Originally Posted by Mike Keener (Post 229414)

After hearing about the "Met a Drag Racing Legend" thread from his good friend from Indianapolis "Jerry Harvey", (because I never told him I was posting it) Gas made a special trip back to my shop to make sure that I wished everyone on the "Class Racer" Forum his very-very best! Gas emphasized that he couldn't believe that so many of todays racers remembered and appeciated his contribution to our sport and added "that if he lives to be 100 he won't forget it"!

Also Merc & I would like to thank everyone for the kind words said about "Team Checkmate past and present, and like Gas we really appeciate it too!

Merry Christmas, and the best of luck to everyone in the coming New Year!

Originally Posted by cyclonefe (Post 229433)

mike,

great story and thanks.

You could have titled it, "where drag racing legends met", but it sound like you are very humble considering your accomplishments that we here respect and admire.

Steve

Originally Posted by Mike Keener (Post 229414)

After hearing about the "Met a Drag Racing Legend" thread from his good friend from Indianapolis "Jerry Harvey", (because I never told him I was posting it) Gas made a special trip back to my shop to make sure that I wished everyone on the "Class Racer" Forum his very-very best! Gas emphasized that he couldn't believe that so many of todays racers remembered and appeciated his contribution to our sport and added "that if he lives to be 100 he won't forget it"!

Also Merc & I would like to thank everyone for the kind words said about "Team Checkmate past and present, and like Gas we really appeciate it too!


Merry Christmas, and the best of luck to everyone in the coming New Year!

Originally Posted by 6t5frlane (Post 229520)

Anybody remember the 1965 fairlane T-Bolt ( One of One ) that Jerry Harvey ran in 66, or his Bob Ford 427 Galaxie ??

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN (Post 229543)

I hate to admit my age but I remember them both. I also remember the first T-Bolt.....The 63 Fairlane A/FX called the "Zimmy 1" built and raced by Tasca Ford at Indy in 63.

Originally Posted by BlueOval Ralph (Post 229544)

Tasca get's credit for that car but it was built at Ford Engineering in the X-Garage at the the Ford Test Track in Dearborn in the summer of 63 it was driven by Bill Humphries a Ford test Driver and flat towed on a tow bar to Indy by Bill in his 58 Ford Wagon and a couple of other guys.

Originally Posted by cyclonefe (Post 229433)

mike,

great story and thanks.

You could have titled it, "where drag racing legends met", but it sound like you are very humble considering your accomplishments that we here respect and admire.

Steve

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN (Post 229543)

I hate to admit my age but I remember them both. I also remember the first T-Bolt.....The 63 Fairlane A/FX called the "Zimmy 1" built and raced by Tasca Ford at Indy in 63.

Originally Posted by Mike Keener (Post 229556)

Dr. Beshore...although we never met I did get to see the MPR Hemi car in Tom (Muskie) Stiel's garage while he was building your headers. Tom's craftsmanship is second to none and is also given all the credit in the world for building "All Three Team Checkmate Stock Eliminator Camaro's" from the ground up!

Steve, Ed, and Terry...All I can say is thanks again. Merc and I really do appreciate it!

Originally Posted by bill dedman (Post 229600)

I seem to recall that the 'cammer' '65 T-Bolt of Darrell Droke won something at Pomona... but I can't remember if it was classified as an A/FX or B/FX car. Maybe it just won class, but I think it ran 10.60s, and that was pretty quick at the time.

Never could figure out why Ford didn't take that idea and run with it... the concept was awesome...