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slightly off topic but here goes.
My dad can remember the Dennis Poore Dodge parked behind his father's shop in Stenhousemuir when he was up for the hillclimb at Bo'ness. Dennis had some connection with the owner of the hotel opposite. Any chance of it coming up for next year's revival? I was at a Road America Historic meeting in the mid nineties. Parked at the back of the paddock was an old sixties US van (not sure what kind), painted Mclaren orange with an aerofoil on top and along the side, in the same script as Mclaren used - Can Van Am. Cool |
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Could be but who said I was skint or is it just because I can't justify spending thousands more than I do on the sport? Bit of a tight arse maybe but skint, no way! ;-)
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Al, a comment I heard at Winton: "racing costs the same now as it did in the '60s - it cost all my money then and it costs all my money now!"
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The most noticable difference is usually the amount of rust present on the chevy compared to the Dodge I suppose it is difficult to style a rectangular box in a different way. N. |
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Yeah and the superior engine in the chevy! :-)
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Ha ha no way, unless you bring one out against me in PHTC's and kick the Chevys butt then I may believe you but you won't do that in a piddly 316 you will need need the 440 Hemi then you are talking and as for Fords, well lets just say Drag Racer and owner of EDA the dyno people raced a Ford Maverick for years but gave up on Fords and ended up fitting a Chevy lump under the hood, you know what they say if you can't beat em join em.
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I'm outnumbered by the Mopar brigade, help! Mind you I bet they never made 90,000,000 units like they did chevy small blocks!
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Al - was a light-hearted comment, I'd expect he meant all his "play" money. Mind you there have been a few instances out here recently of people going to unusual lengths to fund their motor racing!
Heightswitch is that a luggage pod on the roof of the van??? Would have to wonder why! You could do a replica of the Cannonball Run ambulance LOL As for Chev 350 motors & non-car uses, I remember a speedboat racer saying that they might make a car go fast but in a boat a 350 was a nice social/family ski-boat motor but that was all. He had a Keith Black big block in his race boat... Tim (I think!) do you mean small-scale or 1:1 scale? |
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Yeah I know it was but some people as you say have been known to hock up their houses and credit cards to go racing which in my mind is a bit like borrowing money to go on holiday as an awful lot of people do, have a week or so away and spend the next year paying it off, nuts.
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It is currently stripped and going for paint this weekend. I am painting the same colour as the griff replica then its going straight to AAS in newcastle for a nice rumbly exhaust. I drove it all the way back to Northumberland from Southampton and it just purred up the road. I averaged about 23 on the run too so all in all a much better bet than buying something with a vito or Transporter badge The most fun was watching cars moving to the wrong lanes on roundabouts thinking they were going to pull around me, Then seeing their faces when without fuss she just raised her peticoat and took off. Priceless. When it is painted I will fit out inside and hopefully it should look every bit the retro rig in the paddock next year towing this: Mopars are much better built then those belly buttons anyday N |
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While that has a pretty unique look, I think a full-on transporter based on any 50's/early 60's truck or bus would work just as well. There are a few out here with a big door in the back of a bus and some ramps similar to the Italian Job!
Al - actually these were more drastic, they have/will end up in the big house! Heightswitch, I'd imagine you would be able to fit a couple of lpg tanks under it too, to make up some of the economy difference. |
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