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Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by tywester1955, Feb 27, 2021.

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    Leffler and Loukas competition coupe, from Parma, Ohio. Here it is unblown, on gas, but later it got a blower and nitro, winning often wherever it ran, including beating the Speed Sport roadster at the '60 Smoker's meet. Niel Leffler later got into top fuel.
     
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    Many of these photos appeared on Facebook, posted by Jason Ward, whose grandfather was Glenn Ward, who ran gassers and dragsters, and one of the original drivers of the Howard Cam Special with twin Chevies, which appears in one of the photos next to Jay Cheatham's Olds dragster
     
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    That's where I found them.
    EDIT It's a page called "Front Engine Dragsters" but I got called out for posting them here :eek: so I'll wait for permission before posting the rest.
     
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    I’ve got a question for you @296ardun , does the Voight Automotive sponsorship have any connection to Fritz Voight?
     
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    Got permission from the O/P to post these. All Photo Credit: Glen Ward.
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    Hopefully @296ardun will chime in with all the details later.
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    Carl Grimes
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    Charles Kleckner Long Island N.Y. 271806270_10158704554318250_510979130673315783_n.jpg
     
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    Yes it does, Fritz and Leland were friends, and Leland got some of his engine skills from Fritz.
     
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    Fred Forkner
    Yes, a later version of their roadster that started out as Art Tremain's street roadster...here is the yellow version: Buck-and-bohls-roadster6.jpg
     
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    Leland Kolb, modified roadster, ran out of Fritz Voigt's garage. Here is another shot of it, from Leland's son Ron kolb wiz bang ron kolb (2).jpg
     
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    I believe that this is the Carrol Brothers A, with a blown Olds...if I'm right, it later got a chop...Bones Carroll drove carroll brothers coupe.jpg
     
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    Charles McCandless ran this coupe with Doug Hartelt's blown Chrysler. The team started with a Willy coupe, went to a deuce, and then this Bantam. Here is the earlier coupe (Norm Grudem photo, after a pit fire) grudem hart.jpg
     
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    Dick Olson and Pete Osgood ran this Chevy coupe, Harold Ott identified it
     

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