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Crikey! looks like it's been doing the rounds for more like 20 years there than just half a dozen or so :shock:
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197????? :P :P :P
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OOOOPPPPPSSSSSS!!!!!!


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MKII Cortina with a webasto sunroof and a MKI Escort Van in the shot too.
What d'ya recon? 1975?

You can just see the dials on the scoop too :thumbright:
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Used to belong to Dick Gransden at one point (if my memory serves me right)







:P :P :P
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THAT 1600E LOOKS THE BIZ WHAT A GREAT LITTLE MTR
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R.RUNNER wrote:Used to belong to Dick Gransden at one point (if my memory serves me right)








:P :P :P
R.RUNNER you are right
Dick did own this around 1976ish before the Superbird. I think he sold it to Rex ? Harrison who ran it at Blackbushe a few times. The car was featured in Custom Car at one time. Will have to look may still have a copy of it in the loft.
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I bloody love them mid 70s pics, reminds me when I was a little kid waiting for me monthly Custom Car, days at the Pod, the London rod and custom shows, Olympia etc :thumbright:
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PaulR wrote:
R.RUNNER wrote:Used to belong to Dick Gransden at one point (if my memory serves me right)







:P :P :P
R.RUNNER you are right
Dick did own this around 1976ish before the Superbird. I think he sold it to Rex ? Harrison who ran it at Blackbushe a few times. The car was featured in Custom Car at one time. Will have to look may still have a copy of it in the loft.





Been up in the loft and found this from April 1978 Custom Car. Seems Rex Harrison had the car about 18 months then so Dick would have had it about 1975/76 (Christ thats 35 years ago! Even R.RUNNER would be young then :P :P :P)_ Article says it ran 13.5 in the wet at Snetterton. Was for sale at £2750 !! Where's that big dose of hindsight.
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I got that same issue, and the one with the "Lord of the Rings" Hemi car, they were in the loft as well :D
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what is rex wearing ! :shock: , are those chaps, cowboy????
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PaulR wrote:
PaulR wrote:
R.RUNNER wrote:Used to belong to Dick Gransden at one point (if my memory serves me right)







:P :P :P
R.RUNNER you are right
Dick did own this around 1976ish before the Superbird. I think he sold it to Rex ? Harrison who ran it at Blackbushe a few times. The car was featured in Custom Car at one time. Will have to look may still have a copy of it in the loft.





Been up in the loft and found this from April 1978 Custom Car. Seems Rex Harrison had the car about 18 months then so Dick would have had it about 1975/76 (Christ thats 35 years ago! Even R.RUNNER would be young then :P :P :P)_ Article says it ran 13.5 in the wet at Snetterton. Was for sale at £2750 !! Where's that big dose of hindsight.







Yes I remember REX now......................wasn`t he a blacksmith?




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OOoooopppps, wrong again!!!!! he was a farrier :oops: :oops: :oops:


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It used to run around mid 10's with a big dose of nitrous, nice car and a nice guy as well.
Rex looks like a bay city roller with those trousers.
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Cannonball wrote:THAT 1600E LOOKS THE BIZ WHAT A GREAT LITTLE MTR
My mates just nearing completing restoring his, got it for a song too, jammy Bananarama!

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