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Just read on another forum that Dick Spadaro has passed away. Don't have any details yet, but he will be sorely missed. God Speed Buddy!
He was a life-long friend, and a very talented machinist, who was very much into Bonneville, and sprint car racing. A friend of mine, and myself,...
I am the person who originally found this QC unit, and sold it to Dick Spadaro. It belonged to a friend of mine, who just passed away about a year...
Welcome to the board from another fellow Nebraskan... This board is a great place to be!
Bought my '46 Ford business Coupe when I was 14, still have it, even though it is in a million pieces right now. Where have the last 39 years gone?
Hey Guffey, That is the way Quad Al looked when I passed on the chance to buy it, in 1990/1991. A friend of mine brought the car back from...
I don't know how it ended up in Indiana, but I had a chance to buy the engineless chassis in the early 90's, and seriously considered buying it...
First class operation from start to finish. If Dick doesn't have it, he probably will know where to find it. I've been a customer since the mid...
I've known all these guys that helped you out for years, and they indeed are some of the best old car guys around. They have even helped me out a...
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Isn't that the truth... The length of this "Mechanical Rabbit" discussion thread proves that a lot of us think alike. I still think we should try...
Since we are talking about lost and found roadsters, I thought I might add another story into the mix. Back in 1968 Hot Rod magazine had a cover...
Thanks Rootie... Don Brown sure built some beautiful cars, didn't he.
I agree with you, Rootie... While the car has some similar features, namely the cowl panel, the tail itself looks shorter and taller than the M/R...
That's the problem with the 3 "Mechanical Rabbits", it's tough to trace the history of each individual car, because they were all so similar, and...
I forgot to add, the spider gears are different on the earlier rear ends, so you have to have the correct combination of those parts also to make...
Yes... The 32-48 banjo housing is the same.
The Speedy bill ad was from back in the day... It was parked in front of the old Speedway location.
I can remember when Joe's roadster kicked around Lincoln for many years after he stopped racing it, and it had several different owners/drivers...
I just spent a 1/2 hour trying to find a phone number for you. They must be using a cell phone. The only thing I could find is their Facebook...
Don is a good guy, and really knows Flathead Fords. Matter of fact I have one there right now...
Thought I would post something that followed me home. This is an original CAE Sprint Car. They started building the car in 1968 and finished it...
I am looking for some history on an Ardun powered sprint car from the Kansas City area, owned by Tom Barry, who also owned Ace Pattern and...
Excellent book! I've known Ken for many years, and he is very passionate about anything Offenhauser... highly recommended.
My friends father even ran the car with the number 5 still on the car. I have never heard the name Gary McHenry before, but that doesnt mean much,...
Yup, Maxwell cars were pretty popular around Lincoln for sure. Even though it's a little too new for this thread, I own, and am in the process of...
It's interesting that Chet Wilson's name would come up in this thread, a friend of mine owns Chet Wilson's midget, which is purported to be the...
Looking fantastic!... I can remember when the Bonneville streamliner was being built, looking up into the rafters and wishing that 5Window was...
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