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History Don Garlits' old house and shop are for sale

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by URY914, Jun 28, 2011.

  1. URY914
    Joined: Feb 2, 2010
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    Don's old house and shop where he built many of his cars and customer cars is on the market. He had the house built in 1967 and lived there until he moved to Ocala to open the Drag Racing Museum. It is a few miles east of Tampa not far off of I-4 and I-75. It sits on a lake and all the old shop buildings are still there. It can be yours for $800K. I drove by it today to have a look. Here is a link....

    http://www.realliving.com/FL/Seffner/33584/homes-for-sale/812-STATE-RD-574-56223425/popup


    I have nothing to do with this sale. If you bought it you could say your house was once owned by a King. King of the Dragsters, that is. :D
     
  2. ...& I'm sure he autographed the SOB somewhere.

    JH
     
  3. Nice house. Don't think I'll be buying it though. lol
     
  4. URY914
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    I was shocked to see it wasn't painted black.
     

  5. BlownMerc
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    I could only WISH to find a "barn find" on that property!
     
  6. raidmagic
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    I've lived here my whole life and that thing has been for sale for YEARS!! I don't know how many times it's been sold but it's had a for sale sign on it for as long as I can remember.
     
  7. RodStRace
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    Realtors suck!!!
    Not a single picture or even mention of anything but the house. If it does have a shop, why not say so?
     
  8. Joe Grippo
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    In his new book Don Garlits and His Cars there is a great picture of him doing a burn out down his drive way in one of the Swamp Rats!
    I wonder if that's the same house.....
     
  9. URY914
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    I would bet on it.
     
  10. Deuces
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    I read the book "King Of The Dragsters" in Jr. High in the early '70's.. Wish I could find it and read it again...
     
  11. el shad
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    EXACTLY what I was thinking. Where the hell are the pics of the mother scratchin shop???!!!!!???
     
  12. raidmagic
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    There are two shops I can get a pic of one from the street but it sits pretty far back.
     
  13. Deuces
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    Deuces

    google street.....
     
  14. URY914
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    There is a wall with a gate at the road. Google Street may not be able to see the shops. Try it.
     
  15. b-body-bob
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    ... and every house they let him get near with a Sharpie in his hand
     
  16. pwschuh
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    Not only do they not mention the shop, they don't even mention whether or not it has a garage! (just a lot of 'parking')
     
  17. Deuces
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    Deuces

    Can't do.... I have a msntv 2 web box and it won't allow me to do a number of things.. Damn it! :( I gotta get a real pc one of these years.. :rolleyes:
     
  18. Mazooma1
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    well, I hope there's no skid marks in the house.....:eek::D
     
  19. Smokin Joe
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    Ask Jerry "The King" Ruth if he thinks Don was The King of Dragsters! LOL
     
  20. Deuces
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    Deuces

    Don's got "the book" to prove it!...
     
  21. Autographed on the Deed
     
  22. brad chevy
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    Rather have one of the old hotrods than a overpriced house.Realtor choice has a lot to do with the property not selling. Hell the signs to the Museum on the interstate have changed and look as plain Jane as the ad on the house.
     
  23. Maybee ther are 'swamp rats' running around in the roof at night and they freaking out the new owners...
     

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  24. 56sedandelivery
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    A 3 bedroom house with FIVE FULL BATHROOMS; what's going on there? The master bedroom, 22 X 25, is the same size as my garage/shop! Butch/56sedandelivery.
     
  25. firingorder1
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    Runs. He made a lot of them over the years.
     
  26. URY914
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    They probably counted the bathroom in the shop. The shop they didn't say anything about.
     
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  27. .... with a Sharpie.

    JH
     
  28. John T Conover
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    from US

    from Bing Maps
     

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  29. propwash
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    it's conceivable that if the home has been on the market for a very long time, the original listings had photos...and all the real estate agents know it. They're just bored with listing it and taking all the trouble to take a dozen or more pix.... or, it's just a lazy agent. Someone in that county ought to do a 'chain of ownership' survey and see how many owners it is from when Garlits walked the hallowed halls (with his runs).

    dj
     
  30. BashingTin
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    Just for fun, a more zoomed out view from Google Maps...

    The house is circled in red:

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    And some suspicious tire marks in the driveway heading toward the front gate :p:

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