A.I.R Adelaide 1970's nostalgia pics

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THOMMO
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Only whats in photobucket,
I was given a link to it.

I have met kb, he was around my place when he was
in Aust for roly leahy's funeral.
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I have met kb, he was around my place when he was
in Aust for roly leahy's funeral.

How did you go trying to get him not to talk!
Just a joke if you're out there watching from distant shores' KB.
Cheers
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KEITH BURGAN PICS

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ON THE HAMB WEBSITE IN ARCHIVES SECTION THERE IS A POST THAT KEITH HAS SUBMITTED PICS TO, IT'S CALLED, DRAG CARS IN MOTION, A LOT OF EARLY AUSTRALIAN DRAG RACING VEHICLES, ALSO CHECK OUTLAW SPEED SHOP WEB PAGE FOR EARLY SA DRAG PICS.
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Post by QQMOON »

Thanks for posting great pics

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before and after BRUTUS

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Flip Schofield U.S.A.

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brutus

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in that last pic of brutus thats my 65 pheonix push car behind it in other lane,Brutus owned by christerson and lomman
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PINK FJ HOLDEN GASSER

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PINK FJ HOLDEN GASSER, THIS CAR WAS OWNED BY ALAN PETMAN, RODGER KEOUGH'S COUSIN, BLUE AND WHITE RAIL RUNNING AGAINST JIM WALTON WAS BARRY WHITFORD
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OK, This is a little after the 70's but,
worthy of being posted here.
And its actually my photos instead of someone elses.

Roger Keogh at speed in the Blue Flame Dragster.

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Returning to the pits

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Sorry about the quaility, its a scanned photo.
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Awesome shots, thanks for sharing
Pariahs C.C.
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Post by chester meredith »

. . . .Some of the best photos I've seen here. Thanks very much for taking the time to post all the photos. The poor old Outlaw Altered is still there. . . . maybe one day someone will save it. . . . . and maybe one day Adelaide drag racers will have a place to run hard again.
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The poor old Outlaw Altered is still there. . . . maybe one day someone will save it


and it's at Blair Athol too!
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Post by 54_coupe_ute »

Retro Boy wrote:
The poor old Outlaw Altered is still there. . . . maybe one day someone will save it


and it's at Blair Athol too!
obviously the owner hasn't had enough cash thrown at him .

OK what do you guys think it worth
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Thommo. That mid eighties photo of Roger Keogh ... iF you have more eighties stuff maybe you could start a new thread for 80's A.I.R. pics? Just an idea!
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Post by spoggie »

Great thread. My first meet was the '77 nats. Hooked. Then we rode our pushbikes from Tea Tree Gully to attend. Thanks folks- lots of good memories here.
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