Dean Here is the list. We are up to 8 including yours. Dave Siltman '69 W31 Anderson Olds Butch & Linda Szollosy '57 Chevy Joe Darinsig '66 Corvair Corsa Cpe O/S Bob Willis '57 Chevy Bill Johnston '55 Chevy M/SA "The Ultimate 265" Al Andrews '57 Chevy Sdn Del Greg/Dean Schinetschek '57 Chevy "In Bomber" Dom Rinaldi '64 Plymouth Wagon B/SA "It's Dynamite" That's it. Dom
Dom, How come Jerry Stein's name is not up there?? He still has his cars and is alive and well as far as I know. Pete
Thanks for the history, CB. Just one more question: how did Jon get Don Nicholson's attention? If I remember correctly, J.K. was only in his mid-20's (or so) when he went to work for Dyno. Pete
J.K. was only in his mid-20's (or so) when he went to work for Dyno. Pete[/QUOTE] we used to go to all the IHRA events with Jon's '68 Mustang...Dyno was always there and watched him from afar I suppose. He used to come up to us and ask us different things about conditions/lanes/tune-up, etc. occasionally. You know Dyno, he was keen as a Hawk when it came to bottom line performance and getting the job done no matter what type/class car he was driving/tuning. It's funny looking back at it...we were long haired 20-22 year old kids with a fast stick shift Ford going drag racing...Jon was 24, just turned 25 when Don put him to work...CB
Anyone interested in a project car? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250541110621&viewitem= Pete
Pete , It is a long story as to why Jerry has put racing to the side. His family comes first and he has been through a lot since retiring about 6 years ago. I have known him since I was 19 and he was 20 and at this point I feel we should leave him alone. Dom
Yeah, Dyno was a real nice, down to earth guy, as well as "a seven day a week racer," like Ronnie Sox once told a group of us in a performance seminar under a tent back in June of 1989 during the Mopars at Englishtown event, in response to a question posed to him about who was the competitor he feared the most and why. "Jon was 24, just turned 25 when Don put him to work" Amazing. Talk about being in the right place, at the right time, with the right skills and hooking up with the right person! I remember you mentioning to the guys in the Yahoo! group what Jon told you, and I paraphrase, if he knew what he (later) learned working with Dyno Don, his old race car would've gone a half-second quicker! Pete
They are the 'bolt-on' frosted lenses that were made by *Lee Lenses and marketed (mostly) by Cal Custom in the 1960s ... popular with the 'lead sled' crowd. Very chic indeed! *see http://www.leelenses.com/
Here is a link to a 1969 WKBW Radio in Buffalo ad for SUNDAY NIAGARA. You may have to cut and paste it to get it to play. mms://wkbwradio.com/niagara69.asf Lee
I'm not sure if this is a Junior Stocker but it sure looks like one. I found it here: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=348502&highlight=modified+production&page=18 CB, this car is from your state; ever see it? Pete
And if anyone buys the delivery, I've got a 4 spd Hydro in unknown condition with a Chevy bellhousing to go with it. Lee
no clue here...track/lettering, etc. all unfamiliar...i'd say 90% or better it's a jr stocker tho...looks like a tailpipe just past the rear-end...fenderwell headers, etc...
Came up with another Island regular but am having trouble(as usual) with the car and the guys names . I know it was a 62 Plymouth with a 413 max wedge, ran C/SA. Trying to remember if it was a Savoy or Belvedere, I know it was a father/son team named Morgan and I think they were Al and Jim. They ran out of Morgans garage, maybe in the Garfield, NJ area. Anyone else remember them?
That car about has to about be from around Dayton OH., That's home of Dave Middleton's Performance Clinic.
All the lettering is done, a big thanks to Charlie Decker "The One Arm Bandit". The "PNP" stood for Patrick/Nelson/Patrick, and was represented with the exploding TNT since the car would burst off the line so hard. Still collecting stickers though, but I should have them all in time. The interior is mostly done. I upholstered one of the rear armrest/ashtray shelfs yesterday and installed it (what a pain!), and will do the other tomorrow. Then I can bolt in the front seat, put the seat belts in, and the interior will be done. Next up I'm taking the original chrome Stahl headers I got from "Good-In-Tension" and putting a small 45* bend on the collector like the In-Bomber had, and powder coating them white. I hate to change the headers at all, but I guess they will serve a better purpose on this car than hanging on a wall. -Dean
Finally found a pic of Dickie Ogles' Stagecoach from '64 Nationals at Indy, but he lost to Jere Stahl in this one.
Gee ... Who knows what the outcome of this run might have been if Dickie's ride had been equipped with Jere's fenderwells, not been a (heavier) Belair and not been resplendent in whitewall tires and 2-toned paint!
Thanks for posting that shot. You made my day. One of the reasons this site is so great is because of all the photos that everyone has posted. Yours are certainly some of the best Bob
I bumped into Jerry a year or two ago at a hardware-tool store near my place of work. Jerry was upbeat as he usually was and looked good. He told me he wanted to race his cars at the NHRA races again but felt some things were not acceptable in his eyes out there today. We go back many years and raced a few times and I saw him now an then in my engine machine shop days. I will always remember him tossing a football in the lanes and his distinct way of driving......anyone that watched him would know what I mean about that. He was a very tough racer and won a lot of races and was usually fun to be around at the races.......
Colesy and Freddie, Thanks for posting all this . The late Joe DeLorenzo was my friend, team mate and mentor. It's great to see him showcased , even after all these years. ( Joe is on the right side in the group picture)
Dean, its not really an air cleaner per se, but (probably) the original air-cleaner base, sans upper portion, with mounting 'struts' welded on. The theory was that it would give a slight boost to the incoming air via a venturi effect. In addition, it was generally believed that it would somewhat guide the cooler (incoming) air into the carb/s and partially shield the air inlets from the very-hot air residing directly below the carbs. Most folks used this arrangement ... except, of course, the injected and supercharged cars.
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