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Dennis Priddle at the controls of the 1971 John Woolfe Racing Top Fuel Dragster complete with sponsorship from Hot Wheels. |
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For 1972, the team of Priddle, Riswick, Gane and Stanford came out with this beauty. It soon became the first car to run under seven seconds outside the USA and was promptly christened Mr Six. |
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On to 1973 and the team were running matching cars in Top Fuel and Funny Car. |
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Mr Revell was one of the last slingshots constructed in the USA because all the US teams were frantically switching to the rear engined design pioneered with huge success by 'Big Daddy' Don Garlits.
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Some great shots by Peter of Dennis Priddle's first attempt at building a Funny Car.
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Mark Stratton built the Hustler altered using a BSA Scout body.
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JWR boss Dave Riswick met up with Ed Shaver when they both served in the US armed forces stationed in the UK. |
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Rear engined funny cars have never been successfully developed although Jim Dunn claimed an NHRA trophy driving one. |
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Dolly alert! |
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Linda again with her friend Diana making an already lovely Corvette look even better. |
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And here they are again with Phil Elson's Sneaky T AA/FA. |
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Speaking of fuel altereds, this is Freddie Whittle with his immaculate Shutdown. This shot shows very well the authentic 1960s look with the engine raised up to maximise the weight transfer on to the rear wheels. |
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Two beautiful Scandinavian injected altereds squaring up at an NDRC event held at RNAY Wroughton. |
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Opus One was driven by a number of people, if I had to guess I would say Dave Stone was driving in this picture unless anyone knows differently. |
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Pro Stock time at Santa Pod with Gary Goggin's Clink Click Camaro in the near lane racing Kevin Pilling in Satan's Toy. |
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This is Peter Crane staging his Eazy Ridin' Pro Stock, also at Santa Pod. |
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Paula Murphy came over to the UK with her Plymouth Duster flopper for the 1973 International Series and it is fair to say that she and fellow US star Don Schumacher left a lasting impression. |
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What a nice shot of the entire Stone's team. |
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The Commuter - the very first Top Fuel Dragster built in the UK. Tony Densham was the driver and he even broke the British land speed record with passes over 200 mph driving this car. |
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I have it on the very best authority that this is Ian Messenger launching the immaculate twin Norton-engined Pegasus off the Santa Pod start line. |
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