Re: How he got "Grumpy."
OK, here's the Old Reliable/Ramchargers story from Vineland, NJ, circa 1962/1963 (pretty sure it was 1962, though. Left the area after that never to return.)
Ramchargers blew up their car in first T' N' T run and wasn't fixable that night. Young kid shows up in a brand new white plain Jane Mopar with whatever was the trick package back then. Ramchargers convinve the kid to let them use his car for the match race and he can keep all the parts they're going to put on it. Not sure of everything they put on, but did see the rear end and induction system go in. Kid was in a daze. Strickler annihilated the 4 speed, so Grumpy thrashed to put in a new one while he ate a hamburger in the back seat of the tow vehicle. Wierd duck, but sure could drive.
Ramchargers didn't win the races that night, but became a big time crowd favorite, put a kid's head in the clouds, and sure made an impression on me! What a class act.
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1966 442- L69 4 speed
1968 Ramrod W31- bought new
1968 442 W30-real thing,but a little different
1975 Delta Royale convertible-
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