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    The Rodding Scene

    I found this photo today in my loft whilst looking for something else and thought it might be appreciated
    to those of a certain age....... I believe it was taken in 1969 and the dude in the photo was my brother-in-law
    Mick who was the first to be taken for a quick spin in that rod and I had my turn when Jeff came back with him.
    I ordered my 'T' bucket shell and windscreen several months later and finished the car in 1972.It was an
    amazing time and it took us to The Southern Roadsters run twice and several other runs before being sold to a
    WVR member and I built a Bradford van later before going onto my love of 50's-60's yanks, of which the '57
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    What a great picture , nice to look back on the very early days of British rodding , thanks for posting
    Cheers
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    Thanks John. I see from the DVLA website that it is still 'taxed'.
    Anyone know who owns it and/or what it looks like today?
    Just curious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffaloBill View Post
    I see from the DVLA website that it is still 'taxed'.
    Anyone know who owns it and/or what it looks like today?
    Just curious.
    Bill - you will be pleased to know that it is still alive and kicking, living in Surrey in the hands of Barry & Linda Douglas.

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    As a side note it could possibly be for sale, if anyone is interested.

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    Cheers for that! Looks really nice after all these years. Good to know it's still about.

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    Very cool indeed
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    Geoff`s car is an icon of Brit` rodding!, Bill.

    Do you have any photo`s of your T?...
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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffaloBill View Post
    I found this photo today in my loft whilst looking for something else and thought it might be appreciated
    to those of a certain age....... I believe it was taken in 1969 and the dude in the photo was my brother-in-law
    Mick who was the first to be taken for a quick spin in that rod and I had my turn when Jeff came back with him.
    I ordered my 'T' bucket shell and windscreen several months later and finished the car in 1972.It was an
    amazing time and it took us to The Southern Roadsters run twice and several other runs before being sold to a
    WVR member and I built a Bradford van later before going onto my love of 50's-60's yanks, of which the '57
    convertible was my all time favourite.Name:  Rodding scene.jpg
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    Wasn't this car featured in issue 1 (Or a very early issue) of Custom Car?

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    Here you go Mr. B.
    The photo's of my 'T' are rare now-a-days but here it is during it's build state. Zodiac 3000cc
    (and fitted with triple SU's eventually) and a brand new Alloy Beer barrel for a tank. I changed
    the front suspension for Triumph Vitesse which was so much better than that beam axle!

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    Wow , what a blast from the past this thread is !
    Really liking the T Bill


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    Quote Originally Posted by yjohnb View Post
    Wow , what a blast from the past this thread is !
    Really liking the T Bill


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    What a great thread, love it!
    It's only original once...... But you can rod it as many times as you like!

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    Cheers guys. I eventually sold the 'T' to a Welland Valley club member who took the engine out and fitted
    a 1200 Ford 105E engine in it and took those wide rear wheels off and put standard one's on! He then
    painted the whole car BLACK.... It looked awful.
    It was later bought by Dave Driver(second Chairman of WVR) who practically rebuilt it and it now looks like this!!
    Lovely job. Dave and I have been good mates for almost 50yrs and still contact each other regularly even
    though we now live in Norfolk and he and his wife have stayed with us twice recently.
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    The Rodding Scene

    So good to see the T has not only survived to this day but given a fresh lease of life , which looks brilliant!!


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    Hi ya Bill what a great photo buddy what a blast from the past that was and how great to see the T is still around....very cool mate..

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    Found this photo today whiles't looking for something else in the loft! Taken the same day as that first photo in '69
    Now that's nostalgia!!

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    I like that wrecker. I started off with a Harvey Frost tubular crane on the back of a Dodge W200 crewcab, both of which I stll have. Recovery lost some of the sparkle when you couldn't chain up a car and wind a handle to be able to lift it and tow it away.

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    That`s one of the best photos I`ve seen of Geoff`s wrecker, Bill.
    I`m sure it was still at Jago`s when I went down to order my `32 roadster body from there in late `72. I remember the workshop being dimly lit and dingy inside with a dirt floor and `stuff` and car parts scattered everywhere!...
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    I'm sure the wrecker used to be called The Moose ? It was still about up until the later 70s when Geoff bought a brand new Mk 2 Transit which he was still using up til a few years back.
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    Here's one from a different angle & one with Geoff & his son Stuart, who now has the task of rebuilding Jago 1.


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    Don't remember seeing that before - was it a pick-upped '57 Bel Air on something like a Transit chassis?
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