The boys at Lakewood Auto Parts are seen working on their dragster behind the shop in mid '54. It was on Lakewood Boulevard a long block south of Firestone Boulevard. It looks like Lloyd Scott, far left, is adjusting the valves on his own Ardun engine used in the car. Lloyd also drove the car.
This 1957 Plymouth Savoy was the work of a few hot rodders under the leadership of Wally Parks. They had run the car at Daytona earlier in the year with ugly headlight covers but wanted to know how fast it would go at Bonneville. It was listed in the program as “Suddenly” with the name Hot Rod Magazine Special in parens. A 400” Chrysler Hemi was listed as the power plant and was put together at Dean Moon’s shop. Entered in Class D Coupe and Sedan, they were after the ’56 record of 163.715 mph set by the team of SanChez, Cagel and LeMon. Seven cars were after the record and in the end, the SanChez, Cagel, and LeMon boys ran first in class with a speed of 180.45 mph, Parks second with a speed of 175.57 mph, and Allen, Duncan, Weeks, and Nobel third with a speed of 173.16 mph. All three had qualified over the record but only one could do two runs on top of that. The team of Allen, Duncan, Weeks, and Nobel were the heroes and went home with a new record of 169.292 mph. The yellow ’56 Ford wagon behind the Savoy was Photographer and Engine builder Dean Moon’s transport that day.
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