Did you race a '56 Corvette at Rocky Mountain Dragway?

Jonathon Berlin · 01-04-2010, 11:08 PM

Hi everyone,

There's a great thread elsewhere on this forum about the old Rocky Mountain Dragway in Commerce City, Colo. Wonderful memories, stories and photos from that track.

I'm looking for any info I can find about a car which might have raced there.

My dad is just about done rebuilding the '56 Corvette shown above, and I'm trying to piece together the history of the car.

He bought it from a guy in Arvada in 1988, primed over as seen above, with no engine and housing a generation of spiders. It's his understanding that the car changed hands a few times in the '70s and '80s as different folks thought about rebuilding it. Heck, it took my pop over 20 years to get it to where it is today.

Here's what we know:
- A title showed the car going West from Pennsylvania after 1966
- A sticker on the car's front window has an NHRA logo and listing of the Rocky Mountain Dragway. The other side has a soaped number 109.
- The car was probably purple given the color of some inside body parts.

Here are photos of the window and the nearly finished car.

We don't know if it raced, but it would be great to track down some of those old stories and God willing, a photo.

Does anyone know if logs or records of races were kept? And if so, who would have them? The NHRA?

Any info helps. These cars tell great stories and we'd love to hear more about this one.

Thanks for reading,

Jonathon

Jonathon Berlin
Chicago, IL

Stephen Berlin
Denver, CO

01-04-2010, 11:08 PM	#1
Jonathon Berlin Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Did you race a '56 Corvette at Rocky Mountain Dragway? Hi everyone, There's a great thread elsewhere on this forum about the old Rocky Mountain Dragway in Commerce City, Colo. Wonderful memories, stories and photos from that track. I'm looking for any info I can find about a car which might have raced there. My dad is just about done rebuilding the '56 Corvette shown above, and I'm trying to piece together the history of the car. He bought it from a guy in Arvada in 1988, primed over as seen above, with no engine and housing a generation of spiders. It's his understanding that the car changed hands a few times in the '70s and '80s as different folks thought about rebuilding it. Heck, it took my pop over 20 years to get it to where it is today. Here's what we know: - A title showed the car going West from Pennsylvania after 1966 - A sticker on the car's front window has an NHRA logo and listing of the Rocky Mountain Dragway. The other side has a soaped number 109. - The car was probably purple given the color of some inside body parts. Here are photos of the window and the nearly finished car. We don't know if it raced, but it would be great to track down some of those old stories and God willing, a photo. Does anyone know if logs or records of races were kept? And if so, who would have them? The NHRA? Any info helps. These cars tell great stories and we'd love to hear more about this one. Thanks for reading, Jonathon Jonathon Berlin Chicago, IL Stephen Berlin Denver, CO