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Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time

My dad bought his cougar in 77 and started racing it in 78.

Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time

Not near as long as some but I've raced my Duster since 1973.
Jerry Davis

Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time

Mike Carr .. You are right . My wife bought the car new in dec. 1968. I have race in SS/I , SS/H ,SS/G ,SS/F .. Held records in the H,G, F, all in the same yr.. It is titled and taged to this day..1969 Mustang 428 CJ.. Neat Post . Red Le Blanc Happy New Year Guys and Girls ..

Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time

i bought my 1972 gto march 1981 and have raced it since then. jerry stealy owened it for 2-3 years before i bought it and phil supka had it before him not shure when phil got it but it only has 20 thousand on the speedo

Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time

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Originally Posted by Mike Carr (Post 160300)

Here are some other, possible one owner cars and/or cars that have been racecars (almost) all their life:
Larry Mohar's '69 Camaro
Harry Huntzberry's '69 Camaro
Gary/Wayne Ewing '69 Camaro. Dad thought he saw it at 1970 Indy as a Stocker
Ray Paquet '67 Fairlane (and maybe the T-bolt too?)
Pat Gerek '67 Fairlane. Bought from Jim Van Cleve, who got it from Bill Ireland?
Harry/Larry Golliday '69 AMX
Joe Comella '68 Hemi Dart
George Baptiste '68 Hemi Cuda
Gene Daugherty '67 Camaro
Gene McBean '69 Mustang, bought from Tom DeCamp, bought from Jeff Velde?
Mike Wither's '69 AMX, bought from Ray Wino, bought from ??

If anyone can fill in the blanks, correct any false info, add a story, etc, feel free.

Blair Patick's present 68 mustang is Jeff Velde's old car, in which Blair purchased the car from Marvin Dunahoo who is running a mustang II in IHRA Super Stock.

I have a story on Ray Paquet's 67 Fairlane, I'll read it and find out where he purchased it from.

Stephen Johnson #2162
Horace Johnson #2167
SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA
RecordHolder

Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time

Im not exactally sure but Donnie Moore has been to every National event Rockingham has ever had in IHRA. Not sure when he started racing that Mustang and Mike Boyles who has raced the 57 Chevy Wagon since 73 I think.

And Ronnie Hamlin who has a brand new Herb McCandless built duster that has never been raced, built in 1975.

Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time

James Lee ,55 Chevy. I saw it at the 72 Amarillo World Finals. Before that, I don't know .Anyone?
Still racing it.

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Jim Weakland Div 5 raced his 1968 Camaro in Super Stock for around 30 years until he sold it to someone overseas I believe in late 2008 or early 2009. He was still setting records with it up until he sold it.

Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time

I've been running my 64 Plymouth Max Wedge since 1973.

Re: Who has raced the same car the longest time

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Originally Posted by Joe Greek (Post 160296)

Larry Jewel bought his '67 Corvette new, took his wife on their honeymoon with
it, been racing it ever since.
Joe Greek, P/S, #1222

My dad took delivery of the car January 2nd 1966 (44 years ago today). It's originally a '66 427/425 4-speed car. Dad bought all the hi-performance options with the car and raced it from day one. My Mom and Dad drove the car from Pennsylvania to Florida on their honeymoon in November of '66. He converted it to a '67 in the mid-70's so he could run the automatic trans with the big block in Super Stock. My dad figures the car has more miles on it over 100 miles per hour than it does under...

Jeff Jewell