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Actually there were only three cars. Shelby and Texas Chevy dealer Gary Laughlin along with Jim Hall conceived the project when Laughlin's...
All that I have managed to unearth is that Don Hackenberg drove for Marner at one stage. The car was listed as being a Fiat with a blown 392 hemi...
The modern version of the Morgan seems to survive quite well with its S & S engine (H-D in disguise) and the 88 Twin Cam B powered street dragster...
Adam's Service Station is still in business in Oakville, CT and in fact this photo heads their Facebook page. Roo
Al passed away in November of last year at the age of 85. Roo
This one keeps popping up in various threads on the HAMB but nobody has managed to identify it yet. The photo looks like it may be from...
The Marrs boys (Mel and Walt)--ran C/GS and CC/G (and held the NHRA record in 1967) with 331 hemi power with Walt driving . Mel later ran a 63...
They were actually headed to New England Dragway when a semi rear ended them at a toll booth on the Pennsy Pike. Jim Christensen (who was Al's...
[IMG] The Greek with brand new tin on his Kent Fuller car--one of six Fuller cars that Karamesines raced over the years. Roo
[IMG] Al Fontanini and Reno Nannini's home made AWB car at what was most likely an early event in its life as most photos show it with "The Big...
The original Duggan head was developed in Australia by Frank for the local Holden six cylinder engines. That motor was pretty much a scaled down...
[IMG] Top end at Pomona. Chuck Griffith with the PVTA Starlite on the right and what looks like Ed Pink's Old Master and Mike Snivley. Roo
[IMG] Bennie "The Wizard" Osborne Roo
[IMG] Prudhomme in the B & M Torkmaster car in 1966--his first year on his own after quitting Roland's deal. This was from earlier in the season...
[IMG] Looks like Union Grove and the car is Dick Shawfrank's R&B out of the Chicago area. This is one of many cars that carried the R & B name...
That question is a little like "How long is a piece of string"--lots of variables in that equation. Roo
Bob Nordskog's Barris built "Asteroid" Roo
I am with Dean on the "overthinking" deal. There are lots of drag race cars out there with ladder bars and solid rod ends and pretty much all of...
Early version with the straight axle front end as opposed to the independent version. George "Stone Age Man" Hutchesson as the wheel Roo
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