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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,516	Austin America x 2 Seth @seth
	Jul 18, 2012 20:52:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I was looking for some photos of US spec BMC vehicels and came across a couple of rather daft Austin Americas.... First up a rather wide race car that's gone through a couple of guises. www.race-cars.com/carsold/other/1201898941/1201898941ss.htm And then a 'slot car' 4 wheel drive electric drag racer, which he powered by laying down high voltage cables the length of the drag strip like a life size slot car track with this sitting at the end. an Allison V12 powered generator!!! Worth reading the link as the builder of that was a pretty amazing guy who died not that long ago. thekneeslider.com/archives/2012/05/02/e-j-potter-and-the-super-slot-car/
	Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.

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markbognor South East Posts: 9,969 Club RR Member Number: 56	Austin America x 2 markbognor @markbognor Club Retro Rides Member 56
	Jul 18, 2012 21:11:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I love the Super Slot! I think we had these guys before, building subframes to fit a Honda VTEC, superfastminis.com/MTB-AA.htm
	Micra Stuff Shares Wagon R+ Demio

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akku Probably posted too much Posts: 15,742	Austin America x 2 akku @alistairk
	Jul 19, 2012 7:06:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nice find.
	1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta

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v8ian Posted a lot Posts: 3,765	Austin America x 2 v8ian @v8ian
	Jul 19, 2012 7:32:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Electric slot car, sign written, the Michigan madman, EJ Potter, very well know in the 60 dragracing team the commandos, The US team made several world tours promoting drag racing around Europe, made a few appearances in the 60s at santapod, with drivers like Garlits, Prudohomme, and a lot more famous names, Potter was famous for his bikes, notably, a 327 injected, direct drive sidewinder bike, which used to sit on its stand on the start line, rev the nuts off the thing, then kick the stand away, all on a 6" slick, hence the "MadMan" 1/4 mile smokies were the norm,
	Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style. Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble

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