That is the ultimate Race Rocket. I replicated the Topolino image, on the AMT double model kit, for art class in H.S. Only course I got an A. Been lusting every time I see a pic of one since.. Thank You
You'd have to have been insane to drive on but man, they were fun to watch. 4.920 seconds and 304.59 mph are insane results for anything.
I've been following that since they started building it. https://www.facebook.com/share/ixSa4LmAmV65GKBf/
Love the Topolino/Simca 5. I wonder if that is one of the steel bodies i sold to U.K. I've probably sold at least 10 coupe and convertible bodies to U.K. in the last 20 years. They really are light and ofcourse so cool.
Hello, Upon reading some old files, I came across this old photo from the local Drag News weekly edition for February during the 1963 season. Every February, the So Cal Winternationals in Pomona was the big time event not to be missed. Racing as Dunn, Merritt, Velasco altered class... From the Jim Dunn archives: old Friday Art “This is the Dunn-Merritt-Velasco Fiat that I ran with Henry Velasco and Dewey Merritt. I built the chassis myself; everything is homemade on this car. It had a 5/8-stroker small-block Chevy, supercharged on gas, and won [class] at the Winternationals in ’63 and ’64 and was runner-up at the ’63 Winternationals [in Middle Eliminator, behind Doug Cook]. This is actually the second version of the car. This first one was really ugly and really heavy. Ready to start, without me in it, this one weighed 990 pounds.” Jnaki We knew of the team and race car through our association with Joe Reath and the Reath Automotive Group. So, I first drew the yellow Fiat Coupe that we all saw regularly. Then when the news of the second version popped up, the color change came along for the ride. And… what a ride it was… Dunn, Merritt, Velasco from the sponsorship of Joe Reath at Reath Automotive 10th and Cherry Avenue, East Long Beach.
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