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Special anniversaries seem to be coming up thick and fast here on the John Woolfe Racing pages. On page 10 we had the 40th anniversary of Dennis Priddle's epic first six second run. Page 11 featured a 50 year reunion in memory of Mark Stratton and the Hustler Racing Team; and now we now celebrate another 50th this time of the legendary Tudor Rose dragster which set the strips alight in 1968 in the hands of Rex Sluggett and Dennis Priddle.
Dave Riswick explains : "2018 is the 50th year since the famous dragster TUDOR ROSE made headlines in Europe. To celebrate this masterpiece of history I commissioned renowned artist Terry Pastor to create a keepsake piece of wall art for all to enjoy.
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 Terry Pastor is probably best known for his iconic album artwork for David Bowie's Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust. While it is his albums that usually grab the headlines, in reality this work is just one element of Terry Pastor's career. His credits include album covers for the Beach Boys, Alex Harvey, The Sweet, Carl Palmer, Soft Machine and many other artists.
Given the similarity between album covers and book covers, it is no surprise to find that Terry Pastor's credits include covers for best-selling authors like Arthur C Clarke, Jeffrey Archer, Mickey Spillane, Colleen McCullough, Len Deighton, Brian Aldiss, Michael Crichton, Ed McBain and Leslie Thomas.
Over the years, this illustration work has won him many accolades including two prestigious Art Director of America awards and a Playboy Magazine illustration award.
Perhaps the lesser known aspect of Terry's artistic career is his success as a painter. He has had exhibitions in London, New York, Munich and Amsterdam and his paintings feature in private collections around the world, including those of Roman Polanski and Roman Ford Coppola (the son of Francis Ford Coppola) and Status Quo.
Terry supports one of Status Quo's charities, The Prince's Trust, and his work is included in their book, Status Quo - Pictures: 40 Years of Hits.
Over recent years the work is mainly digital, although some also incorporates traditional airbrush technique.
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"Earlier this year I visited Southern California and invited Rex Sluggett to join me at a private museum in Los Angeles as an appropriate setting to present him with a commemorative edition suitably signed by the artist.
A very surprised and pleased Rex Sluggett (right) receives his artwork from Dave Riswick
"Rex was taken completely by surprise and now the Terry Pastor original has centre stage on his office wall in Long Beach. I made arrangements with the artist to produce a limited edition of 100 numbered and personally signed copies on 180 GSM high quality art paper, size 61 cm wide by 80 cm tall including white border. Believe me it is a stunning rendition of the original 1968 publication."
Copyright: John Bennett- Whitehorse Lane Publications 1968
The original front page of the December 1968 Drag Racing & Hot Rod magazine
(For the benefit of younger readers 2/6d is 12½ pence)
Copyright: John Woolfe Racing 2018
Terry Pastor's beautifully re-worked period art
Copyright: John Woolfe Racing 2018
Detail from the poster
If anyone wishes to own an exclusive fine art image of Tudor Rose, they are now available from John Woolfe Racing on the Woolfe.com website.
If you would like to read more about Rex Sluggett's racing career and the Tudor Rose dragster click here to read an article written by Dave Riswick.
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