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34
HONOURING THOSE
WHO BUILT THE SPORT
Features
20 Bad boy to hero

From shine to stock
26 Independently sprung
Stroked, too
34 Warden it be great
It certainly was
44 In ya face
It certainly is
Cover feature
50 Dont tell dad
He soon guessed though
56 First and last

Driving the dream
62 Running on four
Bloody quick though
64 Ring of fire
Burnout smoke, too
Regulars
4
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18
News & reviews

Mail
Young and old
10 Events
Still lots to do
40 So Cal Diaries
Desert heat
80 Remember when
n
One man band
16
26
Out and About

12 Animation time
No Gromit though
16 A Common show
An annual event
17 Street party
Reviving the custom
18 Warm welcome
Wet too though
Others
32 Custom Car subs offer

Save some dosh
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Introduction
Last month I mentioned the resilience and
positivity displayed by hot rodders, and now
I would like to expand on that by mentioning
a few more of their traits kindness,
consideration and generosity. These were
demonstrated to the full during prize giving
at the Supernats a few weeks ago.
In the July issue we pictured Zack Martin,
who assisted Jimmy Shine with the trophy
pre
presentations
at the National
Hot Rod &
Cus
Custom
Show in
Pet
Peterborough.
Sub
Subsequently,
Rus Cook
Russ
arr
arranged
for
Jim
Jimmy
to sign a
cop of CC with
copy
f
a feature
on the
show, which he
then had framed,
along with a print
of the original
photo. Russ
Last supper
breakfast
Lymestone Brewery and Reapers UK
present the last Breakfast at the Brewery
for 2015 on Sunday 20 September from
9am to 1pm. The brewery is located in
Stone, Staffordshire (ST15 8LL) and all rods,
Friday bonus
As long as youre reading this issue as
soon as it came out, youve just got time to
sling your tent in the boot and head off to
Shakespeare County Raceway for the NSRA
Hot Rod Drags (11-13 September). As a
bonus, if you arrive early enough, you can
enter the Friday Afternoon Shootout.
You can run on either treaded tyres or
slicks, but your vehicle must be silenced
as the track officials dont want to incur
then presented
this memorable
souvenir to Zack
on the Sunday
afternoon.
A number of
NSRA committee
members have
announced they
will be standing down at the clubs AGM in
November. The longest serving of these
is Trade Co-Ordinator, Dik Stapley, and,
unbeknown to Dik, the traders decided his
retirement shouldnt go unnoticed. As a
mark of the traders thanks for the support
he has given them over the last eight years,
Ian Guy presented Dik and his wife, Kay, with
a print uncannily depicting a younger Dik
riding a Harley well, he was an avid biker in
a former life. Colin Ayres had arranged for all
the traders to sign this before it was framed,
which was a nice touch, not to mention a
considerate gesture.
Both these acts were warmly appreciated
by both the recipients and the amassed
crowd. Aint you all a bunch of great people?
And talking of presentations at the
Supernats, Mike and I

would like to thank the
NSRA for the plaque I
collected on behalf of CC
to mark the magazines
induction
into their Hall
ind
of Fame. Sadly, as Id
lef my selfie stick at
left
hom I didnt get a pic of
home
the presentation, but the plaque is now
proudly displayed in my home office, next
to the Bootsie the magazine received
when it was inducted into the British
Drag Racing Hall of Fame. Im only the
current custodian of both of these awards,
but they dont half make me feel proud
to be part of the magazines history.
Dave Biggadyke
customs, classics, bikes, scooters and even

mopeds are welcome. As the organisers say,
Variation is the key here, so dont be shy
and lets make this last get together of the
year the biggest yet.
The 5 per person entry fee gets you a
drink and a butty, so bring your family and
friends, and dont forget your camera.
If you need to know more, call Steve on
07928 214543.
the wrath of the vocal locals. Two trophies

are up for grabs, along with a bumper
prize package, which will include a free
event t-shirt, a bag of NSRA goodies, drag
race DVDs courtesy of Quarter Mile High
and free admission to the 2016 Nostalgia
Nationals. All you have to do is turn up,
sign on and run on the Friday afternoon.
One trophy and prize package will go to
whoever runs the quickest ET, with the
other going to the person who puts in the
most runs. Ladies and gentlemen, start
your engines.
Top drawer
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with the addition of a new range of tool
storage solutions. The extensive line up
of 34 products offers safe and secure tool
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workshop and on-site use. Tool chests, stepup chests, roller cabinets and jobsite boxes
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Meat and two veg

Sadly, its getting toward the time of year when things start easing off
on the hot rodding calendar. Not so when it comes to the Head Gaskets
though. Their evening BBQs take place on the third Wednesday of each
month from 7pm til late, with the last for 2015 being on 16 September.
That doesnt signal winter hibernation though as the Head Gaskets Hot
Rod Sunday Roasts run on from noon on the third Sunday of each month
from October through to April. By our reckoning, that means Sunday 18
October will be the first of this winter session.
The venue for both the BBQs and Sunday roasts is the North Star
public house, Thorney Mill Road, Iver, South Bucks SL0 9AL (tel. 01895
442128) and all rods, customs, classics, American and most pre-1980
cars are welcome.
Stocking fillers
A sure sign the year is coming to a close
is when we start receiving PR about
calendars. Well, the first such offering
this year comes from those ever-efficient
people at the Valley Gas Speed Shop.
The images for their A3-size 2016
calendar were all taken on location in the
Valley Gas workshop by Tony Nylons and
feature quite a few pairs of, well, nylons.
Priced at 14.99, plus p&p if required, the
calendars are available online, direct from
the Valley Gas shop or though Facebook.
Visit www.valleygasspeedshop.com or call
them on 01264 353646.
Pic and mix

The Iceni C.A.R. Club Picnic in the Forest takes place on Sunday 13
September at High Lodge in Thetford Forest Park on the Norfolk /
Suffolk border. The venue offers kids amenities and a large play area
and food will be available, with the informal get together kicking off
at 10am. The entrance to the picnic site is off the B1107 five miles
from the A11 at Thetford heading towards Brandon and a Forest Toll
charge applies (www.forestry.gov.uk/highlodge). For further details
of this, and other events organised by the Iceni C.A.R. Club, visit www.
icenicarclub.uwclub.net
Popular show
Popstalgia, the
celebration of all
variants of Fords
Popular, Anglia and
Prefect models from
the 40s to the 60s,
takes place on 26-27
September. The venue
ue
is Bosworth Water
Trust in Nuneaton,
Warwickshire where
camping is available (tel. 01455 291876 for details). The weekend
features a Saturday cruise and a drive-in car show on the Sunday.
Food and drink will be available from the on-site restaurant. For more
information, call 07813 478789.
Pod cast
The latest happenings at the home

of UK drag racing - Santa Pod
The tempus sure does
fugit. One minute we
are gearing up for
the Festival of Power
and the start of the
competitive drag
racing season, next,
or so it seems, we are
readying to wind up
the show for another
year. The European
season has already climaxed with the nitro-fuelled extravaganza
known as the European Finals. Now its time for our home-grown
racers to settle their championship differences at the National Finals.
Just two weekends after the Euro spectacular, the National
Finals (19-20 September) showcases all thats best about the UK
Sportsman drag racing scene. But dont think youll be short changed
if the big classes are absent. The Nostalgia Fuel Challenge Cup will
still give you your late-season nitro kick, and then there are the Pro
Mods the quickest, fastest, wildest doorslammers in the sport bring
the MSA British Drag Racing Championship to its climactic sixth and
final round.
The National Finals draws together a broader cast of characters
than youll have seen a fortnight earlier at the big show. There will
be familiar Sportsman classes, of course, such as Pro and Super Pro
ET, the Super classes, Junior Dragsters and the Topspeed Automotive
Street Eliminator, but the Volkswagen community will also be out in
force with a host of VWDRC Pro and Sportsman entries. Plus, therell
be the hurtling, retro-style campaigners of the Wild Bunch.
Along with Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Super Street Bikes,
Super Twin Top Gassers and ETers will be going hell for leather
through the cool autumn air and the 8.50 and 9.50 Bike bracketeers
will be strutting their stuff. And dont forget the Juniors drag racing
kids come in bike-riding as well as dragster-driving form.
Away from the track, Santa Pod provides its usual brand of evening
entertainment and family fun as always, kids under 16 come in for
free. On the track, prepare for a poignant, if noisy, farewell, when the
Chaos Fuel Altered makes its final appearance under the ownership
of Lawrie Gatehouse. Once the doyen of drag racing photojournalists, Gatehouse stepped back into the quarter-mile spotlight
10 years ago, launching Chaos and revitalising the Fuel Altered scene
at the same time. Now retirement beckons, and UK drag racing will be
just that little bit quieter for it.
Save the Salt

Its no secret that the Bonneville Salt
Flats (BSF) has been under threat
for decades. In the 1960s, the landspeed racing community alerted the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
that there was a serious problem,
yet no protective action was taken
until 1997. Despite a significant saltbrine pumping programme, it has
become obvious that the amounts
being pumped are insufficient to overcome the estimated 50-75 million tons of salt that were
removed over the previous six decades.
The cancellation of the 2015 Speed Week due to deteriorating conditions at the BSF has
helped build a large coalition effort to address the problem. With renewed focus, the team
has constructed a plan to save the salt flats. Team members from are working with state
government officials, members of Congress and the BLM, engineers and geologists to draft a
comprehensive Reclamation Plan.
An online petition is being circulated to stop the mining of this Area of Critical
Environmental Concern. Without more aggressive management by the government entities
currently responsible for this unique area, there will not be a salt flat in the coming years.
Please take a few minutes of your time to submit your signature to this issue and start
towards the resolution of the situation (leave out the Zip Code if youre a non-US resident).
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-mining-bonneville-salt-flats-0
Cordless impact
Driven from years of combined experience in both the
motorsport and tool industries, the Kielder Works Team have
developed an all-new 18V, cordless, -inch drive impact
wrench. Launching under the new-to-market Kielder brand,
the unit offers 430Nm of torque, weighs in at 1.7kg and is
fuelled by Samsung Li-Ion batteries.
The KWT-002 18V cordless impact wrench will be on sale
via www.kielder.co, as well as through Machine Mart and
other retailers, priced at 149.98 inc. VAT. Complementary
products sharing the same 18V battery system will also be
available. Find out more at www.kielder.co
Wings and
wheels
This years Footman James Sywell

Classic Pistons and Props takes
place at Sywell Aerodrome near
Northampton on 26-27 September.
The event combines historic race
cars, hot rods and motorbikes with
sic.
classic aeroplanes and vintage music.
Land-based attractions include a
Racing Runway and Sprint Strip,
Flight
whilst airborne entertainment willl be provided by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight,
the Breitling Wingwalkers and the World War 1 Dogfight display team. Swing jive band The
One Eyed Cats will be performing throughout the weekend, while Saturday night sees The
New Dreamers featuring Tommy Cunningham (former Bay City Roller) take to the stage. With
a vintage fun fair and shopping village also on site, why not make a weekend of it as camping
packages are available. Find out more at www.sywellclassic.co.uk
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Dear CC, I thought I would send

you these photos in the hope you
can use them in your magazine.
Ive been in the hobby since I
passed my driving test at 17. Even
when children come along you
dont stop doing what you love
doing and when Ben arrived we
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We won a tot rod body at the
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for him. My father-in-law, Ron,
gave us some steam pipe to make
the chassis and the running gear
came from an old, burnt out, sit-on mower. It was painted in the body shop where I
used to work, and all in it cost just 70 to build. We took the tot rod to a lot of car shows
taking two cars, me pulling the caravan with the Jowett Javelin and Jane pulling the tot
rod in our daily. A lot of petrol was consumed over the years. Bens first outing was when
he was six, when he did the drag racing time trials at Billing. God that was frightening.
Things changed the year after when the tot rods moved to the go kart track. Ben had so
much fun and was very competitive over the years. He never won, but came very close to
it at times.
Hes now 20-years old and driving his own car, a 60 Ford 100E. We have to keep young
blood coming through to keep the hobby alive, and we hope this never changes in our
lifetime. We still have the tot rod too many memories to sell.
Malc, Jane and, of course, Ben Beales via email
> Malc and Jane, good on you both for showing Ben the way ahead at such a tender age.
We have noticed of late that more and more offspring of long-term rodders are now
driving their own cars. Hopefully, Ben will make use of the socket set well be sending
thats Ben, not you Malc! Ed.
Doesnt add up
Dear CC, for the sake of my marriage I didnt spent 17,000
putting the Hemi in my Tudor. When I ran 89mph at Pendine
on the Saturday it was three mph faster than the old V6, hence
1,700 per mph!
Johnny Best via email
> Oops, sorry about that Johnny. Mike Pye holds his hands up to
getting his sums wrong, hopefully Sarah didnt take his maths as
gospel. I guess in all the excitement of Pendine Mike was struggling
with his digits as he also owns
up to referring to Phil Wells
coupe (pictured left) as a
5-window when clearly its got
less glass than that. Nobody
seems to have noticed that
faux pas though so lets keep
that one to ourselves, okay?
Great, but loud
Vettell be it
Dear CC, all I can say is what a day

Saturday was. The weather was brilliant,
the racing was brilliant, the atmosphere
was brilliant and the cars were brilliant.
I am referring to Dragstalgia of course.
My son stayed right til the flame
burnouts at the end and enjoyed every
minute of the day. Well done Santa Pod
and the organisers of this event, I feel it
will only get bigger and could become
the new main event on my calendar.
Do I have any negative points?
Well yes, the music. Why is it so loud
while waiting for the next race to
set up, or when theres an interlude?

The music itself was not the problem,
but sitting on the bank you couldnt
hear yourself talk, and you cant
escape the speakers as they are all
away along the track. Even my son
says it was louder than the cars.
Despite that, Im looking forward
to next years Dragstalgia already.
Karl Wraight via email
> Great to hear you and your son
enjoyed Dragstalgia so much Karl, its

one of our favourite events, too. As for
the volume of the music, what do the
rest of you think? Ed.
Dear CC, I once owned Plastic Fantastic,

a Corvette worked on by Nick Orme and
featured in these pages. Of note was
the front end treatment and sequential
Thunderbird tail lights. Is there any chance
I could locate the article you ran sometime
around 75 to 78? I do believe the front
cover of that particular issue featured
another really nice (white) Corvette, all
decked up in the American flag and an
unforgettable beautiful woman adorning
the roof. It has been a long time.
C.E. Roldan, Montreal
> Your memorys not that bad Mr. Roldan
as the feature you mention appeared in the

July 76 issue. Sadly, we have no archives
from that era, so all we can suggest is
scouring eBay to try and find a copy. Ed.
Sticky
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Dear CC, you kindly published my
letter in the April 15 issue regarding
the nostalgia T bucket drag car I was
building called Purple T Daze. I
mentioned I was after some older-style
CC stickers for the car and, thanks to
Sid Slattery, the T now wears them with
pride. Ive thanked Sid in person, but
now Id like to thank him publicly.
Lifes a drag
Dear CC, I am so enjoying your series on the
golden age of drag racing. I first went to the
Pod in 1974 and have so many memories of
those days. Its great to see that so many cars
are still pounding the quarter mile. I recently
went to Classics at the Castle at Sherborne
Castle and Dick Sharp had Dorset Horn there
on display. Its amazing he is still running
that after 40 years. I also hear that the
original Mr Six dragster was found in France
and will be restored.
I remember being at the Pod in 1977 to
see Pete Crane in Stormbringer run the first
five in Europe. Its great to see so many of
these cars surviving and still doing what they

were built to do. Ill never forget following
Als Gasser on a trailer being pulled by a
Ford V8 Pilot. Those were the days.
Andy Snellgrove, Yeovil
> Andy, nostalgia really is your thing I
cant remember the last time I received

a hand-written letter. Glad youre liking
Keith Lees features, were always amazed
at what he digs out of his archives, and his
memory. As for Mr Six, we understand the
six-second dragster is now owned by one of
the original team members, and is currently
being restored for cacklefest use. We look
forward to seeing, and hearing, that. Ed.
Gary Parkes via email
> Consider Sid thanked in print Gary,
hes one of those people who will always

help out whenever they can. Were liking
the look of your T by the way. Ed.
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SEPTEMBER
11-13 NSRA Hot Rod Drags.
ty Raceway.
Shakespeare County
www.nsra.org.uk
11-13 Goodwood Revival. Goodwood,
Sussex. www.goodwood.co.uk
13 Iceni (C.A.R.) Clubs Picnic in the
Forest. High Lodge, Thetford Forest Park.
www.icenicarclub.uwclub.net
13 RWYB. Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com
13 Kents Classic Car Show.
Aylesford Priory, Kent.
www.kentsclassiccarshow.co.uk
18 Peak Performance Test & Tune
Day. Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com
18-20 NHRC Hot Rod & Custom Car
Show. Lepton Highlanders Sports &
Social Club, Huddersfield.
07768 071916
18-20 AACUK Autumn Nationals.
Drayton Manor Park, Staffs.
www.american-auto-club.co.uk
19 YANCS Show at Driffield Country
Fair. Driffield Showground, North
Humberside. Search YANCS Yorkshire on
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26-27 Late Summer Madness

Public Track Weekend.
Shakespeare County Raceway.
www.shakespearecountyraceway.com
26-27 Sywell Classic Pistons and
Props. Sywell Aerodrome, Northants.
www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk
19-20 National Finals.

Santa Pod. www.santapod.com
26-27 Popstalgia. Bosworth Water

Trust, Nuneaton, Warks. 07813 478789
19-20 Footman James Classic Car

Show. Event City, Manchester.
www.manchesterclassiccarshow.com
OCTOBER
20 UK Northern Finals. York Raceway.

www.yorkraceway.org.uk
20 A602s Autorama. Fairlands Valley
Showground, Stevenage, Herts.
www.a602sstreetandstriprods.com
20 Route 62 Kustom Show.
Pontefract Racecourse, Yorkshire.
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20 The Big Welsh Classic Car Show.
Margam castle, South Wales.
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events/845526792173504
25-27 Fort Paull American, Rod and
Custom Show. Fort Paull, Hull HU12 8FP.
No dogs allowed in Fort. 01709 542555 /
07787 915081
25-27 Wessex Rod & Custom
Weekender. Norden Farm Campsite,
Wareham, Dorset. www.facebook.com/
events/1574765112781757/
26 Saturday Night Special.
Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com

4 The P-15 Picnic (46-48 Chrysler
Corporation Cars). Sywell Aerodrome,
Northants. O7802 355025 / 0845 257 1939
7 Hot Rod Night. Ace Caf, London.
www.ace-cafe-london.com
10-11 Late Autumn Madness
Public Track Weekend.
11 Judgement Day. York Raceway.
www.yorkraceway.org.uk
24 Saturday Night Special. Santa Pod.
www.rwyb.com
24-25 Halloween Bonfire Burn Up /
Gamblers Race.
31 Flame & Thunder Show. Santa Pod.

www.santapod.com
31 Whitby Kustom Show.
West Cliff School, Whitby YO21 3EG
whitbykustompaul@gmail.com
07770 585422 /
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31 Can-Am Car Clubs Spooktacular.
Wimborne, Dorset.
www.canamcarclub.org.uk
NOVEMBER
7 Firework Frenzy. Santa Pod.
www.santapod.com
13-15 Classic Motor Show. NEC,
www.necclassicmotorshow.com
13-16 Rhythm Riot.
Pontins Holiday Centre, Camber, Sussex.
www.rhythmriot.com
21 BDRHoF Gala Awards Dinner.
Savill Court Hotel, Windsor Great Park.
www.britishdragracinghof.co.uk
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25 Rat Rod Review. Ace Caf, London.

27 Frozen Fins. Ace Caf, London.

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Hot Rod Hootenanny

Words and pics: Martin Drake
friends Toni
Josh Potter shows off his tot rod with
obviously
McClellan and Holly Jones. The pose factor
r.
starts at an earlier age north of the borde
Organised by the Phantoms, the 11th

Org
Hot Rod Hootenanny was staged in the
out
outskirts of Glasgow. Hot rods, customs
and American cars slowly started to roll
int
into Stirling Rugby Club on the Friday
mor
morning, with the locals wondering if
it was a thunderstorm closing in on the
tow
town as a string of V8s descended into
the grounds. Participants travelled from as
far afield as York and Harrogate to see what a
Sco
Scottish hot rod event had in store for them.
time with friends and chatting about our

hobby is all we need to keep ourselves busy
and smiling. Unfortunately, the proposed
highland games had to be cancelled due to
the weather, but instead people just chilled
out in the bar and took in the live sounds
from the Hot Rod Sinners before the DJ kept
everyone dancing long into the night.
As show day dawned, the sun came out
and the public came along. With traders
ranging from vintage hairdressers to tiki
on your to-do-north-of-the-border list

end of fun
Graeme Stock camped up for the week
in his Model
and games, not to mention cruising
A sedan delivery.
The weather gods, however, had their own

age
agenda and, maybe thinking we didnt have
eno
enough to drink, sent plenty of the wet stuff.
The at 1.30am on the Saturday morning,
Then,
the picked up the main marquee from the
they
sho field and wrapped it around one of the
show
o
floodlight
posts. Did this dampen the spirit of
the weekend? Not a chance!
With the hot rod quiz on Friday night
and the cruise out on Saturday, spending
stalls, 120 hot rods and Yanks to wander

around and more live music from those
Sinners a great day was had by all.
Despite the terrible weather conditions
earlier in the weekend, the vibe was high
and this show should definitely be on your
to-do-north-of-the-border list. If youre
tempted, next years Phantoms show will
be on 15-17 July at Stirling Rugby Club,
Stirling, Scotland..
John
The rain didnt put off the cruisers, and
Customline.
McClellan leads the pack in his 54 Ford
Were surprised Brian

Watson finds the time to
take in a rod run on his
doorstep as he spends so
much time south of the
border in his 33 coupe.
Pops
Stock height or chopped? A brace of
day.
playing puddle jumpers on the Satur
Brian Thomson braved the

weather and came along
in his Model A coupe to
support the Phantoms.
Steve Wilsons 55 Chevy Bel

Air was just
one of many classic Yanks on
display.
Rockabilly band, the Hot Rod Sinners, played the night away, and some
of the following day, too.
Wallace Monument overlooks Stirling

to
Rugby Club, providing an eerie backdrop
the Phantoms Hootenanny.
Weve yet to see a picture of Fraser Walker without a smile on his face
when hes behind the wheel of his flaked and blown C-cab.
Barry Lynchs Fordson runs an independent front end, Volvo

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axle and a blown 3.9-litre Rover V8 mated to a 5-speed manual
box.
John Stevensons 40 Ford pick-up in the main line up on the show field
on the Sunday.
y.
Chopped Moggies appear to be en vogue in Scotland these
The unmistakably sleek lines of Bruce Kinnears chopped and bagged

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Classics on the Common

Words and pics: Mark Blows
Once again, the Classics on the Common
Chelmsford meet was a resounding success this
year. Thanks to the great weather, a huge turnout
amassed on Galleywood Common, right in front of
the Horse & Groom public house.
Variety is always the main ingredient at this show and
this year was no different, with classics, Yanks, bikes,
a huge turnout amassed on

Galleywood Common
Its hard to believe
that the Norman
Wilding-built
Mk2 Zephyr, Ford
Fever, graced the
cover of Hot Rod
& Custom UK in
October 1978.
rods and customs all well represented. Amidst the many

familiar vehicles on display, many new rides were also
in attendance. In contrast, there were also a few cars
present that were first built several decades ago.
All in all it was a great evening, and our thanks must
go to the Chelmer Valley Car Meet for once again making
it all happen. Roll on next years gathering
Distinctive Model A
Vicky cum Phaeton
is a new one on us.
Almost as old is the Pie

Wagon Moggy van, which
appeared on the cover of
the September 89 issue
of Fruit Machine in its
orange guise.
Keith Smiths Mk10 Jag, The Beast, runs a twin

supercharged big block Chevy, and is a regular at
Classics on the Common.
Geoff Caves 35 Ford still looks as good as it did when the Wayne
Streams-built coupe rolled into Billing Aquadrome in 2002.
Starsky and Hutch-styled Gran Torino sported

an apt number plate.
We ran a pic of Roger Sinclairs rebuilt Model

T on the Mailbox page in the July issue. Heres
proof Roger gets out and uses it.
Mountsorrel Revival
Words and pics: Ian Shonk
On Sunday 9 August thousands of people
flooded the village centre and the riverside
festival field to be part of the Mountsorrel
Revival (aka The Hot Rod Street Party). The
street parade was led by an American police car
and finished with a Greengrass impersonator
(from TV series Heartbeat) in his old truck. In
between were hot rods, classic cars, tribal drummers,
burlesque dancers, Civil War re-enactment soldiers,
local artisans and the soap box racers. In fact, the soap
box racing is the main attraction at the Revival, with
the local cricket club loaning its car park for the event.
an ever-changing display as
cars cruised in
Over 60 stalls filled every available forecourt and
green space, all hand-picked to give a funky mix of
traders and food outlets. Visitors, many of whom were
dressed in vintage costume for the day, also had the
chance to take a river trip, try archery on the festival
field or stroll round the car show areas. Afterwards, the
show organisers commented, The show car owners
liked the no booking, just roll up approach, meaning
we had an ever-changing display as cars cruised in.
The date for next years Revival is Sunday 14 August,
and full details will be posted at www.mountsorrelrevival.co.uk as soon as they are available.
The local Honda dealership

cleared its forecourt for the
day and handed it over to the
hot rods and customs
with more
e cars parked up by the Waterside Inn.
How often do you see hot

rods being followed down
the street by Civil War reenactment soldiers and
tribal drummers?
Local band, Lockdown, rocked the street, whilst

elsewhere musicians and tribal drummers had the
crowds swinging to the beat. Dancing ranged from
burlesque performances by Chicas Locas to swing
jive in the Memorial Hall.
73 AMC Javelin heads up the colourful street parade

through Mountsorrel.
Soap box entrants included everything from bathtubs to aeroplanes, with all
putting on an entertaining show for the crowd.
KLK Extravaganza
Words and pics: DB
that
Whilst the door inscription may not be
for one,
inviting, I guess it is pretty factual. I,
would definitely hold on tight.
thinking that
Dont for one minute be fooled into
Stearman
CC cover cars are fair weather rods. John
Dorset and
braved the elements in his 48 Austin
y.
went home with the Best in Show troph
Circumstances dictated I could only

Cir
mak
make it along to this years Kings Lynn
Kr
Extravaganza on the Sunday,
Kruisers
so thats just what I did, despite
the less-than-welcoming weather
for
forecast for the day. Sadly though, others
too
took greater heed of the weathermens
for
foreboding and stayed at home. I hadnt
see
seen the show field so sparsely populated
during the daytime and for the evenings

entertainment, and everyone had praise for
the KLK crews efforts.
Come early afternoon on the Sunday,
though, the inevitable rain once again fell,
and it just got heavier and heavier. Having
initially sought shelter, one by one owners
began to return to their vehicles and head
off home. With the already depleted show
everyone had praise for the KLK crews efforts

for many a year, which was a shame.
Those I spoke to who had been there
for the weekend were resilient though. All
had had a good time, despite the storm on
Fri
Friday night. Many also commented on how
muc
much they had enjoyed the Saturday cruise,
whi
which took in some drifting action and gave
the
them the opportunity to take passenger
rid
rides. The atmosphere had been good, both
John
Another former cover car on show was
Model
Proctors almost cartoon-esque blown
John had
Y. Because of the inclement weather,
d it on the
already taken down his tent and stashe
back seat.
flight gear in
Ready for the off. Bill OConnor in full
il on the
readiness for piloting the Model A Bobta
cross-country journey back home.
field emptying rapidly, prize giving was

brought forward.
Hats off to both the organisers and
those participants who stuck it out to the
end. When the weather isnt kind, all you
can do is grin and bear it. Next year will
see the 40th staging of this weekender,
hopefully in sunshine, but either way Ill
be there.
It was shiny but now its
not. Tony Maddens 51
shoebox certainly looks a
lot different these days.
The KLK show just wouldnt be the same without Wobbly Bobs CF van.
I wonder how many of the 39 shows this van has actually made it to?
Distinctive Model A sedan was a

new one on me. My guess is its
an old build thats been given a
makeover, but I could be wrong.
This one caused a fair bit of

head scratching. Its actually
a Mercedes Benz a 35-42
170 I reckon, but I could be
wrong. Again.
Richard and Sue Tidds

understated Chevy Suburban
provides plenty of people-carrying
capacity, as well as room for a
surfboard on top.
Terry Tibbs tried his best to create

his own show within a show. The
logistics of getting his 48 Ford
sedan, his Mercedes diesel-powered
51 Chevy and his 51 Chevy pick-up
to the same show at the same time
must have been a nightmare.
Exhibitors voted Jamie

Sissons Dodge Challenger as
Best KLK Club Car. Two weeks
later, Santa Pod Raceway
chose it as one of their picks
of cars taking part in the
Supernats cruise.
All credit to the band for playing on in less-than-ideal condition

s to
an almost non-existent audience. Credit also to those who
stood and
watched, not to mention those who actually danced.
Joe Stevens collects a
Top Ten award for his
Sunbeam Stiletto. Is it
just me, or does Wendy
Strickson appear to have
shrunk in the rain?
r to that Junior Johnson drove as a young man.

This 40 Ford is a typical moonshiner car, simila
a false bottom under the rear seat they could
and
s
spring
Modified with two set of rear leaf
could make up to $500 a week, recalled
"You
.
carry up to 200 Mason bottles of illegal liquor
never saved a bit of it."
Junior. I made a lot of money doing it, but
Getting arrested and a two-year prison sentence for
moo
moonshining in 1956 was not the highlight of Junior Johnsons
life,
lif though it did little to harm his reputation in NASCAR.
Some 29 years later, he received a full presidential pardon for
his previous offences.

From running moonshine on the back roads of North
Carolina to a champion driver to a multi-championship
winning team owner, Junior Johnson is
the last american

Words and pics: James Maxwell
obert Glenn Johnson jnr, or simply

Junior as he is known, was the
son of a bootlegger from Ingle
Hollow, North Carolina. At the age
of 14, Junior dropped out of high school
so he could start driving for his father
full time, delivering illegal moonshine
whisky. His talent behind the wheel, even
at that early age, is well documented and
none better than by Tom Wolfe, writing in
Esquire magazine in 1965: "It was Junior
Johnson specifically, however, who was
famous for the "bootleg turn" or "aboutface," in which, if the Alcohol Tax agents
had a roadblock up for you or were too
close behind, you threw the car into second
gear, cocked the wheel, stepped on the
accelerator and made the cars rear end
skid around in a complete 180-degree arc, a
complete about-face, and tore on back up
the road exactly the way you came from.
baseball career. And so it was that one day,

whilst ploughing the family field, barefoot
and behind a mule, that Juniors older
brother, LP, approached him and asked him
to drive a car in actual NASCAR competition.
His debut race took place on 7 September
1953 and, in 1955, he won five Grand
National races, which was enough to get
the attention of Ford Motor Company who
offered him a factory ride. But there was
a serious bump in the road ahead for the
former moonshiner.
Stoking the fire
While Junior had never been caught while

hauling moonshine, he did have an incident
in June 1956 that led to him serving some
time behind bars. Here's how Junior
remembers it: "I had won a race in Oxford,
PA, on a Saturday night. I come in about
almost daylight and my dad and brother
area. Not even NASCAR head honcho, Bill

France, could keep Junior out of trouble,
though he tried by sending this telegram:
"HAVE ASSURANCE FOR TEST DRIVING
JOB FOR ROBERT JOHNSON, JR. WITH
MAJOR AUTOMOBILE FACTORY RACING
TEAM, EITHER FORD CHEVY OR PONTIAC.
COMPENSATION SHOULD BE IN EXCESS
OF $10,000 PER YEAR PROVIDED
HE IS PLACED ON PROBATION. HIS
HEADQUARTERS WOULD BE EITHER IN
ATLANTA, DETROIT OR CALIFORNIA. BILL
FRANCE, PRESIDENT NASCAR."
His sentence was two years in federal
prison in Chillocothe, Ohio, though he was
released after 11 months and three days
The Alcohol Tax agents used to burn

over Junior Johnson
God! The Alcohol Tax agents used to burn
over Junior Johnson.
While Junior spent his formative years
behind the wheel of a modified 1940 Ford
liquor car, this was just the start of a lifelong obsession with motor cars. "Fast cars
always excited me," he told Stock Car Racing
magazine in 1975 about his start in the
racing business. "Me and other guys who
hauled liquor used to meet in fields and
dirt roads and match our cars and driving
against each other on Saturday afternoons
for fun. Then, as early as age 17, I'd go up to
the Wilkesboro track to race. I'd never seen
a stock car race. Then, all of the sudden, I
found a new profession."
In fact, Junior had boyhood dreams of
being a major league baseball pitcher,
but an accident involving a farm tractor
eliminated any chance of a professional
had overslept. My dad, he asked me to go

fire his still up for him, because if you didn't
fire it up and get the smoke away before
daylight, somebody would see the smoke.
"I got the fire going real good, then
reached over to shovel some coke up
and heard something right behind me.
I looked over my shoulder and theres a
guy standing on top of a box just fixin to
jump on my back. So instead of throwing
the coke in the burner, I just throw'd it,
come back around my shoulder, and hit
him in the face with it. He was a wellknown revenuer in Wilkesboro, his name
was John West."
Junior made a run for it, but they had
the place surrounded and, when the time
came to go before the judge in November
56, they threw the book at him because his
dad was a high-profile bootlegger in the
The legend of Junior Johnson began in 1955

when he won five races driving a 55 Oldsmobile
in NASCAR competition. His winnings that year
were $13,802.78, but he was making more
hauling moonshine for his old man.
At the 1960 running of the Daytona

500, Junior Johnson discovered the
draft. We were out there with a
348ci truck motor [but] I went out to
practice and caught a fast Pontiac. I
immediately ducked in behind [and],
sure enough, I could hold on and he
couldnt get away from me.
because of good behaviour. His Ford contract was no

longer on the table when he was got out.
"Well, I learned in prison, Junior recalls. You had
to do what was right or you was in trouble all the
time. I never fooled with the whisky business after
that, I went on and got bigger and bigger in racing
when I got out."
Indeed, on 18 May 1958 Junior was back behind
the wheel of a stock car again. The venue was North
Wilkesboro, NC, his home track. He was leading by
half a lap late in the race when things got a little
wild and Juniors car left the race track. Somehow
he kept the car under control, blasting through the
high weeds that bordered the track, before landing
back on the track and taking the chequered flag
in front of 6,000 cheering local fans. The Wilkes
County Wild Man had returned.
Drafting to win
r in his winning Chevrolet.

For 63 Junior ran a mystery moto
coming 396ci big block
forth
the
of
type
It was a factory proto
still exists, in fully
car
this
y
and made huge power. Toda
al mystery motor still intact.
actu
the
with
,
ition
cond
red
resto
And this is the

engine. The
427ci Z-33 MkII
mystery motor
was a hand-built
race engine that
came direct from
Chevrolet. Bore
and stroke were
the same as the
427ci W engine,
but it was a
completely new
big block design
with the intake
and exhaust
valves canted
in two different
planes. It was
plenty powerful
(est. 600+bhp),
but unreliable.
r. Having signed with

1965 was a pivotal year for Junio
inued his winning
cont
he
re,
befo
FoMoCo the year
then announced
ways in a big 427ci Galaxie, but
was going it alone as
he
on
seas
the
of
end
the
rd
towa
a car owner / builder racer.
In 1960, the factory-backed Pontiacs were the

fastest cars on track, running some 15mph faster
than the 59 Chevy Junior was driving for car
owner / builder, Ray Fox. During the practice
session Junior realised he was never going to catch
the faster Pontiacs, but something happened in
the race that followed that changed stock car
racing forever: "Cotton Owens come by and I
just ducked over in behind him. All the sudden
my car started pickin up speed. I just run right
up against him, and stayed there. The thing was
turning about 7,500rpm and that was unheard of,"
remembers Junior. He had unwittingly discovered
He had unwittingly
discovered draft
draft, the aerodynamic phenomenon that occurs
when two cars run in close proximity in a line. He
followed the Pontiac for several laps until, all of
a sudden, the resulting suction effect caused the
back window of the Pontiac to pull out, greatly
upsetting the cars stability. Junior saw the whole
thing up close: "With my car sucking off his back
glass, his whole car come off the ground and he
spun around down to the infield, and I went up
and won the race."
By 1963, Junior was in a Ray Fox-built 63 Chevy,
powered by one of the experimental Z-33 427ci
mystery motors. Chevrolet engineers Paul Prior
and Dick Keinath, along with product promotion
manager, Vince Piggins, had given a number of
these engines to selected NASCAR racers. "We sat
on pole several times, and we won seven major
super speedway races that year and pretty much
dominated the sport until we had problems of some
sort well, NASCAR pretty much outlawed the 63
Chevrolet motor and, at some point that year, I
signed a contract to drive for Ford."
64 saw 12 top five finishes and three wins for
Junior, then 13 wins in 36 races in 65. He was
quickly becoming one of the biggest celebrities
in stock car racing but then surprised everyone by
announcing, toward the end of the 65 season,
that he was retiring as a driver, to concentrate on
building cars and being a car owner. He was just 34
years old but, in a total of 313 starts, had finished
in the top three positions 91 times. However,
consistent with his go or blow reputation, he also
failed to finish 165 of those events.

The peoples champion
Again, quoting Tom Wolfe, this time describing

that infamous 1965 piece he wrote for Esquire to
NASCAR reporter, Mike Hembree: The story there
is bigger than stock car racing itself. Thats always
the way it struck me The way people looked at
Junior Johnson as a heroic figure a lot of people
in that area said, Hes one of us. Hes Ingle Hollow.
Hes the lost provinces of North Carolina. Hes
all that. And hes a champion. I mean, what a
figure. When I was interviewing him, he was talking
about the incredible speeds the cars were getting.
I remember him saying he didnt know how much
further that could be pushed. I cant imagine Junior
being afraid of anything.
Unsurprisingly, when Junior announced he was
vacating the drivers seat, NASCAR president,
Bill France, made a big effort to get him back to
driving, knowing how valuable his huge fan appeal
was. He confronted Junior one morning while
eating breakfast, telling him he was committed to
driving Grand National stock cars. Junior looked
down at his eggs and bacon and said, France,
you dont understand what committed means. For
instance, the chicken was involved in this breakfast,
but the pig, it was committed.
NASCAR looked
the other way when Junior
showed up at Atlanta in 66
with this heavily modified
Galaxie. Roof chopped, with
the front end lowered and
the rear end bodywork raised,
it signalled the start of
aerodynamics in NASCAR. This
car was immediately nicknamed
The Yellow Banana.
It was Junior Johnson that,
at the end of 1970, brought
tobacco sponsorship into the
sport by getting tobacco giant
R. J. Reynolds and Bill France,
head of NASCAR, together
round a table. The resultant
Winston Cup series lasted 32
years and, effectively, saved
the sport.
Of bananas and slicks
In 1966, when Ford Motor Companys 427 Cammer

was deemed illegal in NASCAR, in an attempt to
compete with Chryslers domineering Hemi-powered
cars the manufacturer turned to aerodynamics, and
I cant imagine Junior

being afraid of anything
to Junior Johnson. It was bent, warped, all kind
of aerodynamic that only Junior could figure out.
Theres times when the sanctioning body had to
look the other way, and thats what got Ford back in
it. Though they'll never admit that, recalls Humpy
Wheeler, a NASCAR promoter from the era. The
resultant one-off Galaxie had a chopped top, raked
windscreen and the rear quarters and boot lid were
swept upward, to act like a spoiler. Hence, the car
driven by Fred Lorenzen in just one race instantly
became known as the yellow banana, but again it
was a major step forward for NASCAR, even if it took
many years for aero cars to become the norm.
Later, in 1969, the Talladega superspeedway had
a problem in their inaugural 500-mile race where
the race cars could not keep their tyres on the track
at high speeds for more than 15 laps. There was a
driver boycott, and afterwards Goodyear ran some
tests using the Junior Johnson Ford Torino driven
by LeeRoy Yarbrough. This was the first time slicks
had ever been tried on a NASCAR and, surprise
surprise, they worked much better than the old
treads that had been mandated up to that point.
Knowing Bill France would welcome anything that
would make stock car racing safer (and keep the
punters coming through the gates), Junior sent
positive feedback to NASCAR headquarters and the
use of slicks was approved.
Juniors next big

sponsorship coup was in
1981 when he brought Pepsi
brand, Mountain Dew, on
board in a massive way.
Those that knew what the
name really meant, and
were aware of Junior's
past life in the moonshine
business, enjoyed the irony
in the partnership.
Even though by now Junior

was a team owner, he would
step in and do any job in the
pit, including being the jack
man here in a 1975 race. He
was eventually outlawed from
the job for knocking a NASCAR
official on his arse with the jack
when the guy got in the way.
Tobacco roads
It wasnt only technical advancement Junior brought

to the sport either. After reading in a newspaper in
late 71 that local company, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco,
Another milestone wa
s reached in
84 when Junior fielded
a pair of
Chevy Monte Carlo SSs
with drivers
Darrell Waltrip and Nei
l Bonnett,
both running Budweiser
beer colours.
It was the start of a new
era for
NASCAR of multi-car tea
ms that
continues to this day.
was no longer going to be allowed to advertise

on television because of new government
laws, Junior went after them for sponsorship
of his car. Thinking he would take a punt, he
told RJR representative, Ralph Seagraves, he
needed $800,000. The response was not what
he expected: Look, we just got booted off
television. We were thinking more along the
lines of $570 million.
Junior figured if they have all that money
available for advertising, they should sponsor
the whole circuit so again, he put in a call to Bill
France and changed NASCAR history once again.
The result was The Winston Cup, a sponsorship
deal that lasted an unprecedented 32 years.
If you look back on the saviour of the whole
thing, of the tough times we had in the early
,
roots
ing
farm
never truly left his
Junior
he
or his denim dungarees, and when
, he
1995
in
good
for
g
racin
retired from
Junior
returned to the farm, setting up
hern
Johnson Brand Foods, selling Sout
stores.
speciality foods to local grocery
70s, said Humpy Wheeler, I don't know anyone

who did more than Junior did. And we owe him a
tremendous debt of gratitude for all that.
So influential in fact was Junior Johnson on the
sport of NASCAR that in 1973 his story was adapted
into a feature film, The Last American Hero. 20th
Century Fox chose to call their hero Junior Jackson,
but it was clear who the real protagonist was,
and Junior himself served as technical advisor and
consultant on the film.
In 1976, with driver Cale Yarborough behind the
wheel of the Holly Farms-sponsored Chevy Chevelle,
Junior would reach the pinnacle of NASCAR racing,
winning The Winston Cup by nearly 200 points over
arch rival, Richard Petty. Junior Johnson & Associates
won it again in 77 and 78 proving their dominance
of the sport they had helped create.
From there, Johnsons spell as a team owner
went from strength to strength. When, in 1982, he
brought Pepsi Co.s Mountain Dew drinks brand
on board as sponsor, complete with their branded
trucks, uniforms and a lot of pizzazz, he again
changed things up a gear. The irony of mountain
dew being Southern slang for moonshine was not
lost on Johnson!
When, in 1984, he made the audacious move
to field a two-car NASCAR team, now with Darrell
Waltrip and Neil Bonnett on board as drivers,
Budweiser beer as main sponsor and wealthy real
estate developer, Warner Hodgdon, as a partner,
in a total of 313 starts,

had finished in the top
three positions 91 times
many thought it too bold a move, but Johnson
made it work, setting up two separate race
shops, separated only by a creek, and routinely
building competition between his own two teams
by telling one that the other was all set to
beat them this weekend. These days, multi-car
NASCAR teams are commonplace, but no one did it
before Junior Johnson.
Chicken farming
The final twist in the tale though came when he bought into
Piedmont Distillers in Madison, North Carolina, and launched his
own brand of Midnight Moon Moonshine. Though it comes in various
different flavours (and presumably they pay their taxes on it) its
said to have the exact same formula created by his father all those
years ago when Junior and his brother were his moonshiners.
Not only was Junior a savvy racer, he was a successful

businessman too and made a fortune in the chicken
farming and plant hire businesses, in addition to
his huge successes in NASCAR. As a driver, he won
a total of 50 Grand National events, as a team
owner he won over 140 races and six Winston Cup
championships before retiring from the sport in
1995. Since then, he has fathered a child (at the age
of 62) with his new wife, Lisa, and when the time
came to fill out college application forms for Robert
Glenn Johnson III, Junior was quoted as saying: He's
too smart to be a race driver. I wasn't smart enough
to do something else.
As youll have gathered by now, thats not
entirely true and when the Johnson family moved
to the Charlotte area in 2012 after Junior had a
health scare he decided to come full circle with
the moonshine business, becoming part-owner
of Piedmont Distillers of Madison, NC. So strictly
speaking, Junior Johnson is still in the moonshine
business, only this time around its all legal.
Readers Rods
The
Dern F1
Words: DB Pics: Michael Brown
olorado Springs-based Michael

Brown bought a stock 48 Ford
F1 pick-up from North Dakota in
October 2006, a truck he now
refers to as The Dern F1. Although pretty
solid, the bodywork was quite battered,
evidence that the pick-ups previous life had
been a hard one. That didnt deter Michael
though and, some 2,300 hours of his spare
time later, the transformation from work
horse to show truck is complete.
The original chassis has been boxed and
strengthened, independent suspension
fitted front and rear and, as Michael
happened to have a 79 Bronco that was
heading for the scrapyard, a 351M engine,
which has the bonus of a rear sump that
clears the front crossmember perfectly.
The engine isnt quite as it came out of
the Bronco though as its been rebuilt
using parts supplied by Tim Meyer Inc.
of Fairmont, Minnesota. Its now a 408ci
stroker motor running a Ford crank, Crane
cam, Keith Black hypereutectic flat top
the spark and the stock Bronco radiator

keeps things at the right temperature.
Transmission is a Ford Motorsport T5z
5-speed manual, which connects to the
diff via an ali Lincoln Mark VIII propshaft.
the pick-ups previous life had been a hard one

pistons and milled heads. Fuel and air are
mixed by a 600cfm Edelbrock carb mounted
on a same brand dual plane manifold,
Sanderson headers handle the waste
gases, an MSD ignition system provides
Brakes are discs all round, single caliper

rear and dual caliper front, and a late 80s
Jeep Comanche donated its 18-gallon petrol
tank, which has been mounted between
the chassis rails under the bed floor.
Michael completed all the body repairs

himself and also channelled and chopped
the cab body, shaved the cab drip rails and
fabricated the steel pick-up bed tonneau
cover, along with a host of other body mods
to make the trucks lines as smooth as
possible. One of the two jobs he didnt do was
to cover the prepped metalwork in Glasurit
Verdant paint. In case youre wondering,
the other job farmed out was the interior
upholstery. Apart from those, Michael
completed the build himself at home, and all
credit to him for that.
The transformation
The battle scarred pick-up as it arrived at

Michaels in October 2006.
Partially stripped in readiness for the initial

running gear upgrades.
Up front Michael grafted on a front clip from a

1980 Series II Jaguar XJ6, once hed turned it
the right way round of course.
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rims, 16-inch diameter up front and 17-inch
at the rear. Tyres are by Goodyear, 215/60R16
and 235/55R17 front and back respectively.
The built and dressed 408ci stroker motor

produces an estimated 375bhp.
Interior features a pair of Ford Taurus seats, Dakota digital gauges,

a Jeep Cherokee pedal assembly, a Billet Specialties steering
column and Fastlane wheel. Creature comforts include electric
windows, a Sony sound system and a Vintage Air compact heater.
No, we didnt recognise it either. The

independent rear end came from underneath
a 93 Lincoln Mark VIII.
The IRS installation involved a fair bit of

bracketry fabrication.
Lincoln diff runs 3.07 gears for easy cruising.
Readers Rods
The pick-ups clean lines are thanks to it

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smoothed running boards and one-piece
door glass help, too.
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cut outs. The extended rear wings have been fitted with 46 Ford LED
lights and the tailgate hangs on custom made hidden hinges and is
secured by seatbelt latches.
void between the front wings.

A one piece lower valence now fills the
to reverse tilt opening, its been
Not only has the bonnet been converted
pancaked three inches as well.
After some careful measuring, Michael removed

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and back panel.
The a-pillars were pie cut and tilted backwards

for alignment before the roof panel was
welded back in place. Note the rear window
aperture remains the stock size.
Once the doors had been chopped, Michael

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claw latches and modern internal releases.
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Multi-position
.59
charge regulator 57INC.VAT
Overload protection
CAR CREEPERS
on charging cycle
Oil resistant vinyl covered padded MODEL
MAX AMPS
backs & headrests Swivel castors
CHARGE/BOOST EXC.VAT INC.VAT
for easy manoeuvrability BC100N
15/100
47.99 57.59
BC130C
15/120
61.99 74.39
FROM ONLY
.99
BC190
38/180
89.98 107.98
21EX.VAT BC210C
15/120
94.99 113.99
.39
26INC.VAT
BC410E
BC410E*
35/400
119.98 143.98
NEW 30/200
BC205N
169.98
203.98
MODEL
DESCRIPTION EXC.VAT INC.VAT
50/510
179.98 215.98
CMC36
Car creeper
21.99 26.39 BC520N
NEW 60/400
BC430N
369.00
442.80
CMC45 With adjustable headrest28.99 34.79
was 155.98 inc.VAT was 227.98 inc.VAT
CMC50 Folding car creeper 44.99 53.99 *was
PRO 7" SANDER/

POLISHER
.98
69EX.VAT
.98
83INC.VAT
FROM ONLY
.98
49EX.VAT
.98
59INC.VAT
BIG 2HP
7.5CFM
INDUSTRIAL AIR
COMPRESSORS
Offers the durability & reliability

demanded by professionals.
Cast iron pumps
on SEV11C,
SE16 and SE19
Twin cylinder
pumps (except
SE11)
Motor
overload
protection
Petrol
models
available
H/DUTY
CFM MOTOR RCVR

MODEL
(HP) (LTR) EXC.VAT INC.VAT
SEV11C* 9
2
100 369.98 443.98
SE16C100* 14
3
100 399.00 478.80
SE16C150+ 14
3
150 *429.00 514.80
SE16C200+ 14
3
200 499.00 598.80
SE18
18
4
200 ^549.00 658.80
SE26^
23 5.5 200 679.00 814.80
SE29+ 28 2x3 270 969.00 1162.80
SE36^ 30 7.5 270 979.00 1174.80
SE37+ 36 2x4 270 1099.00 1318.80
SE46#^ 40 10
270 1499.00 1798.80
*230V Supply +Run From 30 Amp Supply Run From 40
Amp Supply ^400V 3 Phase Supplied With Direct On-Line
Starter Supplied With Sequential Direct On-Line Starter
V-Twin #Supplied With Pre-Wired Star Delta Starter
*was 526.80 inc.VAT was 622.80 inc.VAT
^was 682.80 inc.VAT was 862.80 inc.VAT
.98
19EX.VAT
.98
23INC.VAT
INC.VAT
59.98
77.99
77.99
105.59
81.59
113.99
167.98
179.98
Suitable for
powering all
common air tools &
spray equipment
TIGER 16/510
AIR
AIR
EXC. INC.
MODEL
RECEIVER DISPLACEMENT VAT
VAT
Tiger 16/510 50 litre
14.5 cfm 219.98 263.98
Tiger 16/1010 100 litre
14.5 cfm 269.98 323.98
DIGITAL VERNIER
CALIPERS
Dual scale calibration in 0.01mm & 0.0005

units Locking screw feature for batch
measurements Supplied in a case
Also in-stock CM265 300mm
Digital Calliper only
36.99 EXC.VAT
44.39 INC.VAT
.99
16EXC.VAT
.39
20INC.VAT
.98
35INC.VAT
INCLUDES
CHAINS
AND
HOOKS
24V
CORDLESS
IMPACT
CIR220 ONLY
.98
WRENCH 89EX.VAT
.98
Inc. 17, 19, 21 107INC.VAT
& 23mm chrome
CIR220
vanadium
sockets
HEAVY
2x 24v Ni-Cd DUTY
Batteries &
1 hour fast charger
MAX TORQUE EXC.VAT INC.VAT

450Nm
56.99 68.39
NEW 450Nm
119.98 143.98
CAG800B
INC. DISC
& HANDLE
INC.VAT
27.99
33.59
35.98
51.59
ENGINE
CRANES
FROM ONLY
.98
149EX.VAT
.98
179INC.VAT
MODEL DESC. EXC.VAT INC.VAT

CFC500F 1/2 ton folding 149.98 179.98
CFC100 1 ton folding 154.99 185.99
CFC1000LR 1 ton
199.98 239.98
long reach
Fully tested
to proof load
Folding and xed

frames available
Robust, rugged construction
Overload safety valve
CFC100
PROFESSIONAL QUALITY
Built for tough daily use in
automotive/industrial workshops
All models include gauge
MODEL
EXC.VAT INC.VAT
4 ton bench 129.98 155.98
10 ton bench* 189.98 227.98
12 ton floor* 239.98 287.98
20 ton floor* 399.00 478.80
50 ton floor# 1598.00 1917.60
# was 1978.80 inc.VAT
* Available with/without 7 pce pin,
bracket & pressing plate Without kit
CAT127
TOOL CHEST
AND TOOLS
FROM ONLY
.98
129EX.VAT
.98
155INC.VAT
X-PRO AIR
TOOLS
CAT131
FROM ONLY
.98
19EX.VAT
.98
23INC.VAT
HUGE CHOICE
IN-STORE/ONLINE
MODEL
CAT127
CAT128
CAT131
CAT132
CAT133
CAT134
CAT136
CAT137
CAT139
DESCRIPTION
3" Cut off tool
EXC.VAT
22.99
19.98
1/2" Impact Wrench
59.98
13Pc 1/2" Impact
Wrench Kit
74.99
3"Cut Off Tool & 1/4" 47.99
Die Grinder
1/2" Reversible Ratchet 34.99
6" Dual Action Sander 34.99
3/8" Keyless Reversible
Drill
34.99
150mm Air Hammer
inc 4 Chisels
19.98
1/4" Die Grinder
INC.VAT
27.59
23.98
71.98
89.99
57.59
41.99
41.99
41.99
23.98
3-IN-1 SHEET
METAL
MACHINES
FROM ONLY
.98
179EXC.VAT
.98
215INC.VAT
INC.VAT
65.99
95.98
167.98
191.98
HYDRAULIC
PRESSES
LOAD LEVELLER
NEW
MOTOR MAX. PRESSURE EXC.VAT

1600w
1522psi
54.99
2000w
1957psi
79.98
2400w
2610psi 139.98
2600w
2900psi 159.98
CM145
Max load capacity - 500Kg

Fine screw adjustment for precise leveling
.98
CLL500
29EXC.VAT
MODEL
DISC (MM)MOTOR EXC.VAT
CAG800B NEW 115
800w 22.99
CON1050B NEW 115 1050w 27.99
B&D CD115
115
710w 29.98
CAG2350C NEW 230 2350w 49.98
.99
65INC.VAT
MODEL
JS1750
JS1900
Jet8000
Jet9000
FROM ONLY
.99
22EX.VAT
.99
27INC.VAT
JET8000 & 9000 include

hose reel Detergent
applicator for FROM ONLY
extra cleaning
.99
54EX.VAT
power
FROM ONLY
AMPS EXC.VAT
40-100 49.98
65-160 64.99
30-110 64.99
60-200 87.99
40-150 67.99
50-185 94.99
35-180 139.98
40-210 149.98
JETSTAR
PRESSURE
WASHERS
FROM ONLY
219.98
EXC.VAT
263.98
INC.VAT
INC.VAT
95.98
107.98
143.98
155.98
179.98
JET9000
3HP V TWIN AIR

COMPRESSORS
6 interlocking foam tiles protect ooring &

provide comfort when standing or kneeling
Each tile is 610x610mm & includes detachable,
yellow
borders
ANGLE GRINDERS
MODEL
EA110
EA165
115N
#Turbo fan EA200
160N
cooled
190N
was
107.98 190TEN#
inc.VAT 235TEN#
OTHERMODEL
Corded CEW1000
Cordless CIR450C
.98
369EX.VAT
.98
443INC.VAT
ANTI FATIGUE
FOAM FLOORING
FOR 6 TILES
For home user,

automotive
and
industrial
applications.
SEE THE
FULL
RANGE
ONLINE &
IN-STORE
FROM ONLY
CP185
Pro sander polisher,
Includes hook & loop
backing pad and hook
& loop wool polishing
bonnet. 1200w motor
HUGE CHOICE
OF SPRAY
GUNS &
AIRTOOLS
MODEL
MOTOR CFM TANK EXC.VAT
Tiger 8/250 2Hp 7.5 24ltr 79.98
Tiger 7/250 2Hp 7 24ltr 89.98
Tiger 11/250 2.5Hp 9.5 24ltr 119.98
Tiger 8/510 2Hp 7.5 50ltr 129.98
Tiger 11/510 2.5Hp 9.5 50ltr 149.98
MODEL MIN/MAX AMPS EXC.VAT INC.VAT

MIG 102NG* 35/90
109.98 131.98
MIG 145
35/135
149.98 179.98
40/140
164.98 197.98
MIG 152
MIG 180
40/160
179.98 215.98
MIG 196
40/180
199.98 239.98
ARC
WELDERS
MIG WELDERS
47INC.VAT
MAX
MAX
MODEL
CHARGE BATTERY EXC.VAT INC.VAT
HFBC12
6 Amps 100Ah 39.98 47.98
HFBC12/24 20 Amps 200Ah 69.98 83.98
.99
FROM ONLY
MIG145
44EXC.VAT
.98
109EX.VAT
.99
*no
53INC.VAT
.98
gas
131INC.VAT only was 203.98 inc.VAT
NO GAS/GAS
MIG WELDERS
MODEL AMPS
90EN 24-90
105EN 30-100
151EN 30-150
160EN 30-150
FROM ONLY
Lift cars
.99
safely and
26EX.VAT
quickly Tough
.39
32
INC.VAT
angled steel
PER PAIR
construction
MODEL CAPACITY EXC.VAT INC.VAT
CR2
2000KG 26.99 32.39
CRW25 2500KG 36.99 44.39
Gravity Fed
Spray Gun
Air Wash Gun
Tyre Inator
Air Blow Gun
5 Metre Air Recoil Hose
Also available 3 pce Air
Tool Kit - KIT600 Parafn
spray gun, tyre inator & blow gun
Only 14.99 EX VAT 17.99 INC VAT
Energy efcient inverter, HFBC12/24

protects battery from
high current damage
Microprocessor
provides appropriate
charging rate
Variable current
output for
quick, medium FROM ONLY
.98
or trickle
39EX.VAT
NEW
charge
.98
E
GWH5
NEW
.98
169EX.VAT
.98
203INC.VAT
CAR RAMPS
CWH8
SUPERSTORES
NATIONWIDE
HIGH FREQUENCY
BATTERY CHARGERS
Professional type torch with

on/off control Thermal overload
protection Turbo fan cooled
Easy conversion to gas
with optional accessories
CWH7
Activates instantly
when Arc is struck
Protects to
EN379 Suitable
for arc, MIG, TIG
& gas welding
.98
19EX.VAT
.98
23INC.VAT
CTJ3000G
SADDLE HEIGHT EXC.
INC.
MODEL
TYPE MIN-MAX MM VAT
VAT
CTJ3000QL Quick Lift 195-520 44.99 53.99
CTJ3QLG Pro Instant Lift 145-520 83.99 100.79
CTJ3000G Pro Garage 145-520 84.99 101.99
.98
JACKS ALSO
IN STOCK UP
TO 5 TONNE
NO GAS/GAS
MIG WELDERS
39EXC.VAT
.98
47INC.VAT
5 PIECE AIR
TOOL KIT
KIT1100
.99
44EX.VAT
.99
53INC.VAT
FROM ONLY
3 TONNE
JACKS
.98
79EX.VAT
.98
95INC.VAT
WHERE QUALITY
COSTS LESS
LOW
ENTRY
ONLY
85MM
2 TONNE
TROLLEY
JACKS
FROM ONLY
65
Quick lift
Non-marking nylon wheels
Rubber contact pad - helps
protect vehicle undersides
* steel
chassis
Superb range ideal

for DIY, hobby &
semi-professional use
8/250
E
PACKALG
DEA CHT624
Bend, Roll & Shear metal

up to 1mm thick Min. Rolling Diameter 39mm
Bending angle 0-90
MODEL
BED WIDTH
EX VAT INC VAT
SBR305
305mm
179.98 215.98
SBR610
610mm
359.00 430.80
6 SPEED
METAL LATHE
WITH 12 SPEED
MILL DRILL
- CL500M
.00
849EXC.VAT
.80
1018INC.VAT
SAVE OVER 61
OFF OUR NORMAL PRICE

ALL THIS ONLY
.98
259EX.VAT
.98
311INC.VAT
329
HAND
TOOLS
This great
value set includes
CTC900B 9 drawer
chest & CTC500B
5 drawer cabinet
Includes the
most popular
sockets, spanners,
pliers, drivers,
wrenches etc
FULL RANGE
OF ACCESSORIES
IN STOCK
430mm between centres Compound slide
with 4 way tool post Power fed screw cutting
facility Forward/reverse lathe operation
Clutch for independent mill/drill operation
ALSO AVAILABLE:
CL430 - As above but without the Mill/Drill head
699.00 exc.VAT 838.80 inc.VAT
FOR OVER
,000 NEW
115
PRODUCTS
JUMP
STARTS
Provides essential
home, garage and
roadside assistance
Integral work light
FROM ONLY
910 includes air
.99
compressor
52EX.VAT
.59
Long life battery
FROM ONLY
10' RANGE
.00
NARROWER WIDTH
EXC.VAT
GREAT WHERE
.80
INC.VAT
SPACE IS TIGHT
219
262
INC.VAT
262.80
310.80
322.80
358.80
454.80
LENGTH
UP TO 24'
INVERTER
GENERATORS
FROM ONLY
229.98
EXC.VAT
275.98
INC.VAT
.98
39EX.VAT
.98
47INC.VAT
ENGINE
DIAGNOSTICS
MODEL
EXC.VAT INC.VAT
EOBD Fault Code Reader
39.98 47.98
Engine EOBD/OBD2
54.99 65.99
Fault code reader
Engine Diagnostic &
99.98 119.98
EOBD/OBD 2 Fault Code Reader
CUT
GARAGE PRICE .99
MATTING 24EXC.VAT
.99
Premium garage ooring Hard 29INC.VAT
wearing poly vinyl - reduces
WAS 35.98 inc.VAT
impact and vibration damage
Simply rolls out
onto oor
Chequer
plate
design
Easy clean
Dimensions
CSDPGM-S
(WxH):
2400x1200mm (8x4)
NEW
IG1000
389.98
EXC.VAT
467.98
INC.VAT
IG2200
Produces pure sine wave & stable power,
essential for computers & sensitive equipment
Max output: IG1000, 1000w Max output: IG2200,
2200w 4 stroke engine Super quiet running
(only 64dBA at 7M 1/4 load) Low oil shut down
Ideal for caravanning, and boating etc.
Stands come
complete with
bolt mountings
and feet
anchor holes
FROM ONLY
.98
29EX.VAT
.98
35INC.VAT
GIANT
FANS
FROM ONLY
.98
99EXC.VAT
.98
119INC.VAT
UP TO
36"
MODEL
CAM24
CAM30
CAM36
CAM5002
CAM6000
SIZE
24"
30"
36"
24"
30"
CAM6000
EXC.VAT
99.98
139.98
169.98
139.98
179.98
NEW
RANGE
FROM ONLY
49EX.VAT
.98
59INC.VAT
MODEL
CES340
CES500A
CES540
CES750A
CES560
CES680F*
V
NEW
NEW
NEW
NEW
.98
INC.VAT
119.98
167.98
203.98
167.98
215.98
ENGINE
STANDS
BENCH GRINDERS
& STANDS
6" & 8"
AVAILABLE
WITH LIGHT
STAND AVAILABLE FROM

ONLY 41.99 EX.VAT
50.39 INC.VAT
INC.VAT
35.98
47.98
59.98
59.98
65.99
67.19
HYDRAULIC
MOTORCYCLE
LIFT
FOLDS FLAT
FOR EASY
STORAGE
HEAVY DUTY
PETROL POWER
WASHERS
FROM ONLY
HUGE CHOICE
IN-STORE/
ONLINE
19EX.VAT
.98
23INC.VAT
.98
MODEL DESCRIPTION EXC.VAT INC.VAT

PRO12C/
1.2mm,
19.98 23.98
14C/18C1.4mm, 1.8mm
PGF14 Pro, Gravity 24.99 29.99
SP14/18C 1.4mm/
1.8mm
27.99 33.59
PRO12C HVLP AP15, 2.2mm 27.99 33.59
was 32.39 inc.VAT
TAP & DIE SETS
High
FROM ONLY
.99
quality
14EX.VAT
tungsten
.99
17INC.VAT
steel
Supplied in
metal storage case,
except 16pce
TYPE
EXC.VAT INC.VAT
16pce Metric
14.99 17.99
24pce UNC/UNF/NPT
19.98 23.98
28pce# Metric
23.99 28.79
33pce# Metric/UNF/BSP
31.99 38.39
32pce Metric
41.99 50.39
#28pce Best Budget Buy, 33pce
Recommended:
0844 880 1265
PLS195
FROM ONLY
.00
199EXC.VAT
.80
238INC.VAT
GREAT FOR REMOTE

LOCATIONS CAN DRAW
THEIR OWN WATER
Honda & Diesel

NEW
engine models available
RANGE PRESSURE ENGINE EXC. INC.
MODEL BAR/PSI
Tiger1800 110/1595
Tiger2600 170/2465
Tiger3000 200/2900
PLS195 186/2698
PLS265 260/3770
HP
2.6
4
6.5
6.5
13
VAT
199.00
259.98
329.98
399.00
599.00
VAT
238.80
311.98
395.98
478.80
718.80
MECHANICS
MOBILE SEAT
Strong steel frame

4 strong rubber
wheeled castors with
easy swivel ball
bearings Oil resistant
.99
padded
vinyl seat. 15EX.VAT
.19
Integral 19INC.VAT
storage tray
CMS1
Tables tilt 0-45 left & right

Depth gauge Chuck guards
MODEL WATTS/ EXC.
INC.
SPEEDS
VAT
VAT
CDP5EB 350/5 59.98 71.98
CDP101B 245/5 79.98 95.98
CDP151B 300/5 109.98 131.98
CDP10B 370/12 169.98 203.98
CDP301B 510/12 199.98 239.98
CDP451F 510/16 239.98 287.98
CDP501F 980/12 429.00 514.80
B=Bench mounted
F=Floor standing
.98
59EXC.VAT
.98
71INC.VAT
KVA
0.7
1.1
2.4
2.8
3
4.5
5.5
HP
6.5
7
8
11
13
.00
349EX.VAT
.80
418INC.VAT
Safety locking device Hinged ramp

for easy loading Table size 2200 x 685mm
Fully mobile Max lift height 770mm
AIR ASSISTED VERSION ALSO AVAILABLE now
only 399.00 EX VAT 478.80 INC VAT
Kit Inc: Tapered

spindle, Coloured
mop for initial
cleaning, pure
cotton mop for
high polish nish
& polishing compound
4" 19.98 Ex VAT 23.98 Inc VAT
6" 24.99 Ex VAT 29.99 Inc VAT
8" 29.98 Ex VAT 35.98 Inc VAT
.98
19EX.VAT
.98
23INC.VAT
EXC.VAT
89.98
149.98
189.98
239.98
369.00
479.00
569.00
INC.VAT
107.98
179.98
227.98
287.98
442.80
574.80
682.80
FROM ONLY
.99
47EX.VAT
.59
57INC.VAT
WET & DRY

VACUUM
CLEANERS
A range of
compact, high
performance
wet & dry vacuum
cleaners for use
around the home,
workshop, garage etc.
MODEL MOTOR CAPACITY
WET/DRY
CVAC20P 1250W 16/12ltr
CVAC20SS*1400W 16/12ltr
* SS =
Stainless
Steel
EXC.
VAT
47.99
59.98
64.99
86.99
INC.
VAT
57.59
71.98
77.99
104.39
FROM ONLY
.98
79EX.VAT
.98
95INC.VAT
23979RH
EXETER 16 Trusham Rd. EX2 8QG

01392 256 744
GATESHEAD 50 Lobley Hill Rd. NE8 4YJ
0191 493 2520
GLASGOW 280 Gt Western Rd. G4 9EJ
0141 332 9231
01452 417 948
GLOUCESTER 221A Barton St. GL1 4HY
GRIMSBY ELLIS WAY, DN32 9BD
01472 354435
01482 223161
HULL 8-10 Holderness Rd. HU9 1EG
ILFORD 746-748 Eastern Ave. IG2 7HU
0208 518 4286
IPSWICH Unit 1 Ipswich Trade Centre, Commercial Road 01473 221253
LEEDS 227-229 Kirkstall Rd. LS4 2AS
0113 231 0400
LEICESTER 69 Melton Rd. LE4 6PN
0116 261 0688
LINCOLN Unit 5. The Pelham Centre. LN5 8HG
01522 543 036
LIVERPOOL 80-88 London Rd. L3 5NF
0151 709 4484
LONDON CATFORD 289/291 Southend Lane SE6 3RS 0208 695 5684
LONDON 6 Kendal Parade, Edmonton N18
020 8803 0861
LONDON 503-507 Lea Bridge Rd. Leyton, E10
020 8558 8284
LONDON 100 The Highway, Docklands
020 7488 2129
LUTON Unit 1, 326 Dunstable Rd, Luton LU4 8JS 01582 728 063
MAIDSTONE 57 Upper Stone St. ME15 6HE
01622 769 572
MANCHESTER ALTRINCHAM 71 Manchester Rd. Altrincham 0161 9412 666
MANCHESTER CENTRAL* 209 Bury New Road M8 8DU
0161 241 1851
MANCHESTER OPENSHAW Unit 5, Tower Mill, Ashton Old Rd 0161 223 8376
MANSFIELD 169 Chestereld Rd. South
01623 622160
INCLUDES SANDBLASTING
GUN, DELIVERY HOSE, 4
CERAMIC NOZZLES AND
SAFETY HOOD
FROM ONLY
TANK FLOW RATE EX. VAT INC.VAT

VOLUME
REQ.
CPSB100 32 litre 6-19 cfm 139.98 167.98
CPSB200 63 litre 12-20 cfm 169.98 203.98
CAR TRANSPORTER
LASHING
99
16EX.VAT
.39
20INC.VAT
BODY
REPAIR
KITS
5000KG
CAPACITY
SOCKET SETS
ONLY
.99
Top quality chrome 22EX.VAT
vanadium steel.
.59
27
INC.VAT
18 Sockets 8-32mm
Reversible ratchet
LIFETIME
Comfort grip handle GUARANTEE
PRO155
HUGE RANGE OF RATCHETS,
SPANNERS AND SOCKET SETS
ONLY
.98
69EX.VAT
.98
83INC.VAT
CS10BRK
Fast snap connector attachments for quick &
easy assembly Hydraulic pump, ram & hose
with various tubes, pieces & connectors
Includes metal case
* Fast action pump
MODEL
CAPACITY EXC.VAT
INC.VAT
CS4BRK
4 tonne
79.98
95.98
CS10BRK
10 tonne 139.98
167.98
CS10SBRK* 10 tonne 149.98
179.98
MIDDLESBROUGH Mandale Triangle, Thornaby

NORWICH 282a Heigham St. NR2 4LZ
NOTTINGHAM 211 Lower Parliament St.
PETERBOROUGH 417 Lincoln Rd. Milleld
PLYMOUTH 58-64 Embankment Rd. PL4 9HY
POOLE 137-139 Bournemouth Rd. Parkstone
PORTSMOUTH 277-283 Copnor Rd. Copnor
PRESTON 53 Blackpool Rd. PR2 6BU
SHEFFIELD 453 London Rd. Heeley. S2 4HJ
SIDCUP 13 Blackfen Parade, Blackfen Rd
SOUTHAMPTON 516-518 Portswood Rd.
SOUTHEND 1139-1141 London Rd. Leigh on Sea
STOKE-ON-TRENT 382-396 Waterloo Rd. Hanley
SUNDERLAND 13-15 Ryhope Rd. Grangetown
SWANSEA 7 Samlet Rd. Llansamlet. SA7 9AG
SWINDON 21 Victoria Rd. SN1 3AW
TWICKENHAM 83-85 Heath Rd.TW1 4AW
WARRINGTON Unit 3, Hawleys Trade Pk.
WIGAN 2 Harrison Street, WN5 9AU
WOLVERHAMPTON Parkeld Rd. Bilston
WORCESTER 48a Upper Tything. WR1 1JZ
Foot operated hydraulic

powered
Adjustable for
springs up to 350mm
dia. & 254mm in
length
SSC1000
Yoke travel:
EX.VAT
99.98
340mm
Weight 31.5kg 119.98
INC.VAT
MON-FRI 8.30-6.00,
VISIT YOUR LOCAL SUPERSTORE OPEN
SAT 8.30-5.30, SUN 10.00-4.00 *NEW STORE
BARNSLEY Pontefract Rd, Barnsley, S71 1EZ

01226 732297
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Hot Rod Supernationals
This years big winner was Graeme

Rust with his 48 Alvis Woodie. At prize
giving John Price described Graeme as
eccentric, which is exactly the right
word, but if this is the product of such
eccentricity, we need more of it in the
UK hot rod scene. This unique car is a
masterclass in ingenuity.
No quarter
given
Words: DB
Pics and captions: Mike Pye and DB
he big question was, could the

NSRA go the extra mile and make
the 25th staging of the Hot Rod
Supernationals that bit more
special? The answer? Well, they certainly
went the extra mile, but they didnt stop at
the 1,760 yard marker, they kept on going.
Sure, the weather was perfect, but that
was merely the icing on the cake. If ever
there was a lesson in how to organise a
top notch hot rod weekend, this was it. Not
everything went exactly to plan, but that
didnt matter as for three days, or four for
some pre-entered members, Old Warden
was transformed into a hot rodding Mecca.
To say the place was busy doesnt even
come close, it was so busy the hot rodders
almost outnumbered the wasps!
For a quarter of a century the Supernats
has evolved, grown and established itself
as one of, if not the, major event in the UK
calendar, and this year a few new twists
were thrown into the mix to shake it up
a bit. New for this year was Ollie Vees
Tiki Lounge, which served up a variety
Bring a chair cinema offered big(-ish) screen

entertainment for both children and adults,
and this years Saturday cruise provided the
opportunity to gain bench racing rights for
later that evening by running your car down
Santa Pods quarter mile.
Despite the furtive show field and
campsite activity throughout the weekend,
Old Warden was transformed into a hot

rodding Mecca
of cocktails and played host to DJs and
live music from five different acts. Add
in the three acts that performed in the
main marquee and you were sure to find
something to suit your tastes. The new
Racers Circle proffered a display of drag
race cars from a multitude of classes, the
we werent prepared for what unfolded in

front of our eyes on the Sunday morning.
Where did all those cars come from? Despite
our best efforts, were sure we didnt get
to see everything, but Mike and I certainly
enjoyed trying. And then there were the
bountiful trade stands it really was
Prancing
horses
David and Lesley Brown arranged an inviteonly cruise on the Friday afternoon. This
was not elitist, simply a limited numbers trip
out to view the car collection of the man
behind Wolfrace Wheels all those years ago,
Barry Treacy. It is planned for this to become
an annual event so more of you will get
the opportunity to view Barrys impressive
collection of classics and exotica.
Pics: Mark McHardy
impossible to check out everything in just a

few hours. We came away gobsmacked, not
to mention exhausted, and cannot praise
the NSRA, their helpers and, of course,
all the participants for making this an
unforgettable weekend.
Well leave the last words to NSRA
chairman, Jason Hollamby. The NSRA would
like to send a big thank you to all those
who attended the 25th Supernationals. We
tried a few changes this year, which seem
to have been well received. Undoubtedly,
the weather helped in making it our biggest
and most successful to date. We are already
planning for next years event and intend
to continue to progress the show to keep
it the premier hot rod event in the UK. The
proposed dates (to be confirmed) for next
year have been pencilled in as 11-13 August
2016. Hope to see you all there.
The down time at

the Pod provided the
ideal opportunity to
stage the burnout
competition, with Justin
Woolners Chevy pickup adjudged to have
melted the most rubber.
Further to comments made in our mail pages last month, hows this for a great
starter custom idea. Volvo Amazon estates are cool in stock form, but really
respond to the mild custom treatment.
Fantastic to see Plum Crazy

back on the road again.
Mel Garrard is the man
responsible for the almost
completed rebuild of the
Fordson that graced the cover
of our September 78 issue.
Pic: Blackett Photography
Its in the bag already

for a future issue, but it
was great to see Graham
Spencers Consul Classic
out enjoying the sunshine.
It you didnt see this car at
the Supernats youre in for
a treat when you see the
magnificent interior.
John and Sally Phillips pair of Brit

customs steal the show wherever they
go. So much so we were very surprised
not to see Sallys new Matranga Moggy
in the line up come prize giving time.
Shame, it deserved to be.
If there was an award for the bigge

st
grin of the day it would have gone
to 15-year old Fred Loveder when
he
drove his hand-formed ali belly
tank
onto the showfield. Well look
at this in
more detail soon but, suffice to
say, its
got a 300cc Kawasaki quad bike
motor
and started out as a tot rod...
Ted Hurst recently imported

this Model A Fordor rat rod from
Chihuahua, Mexico. It was built
by Street Toys Hot Rods and
Custom and uses a 302 Ford,
Chevy truck front axle on parallel
leaves and handmade oak roof
bars by Teds son, Luke.
Those of you who remember a pale blue mild custom 63

FB Victor
with tube grille from the late 80s might be surprised to hear
this
is the same car, fresh out after a total rebuild, which included
the
chop (with VW Polo rear screen), new EFi RV8 and two-tone
paint.
Apologies, we failed to find the owner to give a name check.
The Gasser Circus put on a great display outside the new-for-2015

Tiki Lounge with Lou Nobles new Crazy Horse Willys coupe
heading up this part of the line up. Another one well be taking a
better look at in a future issue.
The Maserati bi-turbo engine in this fenderless, split window (yep) Anglia will
let you know that man Charlie Emmerick has been at it again. This one was
different though, with a scratch built drop beam axle and lots of trick fabrication
to advertise his services as a custom chassis builder.
And talking of new Gasser

Circus cars. Johnny Gumbles
steel Willys pick-up made
its debut at Dragstalgia and
was soaking up the sun at
the Supernats. Its got a
Speedway front axle kit,
tunnel-rammed 327 and a
9-inch. Cool, and then some.
There were a lot of tasty Mopars on the show field on Sunday but, if the chips were
down, Id have to choose this 66 Satellite RO23 Super Stock clone as my favourite.
With a built 451 big block under the bonnet and a lot of trick parts used in the build
this looked a great buy at 15,995. And it did say part-ex considered
And this is the other one Neil

Smiths mostly scratch built glass
A coupe runs a 3.5 Rover, Vitesse
gearbox, Mustang back axle and air
on the rear only. It was a case of
use what you got, not what you can
afford, said Neil with a grin.
On the road
Saturdays cruise took a circuitous

route through the local countryside,
with the cruisers arriving at the
destination, Santa Pod Raceway,
shortly after noon.
Unless you heard it drive in, you would never guess Trevor and Nicky
Cowells fabulously patinated 49 Chevy Fleetline has a Transit turbo diesel
under the bonnet. Its been built as a driver, and thats just what theyre
doing with it.
Seems the rear air bagged rat rod movement has finally reached the
UK as this was one of two such cars at the Supernats. This one uses a
chopped glass 29 sedan body with a spider web roof insert, suicide front
end and an SBC on open pipes.
This 355 Chevypowered 28 / 29A was

a new one on us. Filled,
chopped, flaked and
blown, with a white
chassis and detailing, it
had it alll g
going on.
On the track
Sadly, a massive oil down at the Pod meant a wait of over two
hours before the racing re-started, but several rodders stuck it
out and were rewarded with the opportunity to run their cars
down the strip.
Pics: Blackett Photography
And talking of unusual engine swaps, how

about a twin turbo, 3.6-litre diesel V8 out of
a 2006 Range Rover into a 55 Thunderbird?
With a ZF six-speed box, 18-inch Lensos and a
custom interior, this one has upset the T-Bird
purists in every way. Yeah, like builder, Andrew
Young, cares.
and twoNow this we really liked. Super-subtle shaved, hard-topped

over chrome
doored Mk2 Consul really looked the part, dropped down
ion
combinat
smoothies and whitewall flaps. Two-tone factory colour
worked a treat. If its yours, please get in touch.
If you walked
past this as
just another
rusty truck you
missed out, for
underneath the
lack of exterior
paint was a fully
detailed truck
with LS power up
front and a Jag IRS
out back.
I dont know why Ive been

messing round all these
years welding up wings and
restoring rusty metal, laughed
Graham Churchill, explaining
the joy of putting together his
new Brookville 32 roadster.
Exterior and interior treatment
is all Jaguar-inspired.
Even since we first saw it as a bare shell

at the Hot Rod Drags a few years ago,
weve been looking forward to seeing
Neil Boltons Russian Roulette Anglia
Estate Gasser finished, so it was great
to see it driven onto the show field on
Sunday. Detail is first class throughout.
We dont know the

story on this full
custom Studebaker
pick-up, but wed
certainly like to. Use
of a Starlight coupe
nose bullet in the grille
is inspired, as is the
choice of hot mustard
for the colour.
Hows this for an alternative V8? This Lotus Esprit

lump had been shoehorned into a very subtle looking
Mk2 Cortina on steels. Though the cars they came
from were plagued with problems, its a good engine,
and must make this one rapid Tina.
Those who have been

following our build up feature
on Tony Shines Tina got the
chance to check it out in the
metal. Well pick up on the
build thread on this wild ride
again next month.
Alan Mills was the name on the

window of this recently imported
chopped steel 34 5-window (yep,
another one). Its got an Olds
350, 200R4, 9 inch and Heidts
suspension. Paint is 2003 Corvette
50th anniversary metallic red.
Sweetie time
As the grown-ups got to cruise to

the Pod, it was only fair that the
not-quite-so-grown-ups got
to enjoy cruising in their rides.
The destination was the on-site
sweetie stall, a perfect alternative
to a drag strip.
Tough little Pro Street 100E

Anglia had what can only be
described as a major setback
a small block Ford V8 set
back so much so it looked
like a V4 when you looked
in the engine bay as half the
motor was inside the car.
While this 55 Chevy truck sittin

g
alongside it was undoubtedly
another
fresh import. LS1, 4L60E, Mont
e Carlo
and C4 Vette suspension and
more
anniversary
ry Corv
vette
ette paint (40th this
time) glowing in the Supernats
su
sun.
Top votes
Participants
Choice
Graeme Rust
48 Alvis Woodie
Top Ten
We dont know anything

about Hillbilly Racing, other
than that they turned out
in force with a collection of
tough street racer Yanks
mostly, but not exclusively,
of the Mopar persuasion.
Julie Johnson
Model A pick-up
Stephen Cook
39 Chevy
Ian Burton
59 Chevy wagon
Martin Hubbard
32 roadster
Looking as effortlessly
cool as ever, Clark Deveys
36 3-window is one of
those timeless hot rods
we never tire of seeing.
Holmes
Mark Holm
Model A sedan
Steve Fletcher
34 Chevy coupe
Stuart Archibald
58 Chevy Apache
Ralph Golledge
32 roadster
Dan Boone
32 coupe
Graeme Rust
48 Alvis Woodie
Another blue 32 roadster, another Top

10 trophy. This time it was Martin
Hubbard at the wheel. Seriously for a
minute, theyre all great cars and worth
y
winners, but there were a lot of other
great cars on the field at the Supernats
we felt were overlooked in the judging.
Are we alone in those thoughts?
Its amazing what a change

of colour can do, and blue
is definitely in this year.
Ralph Golledge repainted his
previously red 32 roadster in
VW Sea Blue and promptly won
a Top 10 trophy for his efforts.
Just when you thought Kim and Mark Bishop

s
beautiful new Webster-built FED couldn
t get any
better, it gets lettered in perfect period
style. It
looks stunning.
Another blue 32, another Top

10 trophy. This time it was Dan
Boone at the wheel of his 3W
coupe, which was built as a sister
car to his same colour roadster.
Full feature coming soon.
Jake Holmyard
pulls round in
his super clean
100E to pick
up the Young
Rodder award.
Weve shown you the front of Kev

Pittams wild 50 Chevy Fleetline
custom before, so heres the back.
Just the headliner left to do and well
be straight on this for a full feature.
SoCal
Antique Nationals
Diaries A
Ex-CC editor Kev Elliott
now resides in southern
California where he works
for Street Rodder magazine.
In his spare time he
keps a diary of what he
gets up to at the weekends.
This month Kev gets
hot under the collar
bloody hot.
n event I always seem to miss

every year is the Antique
Nationals. I dont think Ive
been since it was held at the old
Palmdale Raceway up in the desert.
Now staged at
Fontana, on the
dragstrip behind the
NASCAR oval, this
year I made the effort
to drive out there.
Boy, did I wish Id stayed away, as
temperatures were well over 100 degrees,
with no wind or shade. I arrived somewhat
late and, judging by the numbers leaving,

wasnt the only one who couldnt take
the heat. This was a real shame as there
were some killer cars, both amongst the
spectators and racers. However, the Diaries
isnt a video diary, so I
grabbed some pics for
your perusal, watched
as much racing as I could
bear in the brutal heat
(concrete and tarmac in extreme heat only
makes it worse!) and headed for a cooler
elevation. A Beer Festival at the top of Mount
Baldy seemed ideal
there were some

killer cars
This cool 32 five window sure gets around. I see it

everywhere, and it always strikes me that its a coupe
version of Gray Baskervilles old roadster.
This beast sounds awesome! Check

out the extensive Swiss cheese
lightening of the frame rails, too.
The Anglican runs a
triple-carbed, 24-stud
Flathead. Unfortunately,
we didnt see it run.
In my opinion the best build

style for a 37 / 38 Chevy is as
a Gasser. A dual four-fed blown
motor doesnt hurt either!
Ex-coupe 27T was parked in

the pits. Despite the slicks it
wasnt racing.
The Antique Nats is one of the few places youll see Pat
Ganahls restored GMC inline six-powered dragster on a track.
This Crosley, campaigned by

the Old Farts Racing Team, has
been attending the Antique
Nats forever I remember
photographing it when the
event was held at the latelamented Palmdale Raceway.
Bill Clarks Crosley runs in the mid-12s. Theres something about

the headers coming out the front fenderwells on these stretched
wheelbase cars.
Who wouldnt want a legit
10-second, street legal 32 coupe?
Originally the Scrima-AdamsSmith dragster

in the 50s with a blown overhead
, its been
campaigned as Antique Doll with
either an
injected or carburetted Flath
ead since the 60s.
Today it runs a 3/8 x 3/8 296c
i Flatty with 60s
Hilborn injection.
Simple carbureted
Chevy-powered T
Altered runs in the 10s
for some budget fun.
Four banger-motored A
Modified was very neatly
finished, though sat very high.
The event draws out

some genuine old
timers, including this
overhead-equipped
Model A roadster.
Another Chevy Gasser, this time

a
38 and a sedan. Bad Gas inde
ed!
Yes, we caught some racing on the strip. Clearly the roofmounted surfboards helped this big 46 Fordor to the win.
Lovin the detailed tri-carbed and

overhead-converted four banger (and Im
not an early four banger guy) but a 4-bar
on the rear? Really?
The
Misfit
Google modified Anglia and youll find some
great cars. What you wont find is one that
looks anything like this, which makes its name
perfectly apt
Words Mike Pye Pics: Mitch Pashavair
ob Rashbrook is one of those

rare individuals with the ability
to both visualise and build
truly unique customised cars.
Like anybody that pushes boundaries,
or refuses to follow established trends,
there will be those that love their
work and those that just dont get it. I,
personally, fall into the former group as,
to me, cars like this are an inspiration,
a breath of fresh air. I dont have the
space to do big American cars, and Ive
always been into early British Fords, so
I was always going to do another one
after I sold the Prefect, explains Rob.
The Prefect hes referring to is the one
that graced our cover in August 2012
the phantom Farnham-style estate, built
out of a 4-door 107E.
States but not seen anything like this

done over here.
Asked how he approached such a
radical build, Rob was circumspect: A lot
just happens as you go along. Sometimes
things dont work, so you go off on
another tangent until you get it how you
want it to look.
All pretty basic
Spending his days at work undertaking

disability car conversions, its fair to
say Rob has a good understanding
of mechanics and an ability to solve
technical problems. What he doesnt
have is a large, comprehensivelyequipped workshop to do it in. Rather,
he has a normal size double garage at
home with a MIG welder, a bead roller,
a sort of lakes-style rod built with a

later-style body
The Prefect was so subtle it looked
factory so, after I sold it, I just wanted
the opposite of that, something
mental. Having, as Rob put it, done
Anglias in the past, he wasnt afraid to
take on a basket case he picked up for
a song. It was so rotten it was in three
pieces roof, rear tub and bulkhead
no one in their right mind would ever
have restored it. With a history of small
British Fords behind him, the rust repair
didnt daunt him, especially as he had
no intention of building a stocker or, for
that matter, a Pinto / Zetec-powered,
Minilite-equipped retro Ford. I guess
a lot of people tend to just follow a
trend and stick with it, but I had an idea
in my head of what I wanted a sort
of lakes-style rod built with a later-style
body. Id seen cars like this done in the
a shrinker / stretcher and the usual array

of hand tools. Thats it really, its all
pretty basic, he quips. I never have a
lot of money to spend on my cars, but
the idea with this one was to spend as
little as I could. Youve got to spend
some money, of course, but you can save
a fortune by hunting around for stuff
not normally used and making stuff
yourself. The way I see it, its how hot
rods were built years ago.
If Id had more money to spend on
it I probably would have built it quite
differently. It could easily have gone flake
paint, whitewalls, whatever wheels you
p
know, more showy. The way it ended up
was a product of its budget really. And
what was that budget? Go on, have a
guess, well tell you at the end.
The build itself all started with the
Wheels are from an Austin 10 (which, coincidentally,

have the classic Ford 4 x 108 PCD). The fronts
are stock 3.5J, while the rears have had the rims
replaced with Mustang space saver rims, reversed
for a deeper dish. Excelsior tyres are 5.0/5.25 x 16
fronts, 6.50 x 16 rears.
The 1990 BMW 318iS eng

ine is totally stock, righ
tubular exhaust manifo
t down to the
ld. Its an 1800cc, four
cylinder, fuel injected,
16-valve, twin cam uni
t and produces 140bhp
. Considering it cost
Rob 70, the bang for
buck is amazing. Its coo
led by a Mk2 Granada
rad
shrouded behind the
Ford Pop grille.
has been chopped three inches,

What remains of the 63 Anglia body
tened by two inchers. The fourshor
s
sectioned two and had the door
in
formed, with parts from an Aust
hand
ly
most
is
end
rear
ter
inch shor
wheelarch scallops.
the
in
used
hall
Vaux
s
1930
a
Somerset and
front suspension, which is stock Ford Pop.

Stock that is until Rob chopped the axle
in half and welded in some metal bungs
hed machined up at work. It now works
as an independent unit, with the inner
ends located on an adjustable perch,
the outer ends held tight by the original
spring perches and triangulated by the
only marginally split stock wishbone,
which locates via poly bushes in a
I thought it might be a bit bumpy, but its

perfectly alright as it is.
Problems at home
With the front chassis rails fabricated

from scratch, and the BMW engine
and gearbox sourced and located by its
original mounts, Rob moved onto the
body, chopping it three inches, sectioning
it two and shortening the doors by two
the idea with this one was to spend as

little as I could
handmade crossmember. Effectively, the
front suspension is a pair of giant A-arms,
damped by the original lever arm units
from the rear of the Anglia, just working
in reverse. There was no way I could test
the set up until I actually drove the car
but I made it all adjustable and knew that
as the Hillman Imp rack is centre steer it
wouldnt have any bump steer. If anything,
inches. I had an idea in my head of how

I wanted it to look and it was all going
well until I got to the back, thats where I
had a bit of trouble with it. The problem
wasnt doing the work, but the way the
work hed done looked. I originally built
it with a stock back end on it, just with
radiused arches, but when I pushed it out
of the garage I knew it had lost its way.
glia part, the

dified original An
Handbrake is a mo
Rob had to
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original BM
the shifter
shifter a modified
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make the shift lin
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gearbox it works
donated it, and the
I loved everything about it, up to the

back wheels. There was just too much
body behind the rear wheels. I stopped for
a while and got on the internet, looking
for other radical stuff, then suddenly
it dawned on me if its a hot rod, the
wheels need to be exposed, so thats how
the sculpted rear end came about. To cut
a lot of metalwork short, Rob used a pair
of Austin Somerset rear wings, swapped
side for side and mounted inside out for
the main scallops, then extended them
at the front using some random 1930s
Vauxhall spare wheel wells, acquired from
the farmer I bought the Pop grille shell
off. Incidentally, original plans for the
car involved no grille shell at all and the
radiator in the boot, but then, as Rob put
it, common sense prevailed.
Despite its radical looks, common sense
prevailed in a lot of places in the car.
Rather than buy a fancy aftermarket pedal
box, Rob simply used a BMW E30 one,
along with a matching brake servo, as he
knew it would be simple to hook up to

the stock BMW running gear. The Reliant
Scimitar-sourced Salisbury 4HA rear axle
is located in the same way that has been
proven in countless works rally cars on a
4-link with coilovers and a Watts linkage
all homemade of course. Its just the best
way to locate a live rear axle, says Rob
matter-of-factly. And much of the interior,
for all it looks handmade, is actually
modified original Anglia or BMW parts,
just give Robs inimitable touch.
M40 engine, but when the 318iS came on

stream in 89 it got the M42 twin cam 16V
engine, which is the one Rob has in his car.
140 horsepower for 70 seemed like a
bargain to me, laughs Rob, and theyre
dead reliable, too. The only thing he had
to modify was the shift linkage and the
wiring loom, but a lot of time spent on the
e30zone.net elicited all the information he
required on the latter. Its a 1990 engine,
so its not exactly a spring chicken, and that
means its actually fairly basic. The ECU
140 horsepower for 70 seemed like a

bargain to me
Vorsprung durch BMW
So what made you choose a BMW engine, I

asked? Id run an E30 Touring for a couple
of years. Mechanically it was brilliant, it just
rusted away around me. And Ive a friend
whos really into them, and he suggested
I try the iS engine. A quick primer for
those not up on their BMW engines: your
earliest 318 had the M10 engine, which
was replaced in 87 by the single cam
Front susp
Pop I-bea ension comprises
m and w
a split Fo
ishbone w
rd
leaves in
ith three
the stock
extra
Pop fron
hubs are
t spring.
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The
lia, mach
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ined to ta
nted disc
ke
brakes.
and loom is separate to the rest of the car

and its only got crank and cam sensors,
uit.
an airflow meter and the injection circuit.
It didnt even have a cat, so its not as
complicated as people think.
ar,
If theres one extravagance on the car,
its the So-Cal Speed Shop gauges, but
on,
even they were used for a sensible reason,
as Rob explains: The speedo in the BMW
picks up from the diff, but I didnt have
Every car has

its little luxurie
s, and in Rob
the full set of
s case its
So-Cal Speed
Shop New Trad
curved glass
itionalist
gauges, chosen
primarily beca
offer an electr
use they
ic speedo that
works with a
up. All the rest
GPS pickof the cars el
ectrics are hi
dden behind
the passenge
r side glove bo
x.
look on this car

Everywhere you
le details. Rose
litt
at
ne
are
there
boot lid hinges
de
ma
nd
jointed, ha
htful.
lig
de
t
are jus
Theres a ton of metalwork gone

into that back end, yet the car still
retains the
unmistakable Anglia design touc
hes. Rear lights are 59 Caddy lense
s in brass bezels made
out of ammunition shells and with
cages made from brass rod boug
ht from B&Q.
I like to think the car is still quite
subtle, says Rob. Theres no lairy
paint, no lairy wheels,
no flashy aftermarket parts, its
just the sum of the whole that make
s it wild.
n
supercharger, or maybe eve
ring fitting a Mini Cooper
starts first
car
the
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Though Rob says hes conside
now
t
righ
t
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ing in it
throttle bodies and a stan
so well hes been commut
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that, so I bought an electric speedo, and a

GPS pick-up works with the So-Cal gauges.
Its brilliant, the speedo is so accurate. At
least it is once its picked up a satellite,
which can be a couple of miles into a
journey sometimes.
I think Im right in saying that the only
part of the entire build that was farmed
out to a professional was the trimming of
the ali bomber seats, which Rob bought
off a friend. AJ Trimming in Bourne End
did that for him, and its one job Rob says
hes quite happy to pay for. Everything else,
including painting the car in World War II
Olive Drab, was done by him at home in
his garage. The paint cost me 58 for five
litres. Its hard wearing, functional and it
sticks to anything, he laughs. Thats got
to be the cheapest paint job ever, right?
its not as complicated

as people think
Knowing Robs tendency to finish cars
and sell them on soon after, I asked if
there was anything else in the pipeline, or
any other ideas burning away inside his
head? No, he answered immediately.
At the moment Im loving driving it.
Ive never had a car that gets this much
attention and Ive even been commuting
to and from work in it over the summer.
Like all good hot rodders though, theres
always something going on in the
background and later in our conversation
Rob did admit to having a bit of a thing
for 1950s French cars at the moment.
Maybe if I do something else, Ill do
something from over there he says
enigmatically. One things for sure, if, or
when, he does, it wont be like anything
else youve seen, from over there, over
here or anywhere. And thats just the way
we like it.
Oh, and the budget? The whole car
owes Rob under four grand, all in.
Ali bomber seat
s were bought
off a friend an
d trimmed by AJ
End. Everythin
g else on the ca
Trimming in Bo
r was done at
urne
home by Rob.
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better suit the car. That steering
wheel is the original Anglia one,
stripped down, shrunk in
diameter and wrapped in natural
hemp twine, with a BP petrol can
lid as a centre cap.
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While the press would have us believe most

youngsters these days are either endlessly
playing computer games or binge drinking,
some are building and racing dragsters. This is
a story of youthful enthusiasm to inspire us all
Words and pics: Odgie
his is a heartwarming tale,

which is just so positive on so
many levels, not least because
it reassures us older car freaks
that the future of hot rodding is in safer
hands than we might have thought. So
let me tell you about Pete, and his nineminutes-older brother, Rob, and their
cool little slingshot, Wrathchild.
The story starts when the boys were
very young, which, given their still
tender years isnt that long ago. Dad
(known henceforth as The Dad) wasnt
necessarily a car guy, he was a go-kart
racer, but he used to take the family
to the drags every so often. Which, for
whatever reason, struck a major chord
with the boys. Quite possibly they were
drag racers in a previous life, because
youre that keen, go and see if you can

help out then, he told them. That was
the start of it cleaning parts, swabbing
floors, anything to be around dragsters
and hot rods.
Good grounding
In time, the boys both got apprentices

as truck mechanics, devouring as much
information as possible. One day they
used that knowledge to solve an engine
problem on Marks new car, and their
role as part of the crew become more
involved still. All of this was good
grounding, with plenty of learning and
hands on, but there was still a dream
waiting to be fulfilled. The chance finally
arose when Mark mentioned he still
knew where his original chassis was, and
you can only build it if you put a V8 in it

for the two youngsters life instantly
became drag racing drag racing drag
racing. At four years old they sat in
Mark Coulsells old slingshot and, on
the way home from the drags, theyd
always be talking about having their
own race car one day. For most kids,
thats all it would be, talk, but for Pete
and Rob it simply never left them. They
ordered Custom Car and tussled for who
would read it first each month. They
took their copy to school, only to have it
denigrated by the other kids because it
wasnt Max Power, but hey, they werent
into hot rods to impress anybody, they
were into hot rods because something
burned deep inside them.
As teenagers that flame still burned.
They wanted to get closer to the action
and, in a typically strange twist of fate,
The Dad discovered that Mark Coulsell
only lived about 400 yards away. If
that it was up for grabs. We didnt even

go to see it. We found out it was for
sale at Dragstalgia in 2012 and just said
wed have it there and then,
they both tell me in unison,
a common trait among
close twins. The chassis had
been stretched to take a
different engine, then
left in what might be
described a sorry state.
It was a pile of bent
tubes really, they
say, but then the
game was up. In
truth, the game
had been afoot
for some while,
a slowly growing
pile of car parts
in The Dads
garage. One
So far, the car has run

a quickest ET of 11.1 sec
onds and
a fastest top end speed
of 119mph, and the boy
s very
realistic goal is a high
10. Then, they say, the
y might
start messing with the
engine
Pic: Jeni Long
day theyd been noticed. We were both

called downstairs by our full names never
a good sign. We lied though, we said they
were Marks parts, and we were storing
them cause he had a hole in his garage
roof. We got away with it then, but then
the rusty tubes arrived on the drive. A bit
sheepishly we admitted we wanted to build
a car. What do you want to do with it?
The Dad asked. Well, we were thinking of
putting a Pinto in it, the brothers suggested
tentatively. No, Im not letting you do
that. There was a difficult silence. No, you
can only build that car if you put a V8 in
it The Dad is clearly a man of substance.
The simple
simpl seat
eat and
d bodywork
body
k was
w made by
b
the brothers with help and advice from Mark
and Ian Coulsell. It was all formed by hand
around broom handles, gas bottles and a piece
of four-inch water pipe from Wickes! Body prep
and paint was by Lee Patrick of HRS Designs in
Wood End, Tamworth. The name, incidentally, is
a reference to the Iron Maiden song of the same
name. We like Maiden and we like the song,
simple as that! they laugh.
Plastic pipe
The ever-helpful Roy Wilding took the

boys under his wing, helping them sort
out the chassis, while also teaching them
about measurement and fabrication. The
In truth, the wheels and tyres were
probably the most expensive parts of this
project. Front wheels are custom-made
spoked fronts with second hand 22.0 x
2.5-17 Goodyear Eagle front runners
boys had good help and advice from many

quarters but, make no mistake, the build
is all their own, and all took place in the
single-car garage behind the family home.
The Dad explains: If youve got a fully
equipped workshop like most drag racers,
it does make it easier, but they had none of
that. When it came to making the body, for
example, we went to Wickes and bought a
length of four-inch diameter plastic pipe,
and they bent the ali sheet over it.
The boys were adamant it would be old
school in style, as well as build. Piecrust
slicks dont hook up like modern wrinkle
equivalents, but it was the look they were
after. They also set their hearts on a Moon
tank but, as we all know, a reasonable price
in the USA soon turns into a big expense
by the time its here. As it happens, one of
their mates was working in the States at the
time. Get it shipped to me, he said. So the
while the rears are American Racing
Equipment Torque Thrusts fitted with
brand new 10.00-15 Mickey Thompson /
Radir piecrust slicks.
Rear axle is a narrowed Austin Westminster unit

with 3.9:1 gears and fitted with modified Mk2
Cortina disc brakes. The butterfly is a Pro-Werks
item and the laser-cut stainless steel handbrake
and shift levers were made by John Fullerton of
Tee-Rat fame.
tank went from California to the guys hotel

room in Texas, then came to the UK in hand
luggage. It made it safely home, and safely
back up to Santa Pod to be handed over.
After thousands of miles, it got to within
20 feet of the brothers when the bottom
fell out of the bag and it crashed into the
tarmac. It looked like someone had hit
it with a sledgehammer, The Dad says.
I suppose its one of those things we can
laugh about now, he adds wistfully
If there were setbacks, there were also
wonderful moments. The guys needed
Stones family Tee-Rat. Better yet, he still

had all his original templates, and was able
to make up not only the levers, but various
other parts, including the engine blanking
caps and the motor plate. A lovely twist of
fate yet again.
Hot rod heroes
Was it fate that led to the brothers buying

the very same car they sat in as very
small boys? Or was it the burning, allencompassing desire to race a slingshot
that conjured the chassis up again all those
a beautifully inclusive enthusiasm

some levers for the brake and transmission,
and approached the local laser cutters.
Savvy beyond their years, they knew
mention of anything involving race car
could up the price, so they just took their
drawings and said we need something
like this. But the guy kept pestering them
to say what it was for so, in the end, they
admitted it was for a dragster. Not that
the guy hadnt sussed already, seeing as
how he turned out to be none other than
John Fullerton, the original builder of the
The build
years later? Whatever it was, just talking to

the guys for less than a minute you become
infected with their boundless enthusiasm.
They absolutely love hot rods, the scene in
general and, in particular, slingshots. You
get the impression all theyve ever wanted
to do was race cars, and everything else
is just a means to an end. In the nicest
possible way they fall over themselves in
excitement to tell you about their trip to
the Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, where
Pete got to drive the Cortopassi brothers
The engine was found for sale on

eurodragster.com. Its thought to
be a
stock 305ci small block Chevy, now
fitted
with a 650cfm Holley double pum
per
and custom made upswept head
ers. The
transmission is a two-speed Pow
erglide
with reverse shift pattern valve
body,
trans brake and TCI 3500rpm stall
converter, built by Bradley Coop
er. Like
many of the bits on the car, that
cool ali
scoop was a present from a frien
d, Si.
Front axle and drag-link

steering was made with the
help and guidance of Roy
Wilding. Spindles are SPE units,
while the torsion bar front
suspension using a cut down
VW spring pack was made
by Andy Gosling. Youll note
theres no dent in the Moon
tank any more, thats thanks
to the brothers grandad, who
vanished it!
Early on in the build. The boys started

with just the bare chassis, which was
originally built in 1966 by Alan Blount,
then had the cage modified at a
later date to suit Steve Young. It was
subsequently owned by various others,
including Mark Coulsell, and it was when
in Marks hands that the brothers first sat
in it, at the age of four!
The boys are quick to acknowledge the

invaluable help and advice theyve been
given along the way (thats Mark Coulsell
in the Chevy sweatshirt), but theres no
taking it away from them theyve built
this dragster themselves, at home, with
basic hand tools and
the help and encouragement from their

girlfriends and other members of the
family. Here, young Harley Coulsell plays
an advisory role from the cockpit. These
pics were taken in December 2013 and
January 2014. The 131-inch wheelbase
means it fits in the family garage. Just.
And here, in August 2014, is the

completed car, ready for its debut at last
years Hot Rod Drags. In total, the car
took some 14 months of weekends and
evenings to come to fruition. Those steel
wheels were found to be buckled, so the
boys stepped up to the ARE 5-spokes, in
their minds the perfect wheels for this
style of car.
Glass Slipper and Rob sat in and fired up

Roger Lees M&R Special for the cacklefest at
the Double Tree hotel. And its a beautifully
inclusive enthusiasm that has also infected
their girlfriends, Hayley and Kimberley, who
dont sit on the sidelines, but are both closely
involved in all aspects of the team. They didnt
catch hot rodding from the boys though,
Hayley went to her first drag race meeting
aged six months old and virtually grew up at
the track, at one time being pairing organiser
and co-ordinator for the Outlaw Anglias, while
Kimberley is restoring her own A40, and both
girls crewed for Roy Wilding before they even
met Pete and Rob. Make no mistake, this is
a whole team comprised entirely of young
people with a very deep and strong love for
the entire hot rod scene.
Turned out nice
And look what theyve turned out for, the

boys estimate, a bit of change out of 10k,
which includes the trailer, fire suit, helmets
and masks. For a team with many years
experience it would still be a very nice car.
The stance is dictated by that original 1960s
chassis. They knew how to make cars look
The Wrathchild team (left to right) Pete, Kimberley,

Hayley and Rob. Both boys drive, both girls crew, all four
get their hands dirty.
quite rightly feel very proud of.

Im in the fortunate position of being
able to only choose to write about cars
and stories that actually move me in
some way. Being of a certain age myself,
slingshots were the cars of my youth and
are the epitome of dragsters for me. To
find people well less than half my age who
understand what that means, who actually
get slingshots, was a complete joy. To share
the boys very realistic goal is a high 10

cool then, with that broken back look of
the cranked lower rail, making it appear even
more like the whole plot is sagging under the
weight of a too-big engine in a too-spindly
frame. The rest of the build followed suit,
careful research and knowledge of the era
producing a stunningly clean build, with subtle
touches like the iridescent Mirra Flake set into
not just the body panels, but the chassis and
interior as well. Its a car the entire team can
THANKS
Dad and mum, Hayley and Kimberley, all at
Limited Funz Racing Mark, Lynne, Josh and
Harley Coulsell Steve, Anna and Ada Cassisi, Ian
and Sue Coulsell, Steve and Jacky Young, Martin
and Paula Vear (Moon tank), Wayne Colliver
(headers), Bradley and Ken Flathead Cooper
(gearbox), Roy Wilding and Lesley Prior, Mark
The Spark Hartnell (wiring), Crunch (engine), Lee
at HRS Designs (paint) and all the Wild Bunch for
the warm welcome and great times. Thank you
so much to all of you, were so grateful for all
the help, advice, encouragement and kicks up the
backsides weve received along the way!
time with people who are so enthusiastic

and passionate about hot rodding and drag
racing was another joy in itself. And even
then there were surprising revelations. It
was the masks, the twins tell me. We
were used to seeing Chris Hartnell and
Mark in their fireproof face masks. Theres
something about the mask, it gives a sort
of anonymity. Cool people, of whatever
age, very cool people.
The
41-year
itch
Having wanted a hot rod since 1973, when Dave Batson started the
ball rolling in 1999, he never thought it would take 15 years for
his vision to become reality
Words: Mike Pye Pics: Darren Woolway
here is always a starting point,

an epiphany if you will, where
some people realise their
life is not complete without
a hot rod in it. For many of a certain
vintage, that epiphany occurred when
American Graffiti came out in 1973. But
even to have wanted to go to see that
film in the first place, there had to be
something more primeval welling up
inside, looking for an outlet. I had a
few British classics when I was young,
explains 53-year-old Dave Batson, a
Mk2 Zephyr, a split screen Moggy, that
sort of thing, but I just drove them and
took them to the rocking dos. Then
to rodding as I like it. At the end of

the article was Jon Goldings phone
number, so I called him.
With a bit of money in the bank
earmarked for a new-ish daily driver,
Dave did the sums and figured he was
better off putting that toward his
dream car a 5-window Deuce coupe
especially as there was nothing really
wrong with his old daily. What I got
off Jon in 1999 was basically a 95-98%
done rolling chassis with a Rodline
body lined up on top. But thats when
the money ran out.
At the time, I had silly ideas of doing
the rest of the build myself, but soon
I didnt think Id ever achieve the car

I really wanted
I bought a house with my girlfriend
at the time, and had to sell the car
to finance it. When I got out of that
relationship, I lost a bit of interest in hot
rodding for a while as I didnt think Id
ever achieve the car I really wanted, so
whats the point? The point was that
desire would never leave, and would
one day come back to haunt Dave if he
didnt do something about it.
I carried on buying the mags to
keep my hand in, and then one day
about 1998 I think there was a
chopped, channelled, lilac 32 coupe
in Custom Car. It was the car everyone
now knows as Pete Tyas car, but it just
did something to me. We were back
realised that anything I did was just going

to insult Jons chassis. If I finished it, it
would be like putting a Trabant body
onto a Rolls-Royce chassis. Sadly though,
that realisation, and the inevitable
expenditure required to finish the car, led
Dave to mothball the car in a homemade
cocoon for the next five years.
I cant remember what made me
decide to get back on with it, or why I
didnt go back to Jon to finish it, but I
saw an advert in Custom Car for Valley
Gas Speed Shop, went to see them, liked
what I saw, was really impressed with
Jimmy [Hibberds] attitude and so had
them turn it into a turnkey car. Only it
wasnt quite as simple as that
The intention all along was that is look like a

1:1 scale Mattel Hot Wheels car
When the original boot lid was found to be warped, the Valley Gas
crew set to making a steel frame and rolling a steel replacement
version. They also made a sturdy steel frame inside the body, which
now also has a stock-style firewall glassed in in front of the deeply
recessed flat firewall the Rodline body came with.
Porsche Guards Red paint was applied by Elite Autobodies in Nether
Wallop, arranged through Valley Gas Speed Shop.
Red band tyres are more commonly associated with muscle cars
than hot rods, but they really work on this car. Theyre BF Goodrich
Radial T/As all round, 155s on the front and 265/75s on the back on a
combination of 4 and 8 x 15 polished Rocket Vintage Fuel wheels.
Spanners in the works
Like all car builds, hurdles, pitfalls and

changes in circumstance transpired to throw
various spanners in the works, not least
Dave losing his job in the middle of it all.
Jimmy and the guys there were brilliant,
and the work they did was phenomenal.
When money was tight, he just said Dont
worry, well store it round the back and
get back on with it when youre ready.
Nicer than that to hear was that they didnt
try and push Dave in a direction he didnt
want to go with the car. They suggested a
few things, and I said either yes or no, but
I had a very firm image in my head of what
I wanted the car to look like. The whole
intention all along was that is look like a 1:1
scale Mattel Hot Wheels car, thats why it
got red band tyres.
With anything up to $2,000 being asked
for boxed single cars, you could easily build
wanted a complete chromed front end, but

finances dictated he have the bare steel
version instead, painted gunmetal grey
and with a generic GM front disc brake kit.
He wanted a fancy induction system, but
again, finances dictated the car be built
with a single Road Demon carb, and thats
how it first made it onto the road in 2008.
A chance meeting with Phil Perry at a
local car show in Kent proved a profitable
one as he then became his go-to guy,
overseeing the cars transformation into
what Dave had in his head all along. I
discovered Phil is a goldmine of information
and technical knowledge and, as hes local
to me, he took over all the modification
and maintenance work I cant do on the car

from there. You see, although Im a hot rod
fanatic, ability-wise Im only your average
DIY mechanic, says Dave honestly.
Horror stories
Aside from the changes mentioned above,

the one thing Dave really felt let the
car down was the induction system. I
never envisaged it with a single carb on
it, so the options were either multi-carbs,
a supercharger or injection. Plenty of
people put me off the multi-carb route,
I personally know people who have had
horror stories with blowers, so that just left
injection. I went with Hilborn because the
it would be like putting

a Trabant body onto a
Rolls-Royce chassis
this car for what it would cost to amass
a mint set of Hot Wheels Redlines at
todays prices, but it was those models built
by the toy giant between 1968 and 1977
that inspired Dave the most. The car was
always going to be red. I knew I couldnt
have candy apple red as that would be
too much money, but I did originally look
around at cherry red metallics, that sort
of thing. And I wanted chromed Supreme
wheels with red bands, but the narrowest
you could buy were six inches wide, which
wasnt the look I was after.
Now Dave wont mind me saying, as he
was quite happy to admit it, but all along
the way he has had to keep an eye on the
budget. He wanted Astro Supremes, but
ended up with chromed smoothies, he
Though its a fully functioning Hilborn EFi set

up, Dave admits its really all about the looks.
Beneath it is a totally stock crate 350 wearing
no name finned valve covers, stainless rams
horn headers and a nice detail job. Its backed
by a TH350 auto with a TCI Saturday Night
Special torque converter and power is put down
through an 8-inch back axle.
The interior was also sorted out while the

car was at Valley Gas, and is the work of Eric
Giddings at Trimmania in Wokingham. The
combination of red and white vinyl really
complement the rest of the car.
bit you see looks exactly like what they

were putting on old hot rods in the 1960s,
and I thought that would really enhance
the look of the car.
Cue the old spanner in the works rearing
its ugly head again. To cut a very long
story short, Dave ordered an old-style, but
modern ECU-controlled stack injection
system from Hilborn at the end of 2013
and, after a great deal of work by Phil and
his EFi guru, Martin Kelly, discovered the
ECU was up the spout. As I understand
it, when Hilborn finally replaced it Martin
ended up writing a whole new programme
for the car, explains Dave. Sadly, that
meant Dave missed the 2014 show season
Im a hot rod fanatic

[but] ability-wise Im
only your average DIY
mechanic
By his own admission, Dave may not be much

of a mechanic, but hes a pretty handy model
maker and, when he decided to upgrade the
stereo set up in the car, he turned his hand
to making this nifty false radio fascia from
scratch. More than one person has since asked
him where you can buy one of these radios!
entirely but, because of that, Phil did him a

killer deal on the charges, which sweetened
what was otherwise a rather bitter pill.
On the upside, while the car was in at
Hot Rod and Classic Engineering, Dave was
able to find the money to upgrade the
front end to all the chromed and stainless
parts hed wanted all along and to replace
the GM discs with the So-Cal Speed Shop
Wilwood set up hidden in polished Buickstyle drums. Ive got to admit theyre a
shocking price for a set of brakes, says
Dave with a wry smile, but theres just no
substitute for the look in my eyes.
With the Rocket Fuel wheels

bolted up (the closest thing, in Daves
eyes, to Astro Supremes available
in the sizes he was after) and the
all-important red band tyres finally
on the car, hes achieved the look he
was after all along. I know there
are people who go to great lengths
to make sure everything about their
car is period perfect, but this isnt
like that. Its a modern built hot rod
with modern bits on it, but one that
tips more than a wink to the 60s
era I love. So was it worth all the
cost, effort and heartache, I asked?
Oh yes, absolutely. People often ask
me how much money Ive spent and
I always say the same thing Ive
kept every single receipt, but Ive no
intention of ever adding them up.
Its not about the money, its about
having the car Ive always wanted.
Nervous wreck
And what about the driving

experience, is it everything you
hoped for? I dont mind admitting
I was crapping myself on the first
drive. Id seen American Graffiti
when it first came out and here I was
behind the wheel of my own Deuce
coupe. I was a nervous wreck. But
now Im used to it, Im 100% happy
with it. Its comfortable, it doesnt
clunk or bounce, its got enough
useable power for me and itll stop
on a sixpence.
Its not about the

money, its about
having the car Ive
always wanted
Its not like driving a modern
car, obviously, but it is quite akin to
driving an old 60s classic. There is
one problem I constantly have with
it though and thats not being able
to overtake trucks not because I
cant see, but because Im constantly
being boxed in by people driving
alongside taking pictures with their
mobile phones!
So often at this point in our
conversations with owners we get
onto the subject of their next car,
or the other projects theyve got on
the go, but not this time, for having
finally fulfilled the ambition hes held
since the 1970s, Dave isnt about to
let it get away again. Im hoping
this will be the only hot rod I ever
own, he says with a contented smile,
a very contented smile indeed.
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This month we take a look at one of the
pioneers of small British-engined dragsters
Words and pics: Keith Lee
he February issue of CC featured the

recreation of Harold Bulls dragster,
Stripduster, which succeeded in
putting many bigger cars to shame in
the early years of the sport. With stunning
performance from the tiny BMC A-series,
four-cylinder motor, it is not surprising this
machine inspired other racers to have a go
with similar combinations.
One man took that challenge very
seriously was John Whitmore. When he
first went to a drag race in 1967, he was
impressed at seeing an American fuel
dragster run at Santa Pod. It was the sight
of the then unblown Stripduster in action,
though, that was the real inspiration for
John, who resolved to try and emulate
the performance of the little dragster. The
following year he was ready to take his first
trip down the newly rebuilt Santa Pod track,
to join the likes of Gerry Cookson and Bill
Haynes in the 1.0-litre ranks. I saw Harold
run, and I thought I could do that. I used to
go to various motor racing events, and drove
a tuned Morris 1100. So I went down to the
local scrapyard, found an old Morris Minor
and quickly got the engine out of it.
Working as an electrician, John built his
first chassis using a familiar material to
him steel electrical conduit tubing which
had the lightweight advantage for his first
low-powered car, but which also soon got
replaced with a rather more traditional
cold drawn steel version! The first car was
named Obsession, which is pretty apt for a
drag racer. It would be a couple of years for
the name Drag-n-fly to be adopted for the
machines campaigned by the determined
racer from Leicester.
The original 950 BMC A-series motor was
fed by a pair of SU carbs, but the following
year the motor sported a blower, similar
to the one on Stripduster. This needed an
injector set up so, following Harolds lead,
John set about making his own. Taking an
A-series oil pump, he had a new brass body
made for it, and ran it as a fuel pump. It was

mated to a home-brewed barrel valve and
bug catcher to produce a very low cost set
up for the little motor. He used to tip a little
oil in with the nitro, to lubricate the pump.
Engine capacity was gradually increased,
eventually moving to a 1293cc Cooper S unit.
Was the three-bearing crank a problem,
running on nitro? I used steel bars over the
main bearing caps as a girdle to strengthen
it up, but the bearings did not last too many
runs, especially the centre one.
1971 was to prove an important year for
Drag-n-Fly. Harold Bull was still top dog in
the Middle Dragster class at that time but, in
October, John drove the green machine into
the nines for the first time. His 9.93-second
pass shut down Bull in the final eliminator
Following a year of working on it, John

debuted a new, rear-engined car for 1974.
It still utilised the same 1293cc blown
four-pot motor, but saw a major change
in transmission theory. The original car ran
with two speeds, using the overdrive unit
from an A35. It worked well, because I
could spin the wheels a bit, recalls John.
With the new car, and some bigger sticky
slicks, though, it was a different story.
He needed another gear, so set about
fashioning his own design from a Borg
Warner 35 unit, extracted from a Jaguar.
I never really knew how an auto worked,
so I stripped it apart and threw away some
of the bits I didnt want! John chopped
out the neutral clutch and welded in a new
splined shaft, ending up with a manual
the rebuilt Drag-n-Fly clocked 8.63

seconds in 1976
run, which saw Stripduster attacking the
barriers. The new boy was ready to take
over as the man to beat, with much more
to come the following year. In 1972, times
were down to 9.4 seconds as development
progressed. John somehow ended up
running against Dennis Priddles Fueller at
one event, which proved to be somewhat
of a nightmare for John: I couldnt hear
anything above the sound of his engine, and
I didnt have a rev counter fitted. It was a
wonder I didnt blow the motor. I got a good
start on Dennis, but then he was gone
In 1973, John met his future wife, Terry, at
a drag race at Blackbushe. The cars chassis
was lengthened for more stability, and he
ran an outstanding 154.8mph terminal
at the July International event. The only
downside of a memorable season came later
in the year, when the brakes failed in the
fire-up road, resulting in the front end being
mangled against a barrier.
clutch, but no neutral. I started a run with

the gear stick in the mid-position for first
gear, pushed forward for second, and then
fully back for third, and it worked great.
Once developed, the rear-engined car
produced the hoped-for times. Breaking
into the eight-second zone, the rebuilt
Drag-n-Fly clocked 8.63 seconds in 1976,
which is pretty astounding. So much so, it
attracted some sponsorship from Leyland
Cars for the 1977 season in recognition of
his achievements.
Come 1980, the Whitmore name was
to be found on a blown Daimler-powered
entry, propelling him deep into the sevensecond zone, but it was the simple
little four-cylinder dragster that really
made his name in the drag racing world.
John was a well deserving addition to the
British Drag Racing Hall of Fame last year
for his outstanding performance on the
strips of Europe.
John on the start line at Snet

terton in
his rear-engined car.
Getting ready for the push

start to make one of his
first ever runs on a drag
strip in Obsession.
Being pushed back in the

Santa Pod pits. Behind in
white trousers is fellow
competitor, Tony Anderson.
The high-flying wheels belong to Harold Bulls Stripdus

ter.
This was 1971, which was an important year for John.
John clearing the speed

traps at Snetterton in 1975,
his mask firmly contouring
his face in the wind.
Drag-n-Fly sporting
Leyland Cars sponsorship
in 1977, John having
impressed the company
with his performance.
y, where he
John and wife, Terry, pictured at last years awards ceremon
was inducted into the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame.
Good to see Maurice Takoor debut the rebuilt early 70s Spirit car at
Dragstalgia this year, which captures the essence of the Whitmore era of
small, British-engined dragsters.
NitrOlympX
Hot as Hades at
ith ambient temperatures

at the Hockenheimring
topping 42degC (107F), the
30th anniversary FIA / FIM
NitrOlympX became more of a survival test than
anything else. Record highs may have made
headlines in the newspapers, but for spectators
and competitors alike the whole three days
were a bit of an ordeal. However, wed only
have been complaining were it raining, and the
sizzling skirmishes played out along the Rico
Anthes Quartermile over the weekend were
pretty engrossing.
Fridays opening session of qualifying showed
that, in spite of the oven-like warmth, the
racing surface was going to be okay, making
a welcome relief to all on hand. However, an
almost full-length oil down by Jrgen Master
of Desaster (sic) Schomann in his slingshot
dragster during the late afternoon brought the
days scheduled proceedings to a premature halt
due to the amount of time it would take to clean
up. Thankfully, this untimely incident was the
exception to what was otherwise a relatively
untroubled meet, something that must have
been galling for the Scandinavian Pro Stock
group that shot themselves in the foot by voting
to boycott the race after last years turmoil. And
speaking of absences, the European Funny Car
Series contenders were not on hand either,
though hopefully normal service for both these
classes will be resumed in 2016.
Main attraction Top Fuel drew seven entries,
Words and pics:

Andy Willsheer
Hockenheim
FIA Pro Mod attracted 14 entries, but there

were never going to be any five-second
clockings due to the horsepower-robbing
Hockenheim heat wave, which sapped
everyone. The two top-running Swedes, Mats
Eriksson and Micke Gullqvist, quickly showed
their pace by nabbing first and second places
respectively, and the two blower-motor
protagonists later faced each other during
Sunday afternoons money run.
As noted in previous NitrOlympX reports, this
event is a race meet wrapped around the Night
Show and this year there was again the regular
Caitlin Wilsons Jr. Dragster displayed

an appropriate note on its digital
dial-in board.
in spite of the oven-like warmth, the racing surface

was going to be okay
with the only driver from our side of the
Channel being Liam Bomber Jones. Respectable
1000ft, four-second clockings were made by
all entrants, defending FIA champion, Micke
Kgered, securing pole on a 4.22 / 267, with
Swiss custom bike maestro, Urs Erbacher,
anchoring the field with a 4.65 / 219 at what he
regards his home track. Both made it through to
the final, where the Swede set Low ET and Top
Speed of the event, 4.17 / 283, to claim a second
straight NitrOlympX victory.
Barely run in after debuting at Dragstalgia,

Essex racer, Tony Betts, blown methanol 34
Ford 3-window was among the seven-second
runners in Supercharged Outlaws.
mishmash of Fuel, fun and farce, the latter

being provided by Frenchman, Jeff Boutonnets,
jet car, Flashover. Gerd Habermann also added
to the fire show through passes with both his
Hellfire jet bike and Dragon Hunter flopper,
though it was left to Martin Hill and FireForce 3
to demonstrate how a jet car can really run the
numbers when required, recording 4.07 / 197
over 1000ft to close the tightly choreographed
show in slick style.
The awards bash kicked off around 8pm
and only drew to a close when everyone

had finished tucking into the gratis grub and
refreshments. The good-humoured soire
ably served as an enjoyable wrapper to
the anniversary event thatll likely be best
remembered for the scorching heat. Heres
hoping next years affair will feature more
benign climes.
Frank Richters novel 54 Borgward Isabella

stood out among the invitees running in the
exhibition-only class this year
but ultimately it was Andy Fadster

Hadfield and his street-legal Twister Model
T Altered that garnered the win.
Bob Hawkins was almost

barbecued by the volume of
petrol poured out for his fire
burnout in Time Traveller.
A prime example of the often zany fun n

games at the Night Show.
Martin Hill brought the Night

Show to a conclusion with a
storming 4.07-second run in
FireForce 3.
Pel Normans impressive wheelies in The Shogun Super Pro

ET Capri were well received by spectators, as was his amusing
employment of a new back-up girl (see opening pic).
Jon Giles, the sole UK driver to leave with an
eliminations winners trophy, qualified towards the
bottom of the Super Gas field, before going on to
annexe winners laurels in Roar Willys.
Swiss Pro Mod campaigner,

Thomas Stiefels, Hawaiin
blown 57 Chevy Bel Air
was eliminated by fellow
countryman Bruno Bader in
round one of eliminations.
Santa Pod visitor, Stefan

Winter, made it to final of
Comp Eliminator, only to lose
to Robin Sattler with the twee
Frameworks dragster.
Finlands turbo terror, Tero Laukkanen, had a major clean up

job on his Pro Mod Mustang after sticking it in the sand pit at
Julys FIA Nitro Nationals. The repaired car safely made it to
the semi-finals here at the Ring.
Anita Mkel had the misfortune to

break a con rod at the hit of the throttle
in round one of Top Fuel eliminations,
the ensuing conflagration adding a note
of drama to the event.
Finnish Top Fuel entrant,

Jari Halinen, lost a blower
belt in the opening stanza
of eliminations.
NitrOlympX
Top Methanol Dragster was basically a Habermann family benefit, with
Werner Habermann Racing enjoying an excellent event. Timo headed the
qualifying list and younger sibling, Dennis, secured the no.2 slot. With just
st
two elimination rounds, it was odds on theyd figure in the finale, where
ea
really close joust ended with Dennis tripping the win light, 5.43 / 262 overr
Timos 5.44 / 261 chaser.
Just two entries in Top Methanol

Funny Car was disappointing
for fans.
Swedens Leif Andrasson brou
Stratus to do battle against Ham ght along the DISAB-backed Dodge
burgs Jrgen Nagel with the
Classic Oil
Camaro Z/28-bodied machine.
The
when his Chevy laid down a tyre- home country driver was defeated
smokin 7.68 / 152, well behi
nd his
opponents 5.89 / 243 recorded
in the one-pairing eliminator.
Start-line workers proudly pose

with their anniversary shirts after
racing was concluded on Sunday.
ring
ting as top dog in Pro Mod, secu
Micke Gullqvist ended the mee 6.03 / 239 over Mats Erikssons
ro
event laurels in the 08 Cama
231.
/
ria, which carded a 6.13
Green Goblin 56 Crown Victo
Rusty Pistons trade stand had an attention-arresting display

of rods parked outside
to attract customers, including this channelled, cobweb-b
edecked Fordor sedan.
Jutta Winters 34 Ford 5-window coupe was a home-country contender
in Pro ET, which saw a whopping 51 entries make qualifying passes.
Urs Erbacher (near lane) used his prerogative as

car owner to deny daughter, India, her anticipated
first stab on the Top Fuellers loud pedal during the
Saturday Night Show.
ified
ingboroughs Roy Walker qual
Bang on his 8.82 dial-in, Well
Ventora, only to make an early
hall
Vaux
his
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Pro
r
no.1 in Supe
of a .289 reaction time.
exit from eliminations, courtesy
Flashover jet car caused everyone to

hurriedly vacate the start-line area
when it blasted out a couple of huge
fireballs seconds after this image was
captured. Unfortunately, the over-thetop pyrotechnics severely scorched the
track, obliging the Pod bods to stay well
past midnight to ensure the lane was
returned to fine fettle.
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Remember when...
35 years ago
... Richard Nichols was over a year into

his three-and-a-half year stint on top of
the CC tree by now and really seemed to
have found his groove. So much so that
some 87% (yeah, 87% of all statistics an
all that) of the editorial pages this month
were written by him. Much of it centred
around the fact hed scored himself a
trip to the Street Rod Nationals West in
San Jose, and proceeded to wax lyrical
about his journey, the food he consumed,
being bitten by a baby black widow whilst
sleeping in a dive of a motel room and,
occasionally, about the cars on offer. Too
much! he cried, and returned home to
lick his sunburn. Thankfully, he took a few
decent pics, and the quality of the cars on
show was predictably excellent. Word is, or
was, they werent hot rods either, but street
rods at least those that didnt arrive on
trailers were. We built our cars to drive,
man, not to admire. Strange how even
hot rod terminology swings in and out of
fashion, like beards, slot mags and frontengined dragsters. And talking of wheels,
This months main feature was a report by Richard

Nichols on the Street Rod Nats West in California.
perennial favourites like steels, Cragars and

Halibrands were still very much in evidence
Stateside, with a surprising amount of TruSpokes, or similar, hanging about, but the
Center Line Auto Drag was clearly the cool
kid on the block in 1980.
Meanwhile, back in the UK. Like pulling
on a pair of comfortable slippers, this
month sees a welcome return to this section
of the magazine for Roots, this episode
being all about the over-the-top, almost
inevitably bubble-topped show cars of
the 60s. Amongst the interesting facts
unearthed and there were a lot of those,
not least the truth about the alleged prewar Maserati chassis under Dean Jeffries
impeccable Manta Ray (hint: its not) was
this interesting observation: Show cars
The exception to that rule was this

months cover car Essex scrapyard owner,
Bob Dixons rather smart C3 Vette. Had
it remained in its lowly, 350-equipped 71
status wed not have given it a second look
but hey, this is Custom Car calling, and so
the addition of a high compression 454
LS6 motor out of an SS Chevelle, balanced,
blueprinted and rebuilt by Custom Maid in
Ilford into a twin 600 Holleys on a tunnel
ram monster had us knocking his door
down and booking Hele for a photoshoot,
and not necessarily in that order. With a
hi-po turbo 400 and a set of 3.5 gears, it
was claimed this car had a theoretical top
speed of 210mph, all dressed up in a swanky
custom paint job and slots. Tidy, what?
While he was on a Vette tip, that man
A ffuture
uture a
ass a ssoothsayer
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went exactly the same way as drag racing
and those early customs: people stopped
building cars themselves and paid somebody
else to do it for them. As disposable income
went up, and mechanical expertise down, if
you wanted to play the game you only had
to fork out the readies.
So much for show cars though, what was
going on on the streets of the UK in 1980?
In all honesty, its quite difficult to say as all
bar one of this months feature cars came
from America and, as all those that did were
penned by that man Nichols, adding two
and two together I deduce they were all
shot on his aforementioned trip to San Jose.
Nichols again also gave us a potted history

of the marque this month, concluding,
death now seems the only further step
along the development road it is unlikely
the Corvette will ever get a facelift or
improvement. Its unreasonable to expect it
will go on forever. A future as a soothsayer
was not in his future, eh?
Back in the real world, on a slow news
day at work, the CC staff rustled up a Harley
Sportster and a Moto Guzzi California for a
jolly to Brighton. As far as I could tell, dep
ed Steve Brennans piece bore no relevance
to CC readers, but continued in the Gonzo
style that hung heavy in the air from the
Meanwhile, Andy Willsheer was sunning it at Bako
while in Roots (pt.6) Peter Stevens was drawing show

cars of the 60s, and seeking the truth about the chassis
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These were this months feature cars if you can call one picture and a few random words that
all shot in and around the Street Rod Nats West event in California.
1970s, itself inspired by the so-called New

Journalism of the 1960s. In short, it was
personal and exaggerated, not factual or
truthful. But it made great reading.
And that was about it for this month,
save for Andy Willsheers reports on the
1980 March Meet at Bakersfield (yep,
despite his youthful appearance hes been
doing it that long, and longer in fact) and
a rather natty canopied and be-winged AA/
And this
this was the
the big
big news story
tory
tor
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this months
nths
nth
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Sport
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section, shot by Rich Nichols on his trip to the Street
Rod Nats West event in California. Get the picture?
Altered he shot while he

was there.
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pages, which, amongst the usual
jocularity, included this month a
letter from Car Craft magazine
in LA extolling the virtues of
CCs apparent complete editorial
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what we say.
In news this month, we announced Phil

Ritchie of Auto Developments in Sussex
was importing Anderson Industries glass
bre, chopped 34 coupe bodies. How
much mister? 2,400 plus the dreaded for a
deluxe body package, not including fenders
(280) or a grille shell (308), or a bonnet (no
price supplied) and 396 for some repro rails.
That was a lot of dosh in 1980.
As there wasnt a single British car to remember in this

issue, save for the Corvette over on the other page, we
thought wed look at some of the wonderful things
you could have brought into your life in 1980 via the
medium of dear old Custom Car. Some of the claims
made for the latest car care products were impressive,
hand
ds up if you had
da
Flloppycok
k
to say the least, but how about a mobile phone with a
500ft radius for 172.50? However, it was in the small
ads toward the back the real gems were to be found. So
hands up if you had a Floppycok or, heaven forbid, one
of Westminster Plastics adult only gear knobs (with cloth
cover for if your mum got in your motor)? Read em and
weep baby.
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53 AA
487 AAA
592 AAE
AAN 2G
AAR 17N
ABB 5S
A836 GAL
A858 GAL
A880 GAL
A879 GAL
804 ABK
24 BLE
ABO 77T
AB07 TTT
AB07 TTS
477 ABU
ABW 308C
ABW 998L
ACC 997A
ACC 967A
ACC 994A
ACC 968A
98 ACJ
ACR 76V
LAC 70N
KAC 70N
AAC 70N
ADD 874
AD15 SDN
ADY 333V
ADY 110D
ADY 550D
ADY 447D
AEC 486
AEH 89C
AES 163T
AEW 994A
AEY 279A
AFG 701S
302 AFW
AGO 751
AGU 35T
AGW 59N
843 AJB
AJN 555K
AJW 817M
HAL 4N
JOA 14N
444 LAN
444 LAN
RAL 41N
808 ALF
A11 COT
DAL 107T
ALM 274B
799 ALX
PAM 11D
AMJ 40L
AMJ 378F
AMJ 377F
AML 210H
ANG 611S
ANN 816H
ANN 112H
ANP 265A
ANT 237A
ANV 71A
A417 WAR
6989 AP
APE 69T
APP 13S
APT 97
APY 97A
APY 98A
ARA 4Y
ARA 71A
ARA 83A
ARA 122A
ARA 95A
ARB 557A
ARB 590A
ARC 116R
ARF 80Y
ASO 479
A5 FAD
H15 HBY
ATA 52A
741 ATD
ATF 257
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AUD 151V
AUD 145V
AUJ 677A
AVG 697S
AVV 274J
788 AWA
AWF 732
AWG 400
G84 CON
B
BAD 357T
BAD 57T
6 BAG
9 BAG
BAG 876S
BAG 817S
BAH 239W
BAH 77T
841 NES
B4 LER
K8 ANK
B4 NEY
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BAR 77N
BAR 71N
BAR 121N
BAR 120N
BAR 123T
B4 SET
EBA 570N
BBA 53Y
BAS 11L
BBA 570N
YBA 73S
8 ATY
8 ATY
7777 BB
BBC 929B
200 BBD
BBH 699P
BBH 655P
BBK 69
BBR 564
4444 BC
74 BCE
296 BCJ
82 BCJ
555 BCJ
BDK 85
49 BDL
B6 ATY
BEA 570N
BEA 1T
9 BEE
BEG 367
BEN 7T
E78 ERY
B3 REL
F83 RRY
EDB 35T
TBE 57T
BET 228
BEZ 84
BF 4210
569 BFM
BG 6372
BGF 2H
BGR 36
BGU 860G
BHA 77T
BHO 74R
BHW 529A
BIG 8411
BIG 655
B16 TUM
BIG 8115
B16 GER
BIG 59
BIG 8115
81 MBO
TOP 131N
A81 RKE
B15 CHO
ARB 150N
913 BKE
BKN 2T
BKU 460B
E81 AKE
KBL 41N
B115 ETT
BLM 835
BLO 77S
544 BLO
830 BNG
BNG 23
BNH 85E
BNH 65E
BNR 8Y
BOB 805S
562 BOB
BOC 74A
BOC 862A
BOD 56Y
BOE 74A
BOL 701V
751 BOL
BOL 77S
BOL 7T
BON 533R
BOO8 53X
BOO 856X
BOO 85T
BOB 805S
CAB 805S
PEE 805S
TAN 805S
SHT 805S
POW 805S
SBO 55Y
SHE 80S
REE 805S
MFC 805S
FAB 805S
USA 805S
VET 805S
TBO 5S
ROT 80S
BOU 110H
D80 WES
LON 680X
WAC 180X
WWW 80X
FUM 80Y
3722 BP
7334 BP
3108 BP
BPM 927
BPR 654A
BPR 657A
BPR 689A
BPR 677A
BPR 655A
957 BPW
674 BPW
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BRA 7T
BRA 17T
BRA 77T
BRA 991T
BRE 70T
BRE 35Y
BRE 78Y
BRE 771Y
BRE 223Y
BRE 770T
FBR 199S
ABR 199S
EBR 199S
BBR 166S
GBR 166S
GBR 199S
GBR 150N
11 BRS
BRU 3L
CBR 750N
BRY 417T
B168 RYN
BSL 559
BSS 199M
BTM 92L
BTP 7B
368 BTP
321 BTT
31 BTW
BUC 223H
A18 UNK
TBU 12R
SBU 12R
K13 URN
BUR 61S
B1 JST
CBU 7T
EBU 7T
BBU 7T
PBU 7S
ABU 7T
JBU 770N
HBU 770N
BVG 560E
BVP 190
BVP 629
63 BVT
563 BWD
BYE 51T
5 BYL
C
C 178
CAB 574R
CAB 805S
CAB 50N
HU11 CAB
CAC 53Y
CAD 50N
CAE 110S
C411 LOW
CAL 110W
C4 LEL
WCA 10W
BCA 10W
XCA 10W
C4 NES
CAR 6N
CAR 105K
CAR 773R
C12 RON
CAR 185T
CAR 18F
CAR 70N
DCA 120L
C4 REN
PCA 123Y
BCA 120L
V8 OAR
C412 ONS
CAR 104T
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CAS 11W
RCA 53Y
CAS 883A
CAS 878A
CAS 886A
UCA 551D
C47 ONS
CAV 380Y
CAZ 235
708 CBC
542 CBK
353 CBK
567 CBM
CBW 32V
536 CCE
401 CCE
CCE 127
7996 CD
299 CDL
CEY 189W
CEY 64W
CEY 63W
208 CFC
CG 6774
CHA 210T
RCH 45M
RCH 41M
RCH 44M
RCH 34M
RCH 33M
CHN 410B
C11 OKA
CHO 74L
CHU 88Y
CIL 6575
CIL 7601
CJE 785
927 CJF
545 CJO
414 CKN
CKT 26
2222 CL
RCL 41R
TCL 41R
WCL 45S
C112 VES
CLU 88S
CNU 59H
COA 77S
COA 57S
COE 693
CON 311V
CON 4V
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COO 180X
333 COP
COR 541R
COV 311S
COW 13S
976 COX
COX 792C
COX 31V
COX 576V
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CPE 76
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CRA 16L
CRA 138L
CRE 3T
CRE 4T
CRE 45T
CRE 59Y
CR15 PCO
CRJ 110M
CRK 8H
CS 2374
2222 CS
CSO 654
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CST 89A
CST 129A
CTV 565K
819 CUB
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CUR 715E
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CV 9731
224 CVA
CVG 799F
17 CVJ
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CYN 119C
CYN 700
D
222 DA
DAH 21T
A99 DAL
E859 DAN
E290 DAN
A227 DAN
E897 DAN
OAN 16L
DAN 36H
DAR 12T
DAR 7S
DAS 188
DAS 189
OAS 70R
D4 SSU
DAT 267
DAV 15F
DAV 135V
DAV 135D
DAV 3N
DAV 15L
DAV 135N
DAW 17T
529 DAY
DBJ 49
477 DBM
DBR 23S
DCZ 9
DCK 238B
DCK 241B
DCK 59B
DCK 92B
DCK 75B
DCK 53B
DCK 94B
DCK 68B
DCK 231B
DCM 94Y
2522 DD
7479 DD
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DDE 99P
DDE 98P
DEB 501V
DEB 24A
DEE 3L
DEE 99X
DEE 41L
DEE 585L
M9 DEL
DEL 128Y
DEL 661T
DEM 953Y
DES 1N
DEV 3Y
9074 DF
8422 DF
2986 DF
46 DFC
4016 DG
DGW 401B
D34 BLO
DIL 6646
DIL 4802
DIL 8858
DJI 7757
DJK 77E
4859 DK
947 DK
639 DKH
DM 6144
DN 3754
DNG 34
192 DNR
DOD 580Y
DOL 781
DOL 50N
DOM 41V
DOM 513K
L36 DOM
DON 39V
DON 875V
DON 54V
DON 35V
DON 63V
DON 37V
DON 42V
DON 62V
DOR 668
454 DOR
DOU 6K
DOV 688
DOW 17S
5469 DP
DRE 5S
DRE 64N
676 DRK
DRR 520B
DRR 517B
DRR 516B
DRR 504B
DRS 262K
DRS 218D
DRS 260J
DRS 761A
DRS 759A
DSJ 852
DSM 73X
8908 DT
DT 9695
872 DTP
426 DTP
DUG 237Y
DUG 528C
DUG 55S
DUG 425K
45 DVB
DYL 101V
DYW 15
XEA 7X
E
EAN 11V
F9 EAN
F7 EAN
EAN 11S
F8 EAN
F6 EAN
JEA 501V
GEA 70N
E17 VES
EAZ 7
153 EBK
148 ECD
9 ECD
667 ECD
ECJ 99
EDD 87T
EDD 11T
B16 EDD
EDD 13Y
EDD 17T
EDD 51T
EDD 171T
EDE 86R
E6 ENS
EDE 87R
EDE 89R
EDE 91R
EE 9471
EFC 308A
405 EFH
4 EFJ
509 EHA
EHJ 904H
EHJ 958H
EHJ 859P
EHL 50
EKA 750
8127 EL
5607 EL
EL 67
LEL 150N
SEL 150N
LEL 107T
ELL 187T
ELL 4Y
ELL 152J
SEL 50N
ELW 15Y
ELY 107T
EMA 635S
EMA 628F
EMA 65K
EMA 46X
EMA 317X
EMA 53X
EMD 57B
831 EMD
EMV 504T
90 ENR
ENR 38
EPD 59V
EPM 48V
ERE 3N
ERG 73
ESE 536
E551 TON
EST 116D
EST 87D
EST 37D
1306 ET
8361 ET
ETA 18
EUI 20
EVE 383
EVG 550H
EVG 559H
EVG 608H
EVN 230L
EVO 7V
W5 EVO
32 EWD
7 EYL
F
92 FAB
FAB 59S
FAB 118S
F46 ANS
FAJ 53L
FAJ 56L
FAJ 51L
5 FAJ
FAK 13Y
FAO 158N
TFA 12R
FAR 7Y
FAS 77T
FAC 80Y
FAT 80Y
FAT 138Y
FAX 11V
FBK 825
FBR 83
533 FCG
FCR 888
62 FCY
9229 FD
TFE 4R
F36 ANS
HFE 1N
FLE 517Y
FEY 309D
FEY 308D
FFB 811
FIB 539
FIL 65
4 FJF
FLA 66S
91 FLA
FLA 91T
645 FLD
FLE 33T
86 FLF
3588 FM
1263 FM
8179 FM
7553 FN
2641 FN
FON 6L
FOO 71Y
AFO 12D
FOS 733R
572 FOT
FOW 153X
FOX 701V
FOX 6S
3 FOY
7 FPP
FRO 57T
FRO 661T
FRO 664T
FRO 64T
FRY 5V
FRY 5S
FUG 3Y
SFU 110N
FUR 70N
FUR 9Y
FUR 3Y
FUR 12Y
FVG 520J
FVL 177M
FWE 65H
FYJ 777
G
LSG 41N
GAL 73N
64 LS
GAM 811N
A688 GAP
GAR 501N
GAR 189L
G4 ROT
GAR 1X
GAR 1D
GAR 140Y
GAR 16N
T6 ASK
TPG 4S
GAT 3N
G4 VEN
GAV 117S
GBF 82
GCN 254
693 GCR
GCS 141
GDE 444W
GEF 340V
GEJ 20
GEL 653L
GEN 77S
6 ENS
GEP 21
63 RRY
166 ERY
GER 1A
68 GFR
GFX 404D
GFX 457D
GFX 407D
GFX 419D
GGL 273
61 ANT
GIL 15
GJI 4728
GJY 401
GKC 50
GKJ 85
GKK 7V
GL 5918
GLA 231T
H161 ENN
GM 6585
GNJ 63
GNR 74
GOB 58N
GOB 81L
GOB 5W
OOO 560D
GOL 81N
NGO 1D
GOL 50N
GOO 1E
GOR 3Y
GOR 84N
GOV 88W
GOW 9N
999 GP
8 GPR
8 GR
GRA 990N
GRA 78N
GRA 758N
GRA 790V
GRA 318V
GRA 713V
GRA 70N
GRA 290V
GGR 33N
GRE 694K
HGR 33N
GRE 50N
GRE 16K
GRE 33N
GRE 169N
GRE 1N
ERE 3N
GRE 610N
GRE 950N
83 GRE
GRE 609N
6 RUB
GRY 565N
GSG 86
GSK 779
GSK 337
GSL 734
76 GTG
GUI 1
T900 GUN
GUN 58N
GUR 111T
GUS 74R
6 UV
GVG 959K
GVG 959K
T8 GYM
73 GYM
H
3207 HA
8473 HA
HAB 40J
HAB 40S
HAB 86N
HAB 18J
HAB 18N
HAB 84S
HAG 3E
HAH 11V
HAH 460T
478 HAJ
HAL 550N
HAL 58N
HAL 4N
H417 SEN
J114 NDS
HAN 56N
HAN 120W
HAP 3N
APY 64A
HAR 13L
HAR 153N
HAR 7T
HRT 50N
WHA 121S
VHA 121S
HAR 81Y
HAR 19Y
HAR 775Y
HAT 58N
H4 TAC
GHA 770N
HAW 50N
415 HBC
851 HBC
HBF 406
HC 7831
HCT 58
HDS 742H
HDS 259G
HDS 261G
HDS 279G
MHE 4P
KHE 4P
HED 63N
HEG 50N
HEL 317S
HEL 317V
HEL 31V
HEL 41V
HEN 70N
HEN 570N
HEN 71N
HES 70N
HES 46
HEW 177W
HEW 377S
HEX 3N
98 HFK
38 HGG
ADH 188S
AAH 188S
S111 CKS
HIL 157
200 HKJ
HL 8674
146 HLU
HN 5141
HNB 107D
HNM 5
HO 1234
HOB 850N
HOB 135N
HOB 50W
HOB 85L
HOB 85H
JHO 850N
HOD 635N
T33 HOG
HOL 7W
HOL 73N
HOL 70N
HOL 78N
HOO 531N
HOO 50N
HOR 53N
HOR 733N
HOR 702N
HOR 58N
F110 RNE
HOR 701N
HOT 70N
HOV 154W
448 HOV
HOW 477J
HOY 733N
9287 HP
8927 HP
HRT 81
928 HTW
SHU 88S
HUB 42D
HUG 637T
HUG 35N
HUG 637S
HUI 19
HUM 813S
HUM 33R
HUN 71N
HUN 7N
HUP 1N
HUR 7Y
144 HUR
HUR 57T
HUR 57V
HUT 76N
WHU 770N
CHU 770N
HUT 701N
HUT 10V
HUT 71N
474 HYD
HYE 28
9 HYE
9301 BH
J
JA 3638
JAB 81N
JAC 58N
A864 JAC
JAC 680V
JAC 264N
JAC 946V
JAC 687V
JAC 941V
JAD 35V
JAG 163Y
JAK 356W
JAL 53N
JAM 190W
JAM 53E
JAM 53M
JAN 35S
JAN 35A
B898 JAN
E259 JAN
JAP 17N
JAP 5
JAR 35Y
JAR 450N
JAR 50N
JAR 120N
JAR 60N
GJA 50N
J45 ONB
HJA 50N
JAS 796
NJA 50N
JAT 117T
JAT 137T
JAV 51W
JAW 964
LOJ 4X
JAY 51N
A199 JAY
A364 JAY
JAY 833N
JAZ 59
JBB 906
JBM 990F
JBX 472N
JCR 999P
JDY 200
JE 3278
JEE 1P
JEL 50N
JEM 41
11 JEM
JEP 35H
JES 1W
RJE 5S
JES 53P
JEY 616F
JEY 617F
24 JGN
59 JGN
7127 JH
JHU 604N
JJ 5067
758 JKA
M9 JKC
JKN 7V
JKS 48P
82 JLA
JM 8753
JMA 917K
JMA 915K
587 JMP
JMR 702
4407 JN
JN 3773
JOA 14N
JDB 50N
C233 JOE
JOG 3R
C994 JON
JON 1K
JOH 17P
JON 53N
JON 49E
JOS 11L
JOY 376N
JPB 448C
532 JRR
JRS 90V
JSA 228G
JSH 552
JSK 204
JSR 640
JSS 963N
JSS 960N
JSS 962N
JSS 966N
JST 284N
JTR 308D
KAS 210
KAS 839
KAS 842
KAS 802
KAS 136
KAT 35V
KAW 54N
KAW 52N
KAW 53N
KAW 51N
KAW 85N
KAW 56N
KAW 63N
KAW 64N
KAW 59N
KAY 88V
KAY 537V
KAY 83V
KBD 76
KJC 211G
KJK 969
KJL 320N
KKR 57
KLJ 351N
342 KM
4976 KM
KMB 775
KNE 109N
491 KOD
KOR 12Y
KOT 6Y
889 KOV
KPR 41
KPW 239N
KPW 535N
KPW 489N
KPW 237N
93 KRD
LEG 785W
LEG 6P
LEG 37T
LEN 941H
LEN 181P
LEN 297P
LEP 84
LES 13R
LEV 177V
LEV 177Y
LEV 177J
LEW 847H
LFM 407N
LFM 436N
LFM 427N
568 LHA
1 YMO
LKO 555
LNB 269
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2. Numbers 1-20 (higher
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KBL 39N
KBL 29N
KBL 31N
KBL 35N
KBL 36N
KBL 45N
817 KBM
87 KBP
73 KBP
KBS 5
KRG 99
KS 7967
KSA 178F
KSC 226D
KSC 224D
KSP 3
700 KTF
KTS 91G
90 KTW
KUN 189
LOC 41X
LOF 4X
LOM 45S
LON 680X
LOO 138V
B10 PES
708 LOP
LOR 3R
LOR 77F
LOU 153P
LYN 87X
LYN 87X
M
MAB 813Y
MAB 837T
MAB 682D
790 MAB
MAC 16P
NMA 660T
MAH 41P
MAH 33D
MAH 41E
MAL 338W
MAL 119W
MAL 740W
MAL 357P
MAL 261W
MAR 437V
MRR 10W
MAR 63L
MAR 647E
MAR 63P
MAR 77V
MAR 771V
MRR 19W
MAS 73R
MAS 6Y
MAS 537
MAW 217
MAY 598P
MAY 698
MAY 769F
MBC 978
MBH 31H
MBH 3L
35 MC
9818 MC
MCE 929
MCV 4N
MCW 84G
MCW 94G
MCW 95G
MCW 89G
MCY 226K
MCY 94E
MCY 92E
MCY 71E
MCY 75E
MDM 653G
MDM 655G
3511 ME
LFM 310N
MEL 154P
NME 110R
MEL 15F
MEL 145P
MEP 52A
MES 878
MES 53Y
MFA 54
MFC 805S
MFF 949
MFO 283
MGL 976
9339 MH
4521 MH
MHK 9P
222 MHY
338 MJH
MJU 2
MLO 17
MLC 11P
MLC 14P
598 MM
740 MM
179 MM
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ALL 50
AUJ 677A
GFX 407D
LFM 436N
UCA 657D
XEY 349B
YGY 453S
ALL 149
BBH 699P
BOU 110H
BVG 560E
CNU 59H
GEL 653L
JVG 757M
LCL 628A
LFM 427N
NWF 28P
NWJ 580D
ONT 52P
TTU 624H
ALL 195 DGW 401B
KCH 69N
KEG 793Y
KGW 905A
KSA 178F
LGW 905A
LRP 52M
MDM 653G
NAV 297F
NEJ 64R
NSE 87V
PMA 96D
REY 446S
RHR 255C
RMO 112R
STO 788F
SVR 52H
TEF 54R
WRT 96A
WRT 97A
YEL 361S
AES 163T
AEY 247A
ANP 264A
BHW 517A
BKU 452B
BKU 460B
BPR 657A
CVG 799F
CYN 119C
JUD 68S
JUF 648
JUK 5W
JUL 106N
JUL 104N
JUL 16N
JUL 113N
JUL 110N
JUL 108N
5 JUN
JVG 756M
JVG 757M
JVG 650M
2604 JW
JWO 96N
JWO 84N
JY 632
JY 9184
JYC 25
JYM 297K
K
913 KAB
KAE 112B
KAJ 53N
KAJ 68N
KAJ 58N
KAJ 69N
KAJ 67N
KAL 550N
KAR 317V
KAR 317P
KAR 12Y
KAS 160
DRR 504B
DRS 218D
DRS 262K
DRS 761A
EHJ 958H
EVG 550H
HDS 261G
JSS 962N
JSS 963N
KBL29N
KCD 419
KCH 69N
KCH 55N
KCH 38N
B16 KCH
KCH 75N
KCH 56N
KCH 68N
KCH 73N
KCH 62N
KCH 59N
KCH 74N
KCH 76N
KDG 89
KEA 524
KEG 793Y
KEN 33P
KEN 5S
KEN 51P
K3 NOC
KEN 54P
KEN 14P
4317 KF
KFC 47
KFM 73
KGD 71L
111 KGE
KGL 83
KGW 905A
KHC 3Y
KIB 714
K1 DUM
KJ 1673
1111 KJ
6888 KV
5426 KV
KWA 83
KWC 688
KYA 51N
84 KYD
K77 KYD
KYL 13M
KYL 13S
KYL 38K
9 KYM
KYM 774X
L
LAB 37T
LAL 14W
LAM 88B
LAM 85P
B16 LAP
BUY 14W
LAW 59W
LAY 10N
LAY 685
LAZ 8
31 LBF
LBF 57
LBK 513
LCL 628A
LCL 707A
LCL 616A
LCL 749A
LDD 87
LEE 366
LEE 5N
LOU 15N
LOU 159P
B10 UTH
LOU 158P
59 LOV
LOV 3P
7 LOW
LOW 312Y
LOX 500
214 LPA
LRP 7V
LRP 51M
LRS 72
LS 3903
LSB 3H
LSG 42N
LSG 48N
LSG 47N
LSP 93
LT 728
LUC 180X
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