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Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 25 8:53 am
by Rapid Richards
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Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 25 11:42 am
by Rapid Richards
Some RWYB photos from early 80's
The first is a 70 Hemi Challenger.
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Next up my first run down the strip to the tune of 17.13 @ 77.04 mph
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Can't remember the name of the guy with the Chrysler 300
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Blue's 67 4 spd Barracuda
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You let me drive it once round a Tesco carpark, that clutch was horrendous.

Chris Mulholland's 70 Challenger 440 R/T
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Gold Duster, 73 Duster, I think it was a 340, it was running in the 11's at the time
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Graeme Arno doing a burnout in the pits ?
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Then on the track
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My notes say this 66 Satellite was an ex Hemi car it had a 383 at the time, taken at the NASC nationals in 82
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Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 25 1:44 pm
by MattH
Rapid Richards wrote: Sat Oct 04, 25 11:42 am Some RWYB photos from early 80's
The first is a 70 Hemi Challenger.

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This Challenger I think is the Street Machine test car, which was restored back to its original Plum Crazy and then sold out to America to live with another Plum Crazy Challenger.

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 25 5:08 pm
by Blue
Gold Duster had a 340 AAR engine from a well known car in it. That engine was in many cars over the years including 2 of mine. The Duster became Richard Eaton’s Quick Draw super gas car a few years later.

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 25 9:50 am
by Rapid Richards
Thanks Blue I didn't know that.

Some more starting with Micky Fullbrooks Dart (in the middle, mine on the left & Chris's Challenger on the right).
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This is what became the Big Bopper
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Next up 69 Dart GTS
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Blue's Barracuda again
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The Hemi Roadrunner
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Not sure who's this Satellite was.
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Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 25 6:09 pm
by Stu Twin
So what happened to the yellow Dart ‘Mopar Missile’?

Mick Deakin has owned it for years, been “resting” for at least 10 years though…

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 25 7:47 pm
by Derek
RobTwin wrote: Fri Oct 03, 25 8:29 am
Rapid Richards wrote: Fri Oct 03, 25 7:46 am 40 years, you both deserve an award for that =D>
I don't recall ever seeing that Hemi Roadrunner again after 82
Thanks Mark, I agree... :lol:
Do you remember Kev Martin? He lives down near the south coast now but I think he was a bit further north 'back in the day'. We were looking at some of his photos a couple of years ago that he took early 80's and some of you guys featured... well he still has the same 71 Satellite he bought in 1979 :salute:
Kev and his Satellite live in Caterham, 40 miles from the coast.

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 25 8:32 pm
by Blue
Mick’s Big Bopper still lives, currently owned by Ty Strevitt and running in NSS. Given the hands it’s been through over the years it’s a wonder it survived to be honest.

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 25 9:02 pm
by Blue
The white Satellite is likely to be the car Tony Jarvis pro streeted in the ‘80’s and still owns. I don’t have a photo to hand to check the reg but it certainly ran in Production before he got it.

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 25 9:08 pm
by Blue
I was offered that car in the ‘80’s for £850, later I also had access to a Hemi for £1500 luckily I didn’t buy either!

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 25 7:41 am
by RobTwin
Blue wrote: Mon Oct 06, 25 9:02 pm The white Satellite is likely to be the car Tony Jarvis pro streeted in the ‘80’s and still owns. I don’t have a photo to hand to check the reg but it certainly ran in Production before he got it.
This one... Gary's Picnic '89 :thumbright:

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 25 7:46 am
by RobTwin
Blue wrote: Mon Oct 06, 25 8:32 pm Mick’s Big Bopper still lives, currently owned by Ty Strevitt and running in NSS. Given the hands it’s been through over the years it’s a wonder it survived to be honest.
Big Bopper 23-4-84

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 25 12:18 pm
by Rapid Richards
Tim Fennells beautiful sixpack 69 Superbee which was sadly stolen, not sure it was ever seen again.
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A few from the MMA trip to Brands Hetch
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And some from the Brighton run in 83 (maybe 84)
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Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 25 4:15 pm
by SAV@RPM
Good to see the RPM Superbee in its early life, pre drag racing and circuit racing days. That wasn’t long after we bought it from Martin Bonner. Also Pete Jordan’s 71 Roadrunner which ended up restored, painted yellow with an air grabber hood.

Re: Rapids 80's photos

Posted: Tue Oct 07, 25 7:48 pm
by Blue
If memory serves it was a blue Superbee Tim had stolen, it never resurfaced. This one was an A12 original butterscotch car previously owned by Steve Rawlings brought in by Tony Dickson. When Tim sold it it was fully restored back to original, not sure if it’s still in the UK. Hope that’s correct…