heres some more from that night, red was quite a popular colour that evening!!, thats the only place i ever saw that minor (mynamite), (awesome name) i wonder what happened to that cause i have never saw it at any other shows or in any magazines, i never went drag racing much so i dont know if it saw much action, (got any of it in action mr timetravel?), dont know anything about the others but they are red & hopefully not dead!! (sorry).Originally Posted by MOPAR
There's a few pics of that Jag powered Minor on here http://www.timetraveldvds.co.uk/gall...;83/index.html when it debuted in '83. I don't remember seeing it much back then, would love to think it's sitting in a garage somewhere waiting to be found and put back on the strip.......
dito, looks the nuts!!
Hope it ties in ok. All local to Southend cars. 1987 Wilf and Geoffs work shop. Steve dodds Mustang.Colin Taylors Camaro,Jon Websters Hot Lemon,John Davis Opel,Chris Ransomes GTO and Wilfs Gone Crazy. Too the right is Rob Smallworths 55. Steve Dodds had it for a little while when it was gasser stlye.
'Ere Ken - I was driving down the A127 towards Southend and turned left in to Progress Road. It was 7.30pm on Friday 6th June 1979.
I can't remember what car I was driving - you must have a photo of it! tell me what it was (you seem to have photos of every hot rod or yank that ever turns a wheel at any time ever in the UK) Help me here!!!!!!!!!!!!! - seriously though these are excellent photos bud - great fun - and important - you make us all remember cars and events and people that would be lost to history.
ken, that pics awesome!, silly me ive just realised which mustang steve dodds is!! It was puzzling, must have been a blonde moment! Its the american heartbeat one, silly me wake up, (hope im right!)hope it ties in ok. All local to southend cars. 1987 wilf and geoffs work shop. Steve dodds mustang.colin taylors camaro,jon websters hot lemon,john davis opel,chris ransomes gto and wilfs gone crazy. Too the right is rob smallworths 55. Steve dodds had it for a little while when it was gasser stlye.
i will be putting more southend on soon, bit busy loading thousands of nostalgic slides at the moment including cars that have been to southend!!
It was a biege Austin Maxi Ross!!
You unkind person - you've given the game away - I'll never be able to hold my head up high any more.
Can somebody clear up a little mystery for me........I've had this photo for years, it was taken around 1976, I assumed it belonged to Pete Desolar. Question; did it ever belong to Pete...........and eventually it became 'Roaring Rat'? Thanks.
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Yes Alex that is the one i think unless Mikey know different LOL. When i bought my 55 from Keith he said he was buying a 57 that was the one. KenCan somebody clear up a little mystery for me........I've had this photo for years, it was taken around 1976, I assumed it belonged to Pete Desolar. Question; did it ever belong to Pete...........and eventually it became 'Roaring Rat'? Thanks.
Just double check was Petes-Keiths-Tonys-vincents-Brookes sorry for got first name. Hope i have not missed any out ps. Probaly some american before that lot !
Just remembered Nick Vincent ,Ken Brookes picture been on before i think not mine. Its the 57 in Keith back yard Southend before being painted black.
Thanks for clearing it up Ken!
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anybody no what happened to Colin Taylors Camaro?what car did this become?Hope it ties in ok. All local to Southend cars. 1987 Wilf and Geoffs work shop. Steve dodds Mustang.Colin Taylors Camaro,Jon Websters Hot Lemon,John Davis Opel,Chris Ransomes GTO and Wilfs Gone Crazy. Too the right is Rob Smallworths 55. Steve Dodds had it for a little while when it was gasser stlye.
And also the Opel Manta,cant see much of it in this pic though.Wilf painted it the same red has Kens nomad.It had a steel flip front,351 cu in motor,slightly narrowed rear and differant front wheels to the back.It was also featured in Street Machine.There was another red Opel about alot more pro street.
ken, am i right in saying this is it when it was painted black & used in shutdown before becoming roarin rat? I know tim cook drove it in the film did he ever own it, cheers.just remembered nick vincent ,ken brookes picture been on before i think not mine. Its the 57 in keith back yard southend before being painted black.
No Tim Cook never owned the 57 Mark. Tim put the supercharger on it when Keith sold it to Tony Vandaputte it was his car when in Shutdown i think. Then Slick Tricks made it into Roarin' Rat.
The picture in Keith's backyard is one of mine. I had arranged with Keith to buy the '57 as it was in the picture and took some shots on the day that we agreed the deal. He had bought it from Pete De Solla. As far as I remember Pete had bought it in Harrow originally and I'm not certain but it may have a connection with the Currell's who originally had Barry Moore's and Martin Chomistek's 57's.
I went down to Keith's with Pete Devlin to pick up the 57 and Keith had changed his mind about selling. I was pretty disappointed as it was a good straight car. I didn't realise at the time but obviously the call for a film car for 'Shutdown' had come in and Keith went on to have the car painted black/refreshed and be driven by Tim. Tim did not own it.
Fast forward a few months and Keith then offered me the ex Martin Bonner 56 which he had recently had back from bodywork and I bought as a bare shell. I remember the discussion on that one taking place in the exhibitors bar at the Custom Car show and his girlfriend encouraging him to sell it to me because I'd lost out on the 57. Despite missing out on the 57 I do remember that Keith was a nice guy to deal with and I was not surprised that he went on to greater things.
In the colour shot above the blue 56 had come in from Ireland and had a truck diesel in and in the black and white shot the ex Martin Bonner 56 is just peeking out behind the 57.
Remember going round there my self Keith was Undersealing the 57 after it was sprayed black. He had the gun on a air compresser some thing when wrong and poor old Keith covered him self all over with the underseal. He had is Red model A pick up in one of the buildings too.
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Just found Pete De solla's own account of the yellow 57. He bought it in 1970 and was intending to drag race it. He took his inspiration from 'Popular Hot Roddings' project X. ( A car still being developed to this day but a long way from it's roots!) He stripped/rebuilt the car completely but finances shelved the racing plan and he put it on the street. Sold it to Keith in Summer '75. Apparently it was in the 1973 Custom Car show(Crystal Palace?)
Extracted from an early Tri Chevy club newsletter.....
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