I recently acquired this flathead manifold. It's a hexagon tool, but with the Evans name on it instead also the name Gary Rupert stamped as well. Typed it to google and found there was a racer by that name that raced a flathead powered topolino. Wondering if anybody had anymore info on the car or the driver. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Gary was the older brother of Frank Rupert who drove the the "Pay n Pak" top fuel dragsters based in Spokane WA. Frank's son Jason competes in the current nostalgia Funny Car series...Dyno Dave
Frank did pilot the EAGLE ELECTRIC AA/FD which became the PAY n PAK AA/FD when" EE's" owner changed the name of his stores to PAY N PAK... Frank and a partner based in CA. campaigned a Camaro funny car for many years. Dyno dave
In the 50's I lived near the Rupert's 13 st. family home in Spokane, and swiped some Gary's nitro for my .049 model airplane motor. When it finally fired off, grabbed a bunch of RPM's loud Bang and a tiny piston & rod were hanging out... Dick Flynn was the engine builder and Gary did the car construction, think they did several race cars together. I can come with contact information for Frank, if you want to follow this up... Dyno Dave
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