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JWF Milano GT - rare Australian sports car

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Created on February 23, 2013

Reading time 8min

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Werner Bartholai

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - kürzer als ein moderner Mini

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DolderClassics 2012 im Mai - langsam leert sich der Platz - der JWF Milano GT aber ist noch da

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DolderClassics 2012 im Mai - JWF MIlano GT

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - am Bergrennen Arosa ClassicCar 2012

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - am Bergrennen Arosa ClassicCar 2012

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - am Bergrennen Arosa ClassicCar 2012

Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - am Bergrennen Arosa ClassicCar 2012

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JWF Milano GT (1962) mit Startnummer 218 an der Arosa ClassicCar 2011

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JWF Milano GT (1962) mit Startnummer 218 an der Arosa ClassicCar 2011

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JWF Milano GT 1962 in Altbüron

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JWF Milano GT 1962 im Renneinsatz im Jahr 2010

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JWF Milano GT 1962 im Renneinsatz

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JWF Milano GT 1962 auf dem Salzburgring

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JWF Milano GT 1962 in Altbüron

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JWF Milano GT 1962 in Altbüron

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Arosa ClassicCar 2010 Bergrennen - JWF Milano GT 1962

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - der Motor liegt weit hinten, für die Passagierkabine ist nur beschränkt Platz

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - schöne Rundungen

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - gedrungen und schön geschwungen

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - von Australien nach England und in die Schweiz

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - die Abgase werden auf der Seite herausgeführt

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - es gab die Milano-Karosserien mit grosser und mit kleiner Heckscheibe

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - der Motorraum reicht fast bis zur Mitte des Fahrzeugs

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - der Zugang zum Aggregat ist hervorragend

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - Drei SU-Vergaser sorgen für üppige Treibstoffzufuhr

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Fahrzeugeindrücke - JWF Milano GT 1962

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - hier war noch kein Motoren-Designer am Werk

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - der Reihensechszylindermotor stammt von Holden

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Fahrzeugeindrücke - JWF Milano GT 1962

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - Blick ins Interieur, karg aber zweckmässig

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - blanker, lackierter Kunststoff im Innern

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - zeitgemässe Aluminium-Räder

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Boxenstopp @ Meylenstein Mai 2011 - JWF Milano GT

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Boxenstopp @ Meylenstein Mai 2011 - JWF Milano GT

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - Ausbuchtungen auf der Motorhaube, um den Vergasern genug Platz zu geben

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - weist auf den verwendeten Holden-Motor mit 179 cubic inches hin

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - das Milano-Wappen kennzeichnet den Fahrzeugtyp - kein Alfa-Wappen

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Holden EH_Premier (1963) - lieferte den Motor auch für den JWF Milano GT

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JWF MIlano GT (1962) - Inserat in Sports Car World April-Nummer 1962

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - Inserat in der Zeitschrift Sports Car World in der September-Nummer von 1962

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - Bruce Leers Wagen um 1962

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JWF MIlano GT (1962) - Sam Johnsons Fahrzeug beim Amaroo Bergrennen im Jahr 1965

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - Interieur von Sam Johnsons Fahrzeug

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - Blick ins Interieur des Autos von Bruce Leer, um das Jahr 1965

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - der Wagen von Bruce Leer - Frontaufhängungen - aufgenommen 1965

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - grosse Heckscheibe beim Bruce Leer Wagen

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - Bruce Leer hinter Sam Johnson beim Rennen vonOran Park im Jahr 1966

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JWF MIlano GT (1962) - Bruce Leer am Bathurst-Rennen im Jahr 1968

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - Bruce Leerin Oran Park im Zweikampf mit einem Alfa TZ1 im Jahr 1965

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JWF Milano GT - bei einem Renneinsatz in Australien in den Sechzigerjahren

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JWF Milano GT 2 (1970) - drei Fahrzeuge des Modells GT 2 wurden gebaut

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JWF MIlano GT (1962) - erneut aufgebaut, hier um das Jahr 1975

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - mit Traco Oldsmobile V8 Motor um das Jahr 1970

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JWF Milano GT (1962) - zwei Milanos in England um 2006

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JWF Milano GT (1962) mit Startnummer 218 an der Arosa ClassicCar 2011

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JWF Milano GT (1962) mit Startnummer 218 an der Arosa ClassicCar 2011

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Gaisbergrennen 2011 - JWF Milano GT (1962) - oben auf dem Gaisberg

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Summary

The JWF Milano GT was a successful sports car in Australia. Built between 1962 and 1968, it took part in races such as Bathurst, Oran Park and Warwick Farm and also held various 1/4-mile records. As a road-going sports car equipped with components from Holden and various English manufacturers, it offered the best driving performance at a reasonable price. The vehicle presented here was number 3 of 30 built. The report is illustrated by many current and historical pictures, advertisements and price lists.

This article contains the following chapters

Three sports car fans come together
Commercial success with plastic
A chassis-body combination
With MG-TC or Holden components
The right Holden 179 engine
A new standard in terms of price-performance
The racing car for the road
Car number 3
From the cockpit

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

When the black sports car appears at a petrol station, it doesn't take long for someone to ask: "Is this an Alfa Romeo?"Others guess Jaguar or at least an English car and are just as wrong, because the JWF Milano GT, which bears the Milan coat of arms on the front of its name, comes from the land of koala bears and kangaroos, i.e. Australia. In the late 1950s, three men - Sam Johnson, Geoff Williams and Grant Furzer - had similar dreams in New South Wales (Australia). And they decided not to leave it at that. Instead of continuing to make do with scale models, they enlarged one of the plastic models and produced a mold for series production. The "Milano" was born. They named the company after the initials of their surnames, i.e. J.W.F.

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