Author Topic: Weird Science Drag Car (Read 5004 times)

R W · « **on:** November 21, 2005, 09:36:49 PM »

Dose anyone know what this car looks like or looked like and where is it now and is there any pics of it.All I know is the car was pink and a roadster and i think it was ownd by cip.

Bubba · « **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2005, 10:12:06 PM »

It was Steve Stanbridge's car. I believe he built it about 20 years ago. It is still around, owned by someone in Washington State. I believe it is black with red or orange flames. I saw a pic of it on a website fairly recently, I will try to find it and post the link.

vwboop · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2005, 10:32:01 PM »

I have an old pic of it at Mission up against another beetle but it's packed away. I thought I saw it in Eddie Esposita's (however you spell it - bug shop guy) yard. Maybe that was another early drag car. thought it was pink and blue though. It's been awhile.

Chris · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2005, 10:57:47 PM »

James actually bought some turbo parts from the guy that has it, i believe.

Billyisgr8 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2005, 11:19:29 PM »

That car was in Duanes garage last year, but it was there for quite some time, like 2-3 years. I thought Lorne

bought it.

Kevin

Island bugs · « **Reply #5 on:** November 21, 2005, 11:34:28 PM »

Lorne has it in Vancouver BC and I think he would sell it if someone would be willing to finish it. It is pink and has a new chassis. I'll email him this posting and maybe he'll add some info and photos. Wayne

James Buchan · « **Reply #6 on:** November 22, 2005, 06:37:16 AM »

Yup I saw it about 2 weeks ago - It's in Surrey, and the right offer would buy it... If anyone is interested I can get you in contact with Lorne.

Trevor P · « **Reply #7 on:** November 22, 2005, 10:45:11 AM »

It was featured in Trends back in the mid 90's I believe.

Chris · « **Reply #8 on:** November 22, 2005, 10:49:29 AM »

I heard geoff wants to use it for his next project, likes the pink, whats to have a whole range of pink cars...

Geoff · « **Reply #9 on:** November 22, 2005, 12:39:09 PM »

If I remember correct....this go's way back to the early 80's. Steve bought the car 62 i think? It was blue, rust free and a hell of a solid orig car. As he started to get into racing it went under the knife. First was a few light weight parts, then he cut the nose off and installed the one pc front end. Later it had the roof removed and a cage installed it was black with blue flames at this time. Later it got the pink paint and graphics. It was sold to Chris Klump in the early 90's. Chris raced it for a while then lost intrest and sold it to Lorne.

Maybe someone will get it back on the track? Who knows?

R W · « **Reply #10 on:** November 22, 2005, 06:13:51 PM »

The reason I ask is I have the origonal pan with the pink cage and a choped body to put on it.
I just wanted some history on the pan and some pick so I could try to figur out some stuff when I get to turning it back into a drag car.
This fram needs alot of work and time so it wont be fer awile that we see it back on the track with a new name,body and driver.

Thanks guys for all your info and help every little bit helps.

Geoff · « **Reply #11 on:** November 22, 2005, 07:31:07 PM »

Keep in mind the old frame was sold because it wasn't legal for track use anymore.

The Weird Science car is for sale like Wayne said, Lorne was in the shop today with a list of all the parts plus car $6500

R W · « **Reply #12 on:** November 22, 2005, 07:39:27 PM »

Do you u know y off hand it is not leagel for the track anymore

notchback · « **Reply #13 on:** November 22, 2005, 10:02:13 PM »

As far as I know that cage is seriously outdated for nhra rules

Geoff · « **Reply #14 on:** November 23, 2005, 09:19:18 AM »

I don't have first hand info on what was the issue but I think it may have been the loops over the head that were not legal? Could be more but this was a few years ago that I heard this. I don't mean to scare you just don't want to see you show up to the track and find out you can't race it after all that work.
Geoff.

Bruce · « **Reply #15 on:** November 23, 2005, 09:46:25 AM »

That's the same I heard Geoff. The loops over the driver's head were originally higher and slightly behind. Now they want them to be forward of the helmet. There were many other issues with the cage that made the previous owner decide it was too much work.

R W · « **Reply #16 on:** November 23, 2005, 07:34:30 PM »

I went through my rule book and you are all right only if i run 11.49 and faster with a open body.well I wont be running that fast this year or next and Iwill be running a choped body not open.

Thanks fer the info.

Bruce · « **Reply #17 on:** November 23, 2005, 11:42:41 PM »

You are not looking at the right section. That rule would apply if the car had a roof (and it's now 11.499). But since it does not have a roof, other more strict rules apply.
The tech guys at Mission know the car and it has been effectively banned until it is upgraded.

Island bugs · « **Reply #18 on:** November 24, 2005, 12:05:20 AM »

I believe he's talking about the original pan with a sedan body mounted on it. It would be good down to 11.49 under the new rules and possibly could pass down to 10.0 with a sedan body on it. Wayne

vwboop · « **Reply #19 on:** January 29, 2006, 12:17:31 PM »

I know this is an old post but I finally found the pic I spoke of. Here it is.

Hansk · « **Reply #20 on:** January 29, 2006, 07:46:33 PM »

Cool , and that is Cory D.'s old car in the other lane. At this time it's owned by a guy named Steve(I think) who put a .......ford v6 :lol: in it. I believe it ran 13's or 14's. A far cry from the high 10's it ran in the late 80's at Ashcroft when Cory owned it with it's turbo VW power. I didn't even know weird science ran at mission. Cool!

vwshawn · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2006, 09:10:52 PM »

HansK,
I remember when the wierd science car was painted dark blue, and had California Import Parts and Flames on the car. This is when Steve had his shop on Blackie Street in New Westminster.

Darren K (KROC) worked there, and a guy named Clarence that had a white bug.

Cory Dahl's old oval was a clean car, Cory has a shop in Port Kells, but is not into VDUBS anymore!

Memories.....
Shawn

R W · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2006, 09:45:44 PM »

Thanks thats a perdy cool pic.
you know the more I look at the car the more I realalise how much work I have ahead of me.

R W · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2006, 08:29:39 PM »

Oh ya that blue and white bug is now red and is still raced in ashcroft by a girle who now owns it and i think she is running a very strong 1914 in it.

vwboop · « **Reply #24 on:** July 01, 2007, 11:50:25 PM »

Reviving this old thread as it's for sale on Craigslist

http://vancouver.craigslist.org/car/364522622.html

amishrabbi · « **Reply #25 on:** July 02, 2007, 12:12:08 AM »

someone should really resurrect this car and run it again

hey shane, you need another fast car dont you

Russ · « **Reply #26 on:** August 27, 2008, 12:08:32 PM »

just just saw GMB towing it in the port kells area

Darren Dilley · « **Reply #27 on:** August 27, 2008, 12:37:27 PM »

humm i wonder whats up with it....

red snapper · « **Reply #28 on:** August 27, 2008, 02:48:24 PM »

Quote from: Darren Dilley DVKK on August 27, 2008, 12:37:27 PM

humm i wonder whats up with it....

Ssssssh!

Brian Watts · « **Reply #29 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:43:04 AM »

Here is a shot I took at Sacramento in around 1985 or 6. This was after the car was painted black with flames.

Author Topic: Weird Science Drag Car (Read 5004 times)

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