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Sorry it's been a few weeks since I posted last. Did you take pictures of the old chassis you used to rebuild this before you started altering it?
I didn't have time yet to read each page, only had time to skim the first section, saw where it says 'chassis built by Scotty Fenn...' and...
I am curious, did you use any parts from an old dragster chassis to build this?
Wow, I can't blame yall for being ticked, especially because it's part of your tradition. It's really cool you used to race there 'back then'. :)...
Just saw this thread. Dad had run at the World Series at Cordova, and I was actually gonna make a trip to it this year, you know, be all nostalgia...
Ray is one of my Dad's racing friends. Really, really like this pic.
Really nice pic. Can you identify who the people are?
What is the page called? Would love to see it.
And a couple from it's modification to Yipes Stripes.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] And Dad with completed Yipes. We don't have a picture of his friend...
And here are a couple of it's first stage. [ATTACH] From Neita Raceway August 7, 1966. [ATTACH]
After browsing through the pics, I see we don't really have a perfect side view shot. Here are a couple beginning pics. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Should be able to post some tomorrow. :)
We don't really have many specs on the car, working on that though. Mostly just had pictures to go by. Trying to bug the folks from the glory days...
Thanks so much for welcoming me. :)
Thanks! And thanks for checkin out our fb page. Unfortunately we don't have much info on the specs, but are working on that.
Here is Dad with Yipes. Not sure of the date. [ATTACH]
And from another trip to Cordova, just before Jerry bought it.[ATTACH]
Here it is during a modification.[ATTACH]
Thanks! Yeah we have some pics. It had humble beginnings, went through some modifications, and became the Yipes Stripes dragster that Jerry Saar...
Okay, I probably shoulda posted here before posting elsewhere, just got excited to see so many vintage pics. I came here randomly browsing for...
Had to start my account over, so here's a pic of Dad with the Yipes Stripes dragster before it was Yipes. Jim Fackeldey, US 30 dragstrip, Gary...
Okay no problem! Just wanted to make sure it wasn't anything I did. :)
Life's too short to drive a boring car.
I created an account yesterday, posted a pic, and tried to log in today and the site said I didn't exist. So I created the same account today. No...
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