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Veskanda
C1
One-off Australian Group A sports car.
Still being researched: identification guide. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: ZidaneHartono · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1985
- Engine
- mid-engine, longitudinal 90 degree V8 · 6,000 cc / 6.0 LFactory: 6,000 cc
- Power
- 485 kW / 659 PSFactory: 485 kW
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- K&A Engineering (Dale Koennecke and Harry Aust)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
A one-off Australian Group C sports car from 1985, built with a ground-effect body and an aluminium monocoque. It dominated the national GT and sports car championship in 1986, which makes it notable in Australian sports car racing.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Adelaide photographer Bernard van Elsen commissioned K&A Engineering to build an Australian Group C car. K&A used a purchased Lola F5000 car as the source of the Chevrolet V8, gearbox and running gear, and built a new aluminium monocoque around them.
The car debuted at Calder in August 1985 and beat the leading cars of the series that weekend. It was disqualified from the 1988 Sandown 360 km for exceeding the fuel allowance.
In 1986 the car won every round it contested, using a 5.8 litre engine from mid-season.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard C1.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Chevrolet V8 (taken from a Lola F5000 car)1,2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | mid-engine, longitudinal 90 degree V81 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 81 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 6,000 cc / 6.0 LFactory: 6,000 cc1 Independently researchedThe forum thread (level D) gives a 5-litre engine at first and 5.8 litres from mid-1986, so the figure may vary. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Valvetrain | 2 valves per cylinder, OHV1 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | fuel injection1 Independently researched |
| Induction | naturally aspirated1 Independently researched |
| Power | 485 kW / 659 PSFactory: 485 kW1 Independently researchedThe page also gives 650 bhp. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | 5-speed manual, Hewland DG3001 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | 51 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | rear1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | aluminium monocoque1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | lower wishbones, top rockers, inboard coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | multi-link, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar1 Independently researched |
| Brakes | ventilated discs, all round1 Independently researched |
| Steering | rack-and-pinion1 Independently researched |
| Body construction | fibreglass body1 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | 2,710 mmFactory: 2,710 mm1 Independently researched |
| Length | 4,800 mmFactory: 4,800 mm1 Independently researched |
| Width | 2,000 mmFactory: 2,000 mm1 Independently researched |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1985 Veskanda C1 Chevrolet specifications Level C Wouter Melissen · Ultimatecarpage.com · 2013-05-23
- Chevrolet 90 V8
- Chevrolet 90 V8, Mid, longitudinally mounted
- Displacement 6,000 cc
- 2 valves / cylinder, OHV
- Fuel Injection
- Naturally Aspirated
- 650 bhp / 485 kW
- Hewland DG300 5 speed Manual
- Rear wheel drive
- Chassis aluminium monocoque
- lower wishbones, top rockers, in-board coil springs over dampers
- multi-link, coil springs over dampers
- ventilated discs, all-round
- rack-and-pinion
- Body fibreglass
- 2,710 mm (106.7 in)
- 4,800 mm (189 in)
- 2,000 mm (78.7 in)
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2
1985 Veskanda C1 Chevrolet - images, specifications and information Level C Wouter Melissen · Ultimatecarpage.com · 2013-05-23
- The Chevrolet engine and the Hewland gearbox
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