Southend Cruise and Custom Scene

[SJB]

The only place that deep fat fried burgers a chap I worked with at Perrys Hadleigh owned a PB Cresta I am sure its the Red oxide painted car in that video. Later he owned a Dodge Challanger which he painted Orange.

heres the 340 powered Challanger, dont no if Paul Harris owned it then or Wilfs mate "spanner". After "spanner" owned it i later see the car in white, anybody no what happened to it?
Paul owned a few cars over a time the PB then a 360 powered blue AMX Javelin and i think after the Challenger a big block bright red 68 Camaro???

[MOPAR]

shocking business that banger racing incident

The cougar though is looking just fine, i know new owners like to make cars there own, but for me that car will always be yellow with graphics - really suited it.

here it is/was not very long before that sad day, shame

great picture, damn shame, there was also a pic in one of the mags at the time.

[Alan Lambert]

thought i'd chuck in some info.
Alan Larcombe sold the E type, now restoring an Aston DB6
Les Dunn drives a 911, all stickered up track day style.
Ford Fever (TREVER) owned by Gary Stock, still in use

Dave Hinson owned it uptil three years ago and did the axle and engine mods (now 460ci) himself. now got a sharp 1967 mustang


my old mk 4 cortina sleeper 11.91 1/4 mile , was great fun at the nationals at bruntingthorpe


and Northwick corner canvey

[SJB]

On the 31st of august 87 i went to a classic car show in my mk2 cortina that i was slowly turning into a leadslead, the show was somewhere on the london bound side of the a127, cant remember the exact location though. onto the pics, My mk2 is firstl then a cool 70s style consul capri, but the main headturner there was the hot tuna model y with filled in rear windows, cant remember ever seeing that one again?? It was a very nice rod.

Lots more to come, i will be going back to the rayleigh weir soon...

Mark heres that Capri i mentioned i see a few years ago now,that had been gararged for ten years-looked the same

[cabby]

Christ! I remeber this car from Bruntingthorpe, it was mad!!

[SJB]

Always remember seeing a pic of that Cortina in one of the mags ,smokin em up the strip.

Great pics Alan,first time ive seen one from Northwick,there used to be a very fast black MK2 RS 2000 Escort down there and a sleeper Mini van i see at Sutton road once.

[MOPAR]

mark heres that capri i mentioned i see a few years ago now,that had been gararged for ten years-looked the same

ah yes, the very same...

[MOPAR]

[quote=Alan Lambert;190668]thought i'd chuck in some info.
Alan Larcombe sold the E type, now restoring an Aston DB6
Les Dunn drives a 911, all stickered up track day style.
Ford Fever (TREVER) owned by Gary Stock, still in use

Dave Hinson owned it uptil three years ago and did the axle and engine mods (now 460ci) himself. now got a sharp 1967 mustang


my old mk 4 cortina sleeper 11.91 1/4 mile , was great fun at the nationals at bruntingthorpe


and Northwick corner canvey



AH NOW FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION ALAN LARCOMBE......& AS FOR ALAN LAMBERT, YOU HAVE INDEED ....BEEN FRAMED!!!!

[MOPAR]

Well, nice to see this thread is making a bit of a recovery, hopefully due to my earlier moaning, i will carry on now with more from the aviation way show from 1980, & ITS F TYPE VICTOR WAGON TIME, THE YELLOW ONE WAS A SMOKE CITY WHEELER, IT WAS OWNED BY EITHER DENNIS CAREY OR BRIAN KEEN, NOT SURE WHICH. THE PINKY ONE WAS OF COURSE LES HOWLETTS, THIS CAR WENT THROUGH SEVERAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN ITS RODDING LIFE & ALTHOUGH NOT STRICTLY SOUTHEND RELATED I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT IN THE MY NEXT INSTALLMENT.....ENJOY.

[MOPAR]

well, nice to see this thread is making a bit of a recovery, hopefully due to my earlier moaning, i will carry on now with more from the aviation way show from 1980, & its f type victor wagon time, the yellow one was a smoke city wheeler, it was owned by either dennis carey or brian keen, not sure which. The pinky one was of course les howletts, this car went through several transformations in its rodding life & although not strictly southend related i will tell you about that in the my next installment.....enjoy.

now then pin back your lugholes cause that pink wagon 2637 ev has a lot of rodding history, i first saw it at the essex clubs run at the showground in june 79, it was black with mirrored windows & i think appliance 4 spokes, it was owned by roger warren at the time, it was then taken skywards & done in the pink by les howlett & was later changed to black n flames & i think christened hi enuff, then the next time i stumbled across it was at the nats 2006, i believe being owned now by mark (or von?) ashman, now brought completely back to earth & done in baby blue, & as michael caine may say, 'theres not a lot a people know all that', but then again theres probably a lot that do......

As an addition, i remember one running around at the Essex nats a few years back, cant find any pics though, it was normal ride height, & everything was bright orange, this may also have been it?? after it had been brought back down to earth & before it became baby blue, anyone know?

p.s borrowed a couple of these pictures from other sites, hope they dont mind, all in a good cause...

[timetravel]

now then pin back your lugholes cause that pink wagon 2637 ev has a lot of rodding history, i first saw it at the essex clubs run at the showground in june 79, it was black with mirrored windows & i think appliance 4 spokes, it was owned by roger warren at the time, it was then taken skywards & done in the pink by les howlett & was later changed to black n flames & i think christened hi enuff, then the next time i stumbled across it was at the nats 2006, i believe being owned now by mark (or von?) ashman, now brought completely back to earth & done in baby blue, & as michael caine may say, 'theres not a lot a people know all that', but then again theres probably a lot that do......

As an addition, i remember one running around at the Essex nats a few years back, cant find any pics though, it was normal ride height, & everything was bright orange, this may also have been it?? after it had been brought back down to earth & before it became baby blue, anyone know?

p.s borrowed a couple of these pictures from other sites, hope they dont mind, all in a good cause...

It was baby blue before it came back down to earth Mark, I snapped this shot at the 1990 Nat's

[MOPAR]

[quote=timetravel;190837]It was baby blue before it came back down to earth Mark, I snapped this shot at the 1990 Nat's

WELL I AM SHOCKED, NICK COMES UP WITH MORE INFO AGAIN, WELL DONE, I CERTAINLY DONT REMEMBER IT SKY HIGH IN BLUE, & I WAS AT ALL THE ESSEX NATS, THAT KINDA RULES OUT THE ORANGE ONE IN MY EARLIER THREAD.

HERES SOME MORE FROM THE 1980 AVIATION WAY SHOW., 1ST SHOT SHOWS THE INTERIOR OF JOHN HOCKLEYS MUSTANG EQUIPPED POP-WILD RIDE, THEN WE HAVE A FRONT & REAR SHOT OF TONY TAYLORS SKULDUGGERY-THIS WAS A MK1 CORTINA COMPLETE WITH OPERA STYLE REAR WINDOW, FENDER SKIRTS, LOADS OF LACE PAINTWORK & LOADS MORE BODYMODS INCLUDING A COFFIN SHAPED BULGE ON THE BONNET!!, MOVING ON WE HAVE A GREEN MURALLED BEETLE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CALLED ONE OF THESE NIGHTS & MAY HAVE BEEN OWNED BY BRIAN BURT FROM CANVEY-(BUT IM NOT 100% ON THAT), THEN FINALLY THATS CHRIS MATHEWS EASY LIVIN CORVETTE, BOTH THE MK1 & CORVETTE WERE LA ROADSTERS CARS.......

[Alan Lambert]

Rogues gallery at knebworth

What year ?



Me and dave hinson horsing around


Tim Cooks pick Up

[SJB]

Well, nice to see this thread is making a bit of a recovery, hopefully due to my earlier moaning, i will carry on now with more from the aviation way show from 1980, & ITS F TYPE VICTOR WAGON TIME, THE YELLOW ONE WAS A SMOKE CITY WHEELER, IT WAS OWNED BY EITHER DENNIS CAREY OR BRIAN KEEN, NOT SURE WHICH. THE PINKY ONE WAS OF COURSE LES HOWLETTS, THIS CAR WENT THROUGH SEVERAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN ITS RODDING LIFE & ALTHOUGH NOT STRICTLY SOUTHEND RELATED I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT IN THE MY NEXT INSTALLMENT.....ENJOY.

this lot past us on the way home along the a127 including that winged Mustang fastback you can just see in the second pic,there was also a F-type salloon in the line up with a jacked up rear and painted axle.

[SJB]

Erics pic above,thats the Street Machine project Rover over in the corner.


Anyway heres some more pics of cars mentioned on here-
Steve Dodds Stang-no hood scoop,not long been tubbed



Jon Webster Minor "hot Lemon" with Geoff Owen Roll cage



Bob Mortan talking to some Street Machine magazine staff
Reliant had Rover V8,and there Land Rover archs on there



When i first see this at the Weir it was in grey primer



This radical Capri was seen in about three differant places (as in photo) behind a workshop off the A127(87?),in a layby at a housing estate in Basildon and then finally ending up at Lea Skate Park "Rampage" about 2002? .The Capri had a V6 motor and Jag IRS and the rear bodywork had been altered more like a truck.Anybody remember it back in its day or have any pics

[MOPAR]

this lot past us on the way home along the a127 including that winged mustang fastback you can just see in the second pic,there was also a f-type salloon in the line up with a jacked up rear and painted axle.

yes there was a saloon f type there, must have been good having them all fly past, a good memory, the mustang was owned by smoke city wheeler member rob james, this was a reincarnation of night fever which was centrespread in cc august 77, WONDER WHERE THAT IS NOW?.

[AL]

The orange FA wagon you're talking about isn't Sweet FA, it was built by John Prior, had a Ford V4 & XR2 alloys, he owned Sweet FA at the same time though.

[MOPAR]

the orange fa wagon you're talking about isn't sweet fa, it was built by john prior, had a ford v4 & xr2 alloys, he owned sweet fa at the same time though.

yes that rings a bell now, didnt Know he owned sweet fa as well though, well done.

[MOPAR]

Heres my last pics from the 1980 show at Aviation way, the T bucket was Brian Kirbys the Prisoner, this started out as the Church brothers T from the early 70s & was one of the best around at the time, & was still one of the best around when this piccy was took!!, there are rumours of it being locked up in a garage down Southend way now, looking a little sad??, the green Capri RST 52 was Robert Torrs Running Wild & the red model Y was Dave Haskells , the Granny mural was on a Mk1 Granada wagon owned by Noal Harrris from the LA Roadsters.

[Martyn B]

Having been around for a while but new to the forum I have been looking through the history files,and have come across a few bits on this thread I can add to.

On page 4,item no 40 (by SJB) 4th pic down, thats me preparing to unload my rail for the Airport show, in the background is my Squire towcar. I don't look a day older today!

On pg 7, item 66 , we're into the Chelmsford film shows which I was closely involved with organising, and Mopar has posted some hand drawn adverts for these evenings. These were each done by different club members, and photocopied at Americar for distributing. I know the last one was drawn by me, and the first if memory serves was done by Keith Harvie, and the other may have been done by Robin (.?.) but I cannot be sure.

On pg 11, item 103, in the 4th photo, that Corsair with an Eastern cruisers sticker was mine, stock exterior, breathed on motor; a number of club members had been involved with Curtis Clarks two films, and we received invites to the premier of Cruising. Roger Sinclair, my wife Lorraine(who was 8 months pregnant) and I set off for the premier, and at a rate of knots in the outside lane of the A12 the engine decided to let go, sending shrapnel through the bonnet. It was tipping with rain, miles from anywhere, and Roger took one look at Lorraine and boldly announced he would go for help. Needless to say we didn't make the filmshow...