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ROSS
CALGHER: A-Grade Automotive Engineer |
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1964 |
Served
apprenticeship with WR Phillips Ltd in New Plymouth. Worked on
Chrysler, Rootes Groop, David Brown, Commer vehicles plus various
other makes. |
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1969 |
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Dynomometer
Specialists - tuning high performance Race-Road cars. |
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1972 |
Owen
Wood Ltd. |
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1975 |
Motor
Industries - trouble shooting for faults on assy line at Waitara
Assy plant. |
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Nicholson
McLaren Engines in United Kingdom. Building Formula One race engines
including Grand Prix winners for John Watson. Plus winning engines
for Dealer Team Vauxhall, March Engineering, Mallock Engineering,
West Surry Racing, McLaren International, Lotus and Brabbam. |
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1977 |
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1983 |
Returned
to New Zealand with Froude Bench dynomometer. Began building Race
Engines in New Zealand and Australia. Development work continued on
Rover V8 engines for the road and races.
Engine
developent on Subaru WRX, Buick V6, Chevrolet V8, Ford V8, Ford
4cyl, Triumph 4, 6 & 8 cyl, Chevrolet Cosworth Vega, Lotus Twin
Cam, Chrysler engines, Leyland P76 V8, plus any other engine that
needs to be inspected. |
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Personal
race results |
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