Thunderbolt Merlin FJ

[Andyd]

Anyone remember what magazine had a article about the Merlin powered FJ(FX?) drag car around about 1966/67?........think it was called Thunderbolt..........thanks........Andy Douglas

[Vonfat]

Anyone remember what magazine had a article about the Merlin powered FJ(FX?) drag car around about 1966/67?........think it was called Thunderbolt..........thanks........Andy Douglas

Australian Hot Rodding?????

[Andyd]

I thought it was in Australian Rodding World but I couldn't see it in any of the copies I have, if it was Australian Hot Rodding Review or Australian Hot Rod then that's a problem as I only have a few of each as I got rid of most of them yrs ago, a pity.......but I remember seeing an article somewhere.........lol.............anyone?.........andyd

[wannabe51]

I saw this car at Fishermen's Bend drags around 1966-7. Me and my mates caught the train to Spencer street and walked from there!
I saw it drag here on a number of occasions, would not know what magazine it was in. Could not afford magazines back then.

[Harv]

Thunderball - Hot Rodding Review, Jan 1967:
https://www.fxfjholden.com/forums/viewt ... 060#p37981

Cheers,
Harv (appreciator of anything humpy or Merlin ).

[rx4ord]

Hey Harv nothing to see.
You have to be a member of that site to look at stuff.
I tried a few times. No go.

Tassie Dave

[woody28A]

Hey Harv nothing to see.
You have to be a member of that site to look at stuff.
I tried a few times. No go.

Tassie Dave

Not a problem on the 'North Island' , Dave. We can see it all.

[Harv]

Hey Harv nothing to see.
You have to be a member of that site to look at stuff.
I tried a few times. No go.

Tassie Dave

Apologies. Scans of the article here:

http://s929.photobucket.com/user/V8EKwa ... b.png.html
http://s929.photobucket.com/user/V8EKwa ... 8.png.html
http://s929.photobucket.com/user/V8EKwa ... 7.png.html

Cheers,
Harv

[Andyd]

Harv........thanks for the issue date...went & checked and its one I still have....many thanks..........andyd

[JohnL]

I thought that was a wonderous thing when I first read that article as a boy enthusiast. It's still a piece of work .

Here's the only page I could link to before the photobucket bother took over:

[Mr Model A]

I took this pic at Riverside, saw it a couple of times, but it never ran good, sounded awesome tho'