66 Corvette race car find

[302Z]

Sir, You may already be aware, but H & R Dyno was located in near-by Covina, CA. They were on San Bernardino Road at the NE corner of Irwindale Ave. They overhauled the 302 in a 69 Z that I bought local in Covina in 1978. H & R left that location in the early 80's. Not sure if they closed shop altogether, or moved. Never heard that name again until now. Regards... 302Z

[427freak]

Thank you for posting. The person that tows cars for me walked in this morn and saw the car and told me exactly what you just said. He used to hang out there in the 70's and remembers the car. He might have pics. 2 people have told me that the 'H' stands for Owen Hixon (raced corvettes) and he was partnered in the business. I have an idea who the 'R' was but have not confirmed yet. He also told me that Carl Smith hung out there and he did a lot of drag racing in the area. Says Paint by Carl on the back...hummm
By the way, couldn't help myself and bought a set of Magnesium 15x10 American TT D's. Can't wait to get them on the car.

[Vettefinderjim]

We found the name of the original owner this past week. Now we are looking for both #1 and #2. We also found a fellow who raced "against" this car in 1979. The owner Dana bought it from purchased it WITHOUT engine in 1983, and it sat in his "barn" until 2003 when he put a 350/350 Corvette engine in it and got it registered for the street. Neat thing is, the car still has vin tag and trim tag, and has never been 'massaged' by bubba. We hope owner #2 has the log books. Porterfield or Chuck Hance may remember.