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Bill Sadler and his Specials, Part 3

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Bill winning the Queen Catharine Cup at the Glen. Bill Greene Watkins Glen Research Center

Bill winning the Queen Catharine Cup at the Glen with the Mk II. The very successful MK II was very similar in looks to the later MK III. Credit Bill Green Watkins Glen Research Center.

By John Wright

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After the success of the Mark II, Bill started attracting some attention. First of all there was the sponsor Nisonger whose company imported KLG spark plugs among other items. By now, Bill was still driving but Nisonger also had Bob Said, father of racer Boris Said doing the driving. [Read more…] about Bill Sadler and his Specials, Part 3

Bill Sadler’s Jowett Powered Mark I

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Almost a race car. After the brakeless Hillman, Sader decided to build his own racecar, powered by a Jowett Javelin engine. Sadler photo.

Story by John Wright

As we read last week, a young Bill Sadler had bought himself a Hillman convertible but the car had an anemic four cylinder engine. It just wasn’t fast enough. He surveyed the engine compartment and determined that a 2.5 liter Ford V-8 “60” engine would fit. [Read more…] about Bill Sadler’s Jowett Powered Mark I

Bill Sadler Meets John Wright

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Wright and Bill Sadler in the Sadler Mk II, ready for a lap of Laguna in 2015.

Story and photos by John Wright

John Wright has been around the bend several times now and has written widely for a number of magazines including Vintage RaceCar. He also contributed the recent article in VeloceToday about the Campion Lancia S4.

Bill Sadler is like the proverbial iceberg, nine tenths of him lies below the surface. Although many old time racers and enthusiasts remember him from his fearsome Sadler Mark II, Mark III and Formula Libre racers and the revolutionary mid-engined Sadler Mark V race cars, not many know that this man took his engineering degree in 2 ½ years and won a full scholarship to MIT. He graduated from that prestigious school with a Masters in Electronic Engineering and went to work for General Dynamics in the msyterious Area 51. He went on to design and fly a light ground attack aircraft for the Turkish Airforce (cancelled after a change in government) and he retired to Oregon. [Read more…] about Bill Sadler Meets John Wright

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