my my its Mr B, i presume you can relate to these pics then in the Chelmsford Halifax window thats you on the right next to Roger i believe (just in case you didnt know!!), sure that was your dragster, was it the same one as the red Blast it one mentioned earlier?Originally Posted by Martyn B
pics courtesy of the Bob Rothwells Box.
(i will be sending you a personal message)
Yes, thats me on the right, Roger S. to the left. The rail in this pic had a blown Daimler in it, and had previously had a blown 2.5 straight 6 Ford, and its still around, having run in the 90s as Dirty Harry and early 00s as Classy chassis, but its not the Blast Off car( which was rearengined) seen in the Airport show pic; That name came from sponsorship from a windscreen co. and that car ran a blown 1500 Ford.
I have a mate who owns 26 Capris (dont ask
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
) and one of the cars has a Jag IRS I think it could be this one? I will try to get hold of him and take a picture.
the consul on the rounabout was paul edwards the car now belongs to a fellow called kev who is rebuilding it with 500bhp moter
Continuing with the southend airport aviation way shows we now move onto the 81 show held from the 17th to the 20th of april.
The first 2 pics show that Brian Kirbys Prisoner T was there again, this was origionally the Church Brothers T from the early 70s, rumour has it this T is sitting in a garage somewhere in Southend, then the other 3 pics show Mr Dodds 27 litre merlin Rolls Royce (spitfire aeoroplane engine) powered creation, he had to cover the grille as a certain top marque manufacturer got the hump about his choice of grille!!, i think this car still exists, i know its been to Spain for a while, anyone know the latest?
enjoy.......
more to come if interest.....
I remember this car in the burnout box at Great Leys,always liked that Consul.Hope the style of it dont change!
Is it still in Essex?
It would be interesting to no what happened to it,i no its not everyones cup of T but alot of work must of gone into this car.Its amazing to think i see the car over a 15? year period in three completly differant places each time the car looking the same.Did it servive when the Skatepark shutdown?????I have a mate who owns 26 Capris (dont ask
Thinking about i always thought it must be an old Custom car from the 70s but was this Capri ever finished in the first place???as no one seams to remember it.
There was a few wildly Customised Capris back in the day like "White Heat" and "Venem" or though that one was not from the Southend area.
Heres 4 pics redmad emailed me for the thread a while ago, there all from the weir, ken reckons in the nineties, thats all i really know, few cars here to remember though.....
I can id a few of the cars so here goes, basing my findings on the 1st pic...... back row the green 34 had a blown flattie which i think was pretty unique back then, belonged to Mark Spooner his brother had an injected black daimler hemi powered willys, i think they both still have the cars & very nice they are to, i used to be heavily involved in a Cortina mk2 Club & Mark Spooner was a member, prior to the 34 he had a bright orange 2 door daimler V8 Mk2 which ended up round a tree!!, ...Anyway one Sunday before i was aware of the cars fate i was casually looking round the Rettenden breakers (an almost weekly habit!) & laying on the floor i found a load of cut up Mk2 panels-in bright orange, i recognised what car they were from instantly, amongst it was a nearly new headlamp panel which i bought for 2 quid !!....Moving on the white T bucket is the t time one which I think is still about & The turquoise model a van in the back row belonged to bruce in the Chelmsford club, think thats still in his garage...The orchid coloured 57 with the white roof centre right is Pete Robbins which he still has but theres no sign of redmad Ken perhaps he had had to make a a mad dash (get it!) after he had realised he had left the sandwiches at home??...............
Thats about all i know, its up to you lot now but whats the blue car bottom right?, looks interesting......
cheers for the pics Ken...
Last edited by MOPAR; 03-03-09 at 12:39 AM.
isn't the yellow '32 yours steve? (SJB)
the T is still in trevor doringtons garage but it may make an aperance this year but then again he is building something else now.
Last pic 57 white convertible is Dean Amoses, Maroon 55 was Ben Westons. Both really neat Tri's. Ben sold his where is it ? Pictures courtesy of Yvette and Trevor thanks.
Last edited by REDMAD; 04-03-09 at 07:24 AM.
Third pic blue Plymouth belong to Terry Peters at the time. He sold it a long while ago. Still see it at shows sometimes, good condition still.
Before i forget thres a feature on the john dodd motor in classic cars march 2009, all running lovely, havent got it yet, bloke at works gonna let me have it, no rolls grille though!
Going back to the 81 show now, cant tell you much about the cars here other than the 1st shot is the rear of the above mentioned motor of John Dodd called the Beast, 2nd was in a van but I dont know which one, 3rd shots a Trans Am BMG 20T, & finally we have a 1960 caddy, I think.....
more to come if theres anyone out there!!..
(surely theres more Surfend pics about?)
just found this Mark.First time i see this V6 van was in that gararge that used to be over the road from the Weir,along with a orenge Pontiac Firebird, that was in 86 if i remember rightly.
Wilfs MK 2 again,then Rover powered and MK 2 solid Jag rear.
Dave Kellys "mouse motored BM in the background(pic 87?)
(pic late (Late 90s?)
Tims all steel 55(pic 87?)
(pic 87?)
sorry about this pic-needs croping but i thought i would put it in anyway(North Weald 85.The Blackbush strip had just shutdown the previous year )
Anybody no what happened to this Buick from Benfleet(pic early 90s)
And Norm Wildings old v6 MK2 "bluemoon"(pic late 90s?)
Found a link to a video of a capri also White Heat but not my old car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bbXUiWQP_A
Here is a picture of one of my old cars a 455 Transam I brought from a chap in Benfleet
that was the perrys ford dealer over the road from the weir, heres a couple more nice pics of als escort at knebworth 84, wonder if there will be topless men walking around at this years nats, or better still-women!!, looked like a hot day...just found this mark.first time i see this v6 van was in that gararge that used to be over the road from the weir,along with a orenge pontiac firebird, that was in 86 if i remember rightly.
Anybody remember a white 56 Chevy two door post,de chromed(side trim)chrome 5 spokes,stock rear archs,grafic stripes down sides,big block powered.I see it outside Tim Cooks place.
Yep remember it. It was for sale, some brought it over here to sell. I dont think it sold i think it may have gone back to USA. It was featured in Street Machine or some other mag im sure. Dig it out Steve. Nice Chevy.
ken, exactly what i was thinking, had i believe blue stripes & was definately in an early street machine, i think it was one of those test things where it had one of those unicycle wheel test things strapped to the back bumper if i remember rightly, i believe it was a centrespread, at a guess i would say 1980/81, im in the loft later or tommorow, i will look if i remember.
Heres a few more from the southend 81 show.
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