What's interesting is that orange resembles the same orange that the King of East Coast Modifieds Legend the late - Ritchie Evans used. Makes you wonder..... could it be a old Evans Modified ? Wouldn't that be something.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/orange-peel.1025357/ https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1933-3w-ford-race-car.1024779/ https://topcl***iccarsforsale.com/ford/484811-vintage-dirt-track-racer.html https://barnfinds.com/fully-restored-1933-ford-3-window-racer/ ...I snooped around a bit and thought I'd post the links to help juggle the minds a bit...no real solid hits other than the links...Old ads are helpful for reference and are difficult to date but still have contact info... Pete have you PM'd Austinrod...perhaps he knows the paper trail...
No, Richie started later then that car was built. Richie started out drag racing a 54 Ford that he cut up for his first hobby stock. Richie's shop was next store to the Rome (N.Y.) D.P.W. shop whose trucks were painted Omaha Orange. The story always was he had a man on the inside to get him paint.
Here's a phone for the seller when it was listed here: http://smcl***iccars.com/ford/40654...t-jalopy-race-car-scta-model-40-flathead.html, 785-393-1699.....if you aren't already aware.
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