[modelman1960]

Thanks for posting this Tom. It brings back my Bob Glidden memory.
It was at the Keystone Nationals when he won his 75th race. Can't remember the exact year, think it was 1889. I had taken 2 8x10's of him sitting in his old pinto and another of his 1970 Mustang and was standing at his pit area hoping he'd come out of the trailer(It was raining.... typical for Reading). Etta came out and came to the "rope". I asked her if she'd have Bob sign the 2 prints for me. She took them inside the trailer, and a few moments later leaned out and motioned me to come in. I ducked under that rope faster than lightning and went inside the air conditioned trailer and Bob was sitting in a directors chair just kind of chilling. He asked where I'd gotten the pictures from and I told him I took them myself at the 75 Summernationals. So 14 years had passed and he said he hadn't seen that Mustang in like forever. He then asked me if I was a big Ford fan, and in my "youthful" excitement of being in the presence of a star I said no(which was true), I was a big Bob Glidden fan. He asked me why, and I replied "cause you can make anything go fast". He was qualified 4th and W.J. was 1st, and he said he hoped he had enough for him come eliminations. Very very humble man. He signed both prints with the comment "Thanks, Bob Glidden"
When he came down the return road which went by the spectator side back then after winning the 1st round, he was waving at the crowd in the stands, but it was only me he was waving to out of the thousands that were there.That's the way I feel it was like to me. So I almost fell out of the bleachers when he went on to win his 75th victory.
A little long here, but I wanted to share. I still have those pictures too
27 years later.
Walt