Comments on: Frank Gardner Onboard in a Camaro 1973

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[...] ownership it was steered at endurance events around the world by the likes of Denny Hulme, Frank Gardner and Peter [...]

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[...] list of cars and drivers included Frank Gardner in a Corvair, Allan Moffat in a Chevy Monza , Jim Richards in a Mustang and Ian (Pete) Geoghegan [...]

By: Tasman Series: Longford 1964 – Official Website For The Tasman Revival Easter Creek

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:01:56 +0000

[...] by Jack Brabham with support from Frank Matich and Bib Stillwell, all driving Repco Brabhams. Frank Gardner, Bill Patterson, John Youl and Lex Davison were all entered in [...]

By: Speed54

Speed54 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:18:22 +0000

My Old man raced against Frank, and he once told him: “If you have never bent a car, you haven’t had a go.” My old man also read Bill Wood’s book about Aussie racers, Legends of Speed, and was amazed at how many classes Frank competed in OS, and did so well in. Vale.

By: retromotor

retromotor — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:11:13 +0000

RIP Frank.

By: Speed54

Speed54 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:54:58 +0000

Hi Julie

Here’s a link to an interview with Bud about the jump.

http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=331456

There’s plenty more info on the net about Bud’s involvement with the jump, and it has also been reported in many McQueen biographies. Bud passed on a couple of years ago.

http://www.budekins.com/

By: Julie Allen

Julie Allen — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:48:34 +0000

Hi Speed54

We were always under the impression that Frank Gardner was the one that did the jump which made the film. He is a distant relation and it has been our family story for years that it was him. Do you have any more information that may support this? Thanks

By: Speed54

Speed54 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:09:20 +0000

Speaking about Europe, there was this story floating around in Australia that Frank had performed the famous bike jump stunt in the Great Escape for Steve McQueen when it is well known that it was McQueen’s ISDT team-mate and best bike buddy, Bud Ekins, who also did the brilliant stunt driving in Bullit.

By: retromotor

retromotor — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:09:17 +0000

Yes its surprising how entrenched he was in the European scene. I cant think of too many Australian drivers as versatile and successful in international racing as Frank. I guess he was overshadowed by Brabhams success. The “Foreign Threat” nickname was surely a compliment!

By: Speed54

Speed54 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:16:02 +0000

Frank spent so much time racing in the UK/Europe in the ’60s and early ’70s that when he returned to race in Australia for the Tasman Series and other events, he was nicknamed “the Foreign Threat”..