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Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 25 2:10 pm
by Rapid Richards
Here's my first batch of 80's photo's, this lot is from the first Mopar run to Brighton that I attended in 82.
We arrived on a roof carpark somewhere there, cant recall where. The beige Dart is my mine a few months after I got it.
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Next is Steve Rawlings 4 Spd 440 6 pack 70 Challenger R/T
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And Garry Mills 6 pack Cuda (I've written on the back of the photo that it runs 12.4's)
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69 Hemi Roadrunner, it was a gorgeous car, no idea who's it was but I believe it was newly imported
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I have no idea where these last two photos came from there not mine but I seem to have them
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More to follow
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Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 25 2:22 pm
by Rapid Richards
One more photo from that trip, I spotted this Dart Swinger in a Hotel/B&B carpark on my way out of Brighton, looked in really good nick.
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Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 25 2:36 pm
by RW71
Fantastic photographs, thank you for posting them!
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 25 4:03 pm
by Rapid Richards
Thanks, load more to come
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 25 10:09 pm
by RobTwin
Thanks Mark, I knew they'd be worth waiting for
Wasn't the black (or very dark blue) 69 rr, Jim Wilson's? The memory's not what it used to be
At the time we bought our Sport Satellite (40 years ago), the only 69 roadrunners we knew were this one and Dave Wright's Super Gas car,, so I blame them
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 25 7:46 am
by Rapid Richards
40 years, you both deserve an award for that
I don't recall ever seeing that Hemi Roadrunner again after 82
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 25 8:00 am
by Rapid Richards
Spoke to soon, as I'm scanning in photos from the 83 Mopar run I spot the Roadrunner
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 25 8:29 am
by RobTwin
Rapid Richards wrote: Fri Oct 03, 25 7:46 am
40 years, you both deserve an award for that
I don't recall ever seeing that Hemi Roadrunner again after 82
Thanks Mark, I agree...
Do you remember Kev Martin? He lives down near the south coast now but I think he was a bit further north 'back in the day'. We were looking at some of his photos a couple of years ago that he took early 80's and some of you guys featured... well he still has the same 71 Satellite he bought in 1979
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 25 8:38 am
by RobTwin
Rapid Richards wrote: Fri Oct 03, 25 8:00 am
Spoke to soon, as I'm scanning in photos from the 83 Mopar run I spot the Roadrunner
And... Gary's Picnic 1986...
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 25 10:42 am
by Dom66
Great pics, keep them coming
It's slightly painful to think how long ago this was now
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 25 5:30 pm
by Rapid Richards
Yes and the memories start to merge. I thought I only went on the run to Brighton twice but looking ar my photos it appears I went 3 times 82, 83 & 84.
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 25 5:58 pm
by Blue
It was all a long,long time ago….
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 25 6:01 pm
by Blue
Cracklin’Rose…
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 25 7:45 pm
by Rapid Richards
Hi Blue, hope your keeping well, I was looking at the Cuda thinking I know that car but couldn't place it.
I was also about to post what I thought was some pics from the 83 Brighton run but realised the are from 82 (my Dart is still the original colour in them)
Re: Rapids 80's photos
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 25 8:51 am
by Rapid Richards
