Rory Culls 93 worlds car
 

Well this car sort of found me rather than me hunting for it. I was contacted on Facebook by a guy wanting to pick my brain about some cars that he had got from his uncle.
After a few messages he stated sending my pics of the cars and then this one pic came through and I spotted somthing in the background, which turned out to be a Rory Cull shell as that was his cousin. And a few more messages and then the pics of a couple of Yokomo's came through that were in desperate need of tlc and then I spotted this
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psxgjbmafl.jpg

So this really got my attention so on further examination it turned out to be a 93WCS! Then it hit me and I remembered the thread on here about Rory's paint scheme and looked for it and this picture
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psxtptt05g.jpg

So a couple more messages and it turned out he had the shell too! Well obviously I tried to buy it then but he wouldn't sell it but said if he did I had first dibs.
So Saturday I got another message saying he was thinking of selling another car he had but was unsure as he liked it then joked he should sell the other cars. Well I jumped at the chance and a deal was done but not just for the worlds car but for Rory's old works 93 too!! Plus a couple of other bits that he had which turned out to be loads.
In the box I got a massive stash of wheels
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...pss8yuwyt7.jpg

A NIP Protech body set
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psdlqgqgnj.jpg

2 used shells and selection of undertrays the protech on the right is the actual shell that was run at the 93 worlds on the WCS
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6ho0vrry.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psuc9bgsre.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...pssdfap542.jpg

So the car itself like I said they both need tlc which they will get
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psfgx1lhwr.jpg

There's a little more left of te works 93 but that's a whole other car
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...pso10qb5ua.jpg

Looks like Masami wasn't the only one having trouble with stones at Basildon. This has a custom rear tower and camber link maybe Craig Dresher's dad made them as I know he use to make them parts for there cars.
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psfmyhueus.jpg

It's also had the step smoothed out of the bulkhead
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...psctorl9s6.jpg

Few more pics
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...pslhhtlugd.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...pseyatwokh.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...pskugf1z9k.jpg
http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...pswgrrdx04.jpg

Apparently Rory finished 19th which is a dam sight better than I would of done :lol:
I am over the moon to have somthing with this history in my collection and I hope you all like the pics :thumbsup:

A racer with excellent provenance! I'm very jealous

You bl**dy jammy bugger well done on another good find

Thanks guys I do feel privileged to own a piece of history

Seen better days I'm always amazed when people sell cars like this why on earth would you get rid of a car that you raced in the world champs mad

How much did it cost ;)

Very cool and another epic find Justin

Nice find you lucky git! They look a lot more tired and un loved than when I last would have seen those cars and shells track side, quite a bit of work for you there.

I know I'm surprised that he let it go to e fair and it was alot cheeper than you may think, less than I offered you :p

Thanks Rav and you know me I like to hunt :D

It's a great find and I am lucky, the hard part is going to be replacing it with the correct parts it had.

Blimey, i raced most probably against both cars in those pictures, yup basildon track was a nightmare at the warm ups as they had to use gravel due to the rain. Amazed he didnt keep them. Justin your a jammy git, really jammy.:lol:

Looking forward to see them in a restored condition, should look awesome.

I can remember racing at the Warm Up meeting at Basildon to, and camping there with a leaky tent lol :woot:

:D mine ain't in bits and rusted to xxxx tho :thumbsup:

Rory Culls Yokomos
 

Awesome J,

If it was me, I would leave them exactly as they are and store them in a cabinet. Totally original with the dirt,dust and rust. I would leave them......

Well done getting them matey.............:thumbsup:

This has some decent history behind it and yours is in bits well parts that should be on it aren't :p

Thanks mark I won't clean it I think but it'll get rebuilt to how it would of left the track :thumbsup:

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On buggies like this matey its what I would do. All the history matey.:thumbsup:

Love em !!

Parts are there tho mine raced against a world champ does that count :D:p

So did mine and he made 19th with it which is a dam sight better than I could :lol:

Agree with rebuild no cleaning.. How much you selling the wheels for?

£15 a pair but I might of sold the lot to a guy I'll let you know :thumbsup:

Find of the decade Justin!

What to do with them.... its a very good question!

I'd be so tempted to rebuild the Works & race the car... I'm guessing this would have been a car that Rory would have run at UK national events... so would have less provenance than say the WCS - but one perhaps that Rory himself would have had more affection for?

The WCS is a tricky one - the car (or what remains of it) Looks to have received some home-made parts (poss crafted by Craig Drescher's dad?) Since the car had raced at the Worlds. The photo of the car on the grid seems to show the 'standard' 93WCS rear end - with white bulkhead cap & 'eared' horizontal inner camber link set-up, The home made parts converts that rear end to something similar to the set-up that 1st appeared on the 94 YZ-10. Do you revert it back to the spec of the car on the grid at the Worlds - or simply rebuild the car as it currently stands, adding the missing parts to make it a rolling chassis again?

Rory was Mr consistant and was what put him into all the national A finals he entered into. Great driver and great find, id do it up and wouldnt race it, rare big time.