Custom Car – September 2019

Amidstaseaofmutedcolours,DavidSollis’wicked,setback 383

Chrysler-poweredAsedanputabigsmileonourface,especially

whenwehearditwassupposedtobepurple!L 8 /Cclasswinner

againat 116. 54 mph,butslowerthanhis (^117). 43 mphbestlastyear
.
GlennBilquist
fromSweden
broughtalongthis
fabulousreplica
offuelinjection
guru,StuHilborn’s,
streamlinedrace
car,whichhe
famouslyranover
150mphin1948.
Glennonlymanaged
85.48mph,but
instyle,andwith
asorebackside
asthecarhasno
suspension.
TheBallsCrossBillysclubbedtogetherandhandbuiltthiswild
streamlinerusingthe 4 - bangerenginefromWillTicehurst’sroadster.
TTThoughvariouspeoplledroveit,webellieveDuncanTampllinwasatthe
helmwhenthecarsetanewV 4 F/Srecordof 88. 12 mph.
Sittingsolowhecanbarelyseeoverthecowl,IanWhittaker
floorshisstrippeddown,^4 - banger-powered’^31 ModelA
roadster.Abestof^81.^92 mphthisyear,upfrom^74.^2 lastyear.
T
TrevorLeeding’sstylishModel 18 wasrunningggintheeecccooommmpppeeetttiiitttiiivvveee
VVV 888 FFF///CCCccclllaaassssssaaannndddputttiiinafffastestpassof (^81). 20 mphagainstaclass
recordof 103. 37 mph.
AnotheronewhohadsteppedupfromaFlatheadtoasmallblock,M
GGGeeeeeewwwaaasssfififinnnaaallllllyyyaaawwwaaarrrdddeeedddhhhiiisss (^111000000) mmmppphhhCCCllluuubbbttt-ssshhhiiirtttafffttte ark
finishlineat 109. 6 mph,upfrom 71 rcrossiiingthe

. 84 mphlastyear.

TomLittichfromGermany

smashedtheL 6 /Crecord

outoftheparkwhenheran

achinglycloseto 100 mph

at 99. 95 inhisstraight

six-powered’ 32 Chevrolet

coupe.Classrecord

previouslystood

at 82. 38 mph.

NorecordsbrokenintheheavyweightV8F/K(fullbody)class

thisyear,andat 77 .71mphCliveHarvey’s’40FordStandardwas

awaybehindClarkDeveywhohit92.64mphinhis’36coupe.

Recordstandsat94.49mph.

Aswapfroma^4 - bangertoa^350 ChevyinDonaldCobell’sMo

del 40

deliverysawhistopspeedincreaseexponentiallyfromapr

evious

bestof 69. 29 mphto^108 mphthisyear,garneringhima^100 mph

Clubt-shirtintheprocess.

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