Little Hoss Story

[dykstra]

Man these pics and history are so cool! Thanks again for posting.

[JoeC]

nice job Ken .

A lot of great drag racing history there

[copo-2]

Ken,

What history would you have of "LIL HOSS" after leaving the Fred Gibb dealership & your purchase?

[1stGenFan]

Originally Posted by copo-2

Ken,

What history would you have of "LIL HOSS" after leaving the Fred Gibb dealership & your purchase?

I have more history that I will assemble and share in the near future. The second owner renamed the car "Mighty Mouse" as you are aware Ray. Thanks for asking, as I was wondering if I should start a new thread to review the exploits of Little Hoss after being sold by Fred.

The car was competitively raced until 1978 in both AHRA and IHRA, setting additional world records with the original 302 engine. I'm going out of town for the next couple of weeks and will start a new thread titled Little Hoss as "Mighty Mouse" when I return.

Here is a picture I received from Lloyd Kirchhoff, the guy lucky enough to have bought Little Hoss from Gibb Chevrolet on November 6 of 1968.

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by 1stGenFan

I have more history that I will assemble and share in the near future. The second owner renamed the car "Mighty Mouse" as you are aware Ray. Thanks for asking, as I was wondering if I should start a new thread to review the exploits of Little Hoss after being sold by Fred.

The car was competitively raced until 1978 in both AHRA and IHRA, setting additional world records with the original 302 engine. I'm going out of town for the next couple of weeks and will start a new thread titled Little Hoss as "Mighty Mouse" when I return.

Here is a picture I received from Lloyd Kirchhoff, the guy lucky enough to have bought Little Hoss from Gibb Chevrolet on November 6 of 1968.

----Not surprised, but the KO's are gone. Wonder if that was before or after the sale? Also wonder where the KO's went, but that's just my KO addiction!....Bill S

[1stGenFan]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----Not surprised, but the KO's are gone. Wonder if that was before or after the sale? Also wonder where the KO's went, but that's just my KO addiction!....Bill S

I believe Herb put them back on his Corvette. Lloyd told me the car was sold with factory steel wheels.

[1stGenFan]

Since this post has been helpful for others, regarding understanding Fred Gibb Chevrolet's initial racing efforts, I thought it would be important to post additional documents I received from Helen Gibb regarding Little Hoss. These are historical Fred Gibb Chevrolet records as well as a letter from Bill Porterfield written to me when we first became acquainted. And finally, the NCRS documentation showing the date of production and ordering dealer, Fred Gibb Chevrolet I obtained to complete my own file on the car.

It was tough decision to part with Little Hoss, as we had such fun times meeting so many neat and incredible individuals at the many events attended, however, raising a family of 4 children and managing a career took priority over my hobby interests. I can't thank Dana Mecum enough for his interest in helping us when this decision was finally made between myself and my wife, as this was a mutual partnership decision. He personally visited us and was excited to help us find a new steward for this important piece of Chevrolet and Camaro drag racing history.