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I have had another rummage through the Archive and have come up with fifty previously unpublished pictures of doorslammers taken way back when. |
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Alan O'Connor's Al's Gasser Ford Pop holds a special place in the affections of those of us who were lucky enough to see it racing in its heyday. |
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Two shots of Mustafa Erol's Russo's Rat performing a static burn out. |
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On the left is the Mr Ten per Cent Ford Mustang at speed on the strip at Santa Pod. Nick Cleveland tells me that the car was driven by John Ledster and this picture may well have been taken on 13 May 1973. |
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The Rose brothers raced this Barracuda which was well-known for its fierce static burn outs.
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This is Melvyn Wooding burning out in Blue Rose II at Snetterton. |
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Melvyn resisted the temptation to name his next car Blue Rose III and instead christened it Wild Rose probably to reflect the fact that he had moved up a class to Pro Stock. |
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And speaking of Pro Stock here are two pictures of the Insurance in Pro-Motion Chevy Nova driven by Howard Smith. |
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Two shots of Sylvia Hauser's Mopar Miss Dodge Challenger before the team moved on to . . . |
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. . . this ex-Paul Rossi import sponsored by Direct Connection. |
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Left : a different paint job and sponsorship now taken on by Air Express International. |
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The late Tony Dickson's imported Money Hungry Chevrolet Camaro. |
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Bob Oram driving his E-type Jaguar which he called Red E. |
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All I can tell you is that this Corvette was called Plastic Fantastic. |
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Ivan Fryer's Ivan the Terrible 351 cubic inch Boss Mustang. |
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This car was originally imported from the USA by Keith Harvie and was called Firebrewed. |
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Another new owner (Mike Churchill) and the car is now called Mean Machine. |
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Rocky II. I think I am right in saying that the car was built by Al O'Connor and was being raced by Tim Claxton when these pictures were taken in 1973. |
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This Swedish-owned Corvette Stingray was allegedly driven by someone called 'Johnny Gasfoot'. A likely story . . . |
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Chunderbug - sounds like a very unwelcome infection picked up on a cruise liner. |
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This is Swede Gunnar Back's More Frighten Pro Stock Camaro. |
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Mr Torquer featured a 3 litre Ford V6. I think the car was running up and down the strip to help dry it out as was the practice in the days before jet strip dryers. |
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Most people will be aware that Daimler's 2.5 litre V8 engine was frequently used in drag racing. What you might not know is that they made a 4.5 litre version as well which was used in this Ford Capri called Pieces of Eight. |
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Jim Briggs' Wildman was a 351 cubic inch Ford Maverick Pro Stock. |
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Red Devil was driven by Sam Connell. |
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Herb Andrews tells me that this car was yet another incarnation of Keith Harvey's Firebrewed! |
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(First posted on 29 January 2013) |
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