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Period photos from blogger Koyapop on goo.net.jp 
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Car(s): 1965 Wasp, 1966 Bellett, 1967 Bellett, 1969 Florian, 1973 Bellett GTR, 1976 Buick Opel by Isuzu, 1978 Gemini van
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Unsure if I've deciphered the URL correctly:

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/koyapop/e/d296530 ... c207cfa861

But he has some photos which are ace and I've saved here for posterity. A couple of RT40 Coronas seem to have snuck into the background, too!

The original Bellett GT model, the PR90 which was available as a 1500GT or a 1600GT, both with twin carbies.
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The info says that this is the Bellett 1500 coupe - not badged a GT and ran a standard Bellett 1500 OHV with cast iron head and used the PR80 prefix. Not sure from the badge if that is so for this machine. Notice also the varying PR80s and PR90s seem to have both the 14" wheels with the smooth GT hubcaps and the 13" wheels with the standard GT hubcaps.
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Here's the 1966 to 1967 PR91 Bellett GT that most Australian Bellett enthusiasts are familiar with:

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According to this website the Bellett GT Fastback was built in 1966, however I've got a brochure that mentions the GT Fastbacks from approx 1970. One rumour was that around 240-ish were built and that they were stored by Isuzu for many years.

Unsure if this is true; also unsure if they were all white, which was also the rumour. Have found green and blue ones on the Internet... Features included square-tailed rear styling, Mazda rotor-style tail lights, a fold down rear seat and a different grille. Behold the PR91G:

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Finally, here's a couple of good pics of the last Bellett GT model to reach Australia, in any volumes at least, the 1968 Bellett GT1600.

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Cheers,


Dave

PS - I can't seem to get rid of these pics below - they are repeats of the ones above.


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Awesome! Love the fast back, looks so much like a Mazda!, first pic I have seen of one. Wouldn't you love to take a walk down one of those streets and had your pick!


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And it would be the pick of the bunch Japman. My first gun metal grey GT had a users manual brochure with it. The artists interpretation photo on the front cover of it was like the black and white picks you have dug up, Dave. (You know how I feel about the grey GT and the losses it incurred, including that manual which had a full set of specs pages and many "user guide" photos :oops: ) It had the white wall cheese cutters, and original hubbies.....thanks for digging up some memories.

B 8-)


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