Anybody from Pomona remember this gasser?

Adam gave me lessons on the video files /uploading and helped me make a 4 minute video from Mission dragstrip , i have posted it on youtube, have a look

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_chyDWSVP0

 

Yeah, but does he know anything about progressive linkage??

 

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thats such a bad ass car, thanks for all the updates, very cool video.

 

yesterday i found out that Frank Phelps was the sign painter that did the gold leaf lettering

 

Thanks for the video! Very nice to see her running down the strip again!

 

good view from the start line bridge

 

well, after 2 years of searching and hard work ( thanks to laurie at canada customs, wayner 51-d and my very patient wife), here we are ...countdown to 4pm tomorrow and then we are "california or bust!"

see you all at the "California Hot Rod Reunion" in Bakersfield.you can reach me on my cell at 604-657-7337

 

I hope its California with no bust. Have a safe trip and a great time!

 

.........had a great trip down to Famoso, we are in a display of vintage gassers on the west side of the grove right beside the cacklefest row, this is going to be a huge event, come on over and introduce yourself, steve

 

Glad to see ya made it.

 

The wife and I are going to shuffle-off-to-Bakersfield first thing in the morning. Can't wait to see and touch good old GBF again. I am very lucky that my wife appreciates my passion for cars and other things mechanical. Hope to meet a lot of old friends, and acquire many new ones.

 

I too will be heading to Bakersfield Saturday morning. Maybe we will cross paths. My goal is to locate the 15OZ. fuel coupe. Hope it's there. Glad you will be seeing the fruits of your labor so many years later....Mark

 

had a great day today, Scott was able to get us on the track this morning for a stills photo shoot and got a lot of great photos. i will post the photos when we get back home. hope to see you all over the next 3 days.

 

awesome day again, met with Kiwi Kev, Gup (Mike the previous owner), Jim Savage the Advance Speed and Marine sponsor , Chief Imagineer.....and so many others.
the friday night Doubletree cacklefest / show is great.

 

I participated in the racing program at Garey High, I actually helped with painting and polishing it then we took it to the Winternational but it didn't race 'cause something went wrong with the carburetor at the line, that's great that the car is still around. Ernest

 

great to hear from another Road Agent, do you have any more stories, photos,etc? larry brought some excellent photos today that we had never seen before , and another former Garey high student thinks he may be able to track down the Junkyard dogs( they bought the original 455 from chief) ...maybe they know where it is or?
still looking for a copy of that Lions "Drag Scoop" paper that had the car in it( its on page 35)...anyone got a copy?

 

Well, I am trying to unwind after three days of absolute pleasure. The Reunion was an event to behold. It is my recommendation that if you can make it to the event next year, by all means do so. You will remember it forever.

Good old GBF is a little frayed around the edges, but 5w32 has worked wonders with the powerplant, drive train installation, and detail in the interior. She looks and sounds like a real race car again! I sat in her, 5w32 fired the engine, and I blipped the throttle a couple of times. Guess what? She vibrated my butt, and purred just like she did 40 years ago. I can't wait until the real race engine is done, and in. A whole lot of fun is going to be had with her on the strip. I hope this thread lives on to record the rest of her remarkable journey. She drew a lot of attention at Famoso. Many pictures were taken, along with the video taping for Magnolia Street Productions' documentary on the car. Also, for the first time in my life, someone asked me for an autograph! A young girl (12-14?) with her dad standing behind her, sporting big grin, asked me to autograph her event program, and list where to find more info on the car. I wrote the link to the HAMB - of course.

Again, thanks to 5w32, for appreciating what the car has meant to a lot of people over the years, and for taking on the daunting task of bringing her back to life. You have made one wornout old auto shop teacher feel 40 years younger, if only for a moment.

 

You people are having too much fun with this. Go and sit in the corner until you get a better attitude!!!

Glad the trip was successful and the old girl and everyone involved got to meet old and friends. Nice job everyone and I can't wait to see the pictures.

 

Great to hear it all come together! Hope it's not the end of this story, because I've really enjoyed it!

 

Great to see the car in person again this weekend, and meet you Steve. You've really saved the car.
Keith

 

i will get home tomorrow and start posting lots of photos when i get them sorted out. this trip has been a blast and a once in a lifetime experience that my son and i will never forget! great meeting some road agents and hanging out with the chief again. good to meet up with Gup,Hudsoncustom and friends. its nice to hear so much positive feedback from so many people, it makes the hard work worthwhile.
..stay tuned..

 

the trip back was long and tiring...i'll get the photos posted soon, here is a few..

 

Any chance you can tell us who's who in the pics, for those of us who've followed this post? Great pics!

 

top left is Gup, top ctr is Chief and his wife, bottom left is Jim Savage( Advance sponsor) and bottom right is the Chief in the drivers seat being interviewed by Tim from Magnolia St. Productions
..more info/pics to follow..

 

thanks to Scotty Gosson , here are few more that we got on the track thursday morning .

 

what a surprise....great balls o fire was not the only 455 powered gasser there!

 

Chief (Royce) in the drivers seat for the first time in almost 40 years, he had a huge smile when i fired it up!

 

many thanks to Road Agent Larry Berge for bringing some of his fantastic old photos , here they are. the one with the number 1086 and a/g on the drivers window is the day they raced at the Pomona Winternationals in 1971.

 

my name is Wayne and i had the privalige of helping out on Steves's 40 stude gasser ( great balls o fire) restoration to running condition and following the search for it's history.
I went with steve to Mission dragstrip on test and tune / high school drags friday sept 30/2011. lots of comments from high school teachers and students to leave the car as is, it was a perfect day and the car ran awesome.
it looks like the car was well recieved by Royce and other chrr event particpants.
glad to see that the guys are back safe and sound after the long trip, now i cant wait to see the car run with the big 455 being built.