©Weabsolutelylovetheali
streamliningbyIanCaldwell
onFrankBarton’sFlatheadV 8 -
powered’ 27 T.Doesitwork?
78. 68 mphbest,downfrom
84. 26 lastyear,butthatwas
withadifferentmotor.GregIkin’sBuick-poweredModelAcoupewasoneofthefew
withafull’cage,builtbyWayneAllmanatTheIntergalactic
CustomShop.Bestrun: 105. 69 mph,andintothe 100 mphClub.KevHeffernan’sA-V8roadster
isatextbookstudyinclassic
hotrodstyle,andturnedup
withabeautifullyformed
aerofoilonthefront.Flathead-
poweredcarranconsistently
around90mph.Manyoftherollcageswelookedat,
sssuchasthisonebyJimTurnbullatRoyal
Kustoms,areremovablesocarscanbe
returnedtostreettrimaftertheevent.
There’sasecondhorizontalsupporting
barbehindtheseatandtheboxed
ccchassisissleevedwherethe’cagebolts
through.Jimranabestof 114. 83 ,halfa
mphfasterthanlastyear.Notchrome,butremarkably
convincingchromeeffectpaintby
ChromeSprayEssexonthe’cagein
SteveHill’sex-DeanLoweRPU.Try
ashemight,Stevehasyettohit^120 ,
withafastestsofarof^118.^71 mph.Wewereimpressed
bythewhite-painted
’cagewithintegral
seatsupportsby
SouthernRebel
SpeedShopinBen
Barnett’ssuperneat
ModelAsedan.°Oneofthemostintttrrriiiggguuuiiinnngggssseeettt
uuupsttthhhiiisyearwasChrisRawlins’V (^4) V 8 ,achievedbyremoving
halftheplugs,onesetofpoints
fromthedizzyandrunning
connectingpipesbetweenthe
unusedcylinders.Nicetryfora
differentclassrecord,butwith
abestof 57. (^25) mph,practice
didn’tprovethetheory.
Reputedlyanoldracecarfromthelate’^50 s,thismotheaten
’ 32 roadsterofHansRikkfromSwedenexhibitedsomedubious
engineeringpractice,butbecauseofitsspeeddidn’trequirea
certifiedrollbar.ALincolnV^12 Flatheadonboardmadeitth
eonlycar
inVUF/RandHanssetanewrecordof^89.^36 mph.
Beltloopslikethesearerecommendedto
preventharnessesslippingoffshouldersin
theeventofarollover.
Infact,wewereimpressedwitheverythingaboutBen’ssedan,
includingthefactithadonlycosthim£ (^40) infuelfromEssex
thankstoaFocusST 170 motoronmotorcyclecarbsandType 9
5 - speedrunninggear.Bestrun: 91. 19 mph.
Howcoolisthis?Eventhelocal
PendineChapelextendedawarm
welcometohotrodders,thoughI
don’tknowifanytookuptheoffer
oftheSundayService.