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354 Hemi powered drag vehicles in the UK.

PostPosted:Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:44 pm
by plymoutharrow
Iam trying to work out how many cars in Britain have run a 354 hemi powerplant over the years. This includes Hotrods,Slingshots, other dragsters etc. I know a few slingshots have run that engine combination. Also what are the records for these specific vehicles?

Re: 354 Hemi powered drag vehicles in the UK.

PostPosted:Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:55 pm
by phunkie hiboy
Right from the start .................. Sydney Allards, Allard Chrysler dragster. :D

Re: 354 Hemi powered drag vehicles in the UK.

PostPosted:Fri Aug 04, 2017 8:03 am
by taylov
IIRC (it was over 40 years ago) Brian Ringsall raced a blown 354 blown hemi in his slingshot "Taxi" - seen in the 3rd photo here.
viewtopic.php?t=108&start=10

It wasn't the fastest in its class but even now I recall it was one of the noisiest.

It is featured here photographed in the late 1970s.
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/histor ... -296/page2

Tony

Re: 354 Hemi powered drag vehicles in the UK.

PostPosted:Sun May 06, 2018 4:46 am
by bob ensor
Tony Froome ran a 354 some times in the rail other times in the f/c, if the meet was a f/c event it would be the 392 or vice versa for the rail.