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At the age of 16, in 1973, 1969 Impala Sports Coupe, 350-255HP engine. Did a few changes to the engine and had Corvette 15 x 8 rear and 15 x6 front rally wheels. Ran in the 15's.

In 1974, I almost traded across to an FBI agent who had a 1969 Impala Sports Coupe SS, 427-4 speed car and was tired of shifting and paying for high octane gas and was looking forward to it. Except.... One Friday afternoon, I had washed, waxed and detailed the car, left it home and went out on a date on her car. Driving back home through town I saw some of my buddies shaking their heads and when I arrived home, I noticed the park parked on the street and sort of twisted! :eek:

Although I hid the keys of the car, my dad was going out drinking with his friends and decided he wanted to drive a cool car to impress others in lieu of driving his Vega Station Wagon. He took the car, got drunk and tried to move a concrete barrier with the front end of the car. He still drove the car home, with a bent frame and lower control arm, on a flat tire, riding on the rim producing all kinds of sparks and by some miracle, no cops around! :D

Tried to fix the car but couldn't straighten the frame so I sold it for parts.

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1964 Dodge 330 2-door, 383 4-speed. 14.0 et. 1987, at the defunct Riverside International Raceway.

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1963 Pontiac Catalina 389 OE 4 speed. 1st race ever was 4 wide @ New York National speedway.

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1. 62 Impala SS,409,2X4's,4speed,Irwindale,Orange County.
2. 69 Plymouth Roadrunner,383,4 speed, Irwindale
3. 62 Bel Air bubble top, 409,4 speed,OCIR, Riverside, Firebird
4. 61 Bel Air 2 door, 283, OCIR, Pomona. Tony Janes Stock Eliminator car
5. 66 Bel Air 2 door post Stock Eliminator car, Riverside,Palmdale,Bakersfield,Pomona,
6. 63 Bel Air 2 door post, 409,425 horse, OCIR, Riverside, Palmdale,Terminal Island
7. 71 Monte Carlo,Riverside, Irwindale
8. 68 Chevelle Malibu 2 door hardtop,Stock Eliminator car,Palmdale,Vegas,Pomona,Speedworld,Bakersfield
9. 68 Chevelle wagon,Stock Eliminator car,Palmdale,Pomona,Fontana,Irwindale
10. 63 Nova,OCIR,
11. 68 Chevelle 300 deluxe,Stock Eliminator car, 2 door hardtop,Bakersfield, Fontana,Pomona,Speedworld,
Irwindale, Las Vegas,
12. 66 Chevelle wagon, ex Cal Method Stock Eliminator car,Pomona.
Guess that's about it. That spans July 1976 to fall of 2019.

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1978...67 Mustang FB 390 Auto..started in the low 15s and finished in the low 14s. Swapped the 390 for a 427 Med Riser and picked up a little..lol.
Midway Drag Strip Western CO. where the DA is typically around 7-8k ft. on a good day. Home track of Jim Hughes and several other noteable S/SS racers.

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damn .......

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I remember Cal and Mary Ann from D-6 races in the '80s at Woodburn...

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You can't find better people anywhere, too.

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1974 Cuda in 89 at Firebird Raceway...errr...Wild Horse Pass place or whatever it's called now.

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1973 Ford Pinto, Miami-Hollywood Speedway Park, 20: something seconds.

1976 race date.