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solved: ig_188 - Bradley GTII by Dick Creighton
« on: June 20, 2013, 05:53:00 AM »
I have only a little information about it.
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Re: ig_188
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2013, 03:23:30 AM »
Experts..

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Re: ig_188
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2013, 04:57:25 AM »
This is Dick Creighton's highly modified Bradley GTII. This machine was made in Phoenix Arizona at 35th & Peoria street. It was created with a wrecked Oldsmobile Trofeo powertrain with the spindles welded. The VW chassis was cut off at the frame horns & the front wheel drive Trofeo powertrain was then fabricated & welded in place, mid engine. The side grills were made at my friends house in Phoenix. They are made from aluminum tubing tig welded into aluminum backing plates. One side of the air intakes, housed the oil cooler, the other intake, houses the radiator. Dick Creighton, sold the car for around $10,000 & moved to Kentucky. He has passed away & my friend Greg Whitney has lost track of Dick Creighton's Bradley GTII. The car was featured in a German kit car magazine article in 1991, I am not sure of what the magazine was called. I can see in your photo, the car had been re-painted yellow, then red & rear wheelwells modified.Looks like it has been neglected. My friend Greg Whitney & myself, would like to know where the car is at today. If you know where it is, please tell me.  Thank you, william.

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Re: ig_188
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2013, 05:00:07 AM »
Dick Creighton's Bradley GTII, outside a Laughlin Nevada hotel. During the annual Arizona Club Sandwich kit car run.

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Re: ig_188
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2013, 05:03:34 AM »
My friend Greg Whitney's Bradley GTIIE & his latest Bradley GTII.

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Re: ig_188
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2013, 05:08:09 AM »
Greg's Mica Blue Bradley GTII.

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Re: ig_188
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2013, 05:17:35 AM »
This is Dick Creighton's highly modified Bradley GTII. This machine was made in Phoenix Arizona at 35th & Peoria street. It was created with a wrecked Oldsmobile Trofeo powertrain with the spindles welded. The VW chassis was cut off at the frame horns & the front wheel drive Trofeo powertrain was then fabricated & welded in place, mid engine. The side grills were made at my friends house in Phoenix. They are made from aluminum tubing tig welded into aluminum backing plates. One side of the air intakes, housed the oil cooler, the other intake, houses the radiator. Dick Creighton, sold the car for around $10,000 & moved to Kentucky. He has passed away & my friend Greg Whitney has lost track of Dick Creighton's Bradley GTII. The car was featured in a German kit car magazine article in 1991, I am not sure of what the magazine was called. I can see in your photo, the car had been re-painted yellow, then red & rear wheelwells modified.Looks like it has been neglected. My friend Greg Whitney & myself, would like to know where the car is at today. If you know where it is, please tell me.  Thank you, william.
Good story, William! Thank you.  :thumbsup:

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Re: solved: ig_188 - Bradley GTII by Dick Creighton
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2013, 07:07:29 PM »
I have learned that Dick Creighton's Bradley GTII was featured in the June 1991 Kit Car Illustrated magazine.

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Re: solved: ig_188 - Bradley GTII by Dick Creighton
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2013, 11:50:42 AM »
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Re: solved: ig_188 - Bradley GTII by Dick Creighton
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Re: solved: ig_188 - Bradley GTII by Dick Creighton
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Re: solved: ig_188 - Bradley GTII by Dick Creighton
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2016, 04:48:33 AM »
Apparently Dick calls this car "Mariah".
It was my original NEH 4529 as "Mariah" didn't show up in the Search as the name is not mentioned anywhere in this thread, but it's too recent to re-post so here's the picture I was using instead:

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