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nicolas
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« Reply #60 on: June 18, 2008, 20:16:21 pm »
damn everybody wants that car. even i mailed Russel about it. that car has something doesn't it? it is indeed a nice canvas to start with like Richie said. and it is a racecar in its current state and me too wanted to create a nice gasser out of this one, but i guess i will have to look at a different project as everybody is over this one  Grin, good thing is i have the time to make up my mind of what i really want and can do.

so Russel, make it a nice one!
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« Reply #61 on: June 18, 2008, 20:36:28 pm »
The car certainly has possibilities.  Cool
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« Reply #62 on: June 18, 2008, 23:47:20 pm »
What gets me is that the car has been known about for ages, for sale for ages and yet only now does everyone have plan. Bit like all those people who bitched about the best cars going to Japan 15 years ago. They were all for sale but nobody wanted to buy them. All these old race cars have been available but nobody was interested or could be bothered to chase them down. Sad
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« Reply #63 on: June 19, 2008, 09:08:48 am »
hehehe ,

this thread will now either die , or get interesting  Grin

in my defence :  i'm an impulse buyer , and phoned john as soon as i found out about the samba ad (too late). prior to that , i planned to race my oval and not buy any more cars !! if the right car comes along i'll make enquiries , but am not actively searching .
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« Reply #64 on: June 19, 2008, 19:25:53 pm »
I would certainly be interested in finding this one , finding this would indeed be a blank canvas .

I particular like the DDS wheels , and the roof chop is to die for . Cool

Any info gladly received  Smiley
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« Reply #65 on: June 19, 2008, 22:46:58 pm »
I think its in texas ! Im sure ive seen a post saying that, but again i might be wrong ? AGAIN !
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« Reply #66 on: June 20, 2008, 00:29:11 am »
Quote from: 49-rag on June 19, 2008, 19:25:53 pm
I would certainly be interested in finding this one , finding this would indeed be a blank canvas .

I particular like the DDS wheels , and the roof chop is to die for . Cool

Any info gladly received  Smiley

I've ALWAYS been interested in that little cutie  Wink Smiley there are only a few pic's of it around  Cry
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« Reply #67 on: June 20, 2008, 10:12:43 am »
Quote from: monkiboy on June 20, 2008, 00:29:11 am
Quote from: 49-rag on June 19, 2008, 19:25:53 pm
I would certainly be interested in finding this one , finding this would indeed be a blank canvas .

I particular like the DDS wheels , and the roof chop is to die for . Cool

Any info gladly received  Smiley

I've ALWAYS been interested in that little cutie  Wink Smiley there are only a few pic's of it around  Cry

Damn photobucket! I can't see the pictures! Angry
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« Reply #68 on: June 20, 2008, 10:21:43 am »
Quote from: Neil Davies on June 20, 2008, 10:12:43 am
Damn photobucket! I can't see the pictures! Angry

It's nothing major, just a couple of shots of the DynoSoar taken in someone's yard last year.  Smiley
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« Reply #69 on: June 20, 2008, 10:56:36 am »
Quote from: Mat Sanchez on June 20, 2008, 10:21:43 am
Quote from: Neil Davies on June 20, 2008, 10:12:43 am
Damn photobucket! I can't see the pictures! Angry

It's nothing major, just a couple of shots of the DynoSoar taken in someone's yard last year.  Smiley
Nah, it's the REAL Tar Babe... as opposed to that replica that's floating around. Grin
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« Reply #70 on: June 20, 2008, 12:00:49 pm »
Keith

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« Reply #71 on: June 20, 2008, 12:18:51 pm »
Quote from: Mat Sanchez on June 20, 2008, 10:21:43 am
Quote from: Neil Davies on June 20, 2008, 10:12:43 am
Damn photobucket! I can't see the pictures! Angry

It's nothing major, just a couple of shots of the DynoSoar taken in someone's yard last year.  Smiley

Oh, is that all! Wink
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« Reply #72 on: June 20, 2008, 21:28:36 pm »
Hi,
We put some pics on the blog about 2 years ago. There's another pic of this chop top drag car.
http://70s-power.skynetblogs.be/archive-week/2006-13

We'are still in contact with the guy, but... it's difficult to get in touch with him.
We'll let you know if we had any news.
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« Reply #73 on: June 20, 2008, 22:43:27 pm »
Great more pix keep em coming

 Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool Cool
any thing you got on this chop I want it  Wink
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« Reply #74 on: June 23, 2008, 21:25:05 pm »
Quote from: Russell Ritchie on June 15, 2008, 12:47:13 pm
Guys

Theres two ways to look at this car, as was is no more, its a different pan, the roof has been made bigger the engine and box are long gone and changes have been made..... so i have a choice i can try and restore a car that althought looks cool will never be the way it was, Im not drafting roof sections back in to a chop ! and it has very little history other than a few photos ?......


It is still on the same Pan that is in the old picture at the drag strip against the other yellow car.

Russell I have a bunch of old pictures of the 1303/Ghia car that you got form mark reilly. i worked with mark a bunch on that car over the years.  it had hilborn injection at one point
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« Reply #75 on: June 23, 2008, 21:31:33 pm »
Quote from: speedwell on June 14, 2008, 15:58:19 pm
here's some other pictures of the car  Wink

These are the pictures from VW Trends issue # 1 or 2
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« Reply #76 on: December 29, 2013, 16:40:05 pm »
this car is in Kentucky about a hour away from me !!! it the old Shively Speed Shop car
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« Reply #77 on: December 29, 2013, 23:17:26 pm »
Quote from: RMayes on December 29, 2013, 16:40:05 pm
this car is in Kentucky about a hour away from me !!! it the old Shively Speed Shop car

Really..... I would love to know more  Smiley
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« Reply #78 on: December 30, 2013, 03:10:38 am »
a few pics !!
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« Reply #79 on: December 30, 2013, 15:14:08 pm »
Better late than never , I'd forgotten all about this one , got any history to go with them pix ?
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« Reply #80 on: December 30, 2013, 15:16:17 pm »
Quote from: Black Sheep on December 30, 2013, 15:14:08 pm
Better late than never , I'd forgotten all about this one , got any history to go with them pix ?
shivell speed shop ,tom miles  ,KY, 1973
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