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A Mild Shot of Jungle Pam (Pam Hardy)

http://junglepam.com/photos/small/012603JJSCAN19.jpg

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God bless her little........heart and shorts!

JimR

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Also don't forget about Miss-Hurst, the early years, lol.;)

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And what kind of car was winning all those Stock Eliminator's at
Dover Drag Strip 1968 thru 1970,,,,,,,,

Against all those 'Musclecars',,,,,,,

A 1962 Volvo PV544,
1.8 L (109 cubic inch), 80 HP, Model #B18D engine
An In-line 4-cylinder (8.5-1 compression) with twin side-draft carbs.
Factory-equipped with 4.56 gears.

Classed in T/S (1968), U/S (1969) and V/S (1970)
Car weight; 2050
Weight/Horsepower bracket = 25.00 to 26.99

Car ran 15.80's @ 87 MPH

http://www.doverdragstrip.com/phpBB3...744f970a29f599

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Classic 1970 Match Race @ Irwindale, California

Dave Kempton, 1962 Plymouth Wagon G/SA 383/343 HP Dual-Quad
versus
Gary DeLuc's Oldsmobile-powered C/Dragster

Time Results 12.41 (Winning) to a fast-closing (9.15)
I think Dave got a slight handicap.......:)

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9100/davekempton.jpg

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Wasnt that Tony Nancy's old Olds powered AA/GD ?

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I had the great pleasure of meeting Woody some years back shortly before he passed away. I was promoting musclecar shows at the time and he was hanging out with Skip Norman, who was selling old photos.

I had never heard of the man at the time but quickly realized what a jewel he was and was amazed at the things he'd seen and done. We invited him to dinner that first evening and it was one of those times when you look back and wish you'd had a tape recorder lying on the table.

No, not to blackmail some of the people in the stories but just to be able to remember even half of the stories he told Woody just kept going and going and before it was over I was sore from laughing.

He was a giant in the golden years of our sport. It's a real shame that no one ever took the opportunity to interview him at length for the history he lived.

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I am glad to have been able to call him my friend. We spent almost every Thursday evening with a few friends from the local speed shop (Speed Unlimited near Andrews AFB in Md.) and just shot the "Bull" about racing until the resturant/bar closed.

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That Volvo was and still is owned Ron Morehead (Dad to Ron and lincoln) car. That was a fast car for what it had and I saw it last year at the Dover Drag strip reunion. Great car from the Morehead family.

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on page 3, the Semi-Hemi Chevelle, check the gas prices sign.

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My buddy's mom had one of those back in the mid sixties. We used to slap the rear trunk lid and it would buckle in for a second and make a sound like a cheap garbage can being beat with a bat. It still makes me laugh now.

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The funny thing about this car is we took it out of 40 years of storage added some new M/T slicks a Line lock updated the 30 weight engine oil to 5w20 new trans and rear end fluid (synthetic). Cleaned it up never touched the valve springs and ran 3 tenths faster the first hit out by the end of the day we were under the old record by 4 thenths my dad was cracking up. We have a video somewhere of that day I will find it and download it. This was at the 1st Dover Reunion at Island

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Ah,,,Yvonne Craig from the Batman TV series,,,I was 14 the first time I saw her in those tights,,had a soft spot for her,,actually it was more of a hard spot, I guess. She deffinately made our Batarangs dance around!
Danny Durham

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A blast from the past,,,,
'The Durachrome Bug'
7.20's @ 200 MPH

427 Chevy with a BMG blower

http://www.arizonaracinghistory.com/Richards_C_060.jpg

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Can't forget about the Little Red Wagon, Tommy Ivo, or Big Daddy.http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/48...600x600Q85.jpghttp://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/30...600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/47...600x600Q85.jpg

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What is Snake doing in Ivo's 4 engine dragster,,I never knew that he made a pass in it,, maybe it was just a photo op. I just recently picked up Ivo's new book,, haven't started reading it yet,but I hear its pretty good.
Danny Durham

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A Jaguar Funny Car,,,,,,,,,'very popular flopper'

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...6&d=1254904656

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check out those legs! lol... not a bad payout either.
Gotta love all those old pics

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a clean one owner....gone

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To Steve Stasko, In 64 Chrysler did make 13 Ply with Race Hemis , and steel front ends, ! They also made the same amount and combo in the 64 Dodge ! These cars only came in the Belvedere, and Coronet 440 2 dr Hardtops ! So they were not paper only cars ! We had 2 of the original cars in my home town ! WILD steet cars, that also got raced every weekend !

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John, the keyword there is "hardtops." Mancini's car is/was a 440 Sedan!

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d1...75627_3048.jpg

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Jungle Pam, Jungle Jim, & Cha-Cha Shirley Muldowney.
http://www.gilchristbnw.com/GPC/DR/RP/HLM7301.jpg

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Moose,

Bakersfield Dragstrip was pretty too............;)

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...0Two/9-7-4.jpg

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Here's a couple more old shots.
http://inlinethumb48.webshots.com/48...600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/38...600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/49...600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb45.webshots.com/48...600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/47...600x600Q85.jpg

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Moose,

Name this Drag Strip,
No, it's not Mockingbird Drag Strip,,,,,,

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Lion's dragstrip in California...Mockingbird was the name of the street the Munsters lived on.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...e/hamb40-1.jpg

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DragStrip Girl (1956 movie)
Everybody needs one,,,,,,,,,,,or two,,,,,,,,,,,or three,,,,,,,,
Fay Spain made a couple of those 'B' rated Hot Rod movies.

http://topfuelwormhole.files.wordpre...pg?w=500&h=388

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...y4i3iXeDX_Xl3A
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...iu-RknV88VfHWh

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Out of all those "stars",,,only Frank Gorshin had a carrer that continued with any noteriety,,he later became "The Riddler" on TVs Batman series.
Yeah,, I know,,,unsollisited(sic) trivia.
Danny Durham

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The movie 'Bikini Beach' released in 1964,,
Filmed drag racing (like it used to be) at Pomona Raceway.

Featured cars, Dean Jeffries 'Manta Ray'
A Ford Cobra 289 engine, with Weber induction.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/wp-cont...=569&zc=1&q=80

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Posted for Mike Keener, story to follow.

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...ick__Linda.jpg

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You guys wanted some Linda so here is a classic when she was in her prime!

This photo of Dick Arons was taken at the Super Stock nationals in 1968 after his repeat win. Dick won the race in 67 in SS/EA and repeated in 68 with the famous yellow convertible in SS/F.

Check out that trophy.... Those were the days!

BTW does anyone know who Linda's sidekick is?

MK

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The girl on the left of that photo,,,,,,Miss Super Stock Magazine 1968..

Great photo's of the girls presenting 'their trophies' in the
October 1968 Super Stock & Drag Illustrated Magazine.http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqJ,!lo...I3Z!g~~0_3.JPG

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A 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone
289 'HiPo' 271 HP,,,,Engine Code 'A'
Classed in C/S in 1965.
And with the very rare optional functional fiberglass hood.
Only 90 of these cars were built.
Not a regular car to order,,,,,,you had to go through a 'DSO'
District Special Order.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...pRlpnl_ph1.jpg

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My late friend and partner on a 383 71 Dodge Challenger Gene Collins raced one in 1965 sponsored by "Dave Pyles" Mercury at various tracks such as Aquasco, Capitol, 75&80 in Md.. It was maroon with the silver stripes on the roof like most Jr. stockers of the era had. He also ran a dark green 202 sedan with the 225 HP combo in "F" Factory stock. He was a NASCAR Winternationals winner with a 271 HP Mustang with an automatic in Daytona in 1966 named "Pegasus". He prefered an automatic trans car after loosing a couple of toes in a clutch explosion racing a 1962 Corvette prior to racing the Comets. One thing I remember was he had Stahl Headers and had candy stripes painted on the long collectors exiting under the doors. They had a sound all of their own.

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Ya know Terry as much as I love and admire the co-founder of Top Stock, (Rip 2000) this reply confirms that you are-and always will be, much older than I am....Even if it is only a year or so!!!....LOL

How hot is it in FL???

MK

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Hi Mike....good to see you post even if it is to remind me of my age.....LOL. The weather is pretty good now. mid to upper 80's. Went to a SSSSA circuit race last weekend. Im still shopping for a car that not on the other side of the planet or near the North pole.

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So,,,,,,,,,you want to get started in racing,,,,,,;)
http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/w...itled-1552.jpg

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This thread on TC by Red Fox started Jul '09 & has 308 pages/ 4800 posts & almost 400k views of great nostalgic racing pics...not all bowtie stuff although it starts out that way...check it out
http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=100554

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I Remember ! ...You and your Brother almost wet your pants laughing when he hit Second gear & the rust from the floorboards fell on the track !

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Dino,,,,,,,,,,
Hope this brings back memories,,,

Paula Murphy 'Miss STP' (1970 Plymouth Duster)
versus
Della Woods "Bernella's Funny Honey' (1970 Dodge Charger)

The girls got into a 'Cat Fight' in the pits,,,,,,,,,,,was it real or 'Memorex',;)

http://www.70sfunnycars.com/Photos/13paula1.JPGhttp://www.mts.net/~red67/bernella.jpg

I got real close to Della Woods, and got her autograph on the black & white photo hand out.
Yes,,,,,,,they were real,,,,,,,, and they were spectacular!!!

Paul (One lucky 13-year old kid)