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Done a little research on Big Al's car.
Now it was known that the car was imported and raced by Dennis Wheatley the Author.
While Al was building his engine with Paul of Watford axles fame Paul casually mentioned that he remembers the car racing and that Wheatley had a full pit crew and raced at the pod.
The car was known as :-
THE DEVIL RIDES OUT.
Which was a best selling book by Dennis Wheatley and later Hammer house of horror movie.
Here is a rare pic of the car running and some associated film poster pics.

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Blimey Bob I didnt know any of that!

Does that mean Al's gonna go all retro on us now, and get a crap 70's paint job?

I thought Tony O only imported that car a few years back?

In the Protean depths of Christopher Lee's back catalogue, it is somewhat of a rarity for him to play against type. Although his portrayal of villains runs the gamut from the mindless monster to the evil genius, the number of times he has played the hero, or even the protagonist can be counted on one hand. In the film The Devil Rides Out (1968), Lee has the rare chance to play both.

Based on the Dennis Wheatley novel, the film is a classic Manichean struggle of good against evil and follows the worldly Duc de Richeleau (Christopher Lee) and close associate Rex Van Ryne (Leon Greene) as they attempt to rescue their young protege Simon Aaron (Patrick Mower) from the grip of a coven of satanists, led by the charismatic Mocata (Charles Grey). The Duc, schooled in cabalism and black arts, realises that Simon's soul is endangered and disrupts the Black Mass wherein Simon and Rex's obligatory love interest Tanith (Nike Arrighi) are being prepared to be baptised into satanism.

The DEVILS car.

I have been worried about Al for a while now, he has been sleeping with animals and wearing a black.

Get the bshind me 666.

JustinMFox wrote:I thought Tony O only imported that car a few years back?

No......but he brought it from Dennis back in 1980ish Check out Tony O`s postings

C'mon Tony,
More info
How much?
Where did the bonnet go?
Tunnel ram?
Wheels?
Exposed rev counter?
Pictures?

Al's charger was owned by Dennis Wheatley, and it was called the Devil rides out, that is correct. He was not however, Dennis Wheatley the author, that is someone entirely different who died aged 100 in 1977......

El Diablo
The plot thickens An imposter?
Would the real Dennis Wheatley stand up
Ps I still think Big Al has passed over to the dark side.
And Blue you have drunk from the same goblit

Knightcharger wrote:In the Protean depths of Christopher Lee's back catalogue, it is somewhat of a rarity for him to play against type. Although his portrayal of villains runs the gamut from the mindless monster to the evil genius, the number of times he has played the hero, or even the protagonist can be counted on one hand. In the film The Devil Rides Out (1968), Lee has the rare chance to play both.

Based on the Dennis Wheatley novel, the film is a classic Manichean struggle of good against evil and follows the worldly Duc de Richeleau (Christopher Lee) and close associate Rex Van Ryne (Leon Greene) as they attempt to rescue their young protege Simon Aaron (Patrick Mower) from the grip of a coven of satanists, led by the charismatic Mocata (Charles Grey). The Duc, schooled in cabalism and black arts, realises that Simon's soul is endangered and disrupts the Black Mass wherein Simon and Rex's obligatory love interest Tanith (Nike Arrighi) are being prepared to be baptised into satanism.

The DEVILS car.

I have been worried about Al for a while now, he has been sleeping with animals and wearing a black.

Get the bshind me 666.

Great Film, One of the best Hammer Horror Films, IMO.

Found this on utube would make a great avtar for the "Devil Driver"