already located a 265,intake also found(need carbs)the hydro may be a bit harder but i will find one,Ive been in the used parts business for over 25 years.I'm good at finding things,and a guy at class racer sent me a pm and said he has everthing i need for the engine internals (cams and such.) I don't think everything on the car as raced was all "original" to the car from the factory anyhow. the car went to 2 guys in titusville pa.1 bought the other out and they used the motor trans and so forth in a 55-57 4dr wagon.and sold what was left to another fellow in meadville Pa thats who my dad bought it from. It currently has a 307 and muncie 4spd in it.That runs and moves fine along woth working brakes! And yes i bought it from my dad. But hey if thats all it's worth maybe i'll just weld er up paint er pretty and DEMO it!
Do you have any additional pictures of the car in its current state you care to share? Great to see it still survives
Thank you for the posts. Their seemed to be a lack of Buicks back in the day. What theirs was, Lonnie's seems to have been tops. Reynolds Buick, 1915-1965, any chance the dealership still survives?
Yes, the dealership is still there. Don Reynolds, Pete's son is the President now. And Don helped me with the restoration of the Stg2 car with pictures for the lettering and some history.
I'm pretty sure that if you restore it with the correct paint (Marina blue), lettering and Cragar wheels with a 265 block, the correct intake and carbs, fenderwell headers and a hydro, you will be surprised at how much it would be worth. I don't think that there would be anyone other than George that would know if you happened to miss a few minor details and I'm sure that he would be happy to provide you with any information that you might need.
Before you guys go 'feeling too sorry' for Dave and Larry, remember that ... $3,800 in 1968 had about the same buying power as $23,522 in 2008. And $4,500 USD was equal to $27,855 in 2008! (*from http://www.dollartimes.com/calculators/inflation.htm )
My homies did good at that event. Too bad I could not attend as Uncle Sam had me stationed in Ethiopia at the time and it was a stretch to get home. When I got drafted in the fall of 1965, I sold my 55 Chevy to Charlie Hampp, my closest friend from high school. Charlie enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in England at the time. His Dad drove the car at most events, even towed to Pomona in '69, but had Joe Cox driving at Englishtown. Joe was runner up to John Diana for Stock Eliminator and there was some controversy about the run, at least from the Hampp/Cox prospective. The Wheatley brothers were good friends and lived just twelve miles down the road. Sure wish I could have been there!
This is a little off topic, but your comment about Frank winning a Cougar reminded me of a similar situation. Back in the mid '80's, I had a customer from PA named Harvey Philumalee who raced a S/G Maverick. I think it was the 1986 Keystone Nationals that was sponsored by Oldsmobile and/or Castrol. Just before eliminations began, there was a drawing for a new Olds Cutlass Supreme and it was announced that Harvey was the winner. Harvey was in the pit bleachers. He ran down the steps, jumped the fence and ran over to the starting line. John Gardella of Castrol handed him the keys and asked what he thought of his prize. Harvey embarrassed Mike Lewis and the rest of the Maple Grove crew by replying "Well, it ain't a Ford!" Wonder if Frank made a similar comment?
Bracket racing got it's start becauseof guys like me who got a bit tired of having to run our street driven cars against trailered national record holding drag cars in the late 60's and early 70's. I ran my 69 Cutlass S in G stock and usually made the final round and had to run my 14.25 car against the national record holder 62 409 4 speed Chev station wagon that was papered with national win stickers. 12.69 record and guess who always won? Wasn't the Fort Hood GI in the Silver Cutlass. The track was Temple Academy during spring of 1969. I'll admit that it may be boring to watch brackets but for the guy on a budget competing it levels the playing field. Personally I'd rather watch a batch of High school Drags kids out learning how to race on a real track and getting more competitive by the round than watch a bunch of pro cars. When I was a teenager one of the local guys who ran a 62 Pontiac in J Stock Automatic and held the national record several times over a period of about three years would tow another local guys Corvette (flat towed) past my house to Madras Oregon early on Sunday mornings. At that time street cars were fully competitive in Jr stock.
These will be comming soon,i asked Bob Rice if he would like to put them up on one of his albums.Seeing as how he has a pictoral history of the car already.i thought he would be into "the rest of the story" Funny thing is i have contacted all the owners of the car from George to the guy my dad bought it from.All of them figured it was crushed years ago!
Thats what i am aiming for,and george is more than helpfull.He sent me a bunch of info on the car and a great photo of the car at maple grove raceway.copys of the 3 records it held,mag articles and such.Unfortunatly all of that stuff was in an envelope in my car at work along with the 2 cecil county Drag-o-way time slips that were in the glove box of the car when my dad bought it.Some POS stole the envelope out of my car! Everything GONE! The BIG GUY upstairs has a special place for these kinds of people!
I'm having dinner with Charlie Hampp Sr. on Thursday and I'll have him get me straight on which round they went out and what the controversy was in the run with Dianna. He has a 4 X 6 photo of the run with Dianna that someone took from a super 8 movie. I'll see if I can get the movie and digitize it to share.
Just located a pic I've been looking for. Delmar, DE 1970. Charlie Sr. leaning on Wheatley's car talking to Jay (in white jeans) and friend "Apple". Charlie is now 89 and about to have a second knee replaced and has had heart surgery. Jay drowned in a boating accident twenty plus years ago and Apple is a retired vocational school principal. Saw him last Tuesday working as an election judge.
Steve, Here's the ultimate handicap match-up from the 1988 First State Open at Delmar. I think LeBrun pulled it off, but I'll be the had a very itchy trigger finger! 10.80 to a 15.30 must have seemed like forever.
Great shot ... Thanks Tom! I bet Linda's 95 mph Citation was 'swaying' when Dave blew by her in the traps at 125(?)+! PS: Seeing that image of two of the 'New Generation' of NHRA Stockers makes me wonder if (after this thread 'expires') someone might start a "NHRA Stockers (*post 1971)" thread?
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