These stock car decals represent the early days of British stock car racing, the chassis of the cars were starting to be of a separate construction with purposeful front and rear bumpers complete with Nerf bars. The original 'stock 'body's where now being cut and shut to create a lighter and narrower shape to clear the rear wheels. American V8s where becoming the engine of choice to give more power , with 4 short exhaust pipes sprouting from either side of the bonnet emitting long daggers of blue flames clearly visible at night time races. No wonder when my dad dragged me to Coventry's 'Brandon' Stadium to watch my first stock car race i became so hooked , back at School i soon found i wasn't the only one interested in this fantastic sport. Before long a group of us would cadge lifts to watch races at other circuits around the country, Brafeild / Long Eaton / Belle Vue / and Harringay Stadium were just a few. 
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