Anglia 105E from Ford of England -- MAC'S PACK "MY 1st CAR STORY"

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Subject: Anglia 105E from Ford of England

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WHV

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Date Posted: 07:41:16 04/19/05 Tue

Back in high school, a friend of mine had a 1961 Anglia from England, 997cc 4-banger, 4-speed manual and a 4.11 rear end stock. It also weighed in at 1600 lbs, a real "flyweight flyer." I bought it from him in 1971, rebuilt it and painted it up a bit, and commuted to high school in it my senion year 1972. I graduated in May-72 and in June I started racing it at the old Green Valley Raceway in Ft. Worth Texas. That year I won 5 trophies beating VW's and other foreign cars. Later in college, I cut out the floor, firewall and front end, cut-off the front body work and put in a rectangular tube frame in preparation for installing a Small Block Chevy. That's where the project ended with no funds to complete it. In 1974 after joining the U.S. Coast Guard, my dad got rid of the little "eyesore" and I never saw it again. In fact, I have only seen one other 105E Anglia since then. If I had the opportunity to get another one, I'd sell my present race car and finish the original project with the SBC. Very unique vehicle indeed!
WHV

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Re: Anglia 105E from Ford of England	John McCann	11:31:10 11/09/06 Thu