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The fast Matich SR-3 and SR-4 from Downunder

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Created on June 18, 2012

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Daniel Reinhard

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Matich SR 4 CanAm - at Shannon's Historic Demonstration 2012 on the occasion of the Australian GP

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Matich SR 3 CanAm (1967) - at Shannon's Historic Demonstration 2012 on the occasion of the Australian GP

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Matich SR 3 CanAm - at Shannon's Historic Demonstration 2012 on the occasion of the Australian GP

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Matich SR-3 (1967) - Stuart Kostera drove the fast SR 3 before switching to an even faster Enfin

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Matich SR 3 CanAm (1967) - at Shannon's Historic Demonstration 2012 on the occasion of the Australian GP

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Matich SR 4 CanAm - at Shannon's Historic Demonstration 2012 on the occasion of the Australian GP

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Australia GP Historique - Tribute to Tony Gaze - Matich SR4

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Matich SR-4 (1968) - Matich on Matich in Surfers Paradise

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Matich SR 4 CanAm - at Shannon's Historic Demonstration 2012 on the occasion of the Australian GP

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Matich SR 3 CanAm - an Shannons Historic Demonstration 2012 anlässlich des GP Australien

Matich SR-3 (1967) - Stuart Kostera fuhr den schnellen SR 3, bevor er auf einen noch schnelleren Enfin umstieg

Matich SR 3 CanAm (1967) - an Shannons Historic Demonstration 2012 anlässlich des GP Australien

Matich SR 3 CanAm- an Shannons Historic Demonstration 2012 anlässlich des GP Australien

Matich SR 4 CanAm - an Shannons Historic Demonstration 2012 anlässlich des GP Australien

Australien GP Historique - Tribut für Tony Gaze - Matich SR4

Summary

At the end of the sixties, several sports prototypes were created in Australia, characterized by the racing driver Frank Matich. The exceptionally competitive SR-3 and SR-4 were among the fastest four-wheelers in Australia and won the Australian Sports Car Championship in 1969, among others. This report shows the two sports cars SR-3 and SR-4 and briefly describes their history.

This article contains the following chapters

The fast SR-3
The superior SR-4
SR-4 restored in 2006 and ready to drive again since then

Estimated reading time: 3min

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In 1967 and 68, Australian racing driver Frank Matich (born 1935) designed and built several Matich sports prototypes called the SR-3, SR-4 and SR-5 (SR-4B) with the help of Bob Britton and Henry Nehrybecki. At the 2012 Australian F1 GP in Melbourne, a Matich SR-3 and SR-4 each drove a few demonstration laps in accordance with CanAm regulations. The SR-3, built by Bob Britton and powered by an Oldsmobile V8 engine, commanded great respect from its rivals in 1967 when it set the absolute lap record in Surfers Paradise and on the Warwick Farm Circuit. In "Sandown Park" it only just missed it due to the poor road conditions.

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Matich SR 3 CanAm - an Shannons Historic Demonstration 2012 anlässlich des GP Australien

Matich SR-3 (1967) - Stuart Kostera fuhr den schnellen SR 3, bevor er auf einen noch schnelleren Enfin umstieg

Matich SR 3 CanAm (1967) - an Shannons Historic Demonstration 2012 anlässlich des GP Australien

Matich SR 3 CanAm- an Shannons Historic Demonstration 2012 anlässlich des GP Australien

Matich SR 4 CanAm - an Shannons Historic Demonstration 2012 anlässlich des GP Australien

Australien GP Historique - Tribut für Tony Gaze - Matich SR4

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