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Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by bigalturk1, Mar 23, 2011.

  1. Jimbo17
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    Jim Dillon:

    Thanks for posting the pictures of Dick Moroso's corvette.

    I spend a lot of time back in the mid 60's at Performance Automotive and learned a great deal from Dick.

    I was about 18 years old and if you loved drag racing this was the place to hang around.

    It seemed like everyone who was someone in drag racing would show up on Saturday's to talk about racing and even do a little out on the old State Street road which was just around the corner from Dick's shop.

    I have tons of memories of listening to Dick explain how to make a small block engine really run.

    The corvette in the picture as so much history to it and I don't thing Dick son Rick would ever part with that car.

    It just was such a large part of what later became Moroso Performance.

    I still have the Performance Automotive decals and I think I ever have the very first catalog that Dick ever offered which was only a few pages long with the girl on the cover.

    Jimbo
     
  2. vetrod62
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    Thanks, if you are talking about my car. I like Jim D's car also. Jim, I hope all is well with you. Here is another picture of it. Jim

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  3. Sky Pilot
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    DOUBLE VISION !:eek:
     

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  4. Sky Pilot
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    Lil henry :) THE UNICORN VETTE
     

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  5. vetrod62
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    DOUBLE VISION

    My car and my buddy's 61 vette 434. In my garage for an engine refresh now. Picture is 4 years old.

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    QUAD VISION

    Pocono Drag lodge 1st reunion 2009
    All drag cars, some times Gas, some times M/P. All are still racing today. My car and the green car raced there in the 60s til it shut down.


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  6. Sky Pilot
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    SA WEEET . THATS WHY THEY CALL ME 4 EYES :D NOW I CAN SEE 4 VETTES AT A TIME !!!:cool:
     
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  7. Sky Pilot
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    ":cool:"
     

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  8. ModelAPunk
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    Ahhh! I want one! Such a good thread! So many cool photos!
     
  9. Hotdoggin DaddyO
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    I love this thread. This is exactly what these cars were made for. Racing. Whether it was drag racing or road course these things were made for racin'. If you wanted to pose at the country club get a damn T-Bird.
     
  10. Baron
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    Like this one ?

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  11. KustomCars
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    from Minnesota

  12. enloe
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    from east , tn.

    There is an exception to every rule...
     
  13. jonahboo
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    from NJ

    Spotted @ Lead East (not mine)
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    DMC party
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    Partials (sorry)

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  14. Hotdoggin DaddyO
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    HA...that is exactly what I would cruise to the County Club in.:D




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  15. BCCHOPIT
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    My kid and I saw this one at Beaver Spring Dragway
     

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  16. Sky Pilot
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    Another country cluber !
     

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  17. vetrod62
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    Next party Wednesday Aug 29.
     
  18. Sky Pilot
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    purple haze 57 vette
     

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  19. Sky Pilot
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    lil henry and 80 year old hot rod dad :D purple flake gasser
     

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  20. klord125
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    The driver Ed Whyte is a good friend of mine. its funny we where just talking about this car. He bought the car off of Wes and restored it back to original after they finished racing it. I asked him one time,what RPM did you leave the line at? He said to the floor.LOL I'd take a little blue smoke out the pipes to have national record holder.:)
     
  21. Baron
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    Here is picture of Ed then.
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    And now(just going faster all the time !)
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  22. Marty Strode
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    This one raced in the Northwest in the late 60's, early 70's, Gary bought it from Californian Bill Bagshaw, it was known as the "Red Lite Bandit".
     

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  23. jimdillon
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    Baron great pic. Bet that car was a bunch of fun. Is it still around?

    Marty here is the Red light bandit. Cool to see some history on these cars. Know whatever happened to it?-Jim

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  24. Baron
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    Hey Jim. I just read ( a couple of posts back) where Ed bought the car and put it back to stock. I'll see Ed in the next couple weeks (we have two more nostalgia drag meets coming up) and I'll ask him about it. The 65-6 in the picture is his current race car. Runs consistant 10.0's ( and has high 9's )with a 406 small block.
     
  25. jimdillon
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    Baron, sorry I missed that it was put back to stock. I am one of those sentimental old fools that is sad every time I hear such heresy-Jim
     
  26. klord125
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    The picture above is from the Nationals at Indy. I was with him this morning and he's still contemplating running the car at the nostalgia event. He wanted to tear it down and check it over. But with the season almost over may just change the oil and run it.
     
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  27. WCD
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    Nice paint scheme.
     
  28. Marty Strode
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    Another one out of the Northwest.
     

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  29. Sky Pilot
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    standard auto supply 57
     

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  30. Sky Pilot
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    .:cool:.
     

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