Rapids 80's photos

[Rapid Richards]

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[Rapid Richards]

Some RWYB photos from early 80's
The first is a 70 Hemi Challenger.

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Next up my first run down the strip to the tune of 17.13 @ 77.04 mph

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Can't remember the name of the guy with the Chrysler 300

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Blue's 67 4 spd Barracuda

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You let me drive it once round a Tesco carpark, that clutch was horrendous.

Chris Mulholland's 70 Challenger 440 R/T

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Gold Duster, 73 Duster, I think it was a 340, it was running in the 11's at the time

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Graeme Arno doing a burnout in the pits ?

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Then on the track

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My notes say this 66 Satellite was an ex Hemi car it had a 383 at the time, taken at the NASC nationals in 82

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[MattH]

Some RWYB photos from early 80's
The first is a 70 Hemi Challenger.

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This Challenger I think is the Street Machine test car, which was restored back to its original Plum Crazy and then sold out to America to live with another Plum Crazy Challenger.

[Blue]

Gold Duster had a 340 AAR engine from a well known car in it. That engine was in many cars over the years including 2 of mine. The Duster became Richard Eaton’s Quick Draw super gas car a few years later.

[Rapid Richards]

Thanks Blue I didn't know that.

Some more starting with Micky Fullbrooks Dart (in the middle, mine on the left & Chris's Challenger on the right).

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This is what became the Big Bopper

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Next up 69 Dart GTS

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Blue's Barracuda again

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The Hemi Roadrunner

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Not sure who's this Satellite was.

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[Stu Twin]

So what happened to the yellow Dart ‘Mopar Missile’?

Mick Deakin has owned it for years, been “resting” for at least 10 years though…

[Derek]

40 years, you both deserve an award for that
I don't recall ever seeing that Hemi Roadrunner again after 82

Thanks Mark, I agree...
Do you remember Kev Martin? He lives down near the south coast now but I think he was a bit further north 'back in the day'. We were looking at some of his photos a couple of years ago that he took early 80's and some of you guys featured... well he still has the same 71 Satellite he bought in 1979

Kev and his Satellite live in Caterham, 40 miles from the coast.

[Blue]

Mick’s Big Bopper still lives, currently owned by Ty Strevitt and running in NSS. Given the hands it’s been through over the years it’s a wonder it survived to be honest.

[Blue]

The white Satellite is likely to be the car Tony Jarvis pro streeted in the ‘80’s and still owns. I don’t have a photo to hand to check the reg but it certainly ran in Production before he got it.

[Blue]

I was offered that car in the ‘80’s for £850, later I also had access to a Hemi for £1500 luckily I didn’t buy either!

[RobTwin]

The white Satellite is likely to be the car Tony Jarvis pro streeted in the ‘80’s and still owns. I don’t have a photo to hand to check the reg but it certainly ran in Production before he got it.

This one... Gary's Picnic '89

[RobTwin]

Mick’s Big Bopper still lives, currently owned by Ty Strevitt and running in NSS. Given the hands it’s been through over the years it’s a wonder it survived to be honest.

Big Bopper 23-4-84

[Rapid Richards]

Tim Fennells beautiful sixpack 69 Superbee which was sadly stolen, not sure it was ever seen again.

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A few from the MMA trip to Brands Hetch

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And some from the Brighton run in 83 (maybe 84)

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[SAV@RPM]

Good to see the RPM Superbee in its early life, pre drag racing and circuit racing days. That wasn’t long after we bought it from Martin Bonner. Also Pete Jordan’s 71 Roadrunner which ended up restored, painted yellow with an air grabber hood.

[Blue]

If memory serves it was a blue Superbee Tim had stolen, it never resurfaced. This one was an A12 original butterscotch car previously owned by Steve Rawlings brought in by Tony Dickson. When Tim sold it it was fully restored back to original, not sure if it’s still in the UK. Hope that’s correct…