I would imagine that this 'blue' car (definitely silver in the jam's) could very well be the 'Gilchrist' car, (referred as such to give credit to the race photographer). The b/w race car photos are definitely of a Cortez Silver Yenko Deuce, automatic (note class on the windshield), that was raced by Central Chev in Cleveland, OH as confirmed by Charles Gilchrist himself, and some old-school racers who remember it racing in the Erie, PA in the early '70's. Other than these scant recollections, I too have come up empty on my research efforts for this race deuce.
http://www.charlesgilchrist.com/GPC/...eet/YD7001.jpg
Although it might look like a slam dunk on the surface, I wouldn't bet the farm on this one just yet. The reason is because there was another Central Chevrolet, in Hamilton, OH, which also sold Yenko Deuces, one of which was also Cortez Silver, 4speed - now owned by Ed Cunneen. So, it is very possible that this 'blue' car could have been that one. I have traced Ed's deuce back through Holub, Griffin, unknown woman, Griffin, unknown person in Ohio back in the mid '90s.
I sure wish it was the Gilchrist car, that would help somewhat in my research for that car - would love to restore a Deuce back to as-raced condition!
If you can get any more photos, not matter how insignificant you might think they are, it would undoubtedly help a bunch. We have studied those two Gilchrist photos - who caught the SW tach hangin on the windshield pillar?
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