Motion Pictures Monte Vista in Motion

Very cool. Was beginning to question wether it was really Friday lol

 

Here's a B&W photo of Bob Hartwell's #88 "JACKS MONTE VISTA GARAGE" Austin Seven A/HR (Hot Roadster) at the Fremont Drag Strip ... with Paul Stanley in the ****pit:

circa '64 image by Bob Gewertz​

Although I found this image posted here on the H.A.M.B. by David @296ardun Sorenson, it's obviously the same image that Coby @Church Gewertz included in CHURCH ISSUE 05 ... with the caption:

Big bad Olds on fuel.​

David captioned this version of the photo:

... and Dean replied:

 

Here's another photo of the car that David posted here on the H.A.M.B.:

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... with the caption:

 

In 1965, Gary Essman took over the driving duties for Hartwell.

Gary's daughter, @Michelle Essman Carls posted these photos of the Austin Roadster in her Gary Essman H.A.M.B. thread:

Olds Powered


HEMI powered​

 

Not a Bantam. It's an Austin 7. Very rare here in the US compared to Bantams.

 

I looked at the picture and wondered what that body was. Read the caption and realized I have one in my driveway! Only mine is a sedan.

 

Fixed!

 

I'm almost positive Ed Taylor used an Austin Seven Opal Tourer body to build his Austin 7 "Roadster":

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... but I guess it's possible he fabricated it using an Austin Seven Two Door Saloon ("Sedan") body:

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I would bet on the roadster body.

 

The Hot Roadster looks a lot better than the stock one.

 

Does this help?