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History Seeking info/pic's on old drag car....''JITTERBUG''

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by cody repp, Nov 6, 2008.

  1. cody repp
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    Anyone have pictures or any info of a old drag car 33 three window ford coupe that was called the ''Jitterbug''
    The car was purple, and it ran in southern California in the 1950's(???)

    thanks
     
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  2. 327-365hp
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    Here's a couple I saved from the HAMB
     

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  3. Royalshifter
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    That car is sweet....the exhaust looks as if it runs through the frame.
     
  4. cody repp
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    anyone have any pictures?? please help me guys.
    who owned it?
    where did it race?
    anything helps
     
  5. 40 & 61 Fords
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    It looks to me like it could be a repaint of either the SoCal or Pierson brothers coupes.....
    Or it's the "missing" super cool, super wacked track nosed 33 3window!
     
  6. cody repp
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    no no no
    those two cars are not the only chopped 33/34's of that era......


     
  7. Hey Cody, saw this post this morning at 5am, but didn't respond.

    Love the Jitterbug!

    I was also wondering why you are looking? I see your avatar looks pretty close, recreation, or just influenced? Either way, I dig!

    I came in to research something in my photo files, and I came across this pic by accident. Not sure if you have it? But there she was...

    Love more info on what you are up too... I dig this stuff.

    I also have a 34 three window with a custom nose, not finished yet.
     

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  8. rocknrollratfink
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    Thats Harry Duncans Jitterbug 34 coupe. Fast car won lots of records. He bought it from the spaghetti benders. Its purple and white ( hard to tell from the black and whites) Know anything about where it is currently?
     
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  10. GaryB
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    that is a awesome story of the "chrismans coupe".My dad went to school with the chrismans.
     
  11. rocknrollratfink
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    2 Different cars! This is NOT the Duncan compe***ion coupe AKA chrisman coupe. This is one of the many cars my great grandpa Harry had. Check out my photo albums for pictures of both coupes. Sometimes I can't decide which id rather have.
     
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  12. rocknrollratfink
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    I know quite a bit about this car. It was FAST! PM me if youre still interested!




     
  13. Steves32
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    Well- this was the sentence that got my attention in the article. Still a cool story. :)

     
  14. rocknrollratfink
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    Can't blame you for the mix up 2 similar coupes both owned by my great grandpa Harry. He painted almost all of his cars in that purple color scheme. I actually think its rather ahead of your time to have a funky purple hot rod in the mid 1950s. I have more photos of both cars in my albums check them out! Ill be posting more when I get a chance.

    And for the record Art may have lost track of it but it was still tearing up all the Cali drag strips and smoking the compe***ion.
     
  15. THE_DUDE
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    Do that I'm in love with the car. I gotta see more!!
     
  16. rocknrollratfink
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    Here goes nothing!

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    Last one is a scan of an old Drag News article

    Article about Harry Duncan's 29 roadster racing against his own car for fastest car of day. Both set cl*** records that day before racing each other WIN WIN SITUATION!

    Hard to read I know

    The Roadster went 122.95

    The Jitterbug went 125.87

    Look at the other speeds compared to these! LOL
     
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  17. rocknrollratfink
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    Where's the jitterbug?
     

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