Ford pop coupe

[Captain Scarlet]

Andy is still about in the Stourbridge area. He still has a couple of motors including a very nice repro rat look 356 coupe'

I haven't seen Andy for years,do you know what happened to the pop coupe ,I checked and it’s still taxed and mot’d

[hotrodboy]

My mate Bob from Norfolk had the old Dave Gardiner built one, Matt or satin black,
he emigrated to Australia around 20 years ago and took it with him.

[Kronik]

Ah,that confirms it !....I remember Phil had the pop for sale years ago about £1000 or so,but I was skint as usual,loved the proportions the coupe had,I worked with Dave years ago and see him very occasionally,he did work on the pop I have now, cheers for the reply Jerry

[Acker]

I haven't seen Andy for years,do you know what happened to the pop coupe ,I checked and it’s still taxed and mot’d

Ian, I'm sorry but I don't know where it is. Interesting, it is still a 1172cc

[Captain Scarlet]

Ian, I'm sorry but I don't know where it is. Interesting, it is still a 1172cc

OK thanks Chip,goes well for an 1172 cc

[Graham Thompson]

This came up today on the Paradise Road Fb group, Notts Americana 1988, Newark (photo credit to Robin Cook Collection)

[Captain Scarlet]

My mate Bob from Norfolk had the old Dave Gardiner built one, Matt or satin black,
he emigrated to Australia around 20 years ago and took it with him.

Ah,that confirms it !....I remember Phil had the pop for sale years ago about £1000 or so,but I was skint as usual,loved the proportions the coupe had,I worked with Dave years ago and see him very occasionally,he did work on the pop I have now, cheers for the reply Jerry

Sounds good ,i have spent quite a while scouring the internet but i have found no photo or reference to this car,which is a shame for it to be left out of our history,if you have a photo,or know of one and you cant post it let me know and i will get it on here somehow

[Captain Scarlet]

In course of hunting down Dave Gardiners car i found a few more coupes,so you may as well have em up

Anothr shot of Tracey Wards coupe,i think he may have emigrated and took it with him.

[Captain Scarlet]

Three red ones ,all different cars,unless you know otherwise

[Captain Scarlet]

This one is of interest,it was built by Ant Williams,the body was salvaged from a back garden,it was once a hot rodded pop from the early 70's near me,it had a big block chrysler in (i think) way back then and an full width jag MK10 IRS with massive bubber,the first hot rod pop i ever saw,i remember it strangly had a big brass houshold tap on top of the grill and a Mister T style paint job.
The car was way to far gone to be put back they way it was so it was born again.

[Captain Scarlet]

[Captain Scarlet]

[Captain Scarlet]

Cant make out if this was couped ,do you know ?

[Captain Scarlet]

This came up today on the Paradise Road Fb group, Notts Americana 1988, Newark (photo credit to Robin Cook Collection)

thanks Graham,I had forgot Mark sprayed it black before it changed to green roadster

[Kronik]

Dave gardiner owns & runs Classic Metal Shaping near Harwich in Essex,very talented he may have some old pics ?

[thamesvan]

You may have to guess again Nick,as I am fairly sure I was ,it was built by Shug Hanchard from up Scotland, who emigrated to California

Well you thought I would leave it at that no way jose. Shug and his wife Loraine had driven all the way to the Nats from Scotland,as you do,and the head gasket had popped.So out in the middle of the arena he had the motor in a thousand pieces,and repaired to drive home

[Captain Scarlet]

Well you thought I would leave it at that no way jose.His mate weemark was gracious enough to pass on some good tales that really Shug deserves a thread on his own;but I,ve been caught out several times before that I wonder am I the only one soaks up this stuff (am I right captain?)I,ll start with this one and see where we go Shug and his wife Loraine had driven all the way to the Nats from Scotland,as you do,and the head gasket had popped.So out in the middle of the arena he had the motor in a thousand pieces,and repaired to drive home

Yep,i think it was at the NASC Nats at Bruntingthorpe if my memory fails me correctly ,i remember him covered in oil, if mine let me down like that i would have thrashed it Basil Fawlty style to within a inch of its life ,and then phoned the AA.

I admired his ' gung-ho' get it done approach.

[thamesvan]

Yep,i think it was at the NASC Nats at Bruntingthorpe if my memory fails me correctly ,i remember him covered in oil, if mine let me down like that i would have thrashed it Basil Fawlty style to within a inch of its life ,and then phoned the AA.

I admired his ' gung-ho' get it done approach.

Well done Captain,what a memoryDo you realise me and you probably both there watching him here's a snipet;Shug and his wife are living in California.He,s got a busy shop turning out some classic hotrods,So What speed shop and in the meantime is setting records at Bonneville!!!

[Fegsta]

Hello every body I have this photo from Drayton Manor if it helps don't no the year sorry.

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[Brizey]

Funny enough this came up on a new Hayling Island site yesterday!.