Hello, Swindler II held the B/GS record through 1961 with a 10.99 at 128.57. Doug “Cookie” Cook took over the driving chores from K. S. Pitman the same year and, at the same time, replaced John Edwards as the top wrench. Note the use of windshield wipers. Not seen in the photo are the dual exhaust tailpipes. Both were class requirements until 1962. The 425 Olds-powered car was wrecked on its return home from Indy in 1961. I did a story on the SWC’s Swindler 2, that is now on permanent display at the Lion’s Dragstrip Museum. The original front end... Then, as the set up was going on, the next day had some move in race cars in the empty building. The museum display staff told me that the silver blue 1941 SWC Willys Coupe was going to be on permanent display at the newly created Lions Dragstrip Museum in the huge wing of the sprawling trucking/container complex. (That got my blood flowing.) Seeing the actual SWC Olds powered coupe up close and personal…I could not wait. I was amazed at the interior of the Willys Coupe. Pristine and ready for any encounters on the So Cal dragstrips… On opening day/night in 2017, the 1941 Willys Coupe was joined by a friend and the display was neatly a part of Gas Coupe and Sedan history. Thanks to Mike Cook’s family and his company. I was at the Price Transfer Lions Museum Grand Opening in June 24, 2017, I was able to talk to Mike Cook for some time. The Swindler 2 was there on the previous weeks getting ready for the opening displays. I was able to get some great shot in the prelim set up days. No one there to muddle up the background, etc. Mike Cook was very informative. His information on the Willys and other builds was enlightening. The whole museum event was awesome, from the live Cacklefest outside to the multiple car displays inside the Lions Dragstrip Wing of the whole Price Transfer Automobilia complex. They told me that the silver blue 41 SWC coupe was going to be on permanent display at the newly created Lions Dragstrip Museum in the huge wing of the sprawling trucking/container complex. (That got my blood flowing.) Seeing the actual SWC Olds powered coupe up close and personal…I could not wait. That was in 2017. All alone, with nowhere to go for the moment, other than in someone’s memory. YRMV Jnaki Not alone anymore... it is the centerpiece of the gas coupe section of the museum. The latest from the new edition of the Lion’s Dragstrip Museum in So Cal. This place is always changing something. So, a long road trip to the museum is a definite, “well worth the effort,” excursion.
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