I was visiting Moorehouse Muscle Cars in Chch a couple of years ago and the owner Daryn was talking about a red E49 he had there which he sold to a guy and his wife who stopped by. I thought he said the guy was an ex-policeman, and that the car was the ex-Ron Rutherford race car. But maybe I'm getting my facts mixed up.
Ken Vincent's curious looking rail with minimal bodywork. Was quite rare to see rear engine drag cars then.
sorry not been paying attention to much, Tony McFadden back wheel, Tony Lynch kneeling beside engine. Lynch is very smart engineer.Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
Ken Vincent's curious looking rail with minimal bodywork. Was quite rare to see rear engine drag cars then.
Now..... Allan Porter wasn't sure on the details of this car and driver. However, a facebook post by Bryan Thomas went as such: "Aztec Fibreglass, Laurie Larsen, Hamilton feller..327 with Smokey Yunick single 4 inlet manifold...Flathead gearbox...Tow truck would have been a 39/40 Ford pickup..Green color mebbe....Chassis was the old Larry Fergusson rail".
Errol Uttinger's Mighty Mouse. Thats Errol on the ground in the overalls. Check out the cars in the background.
Butch Reid in the Pop versus Louie Antonievich.
Recognize this guy? Red Dawson gets set for a blast down Meremere in the Kensington Carpets Camaro. Interesting angle shows the Camaro running spring shackles on the rear, which raises the rear ride height. And yet, the springs look flat. Maybe its just that Dawson has just launched and the springs have flattened out.
Steve, Ideally the front spring eye and rear spring eye should be on the same plane to educe roll steer. Reversed front spring eyes also helped. The Coppins Firebird had such springs and shackle extenders. Roll steer isn't a problem at the drags but Red wouldn't need to change for a day there.
Recognize this guy? Red Dawson gets set for a blast down Meremere in the Kensington Carpets Camaro. Interesting angle shows the Camaro running spring shackles on the rear, which raises the rear ride height. And yet, the springs look flat. Maybe its just that Dawson has just launched and the springs have flattened out.
This today from my brother - Gidday.
I just read some of the other comments on here. That one on the trailer isn't mine. It hasn't even got the black stripe and 4 on guard. A policeman wanted to buy the car but he already had one and couldn't afford mine at the same time. It was sold to a gentleman in Queenstown who as far as i know still owns it. I still have his number here somewhere. Must ring him sometime and ask.
This was my brothers - Rego readable here.
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