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I recently had a chat with Walt at Competition Engineering, the company that first started out in Altadena, California doing Porsche machine work and grew into building engines for drag cars such as Bill Clarkson's Iguana.  They still do Porsche machining out in Lake Isabella, here in California. 
He mentioned a drag beetle I hadn't heard of, called Friar Tuck, which was campaigned by Gary Breckenridge in (he thought) the very early 70's.  Anyone?  Russell, do you know any background on this car?  Anyone?  Bueller?
 
 

I am pretty sure there is a pic of that car on the DKP site, I am sure thats where I saw it :)

(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images/002/737/702_1eadce4ff5009a3a98f17f06eca30d50.jpg)

Thanks Zach. 

I knew I'd seen it somewhere - I've got that magazine too :)

Sorry Dave,

no information, just two pictures from my archives:

At OCIR:

 :o very cool pictures georg  , never seen before  ;)

dave i've those  back from the day  ;)

friar tuck was owned by gary breckenridge 'the chopped version) , it look like that the car was renamed hot & crazy and was driven & owned by "crazy joe" and renamed before or after don't know by another name  prestidigifigitatos something like that  ::) ::)

here's what i 've about the friar tuck

 ;)

friar tuck at winternationals  ;)

the hot & crazy   owned by "crazy joe" and the paint sheme was the same just the name changed and some sponsors dissapeared like competition engineering

 ;)

That chop looks as nice as Tar Babe. Cool :)

the prestidigifigitatos  ::) ::) or something like that  if someone know the correct name

here's a report how to chop a roof and they took the friar tuck for example

 ;)

 ;)

That is a nice chop. I actually like it better than Tar Babe's.

Very very impressive pictures you posted Fabian!!! Thanks for your work!

Ooopsss, btw, happy holidays ;)

Now that has got to be worth finding .....

Zach, its not as good close up.....

I have a few pics at home will get them posted when i can.

where is it now, its either something else or in someones garage and may be closer than we think, when i spoke with i think Bill C about a year or so ago, he was sure it was still around...

Well, at least the proportions are good ;)

Crazy Joe Crashed that Car At Bug In It was Completely Destroyed he Rolled it going threw the Lights went over the Guard Rail and Tore The Top Almost Completely Off  Lucky he Was Not Hurt He Still Has The Motor Which is in The Black Ghia from VW Goldmine

gary in this one ???

The name crazy joe said to me something and I knew well that he drove  the ghia gold mine, but I didn't know that it was him who had hot&crazy

Yes thats Crazy Joe he also use to Work At Gene Berg Pictures of the Crashed Car were in Hot VW's Bug In Issue cant remember the Bug In think it was 13,14,15 ?

Mmm nothing about the crashed car in my bug in report
but i found this one from bug in 10 ,the car was friar tuck and not hot&crazy

If it was crashed back in the day then how did Russell see it up close? Something doesn't add up here.

I think he meant close up pictures...  ;)

gary i've watched my bug in archives and nothing about that crash , at bug in 15 there's a crash but the car was dynamite and owned by jim smissen

i've found another one in unchopped version
the anderson bros vs friar tuck

Ouch!

I showed the pictures to Crazy Joe. He said the car got totaled in the final round against the Little Giant Killer at Bug-In 17. Got 2nd place though!

Look at Bug In 17

thx bruce,
may be a picture of the car in the staging lane (not sure) and found this in the report ;)

Well thats that then..will have to be a replica..

Joe said he bought the car from Ray Litz as a roller. He first renamed the car PRESTIDIGITATOR, then changed it to Hot-N-Crazy because his wife was the HOT and he was the CRAZY! Lettering by Jeff Kayaguchi
He's looking for more old pictures of it too, we've kindled his interest.
He also would like to see pics of the car after the crash, which of course HE couldn't take any of!

sorry bruce but those are the only pictures i've  from the car
may be ask joe to see if he've some pictures of the car before the crash or from different bug in  , that would be cool

rgd
fabs

another one of the hot'n crazy ex friar tuck