From the Editor… Street Gasser: October 2017 The itee in this issue Comm nick’s bit In the Hot Chair: Sue Ayres Merchandise: The official journal of the ince I last sat down to write my Seat (SMA37) Alan Martin (40Stude) Page 4 National Street editorial there has been an abundance of 01733 242351 0121 682 5122 Sgreat events two of which were put on Rod Association [email protected] [email protected] by our Club. In this issue we cover the BIG ONE I am of course referring to the Hot Rod Supernationals at Old Warden. If you were Editor: Secretary: Mark McHardy Trade Co-Ordinator: Nick Brooke-Langham there you will know first-hand just how mega (Mark) Andy Sawyer (andy27) the weekend was and if you weren’t there, NSRA Editorial Address: 07803 235420 07810 770256 why not? You missed a really great weekend. Committee 23 Alexandra Drive [email protected] [email protected] The event was so big I have no choice but to Who’s Who? Newport Pagnell devote more pages to it, I’ve enlisted the Page 6 Bucks MK16 0JX assistance of Hannah Thomas, Mike Key and Treasurer : John Proctor Health & Safety: Nick Grant to bring you the lowdown on the Email: [email protected] (fordhotrod) Ian Leighton (Nipper) extravaganza. There was also the little matter 07867 978593 07728 396490 of the European Street Rod Nationals which had the correct cover, I was less certain of the [email protected] the good old NSRA hosted at Old Warden on Street Gasser magazine is a [email protected] year or month, but at a guess it would either NSRA AGM the week running up to the Supernats. It be 1975 or 1976. Page 8 bi-monthly publication, printed in proved to be a challenging week in which to January, March, May, July, September Membership: Richard Black Legislation: The only way to confirm if I was in host the event, mainly due to the propensity of anyway correct would to be to locate the & November. (BLACKROD) Adrian Murray (Pike) rain and had it not been for the great work of issue. To do this I would have to wait until I 07414 140133 07713 247890 the organisers and some forty-five bales of got home and then venture further afield, the straw, then the Supernats may have not taken The views and opinions expressed in [email protected] [email protected] loft to be precise. With the ladder dropped Street Gasser magazine are those of the place. down I was soon amongst the extensive contributors, and are not necessarily the In this issue we also drop in on an airfield, magazine collection that occupies the top of Public Relations: Without portfolio: 21st European views of the NSRA. Mention of a this one with a rich racing heritage as we my house. After a bit of searching I found the particular product or service does not Hannah Thomas (Hannah) Robert Sheppard wander amongst the cars at the ever issue, it was from January 1975 and I began Street Rod imply endorsement by the NSRA. Every 07731 985445 (gatemanbob) 01636 605316 impressive Dragstalgia. slowly turning the yellowing pages. They Nationals I also have found the room to slot in the care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the [email protected] [email protected] gave off the old paper aroma and if I was Page 8 material published in Street Gasser regulars so sit back and enjoy. correct then I would, at any moment, be magazine, but the publishers and printers During a rare moment of reflection I confronted by the image. As I turned from found myself thinking back to the period cannot accept liability for errors or page 31, I suddenly was once again before I was old enough to own any car let omissions. Please remember when contacting any Committee members that the NSRA has no full-time alone a modified one. I say modified as back Hot Rod officials. The Committee are all volunteers and as such have normal lives to lead. Therefore, we in the '70s to own a car, let alone one that would respectfully request that no Committee member is called after 9pm. could be called a Hot Rod, was still quite Supernationals Submissions for Publication: Contact Addresses: unusual. My regular fix came via the pages of 2017 Letters, articles and classified adverts are Secretary: Mark McHardy, 12H Rosemount Square, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB25 2UD. either Hot Car or its arch rival Custom Car. Page 12 welcomed. Any item hand written must Both magazines had a huge impact on me (as Email: [email protected] be legible, electronic submissions are did Playboy, but that’s a different story), as welcome and preferred. Membership Secretary: Richard Black, 1 Runnymede, Fareham, Hants PO15 6ED they were the equivalent of Hot Rod reacquainted with the image, it was a black Tel: 07414 140133 magazine. This had been the first magazine and white shot of two Ford Pops parked next that I had seen Hot Rods in at my cousins’ to the sidewalk in Gatlinburg USA. Gasser Wars & Queries about the NSRA Insurance Scheme should be directed to Darren Ansell Advertising: house but I’d never seen another copy at that This image created the epiphany for me, I Gasser Circus 01455 639000 between 9.00am and 5.30pm or alternatively you can email Classicline knew from that moment on these were the Classified adverts appear at the Editor’s point so the Brit mags were a great substitute. Round 3 using [email protected] The mags contained inspiring cars, and I only sort of cars for me and that passion has discretion, subject to submission being still can recall the one image nestled within an been with me for well over 42 years. Page 24 made in a timely manner. Valuations are available from Chris Smith (Tel: 07730 416699, issue of Custom Car that above all others I wonder if any of you share a similar email: [email protected]) details of this process can be found on the NSRA affected me and grabbed my attention like experience or is it perhaps just me that needs website at http://www.nsra.org.uk/insurance.htm none before it. I decided to ensure my age had treatment! Published by: Insurance quotes are available from the NSRA’s brokers, Classic Line Insurance, not diminished my memory and within a few National Street Rod Association Until the next time, Heirs to the 138 Castle Street, Hinckley, LE10 1DD (Tel: 01455 639000) moments I was sure I could recall the front cover. If I was correct it was a cowgirl astride Throne Visit the NSRA website: www.nsra.org.uk a Fuel Altered, although I was fairly certain I Nervous Nick Page 31 Design and artwork by: www.DylanDesign.co.uk ESRA CONTACTS GSRA (Germany) www.gsra.de NoSRA (Norway) www.nsra.no Printed by: Finland www.fsra.fi Contributors to this issue: Newnorth Print Ltd SSRA (Sweden) BSRA (Belgium) www.bsra.be Mike Key, Nick Grant, Jon Spoard, www.ssra.org Jo Robbins, Sue Ayres, Hannah Thomas, DSRA (Denmark) www.DSRA.dk Alan Martin, Eddie Grant & Tom Ward. Front Cover: Steve Roberts 1959 Ford SSRC (Switzerland) 300E van FSRA (France) www.fsra.info www.ssrc.ch 2 • OCTOBER 2017 • STREET GASSER WWW.NSRA.ORG.UK WWW.NSRA.ORG.UK STREET GASSER • OCTOBER 2017 • 3 From the Chair… he Hot Rod Super In the… Nationals, what can I say? TAfter the show I was asked for a few words to describe the event, I think they meant a few sentences but in three words to me the event was Crazy! Manic! Amazing! As part of the organising team, I see the event from a different angle than most of you, footage online. It gives us a huge Grahame Smith, Colin Ayres and we spend months organising it, sense of achievement to know that Dave Brown to organise the trying to make it the event of the you were part of creating all that. EuroNationals and had a brilliant year. This year we realised how We are a small team and we work group of volunteers at the event to fragile all our careful organising hard, we don’t always get it right, make it all work in spite of the else who could… can be, had there been just a few but it’s nice to have the appalling weather on Wednesday. The season is now winding more hours of rain on Wednesday appreciation. However, there was Thank you! down but at the time of writing night the whole dynamic of the one sour note with the theft of At present we do not have any we still have Pistons and Props at event could have changed eight uplighters from the nominations for the ESRA rep or Sywell, the famous Hot Rod completely with restrictions on Supernats Saloon Marquee which the Secretary positions. The Drags, the Northern Swap and the vehicle movement and indeed not has cost the NSRA just under Secretary is constitutional Classic Car Show at the NEC, so being able to accept more people £434. requirement as is an important don’t forget to come and say on site. Fortunately the rain As you may be aware we will role within the NSRA. The hello. stopped, the wind and sun arrived have two vacant Committee Secretary in most cases is the first Also anyone who might be and with careful management of positions to fill at the AGM, so point of contact for people interested in joining the the site, the event worked and here is your chance to be part of wanting to contact the NSRA.