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Back when I was young, the sit up and beg Pops and Anglias struck me as rather amusing cars in appearance. This was no doubt due to the fact we had moved into the more modern era of the Mini and Cortina! On discovering drag racing, however, these old cars were proving to be a favourite among hot rodders and race car builders, who quickly replaced the inadequate motive power with something a little tastier.

In those early times, it was quite likely to be from pretty much stood on its tail.

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