"New Class for
Modified Cars"
Some hippies took a liking to this
one.
At the 2010 International Rally, there will
be a new Class. For the first time,"Modified Cars" will form a
Class of their own. I thought that I would celebrate this happening with a
selection of cars. The rules are simple, because there are none. If your
car has been modified, customised or hot-rodded in any way shape or form,
then you are invited to enter this new class.
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Standard 8 and 10 though most of the photos I have here are of
that model. If you have any modified model of any Standard, you
are welcome to bring it along. In a light- hearted competition all
of the class participants will be able to judge what they consider
to be the most worthy competitors in their class ( excluding their
own) , and the top three will will trophies. |
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Whilst some may be aghast at this
prospect, many others will appreciate the efforts required to
modify and improve these cars. And lets face it, its keeping them
out of the scrapyard for the next generation to enjoy! More power
to their elbows I say!
The first two, above and left, which I have
christened Jaws 1 and Jaws II show what can be done with the
judicious use of chrome over-riders that I am sure the designers
never intended. Jaws I comes in a tasteful shade of red-oxide
primer whilst Jaws II is a more menacing black ( what appears to
be Hammerite)
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| Next up comes this more subtle conversion. Outwardly
it looks pretty stock but its sitting on 15" alloys with low
profile tyres. Cool! |
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Finally, here is one that will get Darrell all
steamed up, a Flying 8 or maybe a Postwar Standard 8. For once, I
can't tell which it is. However, I can tell you its got a
Supercharged V6 up the front. It lives in Essex where it both
burns up rubber and is used to mow the grass by the look of it. |
So there we have a small selection, all of
which will be welcomed in our new class at Wyboston. If you have a
modified or customised Standard, please send the webmaster
some details and a photo or two so that I can feature them on this
page. You canalso tell me how much you like these cars.
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