Custom Car – September 2019

Byfarthemostpopularclass,though,isV^8 F/R,wi

th 23 roadsters

contestingtheclassrecordof^110.^30 mph.BrettP

illingercame

closest,andwastheonlyonetotop^100 mphinthe

classthisyear,

withabestof^101.^88 mph.

AnotherSwede,TobyVågstedt’s’^30 Aroadste

rwasastoughlookingas

theycome,andwasoneofseveralcarsrunning

withoutabootlidtoallow

airtopassthroughthecarinthequestforhig

herspeed.^98.^4 mphbest.

At^82.^59 mph,BamberJohnsonandhis’^28 AR

PUmaynothavebeatenthe

V^4 F/Rrecordeither,butheholdstheuniqu

eaccoladeofbeingtheonly

cooompetitortohhhavemmmaaadddeeeiiitttiiinnntttoooaaarrreeepppooorrrtttooonnnttthhheee

eeevvveeennntttinTheDailyyyTelegraph!

JJonFosterwasthefifthandlastofthisyear’srecord

breakers,hisZetec-powered (^1928) Fordroadsterpick-up
crossingthelineat 106. 24 mphthisyear,justunderfour
mphfasterthanhis 102. (^55) bestlastyear.
Acclaimedcardesigner,PeterStevens,isaregularcompetitoratPendine,
andthisyearpushedhisnewlyBelcher-tuned’ 25 ModelTtotheV 4 F/R
fastestspeedof 82. 96 mph,asignificantincreasefrom 68. 45 mphlastyear.
AndsoanotherPendinecomestoaclose.Itrainedtowardstheendofplay,
butthehardystuckitouttowatchthetraditionalfinalrunbacktogether,
theracersgreetedbyapplause,handshakesandsmilesfromtheorganisers
andspectators.Wecan’twaittoseewhat2 020 bringstothebeach...
KingoftheBeachthisyearwasMarcusBennett.Afteramightythrash,this
carwasfinishedatmidnightFriday,drivenforfourhoursfromStratfordupon
AvontoWalesand,onhisfirstvisittothebeach,ranthesecondquickest
speedyetrecorded– 121. 70 mph.Thenitwasdrivenhome.
Carusesalowslungandsetback 5. 0 - litreRoverV 8 ,LT 77 ’box,P 100 back
axleandalotoftubingandveryneatfabricationworkinitsconstruction.
Pendineartistinresidence,
StefanMarjoram,takestimeout
tosketchGaryBust’sbeautifully
detailed 1930 ModelAModified.
Garypushedhisblownvintage
4-banger-poweredentrytoa
newclassrecordof 67 .52mph,
upfrom61.62mph.
Remembertheunidentified’28ModelAroadsterfromourrecent
WheelsDayreport?Well,itbelongstoMarkLewisandhereitis
inracetrim,albeitessentiallyjustaloweredstockeratpresent.
59.20mphwasMark’sbesttime.
SörenStenström’sV4FRoadsterisaprimoexampleofaperiod
correct1940’s-stylehotrod.77.58mphbestrunoftheday.