Bozzy steps up, replacing the old Dart with a 1966 Coronet, which he brought over to us before hitting the strip. New front suspension parts, brakes and push rods were fitted, along with the hood scoop and general MOT work.
Andy returned with the car prior to the 2009 season and it was given a full classic Super Stock paint job, becoming the ‘Spirit of Sixty Six’.
A freshly built 0.030 over-bored 383ci block was installed in Chris’s Coronet. The engine featured Keith Black pistons, a 484 cam and 906 heads, among many other mods, resulting in 400bhp and 13.3 second ETs on the strip. The car was also featured in the March ’07 issue of American Car World.
Mick’s Coronet underwent a full restoration at Billadeau Speed. The 440 engine, built to stock appearance, features forged pistons and a hydraulic cam. The body was fully restored and painted in original TT1 Light Metallic Green, with a bumble bee stripe also made up and applied.
Further work in July ’07 included changing the gears from 323 to 391, which saw ETs drop from 14.1s to 13.6s, and also MOT work on the front brakes and bottom ball joints.
At the 2012 August bank holiday weekend round of American Super Stock, Mick had a slight skirmish with another car. Billadeau Speed was able to help Mick begin the road to repair before the car was taken to Ash Rawson’s bodyshop for a new side to be fitted.
For Jeff’s Coronet we built a 440 with Edelbrock Heads, an hydraulic cam and forged pistons. A nitrous oxide system and a six point roll bar were also installed. The car ran a best ET of 12.1 without nitrous and 10.9 with.