The Midvale Bug. Circa 1966 at Castlereagh International Dragway (NSW).

Please don't distribute or cross post the images. The footage was screened as a favour.

holy crap thats mad:thumb

What's going on with that rear end setup?

holy sh!t
that is insane, i want one...
has anyone got the specs to this car? how quick did it run the quarter? and who drove it?

From the 60's?!!!!...it WOULD be interesting to see how they set it up

I have a magazine that featured that care before this when it was just a drag car and not a wheel stander.
At that stage it was 1600cc with holden carbs on methanol and ran in the 13s @100mph in 1965.
In those photos he had moved the drive train forwards for better wheelies.
Will try to scan and post the story if I can find it.
George Stewart was the hell-guy's name.

Was the fastest any sedan had covered the quarter in 1965 in Australia, except for the big hemi Ramchargers that were imported for exhibition, running mid twelves.

It is also on the cover of Dec 1968 Hot Rod Magazine











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oh yeah thats sweet.. 3 pages will surely come..

I hope these turn out OK.

i wish mine could do that

whens the deadline for the 3 pages worth of comments
?

Hope there's no copy right laws from 1965!

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WOW!

I have quite a few origional 1965 large b&w photos of this car running at the strip . Will scan them and post them .

Thats whats its all about!

did I read that mag article right.... four SU carbs ? its a bit fuzzy so maybe I got it wrong, but man that would be a wild setup.....

I love that people werent afraid to do things differently in the 60's....

Nice footage Matt, thanks for the photos Dave

Yes that's right ! Four SU carbs!
What the reversed Wade cam means I don't know, but it sounds interesting!
That was 1600cc remember...with 14.5 comp!

1965...probably single port too!
It did say "not Okrasa or Porsche"

When you consider that the Falcon GTHO's were doing 14-15 sec 1/4's around the similar era puts this in perspective. Crazy.

Thats some crazy shit..... Gotta love the modded wheel base.... Looked way odd!... Not sure how that would have made it a better wheelstander.... I wonder where that car is now?

Wow, 14.5 : 1 on a single port with 4 SU's....... thats just crazy. Wonder how much of a 'grenade' that motor was ?

Hi

Did anyone see TVS Channel 31 tonight? There is a really cool 4WD program followed by Rodder Life. They featured the Pirotto family, I used to drool over thier cars in old hot rod magazines in 1970s. They showed some old home movies and the Midvale bug was in one racing at Riverside in Victoria, they didint mention the Midvale bug but he did comment about being beaten by Peter Keegan at the Nationals.

With the times the Midvale bug was running along with all the other VW racers in those days, little wonder they dont like VWs.

Steve

Thats UP UP UP UP n A W A Y


Matt Is the pics from a movie ???

Hi

I recorded the rodders life last night on video with the midvale bug running, if anyone can convert it to digital format I will keep the tape for them, if not I will tape over it again. The quality of the reception is not great on Channel 31.

Steve