The 212 modified roadster belonged to Jim Fox. The 354 hemi from this car was the first engine in the Frantic Four fueler.
Hello, Nice photo of the famous Tennessee Bo-Weevil. Even though we were on the Westcoast, as So Cal locals growing up, every time we saw that name in the Drag News or in print, we liked what it represented. It was a hard charging, fast modified roadster. The name? What is a Bo-Weevil? We had no clue back then, but realized it was a part of the southern states’ culture. I did a memorial tribute to this famous roadster. The background story for Ray Godman was inspiring. He is/was a legend in my mind and others, too. Tennessee Bo Weevil at the 1959 Detroit Nationals The name, “Tennessee Bo Weevil” stuck out in our young teenage minds from the time it was posted in one of the Drag News Papers, back in early 1959. We knew nothing of Tennessee, except for Davy Crockett and that Nashville was the capital. Tennessee was so far removed from So Cal at the time that it could have been located on the Moon. But, the name Tennessee Bo Weevil was an odd name that just stuck in our ever, impressionable heads. That name kept popping up in the drag racing results and later, we finally heard the actual sound on the Hot Rods and Dragsters in Hi-Fi/Stereo that was recorded at the Detroit Nationals in 1959. Thanks for the memories and great drag racing career. Jnaki You were an inspiration to all drag racers, everywhere. (Even in So Cal.) Sorry, we never met. Ray Godman Tennesee "Bo Weevil" Roadster
Charlie Bouchers "Bad News" at Dover. This is truly an early picture 1963. We ran against him often. Pat
I helped Phil Nunez a few times in the pits in central California, Fremont, Half Moon Bay, Sac Raceway, etc.
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