Hey, Ed Wright! - Page 3

G Schenck · 11-16-2011, 07:58 PM

I also saw your C/SM camaro on Larry Meaux's site www.maxracesoftware.com/ You need to register (free) but a lot of pictuces from LaPlace, Southland and Baton Rouge.

Greg

sammy pizzolato · 11-16-2011, 10:29 PM

that was a cool old car the first time i saw it was at southland raceway in houma i have a pic of it at southland in the staging lanes. i had a 57 chevy 270 hp that was owned by the famous lenord hughes.

Ed Wright · 11-16-2011, 11:12 PM

Thanks Sammy! Jerry Dover used to come around and visit with Jeanie & I, at about every race. We really enjoyed him. I think you worked at his shop (Service Automotive?). He mentioned you a lot, always spoke very highly.
He had some really nice Oldsmobiles.
Kinda ramble, don't I? lol

sammy pizzolato · 11-17-2011, 12:02 AM

thanks ed i worked for jerry for ten years till i went in business for my self. jerry jr and myself talk dayley. we had lot's good time's. the black olds that i own was one of the old fornof cars that jerry drove for the fornof dealership. he sadley died of a rare sickness in 1990.ed i also own jerry's old red convert that he and jerry jr drove the car has only 38 miles on it my black 442 has 7 miles on it

Dwight Southerland · 11-17-2011, 09:21 AM

Sammy -

Is the red convertible the '72 that little Jerry raced in '75?

sammy pizzolato · 11-17-2011, 10:27 AM

that is the car i have been restoring it.they parked it before the rule change.it still has all the interior heater box windshield wiper motor.still has the old lakewood roll bar still has all the old stickers even has the old grace cup sticker.still has jerry jr's old div4 # on the window.jerry sr sold it to leroy charpentier in the 70's and sat in a mini storage till 2007 leroy died and his wife was a customer of mine. i tried to buy it for years but she would not sell.till one day sid's wife ran the mail route for mrs charpentier and she told me she was getting bankrupt letters so one day she called me and said she would sell the olds.so jerry jr was working for me at the time and he bought it. later he sold it to me.to keep it in the family.jerry jr is like my little brother we talk every day.

11-16-2011, 07:58 PM	#21
G Schenck Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Harahan, La. Posts: 521 Likes: 41 Liked 81 Times in 35 Posts	Re: Hey, Ed Wright! I also saw your C/SM camaro on Larry Meaux's site www.maxracesoftware.com/ You need to register (free) but a lot of pictuces from LaPlace, Southland and Baton Rouge. Greg

11-16-2011, 10:29 PM	#22
sammy pizzolato Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: houma louisiana Posts: 432 Likes: 52 Liked 56 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Hey, Ed Wright! that was a cool old car the first time i saw it was at southland raceway in houma i have a pic of it at southland in the staging lanes. i had a 57 chevy 270 hp that was owned by the famous lenord hughes.

11-16-2011, 11:12 PM	#23
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts	Re: Hey, Ed Wright! Thanks Sammy! Jerry Dover used to come around and visit with Jeanie & I, at about every race. We really enjoyed him. I think you worked at his shop (Service Automotive?). He mentioned you a lot, always spoke very highly. He had some really nice Oldsmobiles. Kinda ramble, don't I? lol __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

11-17-2011, 12:02 AM	#24
sammy pizzolato Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: houma louisiana Posts: 432 Likes: 52 Liked 56 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Hey, Ed Wright! thanks ed i worked for jerry for ten years till i went in business for my self. jerry jr and myself talk dayley. we had lot's good time's. the black olds that i own was one of the old fornof cars that jerry drove for the fornof dealership. he sadley died of a rare sickness in 1990.ed i also own jerry's old red convert that he and jerry jr drove the car has only 38 miles on it my black 442 has 7 miles on it Last edited by sammy pizzolato; 11-17-2011 at 12:12 AM.

11-17-2011, 09:21 AM	#25
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 1,980 Likes: 53 Liked 724 Times in 177 Posts	Re: Hey, Ed Wright! Sammy - Is the red convertible the '72 that little Jerry raced in '75?

11-17-2011, 10:27 AM	#26
sammy pizzolato Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: houma louisiana Posts: 432 Likes: 52 Liked 56 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Hey, Ed Wright! that is the car i have been restoring it.they parked it before the rule change.it still has all the interior heater box windshield wiper motor.still has the old lakewood roll bar still has all the old stickers even has the old grace cup sticker.still has jerry jr's old div4 # on the window.jerry sr sold it to leroy charpentier in the 70's and sat in a mini storage till 2007 leroy died and his wife was a customer of mine. i tried to buy it for years but she would not sell.till one day sid's wife ran the mail route for mrs charpentier and she told me she was getting bankrupt letters so one day she called me and said she would sell the olds.so jerry jr was working for me at the time and he bought it. later he sold it to me.to keep it in the family.jerry jr is like my little brother we talk every day.