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 #39112  by ukdrn
 
As promised some fascinating build shots of the Hellbender Jet Car.
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Images: Allan Herridge.
Next up test shots.
 #39137  by ukdrn
 
Going back a bit Pete Crane told me it wasn't him driving. I asked Jason Phelps and he has informed me that this was a guy called John Mills. John was a painter and good friend of Chris Filsell. SPR had more cars then drivers back then so they were looking for some (unreal) The deal with John never worked out and the car become the Rain City Warrior.
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 #39141  by herb andrews
 
Johns featured on here a fair bit, he painted a range of FC's and other race cars at his Pro Paint North shop in Stockport, including the roadrunner he raced.
 #39142  by ukdrn
 
herb andrews wrote:Johns featured on here a fair bit, he painted a range of FC's and other race cars at his Pro Paint North shop in Stockport, including the roadrunner he raced.
Thanks Herb, I know who we are talking about now.
 #39143  by ukdrn
 
Hellbender gets brought down to the track for some testing.
I love the way it's chained down to the start line :)
Thanks to Allan JNR for all these images.
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 #39146  by ukdrn
 
Car testing with body panels fitted.
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 #39148  by ukdrn
 
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Ski's on Vampire would have been interesting.
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 #39262  by ukdrn
 
The Santa Pod traveling road show goes to Zandvoort
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Allan gets ready for a blast in Vanishing Point.
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Very friendly reporter.
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 #39266  by torment
 
awesome pics there jon,really captures the golden years of jets.
 #39350  by ukdrn
 
A bunch of timimg tickets starting with Allan 's drive in 'Vanishing Point'. He recorded a best time of 4.84 seconds, with a terminal speed of 233mph, to make him Europes quickest ever drag racer and the first European driver to go under five seconds
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