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| Merv's Ford
E83W pick-up had an original chassis, with Bedford CF steering turned
sideways. The wooden bed, and cab back, were home made. |
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| An MG 1800cc
engine and gearbox was fitted, driving a 400E rear axle. |
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| The original
front suspension was fitted with Zodiac discs and calipers. White spoke wheels,
an extra E83W seat, and brown leathercloth tuck and roll upholstery finished
off the little truck. |
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| The Purple
Pop on the left had an original boxed chassis, with a narrowed Jaguar live
rear axle and Viva front suspension. Cragar SST wheels were fitted, and the car
was upholstered in grey vinyl. Engine and gearbox was from a 1600GT Ford. |
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The photo is
from Knebworth in 1985, when the car was owned by Rich Llewellyn. |
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| This
roadster featured an original chassis from an Alan Taylor Tractor,
fitted with an ASR 'glass body. |
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Ready to race at
Bruntingthorpe. |
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| The roadster had
a VCW front axle, with original spindles and radius rods. Front wheels were
12-spoke spindle mounts, with American Racing magnesium 5-spokes on the rear.
The car was subsequently rebuilt and repainted in orange. |
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| Powered by a
Chevy 283 motor with Tri-power, transmission was handled by a Saginaw 4 speed
gearbox. |
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| Interior featured
brown tuck and roll upholstery and Stewart Warner gauges. A black mohair top
with matching rumble lid cover is here being stowed ready to race at Avon
Park. |
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Merv's '55
Chevy 2-door post. An all original body and chassis, lowered three inches
all around, and fitted with Centerline wheels.
Vent windows were
removed, and a satin finish on all trim gave the car a clean look. |
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| Motor was a 327ci
Chevy, with a Holley 600 carb and Turbo 350 gearbox. |
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Merv's 1963
Corvette racecar had a roofless lightweight glass body.
The 355
Chevy engine had twin 660 centre-squirters on a tunnel ram manifold. The Muncie
M22 rockcrusher gearbox was connected to a Chevy 12 bolt rear axle with Summers
Brothers spool. |
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| Straight tube
front axle was home-made, and the 'vette had Centerline rear wheels with
American Racing 5-spokes up front. |
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The Corvette when acquired
by Merv. |
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This 1930
Model A sedan was based on a Yorkshire Street Rods chassis and 'glass
body.
Front suspension was an 'in the dirt' kit; rear axle was Volvo.
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| Engine was a
Rover V8 with a Borg Warner gearbox with modified column gearchange. Steering
gear was from an Austin Cambridge. |
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| Upholstery was
Red tuck and roll; wheels were classic steelies with centre caps and beauty
rings. |
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| 'Awaiting
details' on XFB 9T |
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| This '32
Ford five-window coupe has a Rodline body fitted to an original chassis and
firewall. Front end has aluminium I-beam suspension. . |
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| A Winters
quick-change rear end is fitted and the car rolls on polished 5-spoke American
mag with white line crossply tyres. |
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Engine is a 283
ci Chevy, mated to a Toyota five speed gearbox.
The interior features
black and gold flake trim, and early 60’s Stewart Warner gauges. |
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| Here's the car in
fully-fendered form at Billing, 2005. |
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