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mopar68 · 04-04-2010, 07:57 AM

Speaking of Ray Cook, whatever happened to him? Last time I saw him was at the Summernationals about twenty years ago with his Cook & Liquori Dodge Aspen C/EA (?) Comp car. The few times I briefly chatted with him in the pits I found him to be a personable fellow. He always had time to answer a few questions this Hemi "head" asked. And to a racing fan that means a lot.

I remember seeing the B/SA Cook & Leong Dodge Challenger ragtop at Englishtown many times. Just curious, Artie, why did you guys end up selling all the Stock Eliminator Challengers you had (Hemi-powered ragtop and hardtop, 440 Six Pack-powered ragtop). Did NHRA re-factor them, rendering them uncompetitive; or did their value as collector cars come into play?

I remember one bracket racer from Staten Island (Dom Burris) had one of your Challenger ragtops for sale at one of the swap meets at Englishtown in the mid-late 1980s. From what Dom told me, it was it was an original 440 Six Pack convertible, and he (by 1980s resto standards) restored it as such but decided to keep original C & L race car paint and lettering. I don't remember if he told me it was ragtop number one or two. Were any of the Dodges numbers matching Hemi cars?

Thanks,

M68

P.S. One more question: How long did you guys run the S & W Dodge-sponsored B/SA 1971 Charger R/T (Superbee?). Was that an original Hemi car?

04-04-2010, 07:57 AM	#15
mopar68 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,660 Likes: 8 Liked 44 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Article on George Williams Speaking of Ray Cook, whatever happened to him? Last time I saw him was at the Summernationals about twenty years ago with his Cook & Liquori Dodge Aspen C/EA (?) Comp car. The few times I briefly chatted with him in the pits I found him to be a personable fellow. He always had time to answer a few questions this Hemi "head" asked. And to a racing fan that means a lot. I remember seeing the B/SA Cook & Leong Dodge Challenger ragtop at Englishtown many times. Just curious, Artie, why did you guys end up selling all the Stock Eliminator Challengers you had (Hemi-powered ragtop and hardtop, 440 Six Pack-powered ragtop). Did NHRA re-factor them, rendering them uncompetitive; or did their value as collector cars come into play? I remember one bracket racer from Staten Island (Dom Burris) had one of your Challenger ragtops for sale at one of the swap meets at Englishtown in the mid-late 1980s. From what Dom told me, it was it was an original 440 Six Pack convertible, and he (by 1980s resto standards) restored it as such but decided to keep original C & L race car paint and lettering. I don't remember if he told me it was ragtop number one or two. Were any of the Dodges numbers matching Hemi cars? Thanks, M68 P.S. One more question: How long did you guys run the S & W Dodge-sponsored B/SA 1971 Charger R/T (Superbee?). Was that an original Hemi car? Last edited by mopar68; 04-04-2010 at 08:33 AM.