Projects Gene (Moonlighter) Cromer's A/G Willys Resurrection

This is great. I love seeing Mr. Cromer putting it on those SBC with that FE!! Us FE guys stick together!!!

 

WILL THE MOONLIGHTER BE RUNNING IN KNOXVILLE SATURDAY?

 

Yes Gene is our main attraction.

 

AWESOME

 

Everybody come by the Moonlighter pit, we all like meeting guys that have been following this story on the H.A.M.B.

 

I AM PLANNING ON BRINGING SOME OLD CAR MAGAZINES TO SELL OUT OF THE BACK OF MY TRUCK SO STOP BY AND GIVE US A HOLLER ALSO

 

Greenville,South Carolina is closer. HRP

 

Gas tank topped off, cold drinks in the coolers ... coming to Knoxville Dragstrip tomorrow .... WOO HOO !!

--- Steve ---

 

Have fun Steve,I know you have been pumped about going ever since they announced the South East Gassers were coming to Knoxville. HRP

 

Steve, Gene told me today that if I see you to be sure and bring you over to meet him. So, look us up, we won't be hard to find. I'm looking forward to meeting you too.
Frank

 

Geez, I don't know that anyone knows what I look like. I'll be in black jeans and a Moonlighter Color blue shirt. 6'1" 250lbs, with a little strawberry blonde lady about a foot shorter (my wife). We celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary last Saturday, and we will be at an awesome gasser meet with awesome folks, so we will probably look pretty dang happy.

--- Steve ---

 

Steve.Congrats on the 40`th.May you and your Missus have many more.NOW,back to our regularly scheduled program.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Sure hope someone will get some video of Gene on 2 wheels. Some of us poor suckers live on the wrong side of the country.

 

You meet the nicest people at a drag race!

 

Why is it Gene looks younger than he did a year ago??

 

We had a very good time at Knoxville even though the event got rained out. I had a chance to see some old friends and meet some new ones. Old Colt and his wife fit right in with the Moonlighter gang in the trailer waiting for the rain to stop. It was good to see Speedyb representing the left coast. It really was a good group of people there. The Moonlighter and the Alley Cat were the only to gassers to make a second qualifying pass. The time was inadvertently shown and the Moonlighter ran a 6.38. I didn't see the speed.

 

Yeah, I noticed that when I met him at the track yesterday. He seemed pretty fresh. Guess it may be that he's had an off season since last year to re-coop from the frantic thrashing on the Moonlighter and get a new knee. Or maybe cause he was breathing some of our fresh Tennessee air ... lol. At any rate, Gene and his family make you feel just like one of their family ... what a great bunch of folks. Quain Stott was giving out home made ice cream and cake to celebrate nephew Donovan Stotts' (who drives the White Trash Anglia) 21st birthday. It was great to finally meet folks I've seen on this forum so many times. Well, the heavens did open up and dispense us a bunch of liquid sunshine, but me and wifey Patricia still have our rain checks for August. Hope everyone can make it back to Knoxville then.

--- Steve ---

 

You got that right! HRP

 

My son and I were in the trailer also. All I can say is thanks to the Cromers for the hospitality. They gave my son and I some chocolate chip cookies after we helped them try to get stuff out of the weather. We will be back later in the year when you guys come back.

 

Nice meeting you and your son at Knoxville Enloe. I tried offering the Cromers some of my hot fresh french fries from the concession stand as thanks for the use of trailer to get out of the downpour. Guess they weren't hungry or watching their figures. Gene did eat one though.

--- Steve ---

 

Sorry I missed you. I moved up to the front of the trailer to make room for more people to get out of the rain.

 

we will meet later this year.

 

It was a good day, we got a couple of runs in before the bottom fell out. Everybody got wet, nobody melted......

 

THERE MY SON AND I ARE STANDING UNDER THE TENT. WE HELPED MOVE THE TABLES

 

Speedyb, from California, is in the background of the shot of Ruth and her grand daughter hugging.

 

Just a small observation from Knoxville Saturday ... the Moonlighter is now sporting rear tail lights.

 

They were installed before the Rodder's Journal photo shoot.

 

I think he's gonna turn the flashers on while the good ol' Gap Band is playing against his next victim.