Old Drag Car Pictures.........

[Ben M]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: John Brown</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jerry Marquart, New Paris Indiana. D/Altered 55 Chevy with a 288 incher.



He won Comp eliminator, first ever Popular Hot Rod meet, Martin Michigan, 1969 </div></div>

Jerry Marquart was my Uncle. I used to sit on his workbench and drink Orange Crush from his soda machines. Anyone have any more shots of him in action?

I was also told that he started Competition Engineering..was wondering if this was true?

I dont remember much of him besides the soda, not even when he died in a car accident....

[John Brown]

Sorry that I don't have more Ben, those two pictures are all I have found on the internet, one of the 55 and another where he is bent over the fender of his 63 Corvette. True, he did start Competition Engineering, but it wasn't the one that is now famous for selling chassis parts and such. It was on North Main Street in New Paris, Indiana, right next to the church parking lot. Jerrys claim to fame was his really high horsepower small block engines and very clean cars. I have some friends that ran his engines. I'll see if they have any other pictures. Oh, I understand Carol had a scrap book made up for all of his grandchildren to see. Have you seen the scrapbook yet?