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In the photo with the 68 CJ racing the 71 SCJ (5045), the 71 SCJ is Denny Reed when he started racing again. (It's hard to quite.)

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The original ‘68 Cobra Jet lightweights are the best, but the Super Stock ‘69 Convertibles are way cool.

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2 of George Boskovich's 135s. His Dad was the original owner of Richie Pauleys 135.
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Funny you should mention that.. I noticed it too. I have Denny's car, bought it from him around 2001-2002 and raced it in D/SA until 2010. Different color now. Still have it stashed away safely.


I'm pretty sure that it is in the third picture in 4284spd's post #53 too.

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The Roger Caster car is now the Bray & Gillam car. The John Turley is restored white car. Turley replaced the 68 with a 69.

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John Turley

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What are you talking about? Caster's car is not the Bray & Gillam car. The post I made with Rogers has the bottom 2 pics as it sit's in 2020!
The Bray & Gillam was originally Gas Ronda's car and a buddy of mine owns it.

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The cars are two different cars Roger Caster was Turley's crew chief. The Roger Caster car is the Bray and Gillam car and if it's still owned by one of them call and ask them who they bought it from. Caster also owned Gas Rhonda's thunderbolt. Turley was a very good friend of mine and his car stayed local and became the white car.

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Turley’s car before he bought it in1969.

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I know that they haven't owned the car for a long time just a brief moment of mental-pause it happens. I was told by Turley that it is Caster's car and when I asked on the old thread named " anybody have any history on these guys" Daniel Ashlock said it was.

Terry

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You are correct. I went back and went thru my old notes, Mclellan's car is indeed the white Orlando car as it has come to be known since it was there forever.
So you are say there was 2 black cars?

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Yes two different cars. Caster’s car was a automatic bought from Gas Ronda raced by Caster then sold to Lloyd Bray. Turley’s car was a 4 speed bought by the Potior bros. driven by Ken Mclellan later bought by Ken and sold to Turley. Story is Ken drove it from Indiana to west Texas after they purchased it. Turley raced it from 69-72 then sold it to local racer Phil Rymer later sold to local racer Mark Armstrong who sold it in the late 80’s and it became the white car. In 68 Caster was div. 4 points champ while Ken still owned his car. Luckily I drive better than I talk or write.

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Thanks for the info

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Hope I haven't killed this thread. I never get tired of looking at cobra jets I knew Turley and the two owners after him on the now white car and what I was told about Casters car from Turley. I'll shut my pie hole and hope to see more pics.

Terry Hindsley

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One last thing I keep calling Turley's car the white car but Gas Ronda's my be white again too not sure.

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I found a better pic it was the Poynor bros.

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Did you check your resources on Roger Caster car? You have me wondering if what I was told is correct.

Terry

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From the registry on the Gas Ronda car

A recent owner of this car purchased it in 1988 from Lloyd Bray and D.G. Gilliam of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. After the 1968 Winternationals, Leo Roy purchased the car for $1.00. Leo drove it to the Division 4 championship in 1970. Lloyd Bray and D. G. Gilliam purchased it in 1971 and over the course of the next 17 years they set the following NHRA national records:

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I find it strange that Roger Caster and Leo Roy were both from Austin and had cobra jets reported to be sold to Lloyd Bray.

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The championship info is incorrect so maybe that's not all. Could be it was Ronda-Caster-Leo -Bray. Some questions can only be answered by voices that can no longer be heard.

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Ken was racing the Cobrastang 1969 until I bought it on the way home from Pomona in 1973.

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Yes I know but the cobra jet registry shows Leo Roy won 1970 championship but Ken won it in the 69. Turley owned Ken's 68 then still wondering what became of Caster's 68.

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The registry also says the Gas Ronda car may have been bought from ford by Jim Tibbitts who introduced Roger Caster to Grady Bryant.

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Proof that caster's car is not the Orlando car.

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I posted on green valleys page if anyone new the history of Caster’s cobra jet and this is one of the replies.

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Know nothing about it.

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I think it's Rich Lamont at US30 Dragway.





Bret Velde
2003 ??/SA

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Converted 1967 car.

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Bob,
How many '68 Cobra Jet Mustang "Light weights" where produced and in your estimation how many are left?
Frank