Sedan Deliveries

[Hemi Moose]

Another of a Sedan Delivery...

[Geerhead55]

Heres a '55 that a buddy of mine picked up around '72 that had a great gasser look, with the straight axle, radiused wheel wells, the classic Cragar S/S rims, no front bumper and a killer stance. It had a mild 327, a Muncie 4 speed and 5:38gears. A diamond tucked interior throughout, a recessed license plate on the tailgate and a unique feature, a Dodge Charger gas cap on the left rear quarter. Being a heavy ride, it went 13.20s back then. I remember in '73 VW came out with a shade called Sun Bug Gold, and he painted the sedan delivery that color and it really popped. He sold it after a couple years and we lost track of it until the early '90s when it showed up at the Seattle Super Chevy Show, wearing this cool green hue. I don't know where it is today,,, somebody has probably returned it to stock appearance,, I hope not.
Danny Durham

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Heres a '55 that a buddy of mine picked up around '72 that had a great gasser look, with the straight axle, radiused wheel wells, the classic Cragar S/S rims, no front bumper and a killer stance. It had a mild 327, a Muncie 4 speed and 5:38gears. A diamond tucked interior throughout, a recessed license plate on the tailgate and a unique feature, a Dodge Charger gas cap on the left rear quarter. Being a heavy ride, it went 13.20s back then. I remember in '73 VW came out with a shade called Sun Bug Gold, and he painted the sedan delivery that color and it really popped. He sold it after a couple years and we lost track of it until the early '90s when it showed up at the Seattle Super Chevy Show, wearing this cool green hue. I don't know where it is today,,, somebody has probably returned it to stock appearance,, I hope not.
Danny Durham

Now this '55 Chevy looks 'trick'...looks like it ended up with a cross ram intake on it.

[Rory McNeil]

Danny,Did that car become the orange "Abbotts Habit" SD from the Seattle area I remember from the mid-late 70`s?

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Danny,Did that car become the orange "Abbotts Habit" SD from the Seattle area I remember from the mid-late 70`s?

Sorry Rory,, not the same rig. Jim Abbott's "Abbott's Habbot" was not a sedan delivery, and both vehicles were around at the same time.
Heres Jim running in Gas class at the Olympia All Pro series #2 event at Seattle in '74.
Danny Durham

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Sorry Rory,, not the same rig. Jim Abbott's "Abbott's Habbot" was not a sedan delivery, and both vehicles were around at the same time.
Heres Jim running in Gas class at the Olympia All Pro series #2 event at Seattle in '74.
Danny Durham

Thanks Danny, I guess my memory is fading as the years pile up. I do reconize that 69 Mustang in the other lane. Around 1980, Jeff Whittig took me to a house in Port Orchard WA where that car was for sale, a guy named George Hadler, I believe owned it, it had been run in SS/G or H in the 70`s. It ended up as a bracket car in Bremerton , owned by a Marine, who called the car "Gunneys Toy".

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Thanks Danny, I guess my memory is fading as the years pile up. I do reconize that 69 Mustang in the other lane. Around 1980, Jeff Whittig took me to a house in Port Orchard WA where that car was for sale, a guy named George Hadler, I believe owned it, it had been run in SS/G or H in the 70`s. It ended up as a bracket car in Bremerton , owned by a Marine, who called the car "Gunneys Toy".

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Thanks Danny, I guess my memory is fading as the years pile up. I do reconize that 69 Mustang in the other lane. Around 1980, Jeff Whittig took me to a house in Port Orchard WA where that car was for sale, a guy named George Hadler, I believe owned it, it had been run in SS/G or H in the 70`s. It ended up as a bracket car in Bremerton , owned by a Marine, who called the car "Gunneys Toy".

Rory,,, I know what you mean about that 'ol memory thing. Mines gone too!
Heres some shots I took of my favorite rides of George Hadler and the late Jeff Wittig:
Photo 1: George's Nova at Bremerton points meet in '74.
Photo 2: George at the first Fallnationals,, Seattle in '75.
Photos 3 & 4: Jeff's '68 Mustang at Fallnationals in '80.