Thursday 10 February 2011

Midget Racecars

I really like these cars and often daydream that someone will come into my workshop and ask me to build one.





I can't think where I collected these from, I apologise for not making correct acknowledgements and credits.
I do remember mention of the period logos being hand painted.. very skilfully.

The following video is from a vintage speedway site, plug the speakers in for this!
http://www.vintagespeedway.com/AVIDSPEEDMASTER256K_Stream001.wmv
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  1. BlackCountryBiker10 February 2011 at 15:25

    I love these old midget cars - There's a book by my friend Derek Bridgett on the midget cars that were raced at Stoke. It's on Amazon here - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Midget-Car-Speedway-Derek-Bridgett/dp/0752438700 - Apparently the first Skirrow cars were built in a garage in Ambleside in the Lakes. I wrote a bit about them in a book on Speedway in The North West. Not many of these Skirrows are left now I'll see if I can dig out some photos and links and pass them on to you... This is a midget car racing forum that I'm subscribed to --- http://midgetcarpanorama.proboards.com/

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  2. toddy10 February 2011 at 15:30

    A mate of mine is building one, the engine is a v8 60 with twin strombergs and weiand heads.

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  3. Anonymous18 March 2011 at 14:43

    I just saw a neat one last weekend. They look so damn good, like they are going 100mph when standing still. I put a photo or two on my site.

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