Chicago Guys: Blue Bandit Pics Wanted

Thats just crazy..You guys should have bought the 55 and restored it back to the way it was, what a Bitchin car it was..Hope you guys have luck with the GTO, wonder if its in its original condition???? Get some pics if you guys go see it..

...Bruno...

 

I will, we are talking to a guy who bought it in 1980 and has been sitting in his garage, Stokes and I looked at it in thefall of 79 they had a small block chevy and a dana rearend in it,they cut up the frame in it for what reason Stokes could not understand,but it needed quater's and the fiberglass front end was cracked bad.
I hope this guy is for real and not bs but we will see!!!

 

Here are two pictures of the GTO that I took back in 1968

 

I will talk to my brother this week and try and get the guys name that has the GTO. It was my understanding that it was the same guy he sold it to years ago. I could be wrong.I'd like to see it too.
We also had a blue 55 Chevy Mr.Tuff it is supposed to be in the Chicago area, any of you know anything about it?

 

I had a posting also on draglist looking for the Blue Bandit GTO, I had a guy post this 1 of the 55 Chevy.

 

Brings back old memories..Looks like US 30 Dragstrip..Keep the pics comming...

Thanks, Bruno...

 

The 3 Baddest Chevys in Chicago at that time were the Blue Bandit, Shake,Rattle and Run, and Jail Bait..The Shaker is my all-time favorite..

...Bruno...

 

I was talking to Dick Stokes he told ne that his partner in his race car's John Marinan had died and his family had had his head stone engraved with a picture of the original Blue Bandit he's burried in Texas and that's why I was trying to find out where the GTO was down there he wanted to see both

 

I didn't get to talk with my brother about where in Texas the GTO is. I'm sorry to here about John Marinan passing. I will be sure to see if my brother still has the contact info on the guy with the car.

 

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I remember. I grew up on 18th near Halstead. Ahhh, thems was the days!

 

Im from 24th Street, back in the day...

...Bruno...

 

Cool pics, ProEnfo! AWB, Torqueflite and injection make a nice package. Assume with the AWB he wasn't able to stay in B/G. Did it run B or C/A?

 

Dick sold the 55 I think it was 1967 or so, he bought the 66 GTO Don Gay's old car after that.
The guy who bought it let it sit in a garage what class he ran it in I never found out

 

My brother couldn't find the contact info on the GTO, he did say the guy that owned it wasn't much of a people person. If something changes I will post it .Sorry I wasn't any help.

 

I know its off topic but, I have often wondered what happened to dick jesse's MR.UNSWITCHABLE? Anyone?

 

I talked with my brother who owned the Blue Bandit GTO in the early 70's. I asked how he got it . He traded the Mr. Tuff 55 Chevy C/G for it . He traded with a guy named Ronnie Nossier from Chicago. The sick thing is he sold the GTO as a roller for $850 to pay his taxes.We are looking for the 55 it is supposed to be in the Chicago area.There is a pic of it on page 2

 

Any luck yet finding it???????????????? That would be something to see it again..Hopefully you guys will restore it..

...Bruno...

 

Any of you guys remember a yellow 57 that ran at us 30 from the 70's called "shakin all over"? Anyone got any pictures?

 

Mike Marinan is my brother, he passed away in 93, I did have the GTO ingraved on his headstone, He is buried in Bellevue Nebraska, Ill send a pic of the stone soon, Keep the pictures and stories coming ,

 

It was Mike Marinan where I got John I don't know but anyway Dick told me about Mike.
I remember when your family lived on 43rd place near Union.

 

Who owns Shake, Rattle, and Run now?

 

Same guys!

Joel

 

I went to school with Dick's kid years ago. Haven't seen them or the car in years.

 

SPDJNKY: I'll post some pics of how the car looks today, this weekend!

Joel

 

The Shaker is on Facebook..Alot of info plus a load of Bitchin pictures..

...Bruno...

 

Bruno
Is your avitar the Shake Rattle and Run car or inspired by it? I remember it setting on Indionapolis Blvd by Universal auto Parts in Hammond, In when I was in high school in a less pro street more gasser set up like this picture.

 

Judd, Yes it is...Still running strong to this day...

...Bruno...

 

I actually talked with the guys brother today that owns the Blue Bandit GTO funny car, it is in a garage in Texas, the guy won't allow anyone to see it, but his brother said the guy is getting ready to retire and is going to restore it and nostagia race it . he said it is exactly the way it was when his brother bought it from mine but it was weathered. He said he was going down there in a few weeks and would see if he could get me a picture of it . His brother really knows nothing of the history of the car other than he had talked to Don Gay at 1 time. I told him Dick Stokes was still alive and would like to see it,that he could probably be of great help in the history of the car. So I'm still trying to get info on the GTO and I told the guy how to get on this sight so maybe he will show up on here.

 

Thats really good to hear..Id love to see some pics of it now..The guy really doesnt know what he has, a real piece of Drag Racing history..I hope the guy has Dick help him along with the resteration..That car needs to be restored as original as it gets..Now we need to have Dick find and the restore the Blue Bandit Chevy...

...Bruno...