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----And,,,Do I own his old Suburban???.......Bill S

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Again, ...... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: who can identify this drag strip?
 

Ken ran a '39 Cadillac at the time. (Still has one in his barn; maybe the same one . [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] ) John offered him $50 to tow from Elgin and race at Alton, ................. on a number of occasions!
Ken eventually 'upgraded' to a '55 Chevy, but kept the Caddy (big surprise, eh?) and John continued his offer, ....... until he eventually offered Ken $100 to bring BOTH cars. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Mind you, this was in the late 50s-early 60s so $50 wasn't anything to sneeze at. Gas was $.25 a gallon at the most and it was a chance to race and get paid for it!
We'll have to get the whole story from Ken again because I don't recall what his tow vehicle was then. This was long before he built the luxurious hauler below.

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More great stories on sYc, many thanks Dennis [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Mr. Barnhart [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

Dan