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Does anyone here know the whereabouts of the Illinois Shaker now? John
Yesterday at my wife's 50th high school reunion, I was talking cars with one of her classmates. He said he was at one time a partner in a speed...
I found this thread last week, became intrigued because I have an R car. It' a '63 500XL fastback, black with black interior, 4 speed. I...
A good friend of mine bought that Glidden car when Bob moved to another one. Raced it for a few years, then sold it. Was sick a few years later...
Is the Fairlane with the fiberglass rear seat the same one my retired Ford engineer friend told me about? The back part of the top was bashed...
ackjlo: Who's old? You have a year on me, I turned 70 last month. My first trip down a strip was in 1959 and I've raced every year since. I...
Re: the pic of the Bob Glidden B/S. A friend of mine, Fred Robinson (he's on "the list" with a '51 Studebaker) bought that car from Glidden,...
Hadn't seen this post until yesterday. Was the 17 year old photog Ron Yuill? I knew him then, the pics look familiar to me. John
Salt Racer: Yes, Frith's car is the former Parham and Payne car. Those two guys are now good friends of mine, Payne is building a new blown...
Lingenfelter had a quote on the back of one of his cars, possibly his M/S Chevelle convertible. It said, "Some men have become moderately wealthy...
Dennis: I don't have any photos of the truck. I think it was red. It said F100 XL somewhere, I don't remember it being as prominent as the one...
Dennis: The Martin truck ran at Muncie. It may have been built in Martin's shop rather than a DSO. Glidden may have info, he was driving for...
I have an old Firestone Drag 500 cheater slick in the barn, it is 7" wide, mounted on a chromed Ford 14" wheel. Two grooves. Was on a '63...
Dennis: Would that be the big truck scoop? I seem to remember one of Ed Martin's cars having one, but it may have been his "F100 XL" pickup. John
Butch: Congratulations on obtaining the "Hustling Hoosier". I have raced against Kyle in that car at Muncie in stock eliminator. Neat car and...
WII: So it was you who sent the PM. It wouldn't download, "Bad Response from Server".??? Email me directly, [email protected] John
Rich: Never scanned and posted or emailed before, will have to ask a grandchild to show me how. If nothing else, I could photocopy and snail...
I have '63,5,6,7, and 9 if that would help. Don't know what happened to '64 and '68. John
Didn't the rules of the day state that dealer installed kits and export kits would not be allowed in stock? John
April 1957 Hot Rod Magazine has a one page spread on George's '34. John
Harbit's bore was declared .001 too big. The same engine was checked at a points meet a few weeks before the Nationals and was declared legal....
I remember that Fairlane wagon 427. I think he was from Kentucky. That shot was at Xenia, Ohio at one of the Expo meets. The first year that...
My wife's parents bought a used '69 Chevvy 4 door, had the 396 two barrel engine. Former small town cop car. John
Kevin Siebert drove the '71 version of the Siebert Olds, he took me out in the first round of I/SA at the '71 Nationals. John
Marty Barratt stories. When I was running a dual quad '56 T-Bird, Marty came to me with the story that someone had complained because I didn't...
My vote on the tail lights is '56 Packard. John
I stumbled onto this thread a couple days ago. Sad discussion, but we cannot change the past. I've been racing for 50 years, my first trip down...
Here are a cou;le names. Bob Bayles (K/SA) and John Feistritzer (Hoosier Hurricane). Really enjoy this site.
I don't have my first one, but I still have my second blown '57 Ford that got hit by the 10 year rule about the same time it was completed. I...
A cou;le of corrections to the list. John Frith was from La, Div. 4. His driver was Danny Chapman. Ted Harbit had a '51 Stude, not '52. Great...
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