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I worked for Mickey Thompson during the 60s , I was his advertising and promo manager. If you look closely on the shown valve cover you can see...
Could be if so I probably sold them for about $12.00 per set
Ed Lenarth later built and drove a Jeep funny car Holy Toledo as I recall
Could find any photos lost most in a house fire in 1976, the corvette was all red originally a 283 FI car, The Quick Change was the unique feature
I am looking for a 1957 Corvette I once owned. I lived in Glendale ca in 1965 when I sold the car to Roger Baldwin Rex Carson built the car it had...
If that is a 7 stamped on the bottom that means a 2nd or blemish , most likely did not pass inspection , but who cares at this point could...
Check out Summit part number Sum-890002 hyd with side terminals
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] built this 55 thunderbird as a tribute to art and Lloyd Chrisman. Modernized a Bitfrom origina on the cover of Hot Rod...
A sent was located on Western Blvd in Gardena, Ca. About 14000
Not sure, but my Bird is faster than my 2006 z06 Corvette which ran 11.70 more HP so who knows Iwindale tech said I had to have roll bar etc....
Here is my set up. Bob Ream at imagine injection, glendale as did thr basic conversion,started with Fast EZ ECU, that was my mistake, changed over...
I have a 331 / 354 set up will fit 392 with longer distributor shaft, with rare Hilborn under the distributor drive, the set up includes the early...
GOOD news just around the corner. I had the same problems with my Hemi powered Thunderbird with EFI. Sent back to Hunt for EFI upgrade Still not...
I have the Hust slicks on my Hemi Powered 55 Thunderbird. I put 200=300 miles on them per week ( weather permitting) Not so sure they are the...
As a four door it is less desirable, but if little rust ( check the door and panels below), it looks like a $5-6 range, not really worth...
Call Nick Arias 3 , they will have exactly what you need in stock. As for a cam go easy , Isky has a good selection of hydralic cams that make...
Check out Holley Martin or Speed and Metal on Facebook, this is a photo she took of Isky when I indroduced them, She has a limited number for...
Isky was one of the founders of SEMA ( he is the only founder still alive), He served as the first President and helped the industry learn and...
I worked for M/T when the cross rams were develped and sold. I would guess that we sold maybe 50 a month of them total SBC.BBC, BBF and SBF. The...
Kelly started the build about 1980 after winning them US Nationals. He installed a Donovan 4 cyl. Over the years the car had many fab guys as...
I you use modern throttle bodies , they should clear with an aftermarket manifold. I used the early Hilborns and they clear, I did cut the front...
The problem with On Star is you have to tell them the car is stolen. Check Arrowtrack by Eclipse in Whittier Ca. Works like a charm, it sends a...
Seems a car or more is stolen at every major event this year so far, The BEST system I have seen is the ArrowTrack by Eclispe Engineering in...
The January 1958 Hot Rod cover inspired me in 1958, to the point I built a Tribute to Cannon and the Chrimam Brothers
The Timeline should show the sale of Cragar to Mr Gasket in 1984, then the sale to a Mr Gasket employee when MG was forced to sell assets, That...
Here is my latest project, still having some FI issues, but we are close
I see it has the Wedge Enginnering logo on it. Dan Piasano sold a Thurderbird gasser that his dad Carman had, he was Wedge Enginnering in the LA...
Here is my project, close but will fit, a tribute to the Cannon Chrisman 55 Bird on the cover of Hot Rod Mag Jan 1958, this was a couple weeks...
Hemi Thunderbird Allmost finished with the Cannon Chrisman Tribute Should be on display at the Winternational with the Cannon Chrisman Husler...
How about Brizo getting all the credit for yesterdays award AMBR . Former Top Fuel Kelly Brown started building that car about 25 year ago, he had...
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