Group for those interested in vintage drag racing, especially gassers of the 60's such as anglias and thames.
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roof of a '56 cadillac fits perfectly, quite strange

temp body bracing installed

test fit of the race fenders, by an actual englishman!

in initial etching primer

english steel, like this? 50 years later? how?

ye ol prefect is just about done

Prefect donor

car being cut up by plasma cutter

Body stripped and frond end replacement underway

Finding lots of expected rust

Blasting the body for the first time

The rusty shell of a 1948 Anglia I am using as the body

My 1949 Export Thames 9,641 miles, never to be molested! Arguably the finest in the world, all 10Hp.

Classic Anglia Dragsters







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A shift in perspective

I have always been in love with pure classic road racing cars and vintage classics, and then I met an Englishman who told me stories of small, utilitarian vintage English cars that had American engines that dominated the 1/4 mile dragstrips of the 60's. I never was much of a drag racing fan, thinking it too simplistic and rudimentary to be of any real fun or interest.This discussion expanded my interests into the vintage drag racing area. I realized that the vast majority of the old Anglia's…

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