Hoping some of you long time east coast racers may be able to help with any information on ownership history...
I purchased Jack Wersts 65 5&50 65 Plymouth from Ken Montgomery in 2006. As some know Ken raced it in 1976 then had an accident with Dean Nicopolis in the turn off area at Indy. Nicopolis fixed his front end damage and continued racing that weekend,but Ken's car got hit in the driver rear quarter and flipped over. Ken never repaired it.
In talking with Ken he said he got it in the Scranton,PA area but couldn't remember who he got it from. Anybody remember who might have raced it before Ken did in 1976?
I also talked to Fred Ristagno(Hemi Fred), and he remembered a guy named Van Palmer who might have owned it around 1969. Van also raced a max wedge car called the Beach Comber if that rings any bells.
Here's some photos from back in the day, how it looked when I got it, and the resto up to this point.
You can email or call me at 515-227-1064. Thanks,Alex
