The New, Newer Project: Part Tres...

[njsteve]

The website says that car has 36,000 miles. The one at the show had 9,000 miles.

I did notice that Bob Marvin owns my old 1970 Hemi R/T-SE Charger, though. He bought it from me at the Mecum 2013 Indy auction. Very nice guy.
I can't get the page to load but if you scroll across the bottom timeline you can get to it.

[Tracker1]

Was that Scott Keine's 70 L78 Camaro?

[njsteve]

I believe so. I know his first name was Scott.

[olredalert]

----Also sorry to hear this, Steve! Seems he really enjoyed his life. What type of boat racing did Rick partake in if I can ask?......Bill S

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----Also sorry to hear this, Steve! Seems he really enjoyed his life. What type of boat racing did Rick partake in if I can ask?......Bill S

He held the single engine powerboat record for circumnavigating Long Island, I believe. The record was never broken. He also had a speedboat with twin 409s in it. As well as a number of L88 powered boats. I remember he showed me a photo of their record breaking run and he was at the helm and his partner was hanging halfway over the front of the boat like a masthead, to add weight to balance the nose. Imagine doing that for any length of time is insane.

EDIT: I just googled the record and it looks like it was finally broken last year by a 17 year old kid after 54 years on the books!

https://pokerrunsamerica.com/man-mac...-the-elements/

https://www.facebook.com/14837985483...1132711264836/


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[mssl72]

Wow! Quite a life he had. Seems like he had a lot of fun. Sad to hear he passed. RIP

[Xplantdad]

Thank you for sharing Steve...and may Enrico rest in peace. Prayers to his wife and family. What an amazing life he had!!

[njsteve]

He was so much fun to talk to.

I would purposely get him into bench racing discussions just to set him off and listen to his old stories. When I told him that the guy that he sold the car to back in 1982 or so, had given the car a tuneup it didn't need and threw away the original distributor cap, Rick dug through his records, found the guys phone number and called him up and yelled at him after hanging up with me.

Imagine having some random Octogenarian cold call you and start screaming at the top of his lungs about something that happened 30 years ago.

It was priceless. He was that curmudgeonly, lovable grandpa that everyone wished they had.

I was thinking about how to celebrate his life? I might have to save up some money and finally buy that set of new reproduction Goodyear Steelgard Radials that SmallHurst sells. The car needs to be driven more. Monday was the first time it left the garage this year. You think my son would forgive me if I didn't pay his college tuition installment this month? (in honor of Rick) :-)

[Canuck]

Steve
It was a pleasure to have met them at MCACN in 2016. Great Memories.

Paul

[olredalert]

----You will love them, Steve! True performance tires......Bill S