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just been on the UK NSRA forum and someone posted these pictures of a scary lookin VW dragster the only thing thats been posted about it is this "Excellent pics Ryan, that's Chris Leaney's VW powered dragster from '67"  "Here's another pic with a bit of bodywork fitted"  |
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Fastbrit
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« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2008, 20:04:26 pm » |
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Holy Moses! I'd forgotten about that car! I saw it run at Blackbushe back in the day. Looked scary then – looks even scarier now!  Good find! No idea what happened to it, or how it ran. |
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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2008, 22:30:04 pm » |
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just been on the UK NSRA forum and someone posted these pictures of a scary lookin VW dragster the only thing thats been posted about it is this "Excellent pics Ryan, that's Chris Leaney's VW powered dragster from '67" "Here's another pic with a bit of bodywork fitted" Thats just CRAZY |
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« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2008, 00:14:41 am » |
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Jesus Christ!!! That just gave me the chills!!! You would have to be nuttier than squirrell shit to strap yourself in that thing!!! |
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Born in the '80s, stuck in the '70s.
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« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2008, 10:00:50 am » |
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The bodywork is a bit "ungainly" and it looks like it has Pre-A Porsche 16X3.25 wheels on the rear.  |
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sam P
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« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2008, 19:27:46 pm » |
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The good old days!  With all the retro/repro gassers being built right now, when are we going to see a "newstalgia" vw dragster like that on the strip? Oh, and sorry for the off-topicness, but after seeing those I can't resist posting this photo. Hemi-powered: |
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« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2008, 19:50:04 pm » |
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Funny these dragsters set in in mind of only one thing  Please note VW powered  |
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Stick with what you know works .
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« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2008, 21:03:40 pm » |
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no vw power but front wheels are pacer in 5x205 |
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« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2008, 21:18:02 pm » |
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looks like a dog house fan and a pair of twin carbs sat way out back to me , but I understand that the organ pipes might make it look like its got another power plant under the coffin lid |
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Stick with what you know works .
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« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2008, 21:53:47 pm » |
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front beam is vw too  |
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« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2008, 06:12:39 am » |
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could you imagine hittin the wall at full fores with that hemi behind ya. wouldnt be a preety site. oh well ya only live once right. i always wanted a hemi sawing me in half in my last days. man they live dangerisly back then thats for sure. that guy deffenetly wins the biggest bean bag award. UD.
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« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2008, 01:16:13 am » |
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speaking of which I've just found this while looking for info on old dragsters  Wow... I've seen a 4-Cam in a road going Beetle before but never in an old Drag racer, Crazy - and probably way more hassel than it was worth? |
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Fastbrit
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« Reply #15 on: April 21, 2008, 05:26:17 am » |
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The bike's Clive Wayes's "Drag Waye", ridden by Dave Le Coq. Saw it run at Blackbushe. Scary but ingenious!
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« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2008, 17:19:10 pm » |
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