70's Time Warp Hotrod

Spotted this hotrod at the Fathers Day meet at Old Barn Nursery and it took me straight back to the days of eagerly awaiting the monthly edition of Custom Car when I was a lad (nothing to do with the scantily clad beauty draped over the middle page your honour, I swear). The van was originally rodded in the early seventies and was a fetching shade of green then dayglo orange ! Barry Padwick got this 1947 ex GPO Morris Z8 van from a bloke in the West country who was using it as his job van and to advertise his plastering business (with that V8 he must have got around pretty quick). Needless to say it was a bit of a state when Barry got it.

However, all the classic ingredients were on the van and it was this that caught Barry’s eye as well as mine. Barry has completely rebuilt the van and resisted the temptation to bring it up to date with billet this and bling that. This blast from the past runs a Rover V8 with a twin barrel Holley carb, Rover SDI manual box, shortened Jag IRS, Viva IFS and original wolfrace slot mags. Barry’s now after a blower for that Rover V8 to finish off the look so if you have one lying around or know the whereabouts of one, drop us an email and we’ll pass it onto Barry. Can you smell the nostalgia ? that’s Barry’s hotrod.






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