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09/06/2023 8:29 am
One of the first car models I ever built as a kid was the Revell 1/25 1948 Ford of England Anglia humpback Gasser "Skipper's Critter". I knew nothing about its history, it just looked cool. I have no idea what happened to the model. I'm sure I didn't intentionally destroy it. The actual car was a collaborative effort between Skip Hess and Jim "Fireball" Shores that ran from 1964 to 1967. The Anglia began with a fuel injected small block Chevy with 4 speed later replaced with the then popular B&M Hydromatic. Soon upgraded to a big block 396. Add a 6-71 blower and you have the A/GS drag car that ran against the fabled Willys of Mazmanian and Stone, Woods & Cook. Hess and Shores had a rather contentious on and off relationship so, although always Candy Apple Red, The livery switched back and forth from "Shores & Hess" to Skipper's Critter". I really got a kick out those Motor City USA classic gassers and this little Anglia brought back memories.
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09/06/2023 8:58 am
This is a far cry from the Ford Anglia that I drove in the late 1950s. The engine swap we made back then was a lot smaller too. Interesting post Rich.
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09/06/2023 10:02 am
Now that looks rather beastly. Love it but I love old gasses...period.
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