From the web. All east coast guys. Al Oster's One Step Beyond A/SA Plymouth Dave Strickler old reliable II A/S Unknown sedan delivery F/SA
Dave Strickler old reliable II A/S Interesting picture. Looks like they were standing on a trailer with his 63. Unknown sedan delivery F/SA Pretty sure the guy who owns this told me it is the old "Doc's Delivery"
tt This picture brought back memories, I was at the 62 Nationals and saw Hayden Profitt beat the Ramchargers for SS/S win. It was the finest bit of shifting I had ever heard in my life. Here is an write-up of the final rounds. I know it is the top of the stock food chain but there is nothing funny here. "Entering the last stages of Stock eliminator, four drivers had outlasted the Big Go's front-running stockers: Proffitt in his Cone Chevrolet Special, which had cut out the event's SS/S class champion, Strickler; Jim Thornton of the Ramchargers and Golden had each taken their share of Fords and Chevys en route to the final sprints, each in an automatic transmission Dodge 413; and Dick Brannon, who was holding out in the Ford corner, though he wasn't able to get his e.t. down to match those of the other runners. Nationals announcer Bernie Partridge was having a contest with observers by asking over the PA who was for what car. As the last races were called, few knew which car had received the loudest ovation. Brannon's '62 Ford, Lively One, was the first to fall. Thornton, in a Dart 413, forced Brannon out on a blistering run. Maverick's Dodge was the next to return to the pits. Proffitt walked all over the 413 to bring him up against Thornton, from Royal Oak, Mich., in the last of the Dodges. The race brought all to their feet. All season, Top Stock had changed hands many times and was, for the most part, a matter of Dodge to Chevy or Chevy to Dodge. In all parts of the country, this was the big contest throughout the year, and the long-awaited race to decide the champion was staged at the starting line: Chevy 409 versus Dodge 413. It was a sad day for the Dodge boosters, for at the flag, Proffitt bombed out of the gate, slightly ahead of the Dodge, which appeared to hesitate at the line. Though Thornton tried his best to catch and overtake the wicked Chevy, it was Proffitt all the way for the 1962 Mr. Stock Eliminator title. Proffitt posted a 12.83 e.t., 113.92 mph; Thornton's Dodge clipped a 13.12, 111.52 mph." Warren
Actually, it was good enough to be saved as purchased from Jenkins, but it WAS restored. It was completely taken apart and redone. Verne
This shot was taken in Indy during the '63 Nats by Dave Strickler's father. The '63 Z-11 that you see to the far right was on the back of a flat bed truck. Dave used this gas station as his "home base" while at the Nats for years. This shot is part of the Strickler family photo collection.
I guess that all depends on what "nice" is. The car was in "as raced" condition when Jenkins bought it from the second owner. He had it repainted because of the second owner's name and lettering on it but that's all he needed to do to it. But it was not torn up or abused at all. The frame had the white paint Jenkins put on it flaking off and the engine compartment was greasy. Otherwise in my book it was nice. Nice enough that I was disappointed when I heard it was restored. I would have left it as is. Verne
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