Hmm, looks rather forlorn in those two pictures (above). I knew Mike Demarest. I actually bought my house from him. He always had a smile on his face when he talked about the latest iteration of the 15oz. coupe. Sad to watch his condition get worse, and finally die. RIP Mike. Mike
The Alderson part of this team was Don Alderson who went on to found Milodon. The driver was Gary Cagle (better known for his yellow T competition roadster) and it ran 9.635 at 169.49. The engine in this car is listed as being a 299" Chrysler so it may be the same one that Cagle ran in the roadster and the Newhouse backed dragster that preceded it--it has the same injector and header configuration. Roo
Hmmm, I know that Ford quite well and wonder if the same guy has it now. Can't say I've ever seen the altered though.
This was for sale the other day asking $4k, center steer, tilt body, model A coupe, dismantled 302 ford, didn't last long
That chassis looks like it might be a Logghe Chassis. It is very similar to my Logghe altered. And the tin work looks like it may be Al Bergler's. If so that is a special find.
No, if it was I would have bought it, it was north of Detroit. Supposedly built 15 years ago and stored in a garage for 13 of those 15 due to health issues.
I'm going to make a wild guess here. I think it was a Logghe chassis built in the '70s (Logghe and Bergler were both located in Detroit) and the coupe body was added on at a later date. The quality of the body is not commensurate with the quality of the chassis.
This color photo was posted by ttwomotor on October 1. It was like a kick in the pants when I just ran across it. The b&w pic was given to me in October 1964 by a friend of my dad's. I didn't know if it was his car and at 14 I was so excited to get the pic that I didn't ask. I have no info on the car and all I can say about dad's friend was that his name was Steve and he worked with my dad at Corn Products (maker of Argo Corn Starch) in Bedford Park, Il. I don't have a last name so I don't know if he's one of the three listed on the trunk lid. As for the name "Lutz", I wonder about that too, as I hung with a fellow for a couple of years in the mid '70s named Chuck Lutz, who lived in what is now the village of Willowbrook, Il. Maybe he had a father or older brother who raced. Anyone have info on this car?
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