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Re: WB265, ECA10, DCA40, DCA51, Competition Altered

PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:27 pm
by muddytalker
Did we ever get to the bottom of the history of Warbonnet Dex and what happened to it afterwards? Was it the chassis base for Frontline Video. Kind of lost track on this one.

George Greatholder waiting to run at Blackbushe.
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Frontline Video against Rob Turner's Straight Shooter at Long Marston.
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Photo by Dick Parnham/JWR Archives, Bedford.

Re: WB265, ECA10, DCA40, DCA51, Competition Altered

PostPosted:Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:29 pm
by muddytalker
teamgridlock wrote:Many thanks to Steve Clark for giving us some info on the cars early days.
What did Steve tell you Dex?

Re: WB265, ECA10, DCA40, DCA51, Competition Altered

PostPosted:Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:34 am
by teamgridlock
Jerry,
The chassis that we had expired at York, it was the original Frontline one apparently, the old one has now gone to the great drag strip in the sky and has been replaced by a nice new tagged one from Fester Race Cars. We do still have a couple of bits and pieces from the original car though just to keep the spirit alive

Re: WB 265 Competition Altered

PostPosted:Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:13 pm
by teamgridlock
kingbrothers wrote:I have a pile of photos in the loft I will sort them out for you.
Did you ever get a chance to sort out any pics? Would love to be able to see them

Re: WB265, ECA10, DCA40, DCA51, Competition Altered

PostPosted:Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:22 pm
by teamgridlock
Just when we had thought the trail had gone cold on the history, we have just Heard from previous owner driver DAVE CHAPMAN, hopefully there will be some more news on the cars history coming soon

Re: WB265, ECA10, DCA40, DCA51, Competition Altered

PostPosted:Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:32 pm
by teamgridlock
Image

The car is it is now, its 3rd recreation since we have had it

Re: WB265, ECA10, DCA40, DCA51, Competition Altered

PostPosted:Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:34 pm
by muddytalker
GeeTee at Blackbushe in the late seventies.
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Photo courtesy of Doug McDiarmid

Re: WB265, ECA10, DCA40, DCA51, Competition Altered

PostPosted:Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:31 pm
by teamgridlock
Thanks for that one Jerry, I still have those wheelie bars in the workshop

We met up with previous owner, Dave Chapman and he gave us his old crash helmet and gloves from when he ran the car.

We now have a new facebook page (Team Gridlock Drag Racing) if anyone wants to join

Re: WB265, ECA10, DCA40, DCA51, Competition Altered

PostPosted:Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:07 pm
by razor
DCA4O Long Marston October 1981
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Ray Andrews

Re: WB265, ECA10, DCA40, DCA51, Competition Altered

PostPosted:Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:30 pm
by teamgridlock
The old body as in the pic is now with Luke Mathews (less the nose) the car still carries a very similar body though,