[ukdrn]

As promised some fascinating build shots of the Hellbender Jet Car.

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Images: Allan Herridge.
Next up test shots.

[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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[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.

[ukdrn]

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.

[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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[ukdrn]

Car testing with body panels fitted.

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[ukdrn]

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Ski's on Vampire would have been interesting.

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[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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[torment]

awesome pics there jon,really captures the golden years of jets.

[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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