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Too cool Bill, I meant to include Arnie’s Camaro as below, do you remember this one?
He and Roger sure had a lot of success over the years also both their cars instantly recognizable.
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I think that's a Firebird, judging by the tail lights and the emblem on the gas door.

K

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You’re right Keith, I should’ve looked closer also makes sense w/ Arnie running Pontiacs too.
Wonder what engine it had, were his GTO’s always Poncho powered?
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~ Pete

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And the groupings always end with Linda....:wink:

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Here’s a few more including another w/ Roger’s rig and car for Bill.
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~ Pete

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Somebody’s current “Vintage” setup that is a very nice set

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Here’s a few more, thanks to Joe for the first one w/ Motion Hauler & ThunderBug.
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~ Pete

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I had forgotten about the White Bear Dodge Challenger F/C car. I saw it at the dealership a few times in the early 70's. I got to know Bill a little in the 80's, as an independent truck owner, hauling aggregate materials to their mix plant in No. St. Paul. Mostly worked with his brother Tom, who ran the crew.

Motion Cobra
 

Motion Cobra

is this car still with us and accounted for?

it has not been found

Can you imagine the value of that cobra?

I can do that, too (ie "vintage" set up):

I still have everything to replicate these set ups, too:

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That brown 2nd gen Camaro was called Brief Encounter. It belonged to the late Dallas Jones, the long time owner of Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green KY. The Hughes Kirk Tigers plate on the rear is from one of our local high schools in Beechmont KY, which is no longer open. Dallas ran this car in Pro Stock in the early '70s. I believe at one time it had a ZL1 in it. Another local racer Pat Freels has built a replica of this car and runs it at Beech Bend.

That will give Pete something to do...digging up history and pics on Brief Encounter.

Popularity of the tri-5’s in the mid 60’s competing with small block & with the introduction of the 396 in 1965, would find its way into these cars. This 55 is a small example of the many competing in organized drag racing!

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Great update Freddie, here’s another pic w/ his G2 Camaro on the Hauler.
Sounds like an amazing guy, do you recall him having a ‘69 Camaro too?
There's a few earlier Dallas Jone’s Videos on YouTube w/ his Brief Encounter Mopars, here’s one…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-HJ_3NULiM
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Pat Freels was a good friend of his and probably knows a lot about his cars. Ronnie McDowell worked on his cars for years and I think he might have drove some of them. Pat lives in Island KY and Ronnie lives in Central City KY. Dallas lived in Drakesboro KY back then and was the owner of Windy Hollow drag strip when I was young. Dallas bought Beech Bend Raceway and Beech Bend amusement park many years ago. His family is still running both of them. My wife is part of the family, but not close enough to be involved with any of this.
There was a rumor around here for many years that Dallas had the ZL1 soaking in a drum of oil at his garage in Drakesboro. I never tried to find out if it was true. One of his cars is on display at the KY Motorsports Museum in Central City.

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Cool stuff Freddie, love to hear more also good luck finding the ZL1 in a drum!
Sorry some are a bit fuzzy but here’s more including Big Daddy and Snake Prudhomme also first, another w/ Roger Lindamood’s Color me Gone’ Challenger for Bill also a White Bear Charger for Mitch.
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~ Pete

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Cool hauler
 

Cool combination.

Bubbletop Bel Air pulling a single axle. Lots of Cobras rolling in.

Interesting that there are two number "99"s.

Dave and Ben Wenzel

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More great Wenzel stuff in this thread…
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=173470
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