Thanks M. Here is another pic. from same era, 1966, in Long Island, NY. My car also raced at Bridgehampton. I'd bet it and Thompsons car crossed paths more than a few times.
Rick
Note the 1/2" copper oil lines by the battery. The first owner worked at Bast Chevrolet and had great access to parts. This was before it was legal to run the front mount oil cooler. The oil cooler was mounted on the back seat firewall, and the copper lines were run to it. These copper lines were actually the GM freon lines for an A/C optioned corvair. The copper helped to cool the oil also. Everything was fine as long as you had a window open to let cool air inside to the cooler. Sorry for my long and rambling post.
Rick
[Edited by YenkoYS100 (11-24-2000 at 12:26 AM).]