Brooklyn Heavies Article with a DH 70 Camaro

[Salvatore]

Thanks for that update Rich! I loved those lazy Sunday afternoons at Raceway Park when they ran their weekly Pro Stock eliminator with Heavy, Carmen, Zul, Blevins and all the NY, North Jersey based racers competed and bet. Carmens dad was the ring leader what I remember in the pits! A great era!!

[cammer427]

So, Heavy owned TWO 1968 Camaros? One which was previously owned by Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins (a Rally Sport car). One car was orange, the other green. The green car was prepped and raced by Carmen Rotonda, the other by Heavy's crew. Which was the ex-Jenkins car? Which one was sold to this Roger Sylvestry (spelling correct?), which one fell off the car trailer and thus rendered scrap? Where is the other one (whichever of the two it may be)? Oh man, the confusion...

[cammer427]

Also, were the "London Heavy" cars (or was there only one?) in England related at all to Heavy's cars? Or was it just a fun name choice on the England racer's part?

[COPO_Anders]

Of the two original "Heavy"-cars this one came to Sweden from England, and it is still here.


The other one, the Challenger,was shipped back to the US. if my memory serves me right. Pic is from Colorod #8 1974.

[Salvatore]

Still stealin our race cars arn't you Anders?

[COPO_Anders]

I know Sam, I know !!

From the Eiward brothers photo collection, taken somewhere in Sweden:

[Salvatore]

Give the car back Anders! You guys stole enough of them!

[cammer427]

Hmm, are you sure that '72-'74 Challenger was a Brooklyn Heavy car? Or did it originate in England and then later ship to the U.S.? I know he had a '71 Challenger, but not that late.

[RichSchmidt]

The most current story is that the car that was sold to Roger Sylvesty Was the 1970 orange camaro,it fell off a trailer,then the damaged carcas sat outside a gas station for years in the late 70's while it rusted badly and was finally crushed.

[Salvatore]

Wasn't that the Harrell car?