lamar vaubel
 

I have a pass front and rear doors off a 55 56 or 57 chevy. on the front door is painted Lamar Vaubel, Hebron Ohio, on the back is some racing stickers. I picked up these doors years ago in Gloucester Ma. Does anyone know this guy is, thanks

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Lamar Vaubel was a tuff junior stock racer...sadly he passed away many years ago.....was a regular competitor in division 3 and set a few records as well..I remember him as a great guy with a very friendly persona..

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Here is a shot of his 55.

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He was fast, and seemed like a great guy. Met him at the World Finals one year. He had a black '56 Chevy convert at that time.

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If you bought them in Gloucester, MA. Most likely you got them from Dave Ribeiro. Either way he should be able to tell you about Lamar.

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Hi Sam, thanks for the info, I got these doors probably 20 yrs ago. The guy gave them to me, while I was looking for parts for my 55 chevy. they came off a blue wagon, maybe I will see if I can look him up, thanks again

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ken55,

Sorry , it wasn't me you bought those doors from 20 years .... I had spoke to Lamar back 35 years ago when I was running 55-57 Cheys .. He was a good guy who loved racing ... The only other guy was Joe Smith who also ran a 55 Chevy & was a good friend of Lamar ? He lived outside of Boston.
Good luck with your search , haven't spoke to Joe Smith in 10-15 years ? Hope this helps , Love those " 55 Chevys " .....

Dave,

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Last time I spoke with Joe Smith he owned the ole 60 Chevy Copper Stopper and the ole Brock and Nelson 55 ? Chevy Junior Stocker. Hope all is well with Joe.......M.J.

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ken 55 you have a PM. thanks

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Ken, I can maybe give you a little more info about Lamar. He as I recall raced several 55-56 chevy back in the 70s. He lived just a short distance from National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio(he actually lived in Buckeye Lake). He was a very sharp guy that had some of the sharpest cars in their day and held national records also. He was very respected and once you got to know him, he would give you pointers that always seems to help performance wise. I was running a 1963 Chevy II convertible at either the 1972 or 73 U.S. Nationals. Our ets were off and after talking to Lamar, he suggested that I needed more rear end gear. At that point he said to take one of 55-64 "punkins" and try it in our car. Helped our car greatly and I always remember Lamar as a "teacher" from then on. He was taken way before his time and left a void in the National Trail family.

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My Dad used to work with Lamar back in the 70's at the Newark Air Force Station. When my Brother Brian and I started bracket racing at National Trail Raceway in 1975 (Brian had a 71 Duster that was set up for E/SA and I had a 66 Nova) Lamar sold me a Rossi converter for my car. His cars were extremely clean and fast for the class. He had a blue and silver 55 4 door SS/PA and a black 56 2 door SS/OA. Very nice guy with tons of knowledge. Talked way over my head. Fierce competitor and passionate about drag racing. He passed away around the age of 35 from some form of leukemia from what I remember.

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Lamar died in 1977 at the age of 37.From what i hear he was a great racer,and friend to all.Anyone have a picture of his 4dr Stock or Super stock cars.?

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Good Guy .

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Looking for contact info for Ken55.Anyone know who he is?

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The Mighty Quinn is correct here. That would be Joe Smith from Stoneham, Mass now living in NH ..with both cars!

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Think that's Lamar in the dress shirt leaning on his '55.

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Yes, that is him in the picture. If anyone has pictures of Lamar Vaubel, I know his kids would be interested in them.

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Sadly, Joe Smith passed away over a year ago. It is my understanding that Nelson has purchased the 55 and is restoring it to race condition....

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I bought the 56 2 Dr Business Coup from his widow. Barry Raichin (who still owns a 55 4dr SS OA the Go Army car) saw an add for it. I basically cleaned out their garage and got everything I could carry and brought it back to Canada with my trailer. I think I sold it and have lost track it.

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Lamar at Indy