?

[Oguerrerob]

This car appeared in some Aussie group, This guy recognized it
Roger Wright Ok guys. Well we are going back a while here.
This car was built in Adelaide by a colleague of mine who worked with me in DCA, when I had my Bolwell Mk7 (RFN145) in the 70s.
The car was a Simca and the inspiration was a Ferrari Daytona.
The owner builder had the initials GAL and from memory they were attached to the front of the car.
While the car initially had all Simca running gear Peter Nelson and I suggested that the engine and gearbox be changed for something more modern. A Mitsubishi Sigma engine and gearbox replaced the Simca.
Good to see this car still in use and looking good.

[oko94]

Anyone got a front view of this Simca ?

[nicanary]

This car appeared in some Aussie group, This guy recognized it
Roger Wright Ok guys. Well we are going back a while here.
This car was built in Adelaide by a colleague of mine who worked with me in DCA, when I had my Bolwell Mk7 (RFN145) in the 70s.
The car was a Simca and the inspiration was a Ferrari Daytona.
The owner builder had the initials GAL and from memory they were attached to the front of the car.
While the car initially had all Simca running gear Peter Nelson and I suggested that the engine and gearbox be changed for something more modern. A Mitsubishi Sigma engine and gearbox replaced the Simca.
Good to see this car still in use and looking good.

Brilliant! Thanks. I'll let people know. Pity I can't use it as a new puzzle!