Who is your father’s sports idol? Vintage photo of Russ Swift in his Montego at Costessey Showground.
This car will be driven on two wheels, with a bit of luck!! So much so that if you’d never met him or knew what he did for that matter, he could easily blend into a crowd of three.If you’re wondering what Russ is up to now, he’s very much still in the Anyway, have a butchers this home made video of Russ practicing a publicity stunt for Ever Ready in the Leyland Roadrunner and check out the marketing boss’s face at the end who hops out of the passenger side – its classic.Why should those ruddy Belgians have all the glory when us northerners can do it just as good eh?Thanks for uploading this video and story. Your question may be answered by sellers, manufacturers, or customers who purchased this item, who are all part of the Amazon community.
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A View From the North: Russ Swift – So much more than Mr Montego. Please try your search again later. From Russ Swift, For Montego's 30Th (& Drive It Day) - posted in Motor Mouth Section : On Sunday 27th April T Building at MINI Plant Oxford is opening between 10.00am and 4.00pm for Drive It Day and to celebrate 30 years since Montegos launch (25th April 1984).
They just don't make them like they used to. His first ever precision driving show was as part of his father's display team (Russ Swift) in a Miniature Rover Montego at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Montego one point six L, it's capable of accelerating from zero to 60 more than two seconds faster than the one point six L usually. IXO were very appreciative of the documents and stated that they are now looking into the possibility adding the Montego, Maestro and possibly other BL cars to their range. Chassis number: SAXXEMLY7AM404757 This car was previously sold through ACA in January 2016. Russ Swift in his Montego drives through the dancing Diggers at Costessey Showground. The resulting Montego “Car Park” commercial was a major success. Playing next. Amazon.com: Vintage photo of Russ Swift in his Montego at Costessey Showground. : Entertainment Collectibles Recently, having exhausted all the other model companies like Corgi Vanguards, I sent a large A3-sized envelope of Montego and Maestro sales literature (including launch brochures, paint colour and trim guides etc) over to IXO Models in China.
As a result of Russ’s displays at various motorshows many have adopted the “live” theme for the whole show. 1:32.
Been a fan of his for years.I remember the Leyland 7.5 tonners very well; a fair few have survived thankfully and I still see one or being driven around.
Eventually the Montego was smashed in half by a large truck in a fiery explosion. Brandee Mahan. As a consequence, he wasn’t keen to replicate the same stunt again until Ever Ready talked him into a publicity stunt using a brand new Leyland Roadrunner in 1989.With some minor modifications to the suspension Russ told me the truck was very car-like to drive on the limits of gravity. His first ever precision driving show was as part of his father's display team (Russ Swift) in a Miniature Rover Montego at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Cashmere gold over Tempest grey 1988 Montego has an MoT until August and with 17,000 miles on the clock looks like it hasn’t seen a lot of action (no, it’s not the one that featured in the advert). 5 years ago | 273 views. A little while back we were sat there at his kitchen table… chewing the fat withI asked him if he kicked himself at not getting the launch gig of the Roadrunner way way back in 1984 and had he ever tooled around in vehicles bigger than Minis or Montegos. Mike Humble A little while back we were sat there at his kitchen table… chewing the fat with Russell Swift , or more to the point, chewing our way though a packet of chocolate Hob Nobs.
Various sources claimed him to be a number of different racing drivers, including Collins, Damon Hill, Julian Bailey, Russ Swift, Darren Turner and Tim Schrick, as well as former Top Gear presenter Tiff Needell. Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. An Austin Montego that was once owned by stunt driver Russ Swift sold for £2500 at Anglia Car Auctions on Saturday, 23 January. Customer Reviews IXO were very appreciative of the documents and stated that they are now looking into the possibility adding the Montego, Maestro and possibly other BL cars to their range. In 1987 a video was sent to an advertising agency suggesting that it would be a good idea to use Russ’s skills in a TV commercial. Thank you to everyone that assembled at midday for the cake cutting with Russ Swift - always a pleasure to welcome Russ back. Found an old video tape with this on, probably the best uk car advert there has ever been.