Loren McCombs reunited with his "Blue Racer" after 41 years

I hope these posts don't come off as bragging, I get excited with this stuff and want to share it with other Rodders,

I got a call last week from Loren McCombs (and his wife Pat) the owner/ driver of the B/SR "The Blue Racer" that I currently own and plan to start restoring in the spring,....They were in Michigan visiting some friends and wanted to stop by, It was the first time Loren had seen his old race car in 41 years, He got a big kick out of it, He was poking around and telling me a lot of stories about several parts and pieces on the car,... I don't know which one of us had the better time.

As things started to wind down Pat said here these are for you,...
It was Lorens 1964 NHRA Championship Jacket and the Plaque he got in the mail from NHRA along with a stereo album of the soundtrack from the 64 Nationals.

Again I don't want to bore anyone with this stuff, but this is just really cool to me, I won't post anymore about the Blue Racer until I start the restoration in the spring,... Thanks for your interest.

 

That SO cool!! You are not boring me.

 

Priceless!!!

 

that is awesome. ill bet it was great to get the lowdown on what and how that car was done. so many have been lost to time.

 

No boredom here! That is so friggin' cool. You've got the HAMBHistory Channel going. You need to record your interview with him and make it into a CD/DVD with pics of the restoration for the future.

 

Hope you had a tape recorder going, that is some priceless material. That jacket is awesome! Keep the stories coming you braggart.

 

Very cool. Something that wouldn't happen if you tried. I'm sure that day will be a big moment in your memory

 

Man, I almost fell asleep reading that..

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Dude, that is friggin' awesome. Good luck with the restoration.

 

That's about the only way to properly end a "barn find" story. I know yours wasn't EXACTLY a barn find, I'm refering to gettin the history FIRST HAND from the origional builder. It doesn't happen very often, you're one fortunate individual.
Now, I've got one more reason for coming up to your place and checking out your stash first hand. I've been going to do it but life just keeps getting in the way.

Frank

 

thanks for posting!

little tid bits like that are what makes the hamb--GREAT!

 

Well if your ever up this way your more than welcome, I get down to the tri-city area a lot,...... let's grab a coffee one of these days.

 

Simply awesome!

 

Boring? Hell NO ! Priceless is more like it. I wish there were more posts like this!

 

Wow, that is great!!... and even better after reading about it in the last issue of Hot Rod.

Thanks for sharing your story with us.

Malcolm

 

Hey, my real name is Loren but i go by David. Pretty cool.

 

Thats not bragging.Thats just passin on some history.Thats goin to be a day that you will remember everytime you look at tyhat car.Thanks for the post.Post all the updates on the car.

 

Great story. Good luck with the restoration!

 

Cool. But dont stop posting until the resto starts - keep going.

 

That is freak'n great when you can get the history from such a reliable source. Doesn't get any better than that. Good luck on the restore!-MIKE

 

I used to watch a very fast sprint car racer with that McCombs surname at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, MI years ago....any relation ?

 

I Love sh!t like this...

 

WOW, that is just awsome. It's great that he passed on that history to someone who will carry it on!!!! I'm sure that was both a happy and a sad time for him (parting with that stuff)

I'm glad he saw the forsight to pass it on, so many more yrs can be enjoyed now with his memories.

So many times these things are left in familes that don't care or know anyone to pass it to.

What a Lucky fun day for you

 

I just wish I would have got to him before they moved out of Michigan,.. I almost choked when they told me they had two garbage cans full of trophy's they put out to the curb, because no one wanted them and they were always a pain in the neck !

I am surprised this post came up again,.. But it was the HAMB that was responsible for the history coming back together with this car,
Since these post's I have found a full out Y-block drag engine I am trying to deal on now,......

You can read more on this car at these two posts,.. thanks for the interest in it.

"The Blue Racer" B/SR #424 "A" Roadster
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=81222

And
Thank You HAMB and Hot Rod Magazine !
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204985

 

Does the jacket fit you?

 

Dennis, I just got done reading all three of your threads. Very interesting how it is all coming together. Please post all the progress on this restoration when it gets started. This is why I love the HAMB!

 

I always enjoy your posts, and look forward to more. We come from the same era in Michigan and so I always watch for your avator and read with interest.
Thanks for the story

 

Thanks for the kind words,... I also look for your posts, Did you know a guy in Dearborn named Mike"Gator"Gados He was (and still is) a Pin Striper, the Cody Brothers, Jerry Kenny, There is a sight called thehotrodsofdearborn.com that has a lot of memories of old Dearborn/Detroit,... One of these days if I get my scanner working again I have some cool pictures from Frank Mack's photo album,.. from the old neighborhood,...... I will have to post.

 

This absolutely ROCKS!! Keep us advised as the project progresses.

 

Real neat. Thanks for sharing.

 

very cool ! you need to sit down with him and get all those stories on video ! while you still can.