Geez, you're killin' me here Vistacruiser. I think the Olds wagon in this shot is possibly being driven by Sam Shinabery, a friend of mine who was also my auto tech instructor a lot of years ago. I think I've only seen a black and white version of this shot before, maybe somebody colorized this one. I think the wagon in the far lane here was driven by Sam Stockwell??? Think I've seen a color shot of this car before and seem to recall it being painted School Bus Yellow. Sadly never got to actually see any of these cars go down the track. Just a couple years ahead of my time.
Hi Vistacruiser'67---Awesome shots! That white Jim Waibel car ended up being campaigned by the Wayne County Speed Shop, and I think the Doc Burgess car was raced by someone else, too. Take a look at page #90 of this thread and see the "Anderson Olds" '69 W31 post 4-speed. The red '65 pictured here was their first racer and the '69 was their last. I'm kinda partial to those cars as I now own the '69 W31 and have worked at Anderson for almost thirty years now. I grew up with the '65 because my Dad worked there then and we always went to the track to watch and help. Until next time.....Dave.
It's quite amazing that this shot of my buddy, John Hillman's Olds ( and my 63 GP 421 ,4 speed car,next door) keeps showing up on the 'net. John was a tough,hard working local racer ,who I'm glad to see finally getting recognized nationally. This shot was in late '69 at Connecticut Dragway.
I believe this is "Hillbilly" Duncan from Columbus OH in his 50 "woody wagon". Saw him even get air under the front with it once! I didnt think Shinaberry ever ran a "woody"? COLESY -- PULLEASE! DONT SHUT IT DOWN!! GOTTA KEEP IT ALIVE!!
I'm here, watching, reading, and loving all of the great pictures and stories. I'd be interested in seeing any Chevy II Wagon pictures if anyone has them
Thanks....Lets not let a couple of bad apples mess this up. This Jr. Stock thread has given me a look back into time and a lot of enjoyable reading. Thanks for starting it. Terry Bell
Ya thanks for keeping this alive. I really enjoy this one and the M/P thread. The history that you guys come up with and all of your knowledge is just amazing. Larry
I dont like to be the "spoiler" here --- but if you look close at the door of the wood wagon in the pix you posted you can see the name "Hillybilly" scripted there. It is evident in about 3 of the pix? Also the pic of the classified ad with Hillybilly is a different wagon that he had for sale -- as you can see in the ad - he claims it has never been raced!! i still dont think Shinaberry ever ran a woody? could be wrong? Car says "67 Springnationals Champion? Mystery here?
Not sure about this car but most people ran the biggest diameter tire size that would fit without interfering with the inner fender panel. Some cars could only accommodate 7.10 x 15, I think my Corvette had 6.70 x 15 fronts. The sizes available went up (if I recall correctly) to over 8.? x 15. We were dealing with "American" tire dimensions in those days, not metric. Most wheels were 3" or 4" wide. I saw Cragars that were either custom made or modified to the extent that the outer rim wasn't wide enough to completely blend with the center section. At one point, I had a set of 15" Chevrolet "rally wheels" centers welded into 3" wide rims. All the Cragar and Keystone-type wheels were great looking but heavy as hell. When aluminum wheels hit the market (Fenton and others) the whole wheel scene changed dramatically. Then, by 1972 and '73 the Cragar Super Tricks changed things again. c
Chuck.....Im surprised you didnt go to Indy to see the JOKES of the day in class run offs.....lol. Terry
There are a LOT of mistakes in Larry Davis' book. I offered to proof read it for free for him a few years ago when I was at the PRI show in Indy and they were going to have another run of them but never heard back from them. Oh well. Everything in that book is NOT as it was or correct.
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