Custom Car – September 2019

OnceMichellehadgotthingsready,Pikedonned

hismask,climbedinto

thehotseatandtheOrangePopFordsonwasfire

dintolife.Thishappened

onnumerousoccasionsthroughouttheweekend,

thisparticularinstance

beingduringtherainontheSaturdayafternoon.

LasttimeIsaw

CarlJackson’s

’56Chevyit

wasblackwith

aredroof.Carl

hasbeenbusy

overthewinter,

though,and

freshpaint,

goldleaf

andatouch

oflacehave

turnedagood

lookingcar

intoastunning

lookingcar.

beingdur g

Thewheelbaseofthismore-doorMoggyhasbe

enstretchedsix

inches,frontsuspensionfeaturesTriumphHera

ldwishbonesand

CanleyClassicsuprights,whilsttherearaxleisf

romanOpelManta

withQuaifeLSD.Underthebonnetisa^3.^9 -litreRove

rV 8.

TheonlywayKen

Amosjnr.could

haveownedhis

Chevyforlonger

thanhealready

haswouldbeifhe

hadboughtitnew

in (^1955) .Thecar
usedtobetwo-tone
backandredbut
nowlookstotally
differentinallblack
withadistinctive
flamejob.
TheNSRAPre-
29sPickaward,
chosenbyRicky
Stapletonand
theNSRAPre-
29s,wentto
LauraAyresfor
herall-steel,
VauxhallAstra
18 00ccOHC-
poweredModel
Apick-up.
GaryLayton’snameappearselsewhereinthisissueashedida
fairbitofworkonthepick-upthatgracesthecover.Hisname
wasalsomentionedatRutlandashis’ 61 FordThames 307 E
caughttheeyeofthejudgeswhoawardedittheGrassRoots
Award.Notbadforanoldworksvan,ehGary?
CourtesyoftheA^602 ’s,
theNSRAScalextric
ShootOuttookplaceon
acoupleofoccasions
inthemainhallonthe
Saturdayafternoon.
Despiteitproviding
asanctuaryfromthe
rain,thequeueofeager
participantsnever
materialised.
Lickit andsee
CarryingonthetraditioninstigatedduringtheFunRunin
GreatYarmouthlastyear,1:50pmontheSaturdaywasonce
againthedesignatedtimeforTheBigLick.Lickerswerespread
farandwide,somewerestilloutonthecruise,othersback
inthecampsiteandyetmorecheckingoutthetradestands.
Wherevertheywere,peopleknewwhathadtobedoneatthe
appointedtime
PicscourtesyNSRA
28 CUSTOMCARAUGUST 2019