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Do you own or know the whereabouts of a piece of UK Drag Racing History or just want info on a particular machine.

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 #156  by ukdrn
 
Anyone have any idea about the Wynn's Winder car below. Was it a deal of one of Dennis Priddle's cars only I haven't seen any pictures of this car on the track in this livery
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 #162  by timetravel
 
I think that's one of Prudhomme's old fuellers that came over here as part of an advertising campaign for Wynns.

 #163  by sjb
 
dident Revel do a 1/16 scale kit of that

 #164  by TimeMachine
 
It does have similar paint to his famed Wynn's Winder, but of the few pictures I could find online most were either in black and white or of the restored car in a museum - and any other results tended to be of various models made of it, making ID difficult.

I wonder if the name Wynn's Winder was on more than one car in the states, but I haven't found many references to it anywhere.

 #189  by jaytee
 
I'd agree with timetravel it looks like Prudhommes with the 426 hemi

 #191  by muddytalker
 
You're right sjb. Revell did make a model. All of the parts were moulded from the very first 1/16th Top Fuel Dragster 'The Loner' of Tony Nancy but with different decal sheets.

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 #2722  by timetravel
 
ukdrncouk wrote:Anyone have any idea about the Wynn's Winder car below. Was it a deal of one of Dennis Priddle's cars only I haven't seen any pictures of this car on the track in this livery
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Just come across an article in the Oct '72 National Drag Racer magazine by Dave Hoy about a meeting at Felton nr. Newcastle where the Wynn's Winder was on static display courtesy of Wynn's Rep Ian Kirwood so I reckon this pic was taken there

 #2723  by Badger
 
Seem to remember an article in CC about an Old Snake Cuda being in the North East at the jennings group (Dealership) I think on promo duty.
Not sure of the year though .. mid seventies at some point.

What do we know about Felton anyway. I should know more about this, did they run the eighth or full quarter .. I've got a blurred image in my mind from somewhere of Ricky Brooke's Stripper Mini altered on track there, which would make sense as Ricky was from South Shields nr Newcastle.

 #2724  by timetravel
 
Here's a piece from Drag Racer Oct '75. It would be nice to see any pics anybody has from Felton showing some of the machines that ran there Image