History A History of the Anglia Gasser

Sachs & Milanese

 

posted by Gary Reynolds in the vintage thread

Baroumes Bros

 

Troublemaker

 

I like the headllites under the front fenders to keep it a legal gasser.

The original pop-up headlites were ugly and un-aerodynamic. Most racers addressed this, like us, and the preceding three cars.

 

Mission Impossible

 

Frog Eyes

 

Needs headlights to be NHRA legal. Hence, the reference to the name on the side of the car.

 

Anyone notice anything "odd" about the rear tires (wheels) ?



Mike

 

Rod Shop?

 

Yes, the Stickel and Riffle car although it may have been Thompson and Riffle by then

Roo

 

And here is an early version of the Stickel and Riffle edition


Roo

 

I wonder what the Vette is beside it

 

And while we are on the subject of Anglias here are a few more. Some of these may have been posted before but it would have been a ways back as I checked the past five pages. Some of the Auto Imagery shots are from the post HAMB time frame but the cars are period correct and I have not posted any of Richard's photos of cars with Centerline, etc wheels even though there are quite a few on this thread with them



Roo

 

And here are a couple from down under. Darren Blake and Warren Arneil ran the Thames and Paul Foley is at the wheel of Hombre.


And here is a link to Foley's history with his Anglia which he still races to this day; https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/paul-foley-my-life-with-cars

Roo

 

Probably The Rod Shop Vette
This is the only other picture I've seen of it

Now back to the Anglia pics.

 

Gawd, On so many levels that car looks scary to me. And with a 9.78 dial, I can only hope that's 1/8 mile racin'.

 

He better hope a slick never goes flat at speed

 

I think it's cool..!

Front tires are "almost" as large as the slicks, so much positive camber that the insides of the front tires are off the ground, one more than the other, the lower rear bars appear...to be bent, chrome reversed front wheels(?).
It IS...all steel, so that is a plus...sorta.

The car above (532) is nice. Another all steel body. Rear wheels nicely tucked in. Though the "cool" car has it's driving lights/turn indicators in place, where this car, the driving lights location appear to be filled in.

Mike

 

Suffolk Speed Shop

 

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