Len Imborgno - Jim Skelly - Performance Preserves

bill dedman · 07-01-2007, 03:20 AM

Thanks, Bruce.
I was under the impresion that your Buick venture was an Easten version of Johnny Bartlett's Oregon-based '54 Buick Stocker effort, but that was just a typical assumption of mine. I was particularly interested because Bobby Roper's Buick was the only '53 I'd ever heard of anyone seriously attempting to go fast with, in Stock.

I can't vouch for the internals, but his stock appearing '53 "Roadmaster" ended up running low 16's at 83 mph with DynaFlow.... which kept the swapped-in 312-powered '54 Fords at bay.... LOL!

Thanks for the Buick saga. Did you retire it after that day, or work with it?

You never said whether it was a Special (straight-eight), or the 322 cubic-inch V8 Super or Roadmaster, which was new for '53.

Curious minds, et., etc., etc...

Bill, in Conway, AR

07-01-2007, 03:20 AM	#27
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Len Imborgno - Jim Skelly - Performance Preserves Thanks, Bruce. I was under the impresion that your Buick venture was an Easten version of Johnny Bartlett's Oregon-based '54 Buick Stocker effort, but that was just a typical assumption of mine. I was particularly interested because Bobby Roper's Buick was the only '53 I'd ever heard of anyone seriously attempting to go fast with, in Stock. I can't vouch for the internals, but his stock appearing '53 "Roadmaster" ended up running low 16's at 83 mph with DynaFlow.... which kept the swapped-in 312-powered '54 Fords at bay.... LOL! Thanks for the Buick saga. Did you retire it after that day, or work with it? You never said whether it was a Special (straight-eight), or the 322 cubic-inch V8 Super or Roadmaster, which was new for '53. Curious minds, et., etc., etc... Bill, in Conway, AR __________________ Bill