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4 News & reviews
8 Mail Young and old
10 Events Still lots to do
40 So Cal Diaries Desert heat
80 Remember when… One man band
Regulars
Others32 Custom Car subs offer Save some dosh
76 Custom Car back issues Missed a month?
Out and About
12 Animation time No Gromit though
16 A Common show An annual event
17 Street party Reviving the custom
18 Warm welcome Wet too though
Contentswww.customcarmag.co.uk
Features20 Bad boy to hero From ’shine to stock
26 Independently sprung Stroked, too
34 Warden it be great It certainly was
50 Don’t tell dad He soon guessed though
56 First and last Driving the dream
62 Running on four Bloody quick though
64 ’Ring of fire Burnout smoke, too
44 In ya faceIt certainly is
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HONOURING THOSE
WHO BUILT THE SPORT
Co er featureCover feature
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Last supperbreakfastLymestone Brewery and Reapers UK
present the last Breakfast at the Brewery
for 2015 on Sunday 20 September from
9am to 1pm. The brewery is located in
Stone, Staffordshire (ST15 8LL) and all rods,
customs, classics, bikes, scooters and even
mopeds are welcome. As the organisers say,“Variation is the key here, so don’t be shy
and let’s make this last get together of the
year the biggest yet. ”
The £5 per person entry fee gets you a
drink and a butty, so bring your family and
friends, and don’t forget your camera.
If you need to know more, call Steve on
07928 214543.
Top drawerWolf Tools has extended its product listing
with the addition of a new range of tool
storage solutions. The extensive line up
of 34 products offers safe and secure tool
storage for home, hobby, professional
workshop and on-site use. Tool chests, step-
up chests, roller cabinets and jobsite boxes
are offered in seven ranges, from Home to
Super Professional, with sizes ranging from
26 to 42-inches wide. Steel workbenches in
1500mm and 2000mm lengths complete the
line up. Features include steel construction,powder coated finish, smooth action ball
or roller bearing drawers, lockable and side
carry handles.
Prices start from £49.99 and the full
range is available online at www.ukhs.tv
Friday bonus
As long as you’re reading this issue assoon as it came out, you’ve just got time to
sling your tent in the boot and head off to
Shakespeare County Raceway for theNSRA
Hot Rod Drags (11-13 September). As a
bonus, if you arrive early enough, you can
enter the Friday Afternoon Shootout.
You can run on either treaded tyres or
slicks, but your vehicle must be silenced
as the track offi cials don’t want to incur
the wrath of the vocal locals. Two trophies
are up for grabs, along with a bumper
prize package, which will include a free
event t-shirt, a bag of NSRA goodies, dragrace DVDs courtesy of Quarter Mile High
and free admission to the 2016 Nostalgia
Nationals. All you have to do is turn up,
sign on and run on the Friday afternoon.
One trophy and prize package will go to
whoever runs the quickest ET, with the
other going to the person who puts in the
most runs. Ladies and gentlemen, start
your engines.
4 CUSTOM CAR OCTOBER 2015
IntroductionLast month I mentioned the resilience and
positivity displayed by hot rodders, and now
I would like to expand on that by mentioning
a few more of their traits – kindness,
consideration and generosity. These were
demonstrated to the full during prize giving
at the Supernats a few weeks ago.
In the July issue we pictured Zack Martin,
who assisted Jimmy Shine with the trophy
presentations
at the National
Hot Rod &
Custom Show in
Peterborough.
Subsequently,
Russ Cook
arranged for
Jimmy to sign a
copy of CC with
a feature on the
show, which he
then had framed,
along with a print
of the original
photo. Russ
then presented
this memorable
souvenir to Zack
on the Sunday
afternoon.
A number of
NSRA committee
members have
announced they
will be standing down at the club’s AGM in
November. The longest serving of these
is Trade Co-Ordinator, Dik Stapley, and,
unbeknown to Dik, the traders decided his
retirement shouldn’t go unnoticed. As a
mark of the traders’ thanks for the support
he has given them over the last eight years,
Ian Guy presented Dik and his wife, Kay, with
a print uncannily depicting a younger Dik
riding a Harley – well, he was an avid biker in
a former life. Colin Ayres had arranged for all
the traders to sign this before it was framed,
which was a nice touch, not to mention a
considerate gesture.
Both these acts were warmly appreciated
by both the recipients and the amassed
crowd. Ain’t you all a bunch of great people?
And talking of presentations at the
Supernats, Mike and I
would like to thank the
NSRA for the plaque I
collected on behalf of CC
to mark the magazine’s
induction into their Hall
of Fame. Sadly, as I’d
left my selfie stick at
home I didn’t get a pic of
the presentation, but the plaque is now
proudly displayed in my home office, next
to the Bootsie the magazine received
when it was inducted into the British
Drag Racing Hall of Fame. I’m only the
current custodian of both of these awards,
but they don’t half make me feel proud
to be part of the magazine’s history.
Dave Biggadyke
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StockingfillersA sure sign the year is coming to a close
s w en we start rece v ng PR a out
ca en ars. We , t e rst suc o er ng
this year comes from those ever-effi cient
peop e at t e Va ey Gas Spee S op.
T e mages or t e r A3-s ze 2016
calendar were all taken on location in the
Va ey Gas wor s op y Tony Ny o ns an
eature qu te a ew pa rs o , we , ny ons.
Priced at £14.99, plus p&p if required, the
calendars are available online, direct from
t e Va ey Gas s op or t oug Face oo .
Visit www.valleygasspeedshop.com or call
t em on 01264 353646.
Popular showPopsta g a, t e
celebration of all
variants of Ford’s
Popu ar, Ang a an
Prefect models from
t e 40s to t e 60s,
ta es p ace on 26-27
September. The venue
s Boswort Water
Trust n Nuneaton,Warwickshire where
camping is available (tel. 01455 291876 for details). The weekend
eatures a Satur ay cru se an a r ve- n car s ow on t e Sun ay.
Food and drink will be available from the on-site restaurant. For more
information, call 07813 478789.
Meat and two veg Sa y, ts gett ng towar t e t me o year w en t ngs start eas ng o
on the hot rodding calendar. Not so when it comes to the Head Gaskets
though. Their evening BBQs take place on the third Wednesday of each
mont rom 7pm t ate, w t t e ast or 2015 e ng on 16 Septem er.
That doesn’t signal winter hibernation though as the Head Gaskets’ Hot
Rod Sunday Roasts run on from noon on the third Sunday of each month
rom Octo er t roug to Apr . By our rec onng, t at means Sun ay 18
October will be the first of this winter session.
he venue for both the BBQs and Sunday roasts is the North Star
pu c ouse, T orney M Roa , Iver, Sout Buc s SL0 9AL (te . 01895
442128) an a ro s, customs, c ass cs, Amer can an most pre-1980
cars are welcome.
Pic and mix The Iceni C.A.R. Club Picnic in the Forest takes place on Sunday 13
Septem er at H g Lo ge n T et or Forest Par on t e Nor o /
Su o or er. T e venue o ers s amen t es an a arge p ay area
and food will be available, with the informal get together kicking off
at 10am. T e entrance to t e p cn c s te s o t e B1107 – ve m es
rom t e A11 at T et or ea ng towar s Bran on – an a Forest To
charge applies (www.forestry.gov.uk/highlodge). For further details
o t s, an ot er events organ se y t e Icen C.A.R. C u , s t www.
cen carc u .uwc u .net
Pod cast The latest happenings at the home of UK drag racing - Santa Pod The empus sure doesfugit. One minute weare gearing up forthe Festival of Powerand the start of thecompetitive dragracing season, next,or so it seems, we arereadying to wind upthe show for another
year. The Europeanseason as a rea y c maxe w t t e n tro- ue e extravaganzaknown as the European Finals. Now it’s time for our home-grownracers to settle their championship differences at the National Finals.
Just two wee en s a ter t e Euro spectacu ar, t e Nat onaFinals (19-20 September) showcases all that’s best about the UKSportsman drag racing scene. But don’t think you’ll be short changed
t e g c asses are a sent. T e Nosta g a Fue C a enge Cup wstill give you your late-season nitro kick, and then there are the ProMo s – t e quc est, astest, w est oors ammers n t e sport r ngt e MSA Br t s Drag Rac ng C amp ons p to ts c mact c s xt anfinal round.
T e Nat ona F na s raws toget er a roa er cast o c aractersthan you’ll have seen a fortnight earlier at the ‘big show’. There willbe familiar Sportsman classes, of course, such as Pro and Super ProET, t e Super c asses, Jun or Dragsters an t e Topspee Automot veStreet Eliminator, but the Volkswagen community will also be out inforce with a host of VWDRC Pro and Sportsman entries. Plus, there’ll
e t e urt ng, retro-sty e campa gners o t e W Bunc .Along with Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Super Street Bikes,
Super Tw n Top Gassers an ETers w e go ng e or eat ert roug t e coo a utumn a r an t e 8.50 an 9.50 B e rac eteerswill be strutting their stuff. And don’t forget the Juniors – drag racing
s come n e-r ng as we as ragster- r v ng orm.Away from the track, Santa Pod provides its usual brand of evening
entertainment and family fun – as always, kids under 16 come in forree. On t e trac , prepare or a po gnant, no sy, arewe , w en t e
Chaos Fuel Altered makes its final appearance under the ownershipof Lawrie Gatehouse. Once the doyen of drag racing photo-ourna sts, Gate ouse steppe ac nto t e quarter-m e spot g t
10 years ago, launching Chaos and revitalising the Fuel Altered sceneat t e same t me. Now ret rement ec ons, an UK rag rac ng w e
just that little bit quieter for it.
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Wings andwheels This year’s Footman James Sywell
Classic – Pistons and Props takes
place at Sywell Aerodrome near
Northampton on 26-27 September.
The event combines historic race
cars, hot rods and motorbikes with
classic aeroplanes and vintage music.
Land-based attractions include a
‘Racing Runway’ and ‘Sprint Strip’,
whilst airborne entertainment will be provided by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight,the Breitling Wingwalkers and the World War 1 Dogfight display team. Swing jive band The
One Eyed Cats will be performing throughout the weekend, while Saturday night sees The
New Dreamers featuring Tommy Cunningham (former Bay City Roller ) take to the stage. With
a vintage fun fair and shopping village also on site, why not make a weekend of it as camping
packages are available. Find out more at www.sywellclassic.co.uk
Cordless impactDriven from years of combined experience in both the
motorsport and tool industries, the Kielder Works Team have
developed an all-new 18V, cordless,½-inch drive impact
wrench. Launching under the new-to-market Kielder brand,
the unit offers 430Nm of torque, weighs in at 1.7kg and is
fuelled by Samsung Li-Ion batteries.
The KWT-002 18V cordless impact wrench will be on sale
via www.kielder.co, as well as through Machine Mart and
other retailers, priced at£149.98 inc. VAT. Complementary
products sharing the same 18V battery system will also be
available. Find out more at www.kielder.co
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Save the Salt It’s no secret that the Bonneville Salt
Flats (BSF) has been under threat
for decades. In the 1960s, the land-
speed racing community alerted the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
that there was a serious problem,
yet no protective action was taken
until 1997. Despite a significant salt-
brine pumping programme, it has
become obvious that the amounts
being pumped are insuffi cient to overcome the estimated 50-75 million tons of salt that were
removed over the previous six decades.
The cancellation of the 2015 Speed Week due to deteriorating conditions at the BSF has
helped build a large coalition effort to address the problem. With renewed focus, the team
has constructed a plan to save the salt flats. Team members from are working with state
government offi cials, members of Congress and the BLM, engineers and geologists to draft a
comprehensive Reclamation Plan.
An online petition is being circulated to stop the mining of this Area of Critical
Environmental Concern. Without more aggressive management by the government entities
currently responsible for this unique area, there will not be a salt flat in the coming years.
Please take a few minutes of your time to submit your signature to this issue and start
towards the resolution of the situation (leave out the Zip Code if you’re a non-US resident).
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-mining-bonneville-salt- flats-0
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Older
youngbloodDear CC, I thought I would send
you these photos in the hope you
can use them in your magazine.
I’ve been in the hobby since I
passed my driving test at 17. Even
when children come along you
don’t stop doing what you love
doing and when Ben arrived we
had to get him involved.
We won a tot rod body at the
Supernats in 2000 when Ben was
five, and I was glad to build it
for him. My father-in-law, Ron,
gave us some steam pipe to make
the chassis and the running gear
came from an old, burnt out, sit-on mower. It was painted in the body shop where I
used to work, and all in it cost just £70 to build. We took the tot rod to a lot of car shows
taking two cars, me pulling the caravan with the Jowett Javelin and Jane pulling the tot
rod in our daily. A lot of petrol was consumed over the years. Ben’s first outing was when
he was six, when he did the drag racing time trials at Billing. God that was frightening.
Things changed the year after when the tot rods moved to the go kart track. Ben had so
much fun and was very competitive over the years. He never won, but came very close to
it at times.
He’s now 20-years old and driving his own car, a ’60 Ford 100E. We have to keep youngblood coming through to keep the hobby alive, and we hope this never changes in our
lifetime. We still have the tot rod – too many memories to sell.
Malc, Jane and, of course, Ben Beales via email
>Malc and Jane, good on you both for showing Ben the way ahead at such a tender age.
We have noticed of late that more and more offspring of long-term rodders are now
driving their own cars. Hopefully, Ben will make use of the socket set we’ll be sending –
that’s Ben, not you Malc! Ed.
Doesn’t add upDear CC, for the sake of my marriage I didn’t spent £17,000
putting the Hemi in my Tudor. When I ran 89mph at Pendine
on the Saturday it was three mph faster than the old V6, hence
£1,700 per mph!
Johnny Best via email
>Oops, sorry about that Johnny. Mike Pye holds his hands up to
getting his sums wrong, hopefully Sarah didn’t take his maths as
gospel. I guess in all the excitement of Pendine Mike was struggling
with his digits as he also owns
up to referring to Phil Wells’
coupe (pictured left) as a5-window when clearly it’s got
less glass than that. Nobody
seems to have noticed that
faux pas though so let’s keep
that one to ourselves, okay?
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Great, but loudDear CC, all I can say is what a day
Saturday was. The weather was brilliant,
the racing was brilliant, the atmosphere
was brilliant and the cars were brilliant.
I am referring to Dragstalgia of course.
My son stayed right ’til the flame
burnouts at the end and enjoyed every
minute of the day. Well done Santa Pod
and the organisers of this event, I feel it
will only get bigger and could become
the new main event on my calendar.
Do I have any negative points?
Well yes, the music. Why is it so loud
while waiting for the next race to
set up, or when there’s an interlude?
The music itself was not the problem,
but sitting on the bank you couldn’t
hear yourself talk, and you can’t
escape the speakers as they are all
away along the track. Even my son
says it was louder than the cars.
Despite that, I’m looking forward
to next year’s Dragstalgia already.
Karl Wraight via email
>Great to hear you and your son
enjoyed Dragstalgia so much Karl, it’s
one of our favourite events, too. As for
the volume of the music, what do the
rest of you think? Ed.
Sticky endDear CC, you kindly published my
letter in the April ’15 issue regarding
the nostalgia T bucket drag car I was
building called Purple “T” Daze. I
mentioned I was after some older-style
CC stickers for the car and, thanks to
Sid Slattery, the T now wears them with
pride. I’ve thanked Sid in person, but
now I’d like to thank him publicly.
Gary Parkes via email
>Consider Sid thanked in print Gary,
he’s one of those people who will always
help out whenever they can. We’re liking
the look of your T by the way. Ed.
’Vette’ll be itDear CC, I once owned Plastic Fantastic,
a Corvette worked on by Nick Orme and
featured in these pages. Of note was
the front end treatment and sequential
Thunderbird tail lights. Is there any chance
I could locate the article you ran sometime
around ’75 to ’78? I do believe the front
cover of that particular issue featured
another really nice (white) Corvette, all
decked up in the American flag and an
unforgettable beautiful woman adorning
the roof. It has been a long time.
C.E. Roldan, Montreal
>Your memory’s not that bad Mr. Roldan
as the feature you mention appeared in the
July ’76 issue. Sadly, we have no archivesfrom that era, so all we can suggest is
scouring eBay to try and find a copy. Ed. Life’s a dragDear CC, I am so enjoying your series on the
golden age of drag racing. I first went to the
Pod in 1974 and have so many memories of
those days. It’s great to see that so many cars
are still pounding the quarter mile. I recently
went to Classics at the Castle at Sherborne
Castle and Dick Sharp had Dorset Horn there
on display. It’s amazing he is still running
that after 40 years. I also hear that the
original Mr Six dragster was found in France
and will be restored.I remember being at the Pod in 1977 to
see Pete Crane in Stormbringer run the first
five in Europe. It’s great to see so many of
these cars surviving and still doing what they
were built to do. I’ll never forget following
Al’s Gasser on a trailer being pulled by a
Ford V8 Pilot. Those were the days.
Andy Snellgrove, Yeovil
> Andy, nostalgia really is your thing – I
can’t remember the last time I received
a hand-written letter. Glad you’re liking
Keith Lee’s features, we’re always amazed
at what he digs out of his archives, and his
memory. As for Mr Six, we understand the
six-second dragster is now owned by one ofthe original team members, and is currently
being restored for cacklefest use. We look
forward to seeing, and hearing, that. Ed.
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A full list of events can be found on the Custom Car website at
www.customcarmag.co.ukNB: We advise you to double check with organisers that the event or show as listed is still going ahead, to avoid any wasted journeys. To submit anevent, email [email protected], fax 01733 557235, or write to Custom Car Events, Kelsey Media, PO Box 978, Peterborough PE1 9FL.
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SEPTEMBER11-13 NSRA Hot Rod Drags.Shakespeare County Raceway.www.nsra.org.uk
11-13 Goodwood Revival. Goodwood,Sussex. www.goodwood.co.uk
13 Iceni (C.A.R.) Club’s Picnic in theForest. High Lodge, Thetford Forest Park.www.icenicarclub.uwclub.net
13 RWYB. Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com
13 Kent’s Classic Car Show.Aylesford Priory, Kent.
www.kentsclassiccarshow.co.uk18 Peak Performance Test & TuneDay. Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com
18-20 NHRC Hot Rod & Custom CarShow. Lepton Highlanders Sports &Social Club, Huddersfield.07768 071916
18-20 AACUK Autumn Nationals.Drayton Manor Park, Staffs.www.american-auto-club.co.uk
19 YANCS ’ Show at Driffi eld CountryFair. Driffi eld Showground, NorthHumberside. Search YANCS Yorkshire onFacebook
19-20 National Finals.Santa Pod. www.santapod.com
19-20 Footman James Classic CarShow. Event City, Manchester.www.manchesterclassiccarshow.com
20 UK Northern Finals. York Raceway.www.yorkraceway.org.uk
20 A602s’ Autorama. Fairlands ValleyShowground, Stevenage, Herts.www.a602sstreetandstriprods.com
20 Route 62 Kustom Show.Pontefract Racecourse, Yorkshire.www.facebook.com/Route62Kustomshow
20 The Big Welsh Classic Car Show.Margam castle, South Wales.www.facebook.com/events/845526792173504
25-27 Fort Paull American, Rod andCustom Show. Fort Paull, Hull HU12 8FP.No dogs allowed in Fort. 01709 542555 /07787 915081
25-27 Wessex Rod & CustomWeekender. Norden Farm Campsite,Wareham, Dorset. www.facebook.com/events/1574765112781757/
26 Saturday Night Special.
Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com
26-27 Late Summer MadnessPublic Track Weekend.Shakespeare County Raceway.www.shakespearecountyraceway.com
26-27 Sywell Classic – Pistons andProps. Sywell Aerodrome, Northants.www.sywellaerodrome.co.uk
26-27 Popstalgia. Bosworth WaterTrust, Nuneaton, Warks. 07813 478789
OCTOBER3 RWYB. Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com
4 The P-15 Picnic (’46-48 ChryslerCorporation Cars). Sywell Aerodrome,Northants. O7802 355025 / 0845 257 1939
7 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London.www.ace-cafe-london.com
10 RWYB. Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com
10-11 Late Autumn Madness
Public Track Weekend.Shakespeare County Raceway.www.shakespearecountyraceway.com
11 Judgement Day. York Raceway.www.yorkraceway.org.uk
24 Saturday Night Special. Santa Pod.www.rwyb.com
24-25 Halloween Bonfire Burn Up /Gamblers Race.Shakespeare County Raceway.www.shakespearecountyraceway.com
25 RWYB. Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com
25 Rat Rod Review. Ace Café, London.
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31 Flame & Thunder Show. Santa Pod.www.santapod.com
31 Whitby Kustom Show.West Cliff School, Whitby YO21 [email protected] 585422 /www.facebook.com/whitbykustompaul
31 Can-Am Car Club’s Spooktacular.Wimborne, Dorset.www.canamcarclub.org.uk
NOVEMBER1 RWYB. Santa Pod. www.rwyb.com
4 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London.www.ace-cafe-london.com
7 Firework Frenzy. Santa Pod.www.santapod.com
13-15 Classic Motor Show. NEC,
www.necclassicmotorshow.com13-16 Rhythm Riot.Pontins Holiday Centre, Camber, Sussex.www.rhythmriot.com
21 BDRHoF Gala Awards Dinner.Savill Court Hotel, Windsor Great Park.www.britishdragracinghof.co.uk
DECEMBER2 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London.www.ace-cafe-london.com
27 Frozen Fins. Ace Café, London.
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Words and pics: Martin Drake
Organised by thePhantoms, the 11th
Hot Rod Hootenanny was staged in the
outskirts of Glasgow. Hot rods, customs
and American cars slowly started to roll
into Stirling Rugby Club on the Friday
morning, with the locals wondering if
it was a thunderstorm closing in on the
town as a string of V8s descended into
the grounds. Participants travelled from as
far afield as York and Harrogate to see what a
Scottish hot rod event had in store for them.
The weather gods, however, had their own
agenda and, maybe thinking we didn’t have
enough to drink, sent plenty of the wet stuff.
Then, at 1.30am on the Saturday morning,
they picked up the main marquee from the
showfield and wrapped it around one of the
floodlight posts. Did this dampen the spirit of
the weekend? Not a chance!With the hot rod quiz on Friday night
and the cruise out on Saturday, spending
on your to-do-north-of-the-border list
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starts at an earlier age north of the border.
Graeme Stock camped up for the weekend of fun
and games, not to mention cruising in his Model
A sedan delivery.
The rain didn’t put off the cruisers, and John
McClellan leads the pack in his ’54 Ford Customline.
Stock height or chopped? A brace of Pops
playing puddle jumpers on the Saturday.
We’re surprised Brian Watson finds the time to
take in a rod run on his doorstep as he spends so
much time south of the border in his ’33 coupe.
time with friends and chatting about our
hobby is all we need to keep ourselves busy
and smiling. Unfortunately, the proposed
highland games had to be cancelled due to
the weather, but instead people just chilled
out in the bar and took in the live sounds
from the Hot Rod Sinners before the DJ kept
everyone dancing long into the night.
As show day dawned, the sun came out
and the public came along. With traders
ranging from vintage hairdressers to tiki
stalls, 120 hot rods and Yanks to wander
around and more live music from those
Sinners a great day was had by all.
Despite the terrible weather conditions
earlier in the weekend, the vibe was high
and this show should definitely be on your
to-do-north-of-the-border list. If you’re
tempted, next year’s Phantoms’ show willbe on 15-17 July at Stirling Rugby Club,
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Brian Thomson braved the
weather and came along
in hisModel A coupe to
support the P ha nt o ms.
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Rockabilly band, the Hot Rod Sinners, played the night away, and someof the following day, too.
John Stevenson’s ’40 Ford pick-up in the main line up on the show fieldon the Sunday.
of the following day, too.
Wallace Monument overlooks Stirling
Rugby Club, providing an eerie backdrop to
the P ha nt o ms’ Hootenanny.
The unmistakably sleek lines of Bruce Kinnear’s chopped and bagged’46 Chevy Stylemaster
Steve Wilson’ s ’55 Chevy Bel Air was just one of many classic Y anks on display.
We’ve yet to see a picture of Fraser Walker without a smile on his facewhen he’s behind the wheel of his ’flaked and blown C-cab.
Barry Lynch’s Fordson runs an independent front end, Volvo 240 back axle and a blown 3.9-litre Rover V8 mated to a 5-speed manual ’box.
John Bradley doesn’t get put off by bad weather,
and drives his Dearborn-bodied ’32 roadster almost everywhere.
Chopped Moggies appear to be en vo gu e in Scotland these days.
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Once again, the Classics on the Common
Chelmsford meet was a resounding success this
year. Thanks to the great weather, a huge turnout
amassed on Galleywood Common, right in front of
the Horse & Groom public house.
Variety is always the main ingredient at this show and
this year was no different, with classics, Yanks, bikes,
rods and customs all well represented. Amidst the many
familiar vehicles on display, many new rides were also
in attendance. In contrast, there were also a few cars
present that werefirst built several decades ago.
All in all it was a great evening, and our thanks must
go to the Chelmer Valley Car Meet for once again making
it all happen. Roll on next year’s gathering…
a huge turnout amassed on
Galleywood Common
Classics on the Common
Distinctive Model AVicky cum Phaetonis a new one on us.
It’s hard to believethat the Norman
Wilding-builtMk2 Zephyr, FordFever, graced the
cover of Hot Rod& Custom UK inOctober 1978.
Keith Smith’s Mk10 Jag, The Beast, runs a twinsupercharged big block Chevy, and is a regular at
Classics on the Common.
Geoff Caves’ 35 Ford still looks as good as it did when the WayneStreams-built coupe rolled into Billing Aquadrome in 2002.
Starsky and Hutch -styled Gran Torino sportedan apt number plate.
We ran a pic of Roger Sinclair’s rebuilt ModelT on the Mailbox page in the July issue. Here’s
proof Roger gets out and uses it.
Almost as old is the PieWagon Moggy van, whichappeared on the cover ofthe September ’89 issue
of Fruit Machine in itsorange guise.
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Words and pics: Ian Shonk
On Sunday 9 August thousands of people
flooded the village centre and the riverside
festivalfield to be part of the Mountsorrel
Revival (aka The Hot Rod Street Party). The
street parade was led by an American police car
andfinished with a Greengrass impersonator
(from TV series Heartbeat ) in his old truck. In
between were hot rods, classic cars, tribal drummers,
burlesque dancers, Civil War re-enactment soldiers,
local artisans and the soap box racers. In fact, the soap
box racing is the main attraction at the Revival, with
the local cricket club loaning its car park for the event.
Over 60 stalls filled every available forecourt and
green space, all hand-picked to give a funky mix of
traders and food outlets. Visitors, many of whom were
dressed in vintage costume for the day, also had the
chance to take a river trip, try archery on the festival
field or stroll round the car show areas. Afterwards, the
show organisers commented, “The show car owners
liked the ‘no booking, just roll up’ approach, meaning
we had an ever-changing display as cars cruised in.”
The date for next year’s Revival is Sunday 14 August,
and full details will be posted at www.mountsorrel-
revival.co.uk as soon as they are available.
an ever-changing display as
cars cruised in
Mountsorrel Revival
The local Honda dealershipcleared its forecourt for the
day and handed it over to thehot rods and customs…
…with more cars parked up by the Waterside Inn.
’73 AMC Javelin heads up the colourful street paradethrough Mountsorrel.
Soap box entrants included everything from bathtubs to aeroplanes, with allputting on an entertaining show for the crowd.
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How often do you see hot rods being followed down the street by Civil War re-enactment soldiers and
tribal drummers?
Local band, Lock d ow n , rocked the street, whilst
elsewhere musicians and tribal drummers had the
crowds swinging to the beat. Dancing ranged from
burlesque performances by Chi ca s Lo cas to swing jive in the Memorial Hall.
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Words and pics: DB
Circumstances dictated I could only
make it along to this year’s King’s Lynn
Kruisers’ Extravaganza on the Sunday,
so that’s just what I did, despite
the less-than-welcoming weather
forecast for the day. Sadly though, others
took greater heed of the weathermen’s
foreboding and stayed at home. I hadn’t
seen the showfi
eld so sparsely populated
for many a year, which was a shame.
Those I spoke to who had been there
for the weekend were resilient though. All
had had a good time, despite the storm on
Friday night. Many also commented on how
much they had enjoyed the Saturday cruise,
which took in some drifting action and gave
them the opportunity to take passenger
rides. The atmosphere had been good, both
everyone had praise for the KLK crew’s efforts
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nviting, I guess it is pretty factual. I, for one,
would definitely hold on tight.
Don’t for one minute be fooled into thinking that
C C cover cars are fair weather rods. John Stearman
braved the elements in his ’48 Austin Dorset and
went home with the Best in Show trophy.
Another former cover car on show was John
Proctor’s almost cartoon-esque blown Model
Y. Because of the inclement weather, John had
already taken down his tent and stashed it on the
back seat.
It was shiny but now it’snot. Tony Madden’s ’51
shoebox certainly looks alot different these days.
during the daytime and for the evenings’
entertainment, and everyone had praise for
the KLK crew’s efforts.
Come early afternoon on the Sunday,
though, the inevitable rain once agai n fell,
and it just got heavier and heavier. Having
initially sought shelter, one by one owners
began to return to their vehicles and head
off
home. With the already depleted show
field emptying rapidly, prize giving was
brought forward.
Hats off to both the organisers and
those participants who stuck it out to the
end. When the weather isn’t kind, all you
can do is grin and bear it. Next year will
see the 40th staging of this weekender,
hopefully in sunshine, but either way I’ll
be there.
Ready for the off. Bill O’Connor in full flight gear in
readiness for piloting the Model A Bobtail on the
cross-country journey back home.
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TheKLK show just wouldn’t be the same without Wobbly Bob’s CF van.I wonder how many of the 39 shows this van has actually made it to?
This one caused a fair bit of head scratching. It’ s actually a Mercedes Benz – a ’ 35-’42 170 I reckon, but I could be
wrong. Again.
Joe Stevens collects a Top Ten award for his
Sunbeam Stiletto. Is it just me, or does WendyStrickson appear to have
shrunk in the rain?
All credit to the band for playing on in less-than-ideal conditions toan almost non-existent audience. Credit also to those who stood and watched, not to mention those who actually danced.
Distinctive Model A sedan was anew one on me. My guess is it’san old build that’s been given a
makeover, but I could be wrong.
Richard and Sue Tidd’s understated Chevy Suburban
provides plenty of people-carrying capacity, as well as room for a
surfoard on top.
Terry Tibbs tried his best to createhis own show within a show. The
logistics of getting his ’48 Fordsedan, his Mercedes diesel-powered’51 Chevy and his ‘51 Chevy pick-upto the same show at the same time
must have been a nightmare.
Exhibitors voted JamieSisson’s Dodge Challenger asBest KLK Club Car. Two weeks
later, Santa Pod Racewaychose it as one of their picks
of cars taking part in theSupernats cruise.
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Getting arrested and a two-year prison sentence formoonshining in 1956 was not the highlight of Junior Johnson’s
life, though it did little to harm his reputation in NASCAR.Some 29 years later, he received a full presidential pardon for
his previous offences.
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Robert Glenn Johnson jnr, or simply
‘Junior’ as he is known, was the
son of a bootlegger from Ingle
Hollow, North Carolina. At the age
of 14, Junior dropped out of high school
so he could start driving for his father
full time, delivering illegal ‘moonshine’
whisky. His talent behind the wheel, even
at that early age, is well documented and
none better than by Tom Wolfe, writing in
Esquire magazine in 1965: "It was Junior
Johnson specifically, however, who was
famous for the "bootleg turn" or "about-face," in which, if the Alcohol Tax agents
had a roadblock up for you or were too
close behind, you threw the car into second
gear, cocked the wheel, stepped on the
accelerator and made the car’s rear end
skid around in a complete 180-degree arc, a
complete about-face, and tore on back up
the road exactly the way you came from.
God! The Alcohol Tax agents used to burnover Junior Johnson.”
While Junior spent his formative years
behind the wheel of a modified 1940 Ford
‘liquor car’, this was just the start of a life-
long obsession with motor cars. "Fast cars
always excited me," he told Stock Car Racing
magazine in 1975 about his start in the
racing business. "Me and other guys who
hauled liquor used to meet in fields and
dirt roads and match our cars and driving
against each other on Saturday afternoons
for fun. Then, as early as age 17, I'd go up to
the Wilkesboro track to race. I'd never seen
a stock car race. Then, all of the sudden, Ifound a new profession."
In fact, Junior had boyhood dreams of
being a major league baseball pitcher,
but an accident involving a farm tractor
eliminated any chance of a professional
baseball career. And so it was that one day,
whilst ploughing the family field, barefoot
and behind a mule, that Junior’s older
brother, LP, approached him and asked him
to drive a car in actual NASCAR competition.
His debut race took place on 7 September
1953 and, in 1955, he won five Grand
National races, which was enough to get
the attention of Ford Motor Company who
offered him a factory ride. But there was
a serious bump in the road ahead for the
former moonshiner.
Stoking the fireWhile Junior had never been caught while
hauling moonshine, he did have an incident
in June 1956 that led to him serving some
time behind bars. Here's how Junior
remembers it: "I had won a race in Oxford,
PA, on a Saturday night. I come in about
almost daylight and my dad and brother
had overslept. My dad, he asked me to gofire his still up for him, because if you didn't
fire it up and get the smoke away before
daylight, somebody would see the smoke.
"I got the fire going real good, then
reached over to shovel some coke up
and heard something right behind me.
I looked over my shoulder and there’s a
guy standing on top of a box just fixin’ to
jump on my back. So instead of throwing
the coke in the burner, I just throw'd it,
come back around my shoulder, and hit
him in the face with it. He was a well-
known revenuer in Wilkesboro, his name
was John West."Junior made a run for it, but they had
the place surrounded and, when the time
came to go before the judge in November
’56, they threw the book at him because his
dad was a high-profile bootlegger in the
The Alcohol Tax agents used to burn
over Junior Johnson
the last american
From running moonshine on the back roads of NorthCarolina to a champion driver to a multi-championship
winning team owner, Junior Johnson is…
■ Words and pics: James Maxwell
The legend of Junior Johnson began in 1955when he won five races driving a ’55 Oldsmobilein NASCAR competition. His winnings that yearwere $13,802.78, but he was making morehauling moonshine for his old man.
area. Not even NASCAR head honcho, Bill
France, could keep Junior out of trouble,
though he tried by sending this telegram:
"HAVE ASSURANCE FOR TEST DRIVING
JOB FOR ROBERT JOHNSON, JR. WITH
MAJOR AUTOMOBILE FACTORY RACING
TEAM, EITHER FORD CHEVY OR PONTIAC.
COMPENSATION SHOULD BE IN EXCESS
OF $10,000 PER YEAR PROVIDED
HE IS PLACED ON PROBATION. HIS
HEADQUARTERS WOULD BE EITHER IN
ATLANTA, DETROIT OR CALIFORNIA. BILL
FRANCE, PRESIDENT NASCAR."His sentence was two years in federal
prison in Chillocothe, Ohio, though he was
released after 11 months and three days
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because of good behaviour. His Ford contract was no
longer on the table when he was got out.
"Well, I learned in prison,” Junior recalls. “You had
to do what was right or you was in trouble all the
time. I never fooled with the whisky business after
that, I went on and got bigger and bigger in racing
when I got out."
Indeed, on 18 May 1958 Junior was back behind
the wheel of a stock car again. The venue was North
Wilkesboro, NC, his home track. He was leading by
half a lap late in the race when things got a little
wild and Junior’s car left the race track. Somehow
he kept the car under control, blasting through the
high weeds that bordered the track, before landing
back on the track and taking the chequered flag
in front of 6,000 cheering local fans. The ‘Wilkes
County Wild Man’ had returned.
Drafting to winIn 1960, the factory-backed Pontiacs were the
fastest cars on track, running some 15mph faster
than the ’59 Chevy Junior was driving for car
owner / builder, Ray Fox. During the practice
session Junior realised he was never going to catch
the faster Pontiacs, but something happened in
the race that followed that changed stock car
racing forever: "Cotton Owens come by and I
just ducked over in behind him. All the sudden
my car started pickin’ up speed. I just run right
up against him, and stayed there. The thing was
turning about 7,500rpm and that was unheard of,"
remembers Junior. He had unwittingly discovered
‘draft’, the aerodynamic phenomenon that occurs
when two cars run in close proximity in a line. He
followed the Pontiac for several laps until, all of
a sudden, the resulting suction effect caused the
back window of the Pontiac to pull out, greatly
upsetting the car’s stability. Junior saw the whole
thing up close: "With my car sucking off his back
glass, his whole car come off the ground and he
spun around down to the infield, and I went up
and won the race."
By 1963, Junior was in a Ray Fox-built ’63 Chevy,
powered by one of the experimental Z-33 427ci
‘mystery motors’. Chevrolet engineers Paul Prior
and Dick Keinath, along with product promotionmanager, Vince Piggins, had given a number of
these engines to selected NASCAR racers. "We sat
on pole several times, and we won seven major
super speedway races that year and pretty much
dominated the sport until we had problems of some
sort – well, NASCAR pretty much outlawed the ’63
Chevrolet motor – and, at some point that year, I
signed a contract to drive for Ford."
’64 saw 12 top five finishes and three wins for
Junior, then 13 wins in 36 races in ’65. He was
quickly becoming one of the biggest celebrities
in stock car racing but then surprised everyone by
announcing, toward the end of the ’65 season,
that he was retiring as a driver, to concentrate onbuilding cars and being a car owner. He was just 34
years old but, in a total of 313 starts, had finished
in the top three positions 91 times. However,
consistent with his ‘go or blow’ reputation, he also
failed to finish 165 of those events.
And this is theengine. The
427ci Z-33 MkIImystery motor’
was a hand-built
ace engine thatame direct fromChevrolet. Borend stroke werehe same as the27ci ‘W’ engine,
but it was aompletely newig block’ design
with the intakeand exhaust
valves cantedn two differentplanes. It waslenty powerfulest. 600+bhp),
but unreliable.
65 was a pivo tal year for Junior. Ha ving signed wi th
oMoCo the year be fore, he con tinued his winning
wa ys in a big 427ci Galaxie, bu t then announced
ward the end o f the season he was going i t alone as
a car o wner / builder racer.
For ’63 Junior ran a ‘m ys ter y mo tor’ in his winning Che vrole t.
I t was a fac tor y pro to t ype o f the for thcoming 396ci big block
and made huge po wer. Toda y this car s till exis ts, in full y
res tored condi tion, with the ac tual m ys ter y mo tor s till in tac t.
At the 1960 running of the Daytona500, Junior Johnson discovered the‘draft’. “We were out there with a
348ci truck motor [but] I went out topractice and caught a fast Pontiac. Iimmediately ducked in behind [and],sure enough, I could hold on and he
couldn’t get away from me.”
He had unwittinglydiscovered ‘draft’
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The people’s championAgain, quoting Tom Wolfe, this time describing
that infamous 1965 piece he wrote for Esquire to
NASCAR reporter, Mike Hembree: “The story there
is bigger than stock car racing itself. That’s always
the way it struck me… The way people looked at
Junior Johnson as a heroic figure – a lot of people
in that area said, ‘He’s one of us. He’s Ingle Hollow.’
He’s the lost provinces of North Carolina. He’s
all that. And he’s a champion. I mean, what a
figure. When I was interviewing him, he was talking
about the incredible speeds the cars were getting.
I remember him saying he didn’t know how much
further that could be pushed. I can’t imagine Junior
being afraid of anything.”
Unsurprisingly, when Junior announced he was
vacating the driver’s seat, NASCAR president,
Bill France, made a big effort to get him back to
driving, knowing how valuable his huge fan appeal
was. He confronted Junior one morning while
eating breakfast, telling him “he was committed to
driving Grand National stock cars.” Junior looked
down at his eggs and bacon and said, “France,
you don’t understand what committed means. For
instance, the chicken was involved in this breakfast,
but the pig, it was committed.”
Of bananas and slicksIn 1966, when Ford Motor Company’s 427 ‘Cammer’
was deemed illegal in NASCAR, in an attempt to
compete with Chrysler’s domineering Hemi-powered
cars the manufacturer turned to aerodynamics, and
to Junior Johnson. “It was bent, warped, all kind
of aerodynamic that only Junior could figure out.
There’s times when the sanctioning body had to
look the other way, and that’s what got Ford back in
it. Though they'll never admit that,” recalls Humpy
Wheeler, a NASCAR promoter from the era. The
resultant one-off Galaxie had a chopped top, raked
windscreen and the rear quarters and boot lid were
swept upward, to act like a spoiler. Hence, the car
driven by Fred Lorenzen in just one race instantly
became known as ‘the yellow banana’, but again it
was a major step forward for NASCAR, even if it took
many years for aero cars to become the norm.
Later, in 1969, the Talladega superspeedway hada problem in their inaugural 500-mile race where
the race cars could not keep their tyres on the track
at high speeds for more than 15 laps. There was a
driver boycott, and afterwards Goodyear ran some
tests using the Junior Johnson Ford Torino driven
by LeeRoy Yarbrough. This was the first time slicks
had ever been tried on a NASCAR and, surprise
surprise, they worked much better than the old
treads that had been mandated up to that point.
Knowing Bill France would welcome anything that
would make stock car racing safer (and keep the
punters coming through the gates), Junior sent
positive feedback to NASCAR headquarters and the
use of slicks was approved.
Tobacco roadsIt wasn’t only technical advancement Junior brought
to the sport either. After reading in a newspaper in
late ’71 that local company, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco,
I can’t imagine Juniorbeing afraid of anything
NASCAR lookedthe other way when Juniorshowed up at Atlanta in ’66with this heavily modifiedGalaxie. Roof chopped, withthe front end lowered andthe rear end bodywork raised,it signalled the start ofaerodynamics in NASCAR. Thiscar was immediately nicknamedThe Yellow Banana.
It was Junior Johnson that,
at the end of 1970, broughttobacco sponsorship into thesport by getting tobacco giantR. J. Reynolds and Bill France,head of NASCAR, togetherround a table. The resultantWinston Cup series lasted 32years and, effectively, savedthe sport.
Even though by now Juniorwas a team owner, he wouldstep in and do any job in thepit, including being the jackman here in a 1975 race. He
was eventually outlawed fromthe job for knocking a NASCAR official on his arse with the jack
when the guy got in the way.
when the guy got in the way.
Junior’s next bigsponsorship coup was in
1981 when he brought Pepsibrand, Mountain Dew, onboard in a massive way.
Those that knew what thename really meant, andwere aware of Junior's
past life in the moonshinebusiness, enjoyed the irony
in the partnership.
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was no longer going to be allowed to advertise
on television because of new government
laws, Junior went after them for sponsorship
of his car. Thinking he would take a punt, he
told RJR representative, Ralph Seagraves, he
needed $800,000. The response was not what
he expected: “Look, we just got booted off
television. We were thinking more along the
lines of $570 million.”
Junior figured if they have all that money
available for advertising, they should sponsor
the whole circuit so again, he put in a call to Bill
France and changed NASCAR history once again.
The result was The Winston Cup, a sponsorship
deal that lasted an unprecedented 32 years.
“If you look back on the saviour of the whole
thing, of the tough times we had in the early in a total of 313 starts,
had finished in the top
three positions 91 times
Junior ne ver truly le f t his farming roo ts,
or his denim dungarees, and when he
re tired from racing for good in 1995, he
re turned to the farm, se t ting up Junior
Johnson Brand Foods, selling Sou thern
speciali t y foods to local grocer y s tores.
The final twist in the tale though came when he bought intoedmont Distillers in Madison, North Carolina, and launched his brand of Midnight Moon Moonshine. Though it comes in v arious
f ferent flav ours (and presumably they pay their taxes on it) it’s d to have the exact same f ormula created by his father all those years ago when Junior and his brother were his moonshiners.
’70s,” said Humpy Wheeler, “I don't know anyone
who did more than Junior did. And we owe him a
tremendous debt of gratitude for all that.”
So influential in fact was Junior Johnson on the
sport of NASCAR that in 1973 his story was adapted
into a feature film, The Last American Hero . 20th
Century Fox chose to call their hero Junior Jackson,
but it was clear who the real protagonist was,
and Junior himself served as technical advisor and
consultant on the film.
In 1976, with driver Cale Yarborough behind the
wheel of the Holly Farms-sponsored Chevy Chevelle,
Junior would reach the pinnacle of NASCAR racing,
winning The Winston Cup by nearly 200 points over
arch rival, Richard Petty. Junior Johnson & Associates
won it again in ’77 and ’78 proving their dominance
of the sport they had helped create.
From there, Johnson’s spell as a team owner
went from strength to strength. When, in 1982, he
brought Pepsi Co.’s Mountain Dew drinks brand
on board as sponsor, complete with their branded
trucks, uniforms and a lot of pizzazz, he again
changed things up a gear. The irony of ‘mountain
dew’ being Southern slang for moonshine was not
lost on Johnson!
When, in 1984, he made the audacious move
to field a two-car NASCAR team, now with Darrell
Waltrip and Neil Bonnett on board as drivers,
Budweiser beer as main sponsor and wealthy real
estate developer, Warner Hodgdon, as a partner,
many thought it too bold a move, but Johnson
made it work, setting up two separate race
shops, separated only by a creek, and routinely
building competition between his own two teams
by telling one that the other was all set to
beat them this weekend. These days, multi-car
NASCAR teams are commonplace, but no one did it
before Junior Johnson.
Chicken farmingNot only was Junior a savvy racer, he was a successful
businessman too and made a fortune in the chickenfarming and plant hire businesses, in addition to
his huge successes in NASCAR . As a driver, he won
a total of 50 Grand National events, as a team
owner he won over 140 races and six Winston Cup
championships before retiring from the sport in
1995. Since then, he has fathered a child (at the age
of 62) with his new wife, Lisa, and when the time
came to fill out college application forms for Robert
Glenn Johnson III, Junior was quoted as saying: “He's
too smart to be a race driver. I wasn't smart enough
to do something else.”
As you’ll have gathered by now, that’s not
entirely true and when the Johnson family moved
to the Charlotte area in 2012 after Junior had ahealth scare he decided to come full circle with
the moonshine business, becoming part-owner
of Piedmont Distillers of Madison, NC. So strictly
speaking, Junior Johnson is still in the moonshine
business, only this time around it’s all legal.
Another milestone w as r eached in ’ 84 w hen Junior f ielded a pair of C hev y Monte C ar lo SSs w ith dr iv er s Dar r ell W altr ip and Neil Bonnett, both r unning Budw eiser beer colour s.It w as the star t of a new er a f or N AS C AR of multi-car teams that
continues to this day .
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Colorado Springs-based Michael
Brown bought a stock ’48 Ford
F1 pick-up from North Dakota in
October 2006, a truck he now
refers to as The Dern F1. Although pretty
solid, the bodywork was quite battered,
evidence that the pick-up’s previous life had
been a hard one. That didn’t deter Michael
though and, some 2,300 hours of his spare
time later, the transformation from work
horse to show truck is complete.
The original chassis has been boxed and
strengthened, independent suspension
fitted front and rear and, as Michael
happened to have a ’79 Bronco that was
heading for the scrapyard, a 351M engine,
which has the bonus of a rear sump that
clears the front crossmember perfectly.
The engine isn’t quite as it came out of
the Bronco though as it’s been rebuiltusing parts supplied by Tim Meyer Inc.
of Fairmont, Minnesota. It’s now a 408ci
stroker motor running a Ford crank, Crane
cam, Keith Black hypereutectic flat top
pistons and milled heads. Fuel and air are
mixed by a 600cfm Edelbrock carb mounted
on a same brand dual plane manifold,
Sanderson headers handle the waste
gases, an MSD ignition system provides
the spark and the stock Bronco radiatorkeeps things at the right temperature.
Transmission is a Ford Motorsport T5z
5-speed manual, which connects to the
diff via an ali Lincoln Mark VIII propshaft.
Brakes are discs all round, single caliper
rear and dual caliper front, and a late ’80’s
Jeep Comanche donated its 18-gallon petrol
tank, which has been mounted between
the chassis rails under the bed floor.
Michael completed all the body repairshimself and also channelled and chopped
the cab body, shaved the cab drip rails and
fabricated the steel pick-up bed tonneau
cover, along with a host of other body mods
to make the truck’s lines as smooth as
possible. One of the two jobs he didn’t do was
to cover the prepped metalwork in Glasurit
Verdant paint. In case you’re wondering,
the other job farmed out was the interior
upholstery. Apart from those, Michael
completed the build himself at home, and all
credit to him for that.
the pick-up’s previous life had been a hard one
The
Dern F1■Words: DB Pics: Michael Brown
Readers’ Rods
The battle scarred pick-up as it arrived atMichael’s in October 2006.
Partially stripped in readiness for the initialrunning gear upgrades.
Up front Michael grafted on a front clip from a1980 Series II Jaguar XJ6, once he’d turned itthe right way round of course.
The transformation
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No, we didn’t recognise it either. Theindependent rear end came from underneatha ’93 Lincoln Mark VIII.
The IRS installation involved a fair bit ofbracketry fabrication.
Lincoln diff runs 3.07 gears for easy cruising.
Interior features a pair of Ford Taurus seats, Dakota digital gauges,a Jeep Cherokee pedal assembly, a Billet Specialties steering
column and Fastlane wheel. Creature comforts include electricwindows, a Sony sound system and a Vintage Air compact heater.
The built and dressed 408ci stroker motor produces an estimated 375bhp.
8ci stroker motor
The pick-up rolls on American Racing Torque Thrust rims, 16-inch diameter up front and 17-inch at the rear. Tyres are by Goodyear, 215/60R16 and 235/55R17 front and back respectively.
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Once the doors had been chopped, Michaelre-fitted them using concealed hinges, bearclaw latches and modern internal releases.
A one piece lower valence now fills the void between the front wings.
Not only has the bonnet been converted to reverse tilt opening, it’s been
pancaked three inches as well.
The rolled rear pan features a frenched number pate housing and exhaustcut outs. The extended rear wings have beenfitted with ’46 Ford LED
lights and the tailgate hangs on custom made hidden hinges and issecured by seatbelt latches.
Readers’ Rods The pick-up’s clean lines are thanks to itbeing devoid of trim and door handles. Thesmoothed running boards and one-piece
door glass help, too.
The a-pillars were pie cut and tilted backwardsfor alignment before the roof panel waswelded back in place. Note the rear windowaperture remains the stock size.
After some careful measuring, Michael removedthe roof and cut two inches out of the pillarsand back panel.
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