Story by Alan Cooper
I was nipped by the hot rod bug after I purchased the Beach Boys album,Little
Deuce Coupe.
Through 64_65 I went to shows and met up with the guys in a local rod
club, the Pharoahs. I became president of the Pharoahs, and was a founding
member of Assosiated Hot Rod Clubs.
In 65 a tech college aquaintance sold me his clean 34 Chev sedan. I
drove it stock and slightly modified for about 15 months. I started rodding
the car firstly with a 53 flatty and then a 272 y block. The chassis ran
a coil 4 bar front and rear end. Twin fuel tanks were fitted either side
of the drive shaft. A general shortage of money and a career move, to Canberra
in 68, really messed things up at that time. The chev was moved to Canberra
and a work mate bought the body. The 34 chassis was stored then stored
for a time.The 34 is still owned by fellow Meteors member Brian McLinden,
you know, Raider McLindens dad.
Story by Allan Morris
Car was purchased from Alan Cooper around 1972 & took around 18mths
to get to rego stage.
The body took a long time to get good enough to paint even though I
was in the trade at the time