Re: Span Inc.
Stefano,
This very early information is not quite clear to me yet. Going on the information I have so far, I must conclude that the two cars mentioned are Yenko conversions. I base this on information mentioned above by Yenko Deuce Registry, and another conversation I had with a customer of Fred's. I will try and research this more and help obtain a clear answer. I am tending to lean on them being Yenko's due to the timing of the parties meeting in the latter part of the summer of 1967. The customer I am referring to mentioned how he "remembered when the Yenko's" arrived at the dealership.
Fred was introduced to drag racing by Herb Fox, however, when Herb was first hired, and arrived with a '56 Chevy drag car Fred stated that it was a waste of a fine vehicle. It did not take long for Herb to convince him otherwise. They did not participate in road racing, and were heavily involved in drag racing from the summer of 1967 until the fall of 1971 when Fred quit sponsoring racing. When Herb drove "Little Hoss" at last years Reunion at the St. Louis track, it was one of his first times back in a drag car since 1971.
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