I am looking for any help in trying to find a old gasser Thames that is blue and white that is called Trouble Truck. Last I know that someone in Kansas owns it. If anybody would know who may own it please let me know. was a locally race truck around here in the Martinsburg WV area back in the 70's. Thanks for any help ps here's a picture of it.
I thin that Thames is being raced . Seen it at bowling green 2 years ago Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Been in a few magazine snap shots. Might contact the S.E. Gassers, they may have a line on it. Good Luck.
This pic popped up after doing a trouble truck search. .....and found this, scroll down and click on story http://nostalgiagassers.com/members/ Owner: Steve Cregut Driver: Randy Cree Tecumseh, Ks Trouble Truck 1951 Thames panel truck Originally Book Mobile at University West Virginia Engine: 400 small block Chevy Trans: powerglide Olds rearend w/mosher axles Best et 11.04 121 mph Trouble Truck When I was a young man I always saw this truck up the street from me. At that time it was candy apple green with gold leaf lettering. Had a 427 with Hilborn injection out the hood. (COOL!) Two guys named Buck Kees and Mike Grim built him and raced at Mason Dixon Dragway almost every weekend. Always was fun to watch because they ran a 4-speed, so every time they hit a gear the front end came up! Even in fourth gear! I think it was 1974-75 when he was repainted the way it is now. The guy that painted him was a great custom painter named Pete Doboise. This guy was wild! He lived at the end of Rock Cliff Drive (about a 1/2 mile from where Buck and Mike keep it. My best friend (Tom Casey) helped Pete repaint the truck one weekend. They took three days to paint it so while they where doing all the work they took speed and drank beer for all three days! Pete had a front engine dragster that he drove up and down the road all the time. Always have a place in my heart for this truck. Lost track of it though when it left NY. I have a Henry J gasser now named “J Walking” maybe next year we can do a match race at Bowling Green. Thanks for the photo. Please keep in touch. Thanks Jeff “J Walking” The Trouble Truck left NY, the next place that we know it landed was Puddle, MS where it lived for a while. It then was bought by a Rat in Kansas where it lives at the “Rat Now Gasser Ranch” a senior living facility for old Gassers.
I agree with some comments, it may run with the Old Geezer Gassers at NHRR Bowling Green Fathers Day Weekend.
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