Motion Pictures Moonburst: Lost & Found

I don't know much about those cars, but a blind man could tell it wasn't a "Woody". Thanks for clearing up the Gilmore part of it.

 

And Eddie Miller tin work not Hanna. I'd like to have it though. Lol.

 

I didn't mean it like you said anything like the. I was with Clayton when we ran with Romine, First AA/FD to run in the 5's. I believe we may have talked blown alcohol sbc a few time in CA. Did you run a dragster with a blown sbc?

 

I watched the video and when I saw the back of the frame, I thought to myself, when did Woody change the rear "up tubes " to a single tube then reading the comments, Dereracecar explained that the ch***is was built by Foy Gilmore in Florida. Being a professional dragster builder in the 60s and 70s and a Southern Californian compe***or to Woody's Race Car Engineering, we all knew the different characteristics of each other's digger ch***is designs.

 

Ive got a thick skin--- no offense taken

 

When I first saw the video/pic my first thought was Frank Huzar (RCS) Ive restored a number of those and a lot of similarities between the two

 

Yes I recall your car. That would have been 96 when we ran the Good Guys deal.

 

Point well taken, Joey. Thanks, I have a couple of hundred more AA/FD snapshots left in my archive.

 

I was the " Old Man's " ch***is builder. They called me " Race Car Jim " ( Race Car Specialties ). I'd like to touch base with you and discuss some of the RCS cars that you have restored. All the RCS ch***is from the late 60s to early 70s were my design. My phone number is (949) 510 6402 I have some snap shots of stuff dating back to those old days.

 

along with Rootbeer (RIP) and Walt Stevens
I did the Poachers, Bivins an Fisher, and 2 other non descriped ch***is for customers. Two of those happen to be "leg under" design

 

I'm sorry to hear about Rootbeer. Walt drove the "Outcast AA/FD" car which was owned by Vaughn Raviot who taught me how to build "pipe" and I pit crewed for him. Walt also drove my good friend, Charlie Steven's (RIP) "Gas Company AA/GD ". As Jimmy Hume, (H&H RaceCraft) would say, " We had a lot of good grins in those days" !

 

For all the trash talk, I'd say it's cool that something like this survives with all those parts, too boot. I don't care that it wasn't famous or didn't set any records. It might be a small piece of drag history, but that's part of the story, too. I dig it.

 

So @sinticket and I are on our way back from the Detroit Autorama and just p***ed the Moonburst II in Virginia!!
Any one have pics of this Moonburst? or do you know if the owner is on the HAMB?

 

It's not the moonburst. It's a Foy Gillmore car that I bought. Just bringing it home to NC. The previous owner was a Moonburst fan,

 

Welcome to the HAMB! Photos would be nice to see. Bob

 

hope to see it round sometime!!!