The Jalopy Journal
As of 8:30 PM on Sunday, the video isn't on any of the Facebook pages listed. Would like to see the video if possible.Thanks.
Frank, are we going hear and see the fire up of the new engine?
I was fortunate to see Gene and the Willys run and win for the 1st time in May, 1965. I still get excited when I see "wheels up" off the line with...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Gene, Ruth, and family, Melvin, Quain Stott and the Moonlighter Nation. Looking forward to that big ol' ford...
Gene has stated in the past that a well built tunnel port runs better on gasoline than a Cammer. The engine that he is building is a tunnel port....
You are witnessing the Ted Williams of drag racing!
Amen to Gene being a hero for his racing abilities and the type man he is when not behind the wheel of that iconic Willys. Behind a great man is a...
I would like to see Gene build a FE 468 cid tunnel port for the Willys. If I'm not mistaken, that was the best combination for the Willys back in...
When and where is the 1st Southeastern Gassers meet?
1st run was 109 mph 2nd run was 106 mph.
Yesterday is a day that followers of Gene Cromer will never forget. I believe we witnessed the Ted Williams of drag racing because he began as a...
Gene, family and Melvin, have a great time at your induction into the East Coast Hall of Fame. This is a great honor that I believe is many years...
Did anyone get pictures or video from the Ware Shoals gasser meet? Did Gene make any passes in the Willys?
Gene, Remember the time at Lakeside Drag Strip, a certain friend of ours had gone along to help you(NOT MELVIN !) and he left the balls in the...
Amen!
Well said! That is the exact description of Gene Cromer. I always saw him as unassuming , never arrogant, clean cut, family man but ferocious at...
This was a great day and week for the Cromer family. Mom's 100th birthday, brother's birthday, Gene and Ruth's anniversary and the rebirth of a...
Just watched the Moonlighter start up video twice and that engine sounds ANGRY! Gene still has it.
Gene competed in "Run what you brung" races with the Willys and it would run 150 mph on alcohol. I don't think he used nitro in the Willys. Only...
I check the forum 2 times per day!
When Gene and the Moonlighter came to a strip, there was a lot of hooping and hollering as he ran these great times. He was usually putting a...
As a fan who followed Gene around to the various tracks from 1965 -1967( I was in the Army from 1968-71 ), I remember the Willys running high 9's...
Don, Gene is such a nice guy, he would let us young guys hang around the shop while he was working on the Willys or building engines for other...
FE power being massaged by the MASTER!
Back in 1967, when Gene was using both the wedge and cammer, I remember him saying that the wedge ran better on gasoline than the cammer. At that...
Thank you for the photos and the updates. I know this takes time and I appreciate your effort. Gene has to be grinning like a kid on Christmas...
I've been acquainted with Gene for 48 years and he is the real deal. As I've told him, I could not be happier if it were my own car. He deserves...
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