Hi there Paul...
Yes this was and now is my car.
I started the build when I was 15 about 1984, got it on the road around 87ish. It wasn't an easy job as we lived on the third floor in a block of flats in a council estate in central London, so it was built down in the corner of a dead end road with power from the flat via a long cable chucked over the balcony (proper hotrod building).
It got used n abused for many years. In 1990 we (the misses and the parents) travelled down to spain for a 3 week holiday (the parents in a B pick up) we sure did turn some heads on that trip.
It had a couple of revamps through the years, and the current paintjob was done about 92 I think.
I sold the car in 96 or 97 to a mate who moved it on a year or so later as he moved to the states. the next time I saw the car it was on a trailer on the Pop parts plus stall with a number of parts scatterd across his stall, headers, inlet n carb, bug catcher, wheels/tyres, rad, and other bits n pieces (bastard), he really did rip all the good bits off.
The next time I saw it was at The Nats at essex when it had a pinto in it.
Then I got a phone call late last year to tell me that it was on Ebay, so I had to have a look, showed the misses, and all she said was I suppose we've got to find some money from somewhere because this was my first real love. Well the rest is history as we struck a deal and I went and collected it. It looks a bit sad now but that will be sorted, don't know when though. I found a bug cather like what was on it at the swap meet so just looking out for the rest of the bits now.
I'm sure Truxdelux will put some pics on throughout the years.
So it will be back out sometime, don't know when though, got to sell my project minor to get some funds.
Oh, and by the way, It's Not a Ratrod.
And Badger, you can't have it ha ha, not sure I'll be able to make this friday but will keep it mind for next month.
Cheers...Paul...