race car pics from the early 70's - Page 17

jeff morocco · #**161** 01-30-2009, 10:46 PM

John finished the car before the '88 Indy Super Chevy Show where he debuted the car. he was partnered with Dave Simpson...

**Jonesy** · #**162** 01-30-2009, 11:07 PM

The left front tire was flat and dryrotted, so I put a rim and tire I had from home.

Sorry Darren, I peeled the sidepipes off already.

John Filson is abut 52 years old I think.

jeff morocco · #**163** 01-30-2009, 11:17 PM

after Super Chevy, he hit the Top Sportsman circuit........

these are from World Of Wheels in '88 at McCormick Place

John built this home made turnstyle for the show....it caused quite an uproar from the ISCA guys because John won the Best Display award....Whiners !!!!! after Johns death the following summer and Daves legal matter, the car ended up at Ron Folk Racecars where Dave kept alot of his muscle cars and thats where the car sits today.....in an old barn just sitting there. what a waste of ingenuity for the time...

jeff morocco · #**164** 01-30-2009, 11:24 PM

Sorry Darren, I peeled the sidepipes off already.

are you trying to make darren mad or something ???

jeff morocco · #**165** 01-30-2009, 11:48 PM

at the '86 Super Chevy Show at Indy, a guy came up to me and asked if i wanted to be in a magazine...of course i said yes. they took a few cars down to the end of the track and did the photo shoot. here are couple of the other cars that were there.

mark grimes.............

and i dont know who this was............

the magazine took over a year to come out....sept. 87....

im all scanned out for today....time to peruse the rest of the board...

**mockingbird812** · #**166** 01-31-2009, 12:13 AM

Way Cool Jeff.

So, tell me about the icon in your signature!!

jeff morocco · #**167** 01-31-2009, 12:24 AM

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So, tell me about the icon in your signature!!

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well, there was this guy that was abusing the Terrible Towel dude so i MADE him give it to ME.HE should no longer use it in further posts..........

**CC Rider** · #**168** 01-31-2009, 12:39 AM

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at the '86 Super Chevy Show at Indy, a guy came up to me and asked if i wanted to be in a magazine...of course i said yes. they took a few cars down to the end of the track and did the photo shoot. here are couple of the other cars that were there.

mark grimes.............

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I remember THIS car!

Either I met Mark, years back, or the new owner of the car.

**markjohnson** · #**169** 02-01-2009, 01:12 AM

That '55 has some serious engine setback! I remember it back in the Eighties but didn't realize the engine was SO FAR back. I love it! I imagine the hood scoop is probably empty. I made it to EVERY Super Chevy Indy event back in the Eighties and remember looking at the unrestored '69 Yenko that is the main subject of this thread. I really like that Butternut Yellow Yenko and spent a lot of time looking at the car. It was great seeing the car still doing what it was built to do for it's entire life!

**BARN FIND** · #**170** 02-01-2009, 06:37 PM

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Here is a pic, I am sure it had different wheels and tires on it as when I found it, it had the orig rims and wide ovals and the tires still had the nubs on them like new

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I am quite certain that you wanted me to have this car.

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Looks alot like this one

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