Hello, This was the first time I have seen this article on the yellow Willys. 2014 was a long time ago… It took place 4 years after our 1940 Willys 671 SBC Coupe adventures. By, 1964, my brother and I had already gone through our drag racing recovery phase and were off to our next endeavors. Our friend, Atts Ono had already finished his immaculate red 1940 Willys Coupe in 1964 and that was the pin point of our Willys involvement. Advances had already been made over our 1959-60 build, but memories still were active. Instantly, it brought back a fleeting memory of our involvement and future outcome. As young teenagers with our first build we did as much as possible with our limited resources. But, it did get built in two stages, a carburetor version with a 283 SBC and later/final version, a 292 SBC motor with blower spec parts and a new 671 /Isky/Gilmer Belt Drive installed. We were chasing our goal of a national record, getting close, preparing for a U.S. Nationals race in September with our final build of the project. Here is a 2019 story that was the center of our final argument about color choice for the 40 Willys. There were no yellow and definitely no silver Willys coupes in 1960. Jnaki The following story pin pointed an episode of our final decisions for our Willys Coupe in 1960. Hello, We started with a faded, blackish color, old 1940 Willys Coupe we found in a lady’s backyard for the B/Gas and C/Gas cl***es at Lions Dragstrip. It was stock and we had to do our first real, backyard build from stock to SBC running gear and a LaSalle transmission. At the drags, we were impressed with the K.S. Pittman’s red Willys Coupe as he mowed down most of the compe***ion in those early years. That Willys coupe gave us enough inspiration and we made ours fit our teenage budget. It was the most fun we had, because it was from an old, raw, stock coupe and we made it a fast hot rod built for drag racing and possible cruising around, later. My brother’s idea was to get the Willys 671 SBC set up running well, then we would get it finished in paint and upholstery. We were getting it ready for our goal of the U.S. Nationals in Detroit, the following September. The Willys was running really well and we started to get the other “go faster” speed stuff ordered. Jnaki possible variations We spent the months of June-July tuning, racing and getting everything just right for our build. The months were spent on setting up our finances and ordering parts for the final goal. (sponsored or otherwise) The finished product had to be ready for the U.S. Nationals at Detroit. Our final necessary speed parts were already on order and some were waiting in Los Angeles for pickup. Locally, we were agonizing about what is to be, the final paint color. My brother wanted yellow and I wanted silver.
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