Hi all,
I purchased the Coupe from Keith Dancey for £100.00 in approx 1978.I borrowed Ollie Burns van and collected the chassis and body from a workshop in Eaton Socon where Ian Messenger prepped his drag bike.
I fitted the chassis with the narrowed 8 3/4 axle from the Shaw/Gibbons Alkymist slingshot.I also fitted a 354 Chrysler engine.The front wheels were the same ones that Liz Burn went ploughing with at 204 mph!
The rears were for show purposes only as they had barrel rolled whilst attached to a yellow Austin A35 from Bridport. The body was painted white for a photo shoot for the MK Gazette and for the Town and Country Festival at the Royal Showground.I purchased the enclosed steel trailer from the Alkymist team which was stolen in approx 1981 with the Coupe chassis inside. I found the trailer in 1983 totally repainted on an estate in Milton Keynes called Tinkers Bridge,it was unlocked but alas no chassis inside. It was never to be seen again sadly.I sold the axle and engine seperately so I did get something back.
I am in contact with the Millar family in the USA and they are aware of the Coupes demise.
I purchased the Coupe from Keith Dancey for £100.00 in approx 1978.I borrowed Ollie Burns van and collected the chassis and body from a workshop in Eaton Socon where Ian Messenger prepped his drag bike.
I fitted the chassis with the narrowed 8 3/4 axle from the Shaw/Gibbons Alkymist slingshot.I also fitted a 354 Chrysler engine.The front wheels were the same ones that Liz Burn went ploughing with at 204 mph!
The rears were for show purposes only as they had barrel rolled whilst attached to a yellow Austin A35 from Bridport. The body was painted white for a photo shoot for the MK Gazette and for the Town and Country Festival at the Royal Showground.I purchased the enclosed steel trailer from the Alkymist team which was stolen in approx 1981 with the Coupe chassis inside. I found the trailer in 1983 totally repainted on an estate in Milton Keynes called Tinkers Bridge,it was unlocked but alas no chassis inside. It was never to be seen again sadly.I sold the axle and engine seperately so I did get something back.
I am in contact with the Millar family in the USA and they are aware of the Coupes demise.