Historical Tech - The Filthy Forty of Charlie Hill!

Wow, Just the best stuff. Scans from GASSER WARS. by Larry Davis. (KILLER BOOK)

 

Wow !!! Porky Zartman,Dave Hales and Fred Bear all on one post only missing K.S Pitman, Chuck Stolze and Gene Altizer and we would have the complete S&S racing team. I am in ahh of the accomplishments and the history these gentlemen share at one point they held the A/GS, A/G, B/G, C/G, and D/G records at the same time. Hell they even represented the U.S.A. as members of the US drag team.

 

My husband and i spoke with gene lastnight. Our christmas card this year is a picture of him and his beautiful wife margie driving around in our willys truck at the willys home run this year. You will never meet a better bunch of people. We are proud to call them our friends.
Gasser Girl

 

This is at indy in 1963 the year that pork won.

 

This is a picture of the filthy after charlie sold it and it was chopped. Unfortunatly it met it's demise not long after.

 

Here's pork with some of his trophy's that he won. Left to right. Top time/low et in 1962 at the us nationals. Next the US nats trophy c/gas 1963 and the last one the team received for the nicest guys, competitors, most dedicated and promoting the sport.

 

Today 04:21 AM
Fuzzy Knight

Anyone familiar with drag racers/gasser drivers knows that we are living in a time of losing some of the biggest names the sport will ever know.
The list of famous drivers is the whos who list of racing. Just the other day (March 12th) we lost the famous funny car driver Shirl Greer at the age of 75. He was a former NHRA champion and a really nice guy.
K.S Pittman was one of the greatest Gasser men of all time and Bob Tasca SR. had some of the baddest funnys around. Now their gone.
We are on the verge of loosing not just another great driver but a super nice guy. Pork Zartman was the driver of the Filty Forty Willys owned by Charlie Hill . Pork was known for his driving and shifting skill as he always came out of the box with the front end hanging up in the air.
Pork is terminally ill with stage 4 cancer and it has progressed from his chest to his brain. As of this post he is recieving morphine to ease the pain and will no longer be able to verbally communicate with anyone.

Im sorta new here and I hate to post this bad news but my passon runs deep for the founders of the sport and maybe someone could start a - Gone but not forgotten -thread in honor of our fallen heros.
I sent a photo of Pork with Linda Vaughn and a shot of his Willys. G.S.
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How ya been?
What a day I was going to post this morning about this car asking secifically about the heads and if anyone had any info on them.
And low and behold here I am looking at your pics and a post.

No time to read the whole thing this morning but I'm sending myself a link.

Very cool old willys I just love.

 

Very sad to hear this........

 

I hope by now you realize this post has come to the top again for the following reason:

We are on the verge of loosing not just another great driver but a super nice guy. Pork Zartman was the driver of the Filty Forty Willys owned by Charlie Hill . Pork was known for his driving and shifting skill as he always came out of the box with the front end hanging up in the air.
Pork is terminally ill with stage 4 cancer and it has progressed from his chest to his brain. As of this post he is recieving morphine to ease the pain and will no longer be able to verbally communicate with anyone.

 

Now is the time to support project1320.

 

Sorry to bring the terrible news. Pork Zartman passed away after his battle with cancer on Sunday, March 28th at Hanover Hall.

His service will be held on this Saturday ,April 3rd at the Kenworthy Funeral home ,269 Frederick street, hanover Pa. (717) 637 -6259

 

On Page 2, Post # 47 there's a pic of Pork racing the Willys coupe #445. That coupe belonged to my friend of many decades Al Tschida. There was nothing better than going to the Indy Nationals and watching the high winding 4 speed gassers. If you go back and read this old thread you will see that Al is mentioned a few times. I had the good fortune to have a small part in those exciting "Gasser Days"

The reason for posting on this old thread is to let the remaining gasser lovers of that period know that Al passed away a few days ago at age 73-74. He was a local hero but more important he was an honest, humble guy. The best kind of friend.

Some may remember Al went on to campaign a funny car named "Cheetah"

I hope no one here feels that I am intruding on this thread about Pork. Running against him and Larry T. and the other top C/Gassers of the time only created a great deal of respect for each and every one of them.

 

These belong here

 

It would be nice to get Larry Roberts (Crew Chief and Sometimes Driver) on here. I know he lives in Hanover but don't know if he does internet. Pork Or Larry shown as Drivers in this photo. I know he's in his 80's.

 

I see Larry Roberts, Crew Chief, leaning into engine from the far side.

 

So much great history on this post! i own Al Tshcida's second willys coupe gasser, it was a very competitive car too, winning 66 winternationals