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Looks like I have to go back to the email and see if I can get the other half of the babe spread to load.

You probably could not get away with naming your car 'Tar Baby' nowadays.Nice Ford for sale.

 

Nice cars at Capitol.
Rear engine dragster had handling problems.Yep,that was their big issue.

 

This page gave a little fight.

Terror of the Southeast--Ronnie Sox
Have not heard that before.

 

I see where I screwed up.
This is page 2 of post 240 with the babe.
Nice everything on those 2 pages.

 

Don has been to our South Glens Falls reunion before.Just a good ol boy.Where did the car go?Did you buy it from Don?

 

ChurchKey
Thanks for posting that issue.Do not have that one.Good stuff in there like they all did.Just got done reading them.
I want the 'Hanky Panky'
Trophy girls ain't bad either.
I see Nunzi was into Pontiacs even back then.

 

The car ran as an Altered with a Chevy 350 after Don stopped racing it. I bought it without an engine. I'd collected a 392 HEMI, and Don still had the handmade headers that he sold me. I had hoped to restore it to its U.S.Nationals Cl*** Winner appearance from 1965. Kids college bills forces me to part with it. It is in Oregon under restoration now. There were so many neat low buck features on the car that Don built into it that made it a winner.

 

Don did just about everything.He could make about anything work.Nice it's getting restored but it's on the wrong coast.Too bad you could not hang on to it but we all got that story.

 

The U.S. Mule II had a lot of body roll when first built. Cure was to install a 1952 Studebaker steering box on the right side of the frame and place the driver over there, problem solved.

 

more Eastern drag news?

 

Yep,coming up probably tonight.Weather has turned nice,been out in the shop.Will get back at it.1965 coming up,thanks to Rich Venza for sending me a bunch to post.Anyone else got stuff,get it up or send it to me if you need help resizing and posting.
Thanks to all.
Bob

 

Bucksnort, This what I have for 1965 Vol 4 # 15, #16, # 18, #20, #21, #25. This way we won't be scannning the same stuff. One more thing...When you are scanning, could you keep an eye out for pictures and reports from New england tracks? Sanford, ME. , Charlestown, RI. , Orange, MA. , Connecticut Dragway.

 

"been out in the shop". I am calling "BS"

 

OK,been out of action for awhile.Quick story.Couple of weeks ago in my back yard I did a frontal face first body slam after tripping in a hole.When 250 pounds decides to crash its gonna hurt.And it did.I do remember the wife,who was walking with me,say to me while my face was kissing the earth,"wow,glad I wasn't walking in front of you".It hurt to laugh.She is such a keeper.
Ribs,knees took the worst.After dealing with it on my own,the wife gets me to see the Doc yesterday.They take a look and send me to hospital for x rays and ultra sound stuff."You probably have blood clots,prepare to be admitted",they said.****in' great.
Went through all that stuff and the results were no broken ribs or blood clots.Just banged up.So that made me feel better,came home,hopped in the Nomad with the misses and went out for drinks and food.
Feeling better every day.

All right,enough ********,next post will start off 1965.

 

This is first 1965 issue I have scanned.

Vol. 4 # 5 April 23,1965

 

Did not know that Arnie Beswick sold his 64 GTO to Don Gay.Looks like they shared driving duties with the Farmer getting into the nines,supposedly the first in a stock bodied auto.Sox did not do too bad with a 10.04 on same run.

The Nasty ll streamliner I am not familiar with.Looked cool,though streamlining never did work out too good for dragging.Lots tried.

 

The ad for the opening for Vargo is neat.A lot of great shows there.

 

Last page I have of this issue.

 

Vol 4 # 6
April 30, 1965

Dave Strickler made lots of covers.

 

Sanford,Maine

That comp coupe is *****in'.
Text and photos are flip flopped.
Anyone become a member of the UDRA?

 

Damn it,I am missing 2nd page of this story.Good show at Dragways inc which was later known as Numidia.The 59 Poncho must have had the 4 speed hydro?

 

The Joe Vanni column was always one of my favorite parts of the paper.

 

OK,who remembers Engle slicks?

 

Jim Davis's '32 Three Window. Can't get a better example of a '60s B Gas car!

 

Looks like the DUCK to me! You can tell by the cliff in the back ground!

 

Vol 4 #7
May 7, 1965

A cl***ic shot of Bill Flynns' Yankee Pedddler

 

Old Dominion 1/8 mile action.Good shot of Mousie Brown

 

Some great stuff from Connecticut dragway.A local boy,to me,Don Noyes and his US Mule.Great car.
One of my favorite rails that I followed was the A&B Speed shop injected chevy.It could run with any of the shaky coast cars.Killer car to watch run.

 

Lebanon Valley which is the closest track to me so I guess thats my home track.75 miles one way.The track in the ad on the bottom,So.Glens Falls was where I grew up.The s in Glens was frequently left off by non locals and still is to this day.
What are the odds of the automatic record changer not skipping while cruising down the road.