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The Restoration of Mr. Six
Text by Alan Currans, The Acceleration Archive
The team of Priddle, Riswick, Stanford, and Gane debuted a brand new Top Fuel Dragster for the 1972 season with a view to running under seven seconds, a feat which had never been done before outside of the USA. They did not have long to wait because on Sunday the 28th of May, Dennis Priddle blasted down the Santa Pod quarter mile and into the history books when he recorded a time of 6.995 seconds. Unsurprisingly, the car was christened 'Mr. Six.'
Mr. Six is now back in the ownership of Dave Riswick, one of the original team members, and is undergoing restoration to 'cackle' standards. The vast majority of the parts needed are already available, but a few items remain. If you have any of these items for sale, or know the whereabouts of them, please help the restoration of this famous car by contacting Dave Riswick by clicking the link below.
Here is a list of the missing parts :
1) One pair of Goodyear Blue Streak Drag Slicks, 8:50 x 15.50 X 16, new or used
2) One pair of inner tubes with inner and outer pressure valves
3) One pair of Borrani style front wheels and Avon 18" tyres
4) A Cragar 3" front blower drive with 3" square tooth pulleys and Gilmer belt
5) One pair of Donovan water necks
Alan Currans
http://www.theaccelerationarchive.co.uk/mr/six.html
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