These photos were taken at a rod run in Birmingham, AL, in 1980.
Right now we're completely rebuilding the car - frame off.
Since these photos were made, it has been chopped and lowered.
We've build a completely new frame.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Birmingham rod run - 1980
These photos were taken at a rod run in Birmingham, AL, in 1980.
Right now we're completely rebuilding the car - frame off.
Since these photos were made, it has been chopped and lowered.
We've build a completely new frame.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Just Getting Started...again
Photo Circa 1995 (w/ Chopped and Filled Top)
This Anglia was purchased bone stock in 1969. With the help of two good friends, John Smith and Dave Wright, I was able to box the frame, install a narrowed 1960 Pontiac rear end with a 1972 350 Chevrolet and four-speed transmission. The car was finally street worthy by 1972. The car was driven until 1988 then parked indefinitely in my garage as raising a family and growing my business began taking precedent of my free time. Over the years I, once again, found the desire to see the Anglia on the street again. The car was then transported to Tunnel Hill, Georgia to chassis builder and good friend, “Racer” Dave Wright’s shop in 1993. Racer Dave allowed me to keep it in storage until times when we could work on it together. While there the car underwent several modifications including chopping and filling top, angle reduction of windshield pillars, and custom fiberglass fender construction.
Racer Dave has worked on all types of racecars from Winston Cup to dirt track to drag cars to street rods. His engineering expertise comes from years of building top notch chassis suspensions and metal working as well as his insider knowledge from a successful career as a short track driver in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. As a past driver, Dave understands suspensions and knows what it takes to make a chassis work. I feel very fortunate to call him a friend and for his time and hard work designing and building the chassis for the Anglia.
This blog covers the reconstruction of the car from frame up that began in November 2007.
This Anglia was purchased bone stock in 1969. With the help of two good friends, John Smith and Dave Wright, I was able to box the frame, install a narrowed 1960 Pontiac rear end with a 1972 350 Chevrolet and four-speed transmission. The car was finally street worthy by 1972. The car was driven until 1988 then parked indefinitely in my garage as raising a family and growing my business began taking precedent of my free time. Over the years I, once again, found the desire to see the Anglia on the street again. The car was then transported to Tunnel Hill, Georgia to chassis builder and good friend, “Racer” Dave Wright’s shop in 1993. Racer Dave allowed me to keep it in storage until times when we could work on it together. While there the car underwent several modifications including chopping and filling top, angle reduction of windshield pillars, and custom fiberglass fender construction.Racer Dave has worked on all types of racecars from Winston Cup to dirt track to drag cars to street rods. His engineering expertise comes from years of building top notch chassis suspensions and metal working as well as his insider knowledge from a successful career as a short track driver in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. As a past driver, Dave understands suspensions and knows what it takes to make a chassis work. I feel very fortunate to call him a friend and for his time and hard work designing and building the chassis for the Anglia.
This blog covers the reconstruction of the car from frame up that began in November 2007.
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