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Re: UK Stock-car Racing: the "Good Old Days"



In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brafield
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Well, this newsgroup is called "Misc", so ---
>If you were around Britain's quarter-mile ovals in the 1955-1975 era
>(or your parents were?), have a look at my personal website
>www.oldstox.com
>
>It has some 200 snapshots and stories of the legendary racers and
>their cars of that era.  The atmosphere was wonderful: 
>"Build-it-yerself, fix-it-yerself, race hard, settle your scores at
>the track, and no whining."  I'd be happy to see any old snapshots you
>may have tucked away -- remember Jumbo Tustin, Tiger Griffin, Rush
>Tyrrell, Dirty Dennis, Darkie Wright, and champs like Ellis Ford and
>Aubrey Leighton?  They welded up truck chassis to Ford 10 bodies,
>dropped in a big ol' Chrysler V-8, built armour round the whole
>shebang, and had one big laugh.
>
>Have a look and enjoy!

uk.rec.motorsport.oval-racing
would be another place that might be interested

-- 
Malcolm Ball
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