Div 1 Mopar at Barret-Jackson
 

This is the late Mike Smith's car

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...2.1&pop=0&it=1

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Yes, Artie. The car was/is owned by Ted Struse, who now lives in Colorado, if I'm not mistaken. It was campained by Mike Smith and Terry Walsh.

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Artie -- Spoke with Terry Welsh last week and it is the car ( SuperStock Magazine 's Project Six Pack ) that the late Mike Smith drove -- very restored and looks just like it did in 1974 .Terry has been invited by the current owners to be "with" the car when its being sold at this years Barrett-Jackson auction in Phoenix .

BTW ,my first big NHRA win came against this car - Englishtown Winston World Championship Series race in 1974 .Wouldn't you know it -- its' the one picture I don't have .....................

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I was runner up to this car many times at the Super Stock races at Maple Grove.

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Bobby,you should have shot his tires in the lanes before the finals.PM me your phone #.

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Was this the car that was given away in a subscription sales contest by the magazine?

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No, that was a Tritak & Morgan prepared 1970 Hemi 'cuda.

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I remember following the build and racing of this 69 RR in
S/S magazine when I was in the service and the few years
after that they still did articles on the car.

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Wheres the roll bar?????? Or did they use one of those nice lakewood bolt ins.

Hammer

Look like a Sat. afternoon auction.

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In those days a bar wasn't even allowed. We fought a bar and won,(because we had the convertible) but still couldn't have the solid bar going forward. The swing out bar was a necessity not an option.

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Somewhere my dad has a picture of him and Don Bowles removing the roll bar from Don's car at a National Event at the insistance of NHRA that the rollbar was illegal.....All in the name of safety!

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oops - double post

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I was fortunate to get to know one of the previous (and original) owners, Ted Struse. He had this car in Colorado for many years. Ted asked me to drive it @ Bandimere speedway many years ago and considering the history of the car this was an honor. Ted is a real class act and last I heard he is still in the Denver area. Sadly Ted is fighting Parkinson's disease. Please keep Ted in your thoughts and prayers. He is a dedicated Mopar Stock Eliminator enthuisast and a great writer. He writes for many magazines. He even got me on the cover of the December 1986 SuperStock & Drag illustrated magazine.
Great car with tons of history, it should bring big bucks$$$.

Bill Ringer

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I thought it was a 383? I remember the magazine.

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It was called project 6 pack. My dad did alot of work on that car about 20 or so years ago. I hope it brings the $$$$.


Herb Jr

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Project six pack just did $100,000 at Barret-Jackson

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By the time you take the 10% commission front and back, what did the owner really get? Owner should have put it on e-bay or Racing Junk and save having to haul it to Arizona. BJ is a suckers game. JMO.

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Not a good event for stockers 1969 Mustang $55000.00
1969 Road Runner $110000.00

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He gets $90K BJ gets $20K new owner gets car + a big bill for tax in the state the car goes to.