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Title: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: streetvw on February 24, 2008, 19:44:39 pm 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" (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/UnmuffledRyan/Old%20Drag%20Race%20Pics/15.jpg) "Here's another pic with a bit of bodywork fitted" (http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m149/timetraveldvds/41014.jpg) Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: Fastbrit on February 24, 2008, 20:04:26 pm 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! :o
Good find! No idea what happened to it, or how it ran. Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: streetvw on February 24, 2008, 20:52:05 pm it looks even scarier that Doug church's dragster
(http://www.ukdrn.co.uk/forum/images/images/6465/dougchurch.jpg) (http://www.theaccelerationarchive.co.uk/readers/gallery_17/KC_02a.jpg) speaking of which I've just found this while looking for info on old dragsters (http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m149/timetraveldvds/54021.jpg) Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: lowfastbus on February 24, 2008, 22:30:04 pm 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" (http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a51/UnmuffledRyan/Old%20Drag%20Race%20Pics/15.jpg) "Here's another pic with a bit of bodywork fitted" (http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m149/timetraveldvds/41014.jpg) Thats just CRAZY :o :o :o Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: Zach Gomulka on February 25, 2008, 00:14:41 am Jesus Christ!!! That just gave me the chills!!! You would have to be nuttier than squirrell shit to strap yourself in that thing!!! :o
Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: . on February 25, 2008, 10:00:50 am The bodywork is a bit "ungainly" and it looks like it has Pre-A Porsche 16X3.25 wheels on the rear.
??? Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: sam P on February 25, 2008, 19:27:46 pm The good old days! ;D
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: Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: Black Sheep on February 25, 2008, 19:50:04 pm Funny these dragsters set in in mind of only one thing :o
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/324366.jpg) Please note VW powered 8) Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: speedwell on February 25, 2008, 21:03:40 pm no vw power but front wheels are pacer in 5x205 ;D
Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: Black Sheep on February 25, 2008, 21:18:02 pm 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 :o
Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: speedwell on February 25, 2008, 21:53:47 pm front beam is vw too ;)
Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: ugly duckling on February 26, 2008, 06:12:39 am 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.
Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: speedwell on February 29, 2008, 23:36:29 pm just refound this on another thread http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,2476.msg31734.html#msg31734 (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,2476.msg31734.html#msg31734) empi dragster , little but quickfrom gene berg and sidewinder from empi ;)
Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: Jules.r on March 01, 2008, 01:16:13 am speaking of which I've just found this while looking for info on old dragsters (http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m149/timetraveldvds/54021.jpg) 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? Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: streetvw on April 21, 2008, 00:47:23 am just found another shot of Doug Church's rail
(http://www.timetraveldvds.co.uk/gallery/1964/images/1964_004.jpg) (http://www.timetraveldvds.co.uk/gallery/1964/images/1964_036.jpg) along with a shot of this bike??? powered buy a shorrock blown vw motor apparently this thing went 11.14 @129mph!!! (http://www.timetraveldvds.co.uk/gallery/1964/images/1964_024.jpg) Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: Fastbrit on April 21, 2008, 05:26:17 am The bike's Clive Wayes's "Drag Waye", ridden by Dave Le Coq. Saw it run at Blackbushe. Scary but ingenious!
Title: Re: KS do you know anything about this UK VW powered dragster Post by: banditina on April 21, 2008, 17:19:10 pm Funny these dragsters set in in mind of only one thing :o (http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/324366.jpg) Please note VW powered 8) :o :o :o :o :o ;D |