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[chris ok]

I was actually at an Easter car parade on LI yesterday afternoon when I heard a major rumbling going on and a crowd around it. To my surprise was his plate which read Max Wdge. It was a 63 Max Wedge black, red interior, push butoon auto. factory manifolds with cut outs under openned, and yes the 2 inch tail pipes. I got to speak to him and his wife, nice people wish i remembered their names. He said it has a John Shaul engine in it. sounded and smelled sweet. Said he has a 66 Bevedere it sleeps next to in garage, lol.
Also spoke to a lady w a 72 GS350 car that noone in her family wants to inherit, can you believe it. Said sh'll eventually sell to a neighbor. She commuted 19 years in it. nice driver and 30 footer but damn, its all original w 180,000 miles and trans was just rebuilt last year and new exhaust w flowmasters so it sounds as good as it looks. Some old timers do get it right. No I'm not that old yet 46, just respect those who are. Chris.

[Tom Goldman]

Originally Posted by chris ok

I was actually at an Easter car parade on LI yesterday afternoon when I heard a major rumbling going on and a crowd around it. To my surprise was his plate which read Max Wdge. It was a 63 Max Wedge black, red interior, push butoon auto. factory manifolds with cut outs under openned, and yes the 2 inch tail pipes. I got to speak to him and his wife, nice people wish i remembered their names. He said it has a John Shaul engine in it. sounded and smelled sweet. Said he has a 66 Bevedere it sleeps next to in garage, lol.
Also spoke to a lady w a 72 GS350 car that noone in her family wants to inherit, can you believe it. Said sh'll eventually sell to a neighbor. She commuted 19 years in it. nice driver and 30 footer but damn, its all original w 180,000 miles and trans was just rebuilt last year and new exhaust w flowmasters so it sounds as good as it looks. Some old timers do get it right. No I'm not that old yet 46, just respect those who are. Chris.

Sounds like you may have met Chris Baum ,he's from that area and has several original 426 cars that I've done restored pushbutton transmissions for.
He's the guy who won the last Pinks at Maple Grove in a Ramcharger car when the other guy rolled the beams when he staged .

[mike natoli]

Don Schilt from Long Island "Predator" Roadrunner won that one in Maple Grove in May 2010 against New Yorker Chris Baum's Belvedere when New Yorker Eddie Booke in his Camaro rolled on a single.

I had to wash the shoe polish off my fathers car to get it back in the driveway before my father noticed it gone and hide the trophy from NEW York National Speedway.

[Caperat]

Some guys have 3/4 race cams in their powerplants. Great idea to save wear and tear on 4 valves and 4 valve springs.!!!!!!!!!!

[Tom Goldman]

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Sounds like you may have met Chris Baum ,he's from that area and has several original 426 cars that I've done restored pushbutton transmissions for.
He's the guy who won the last Pinks at Maple Grove in a Ramcharger car when the other guy rolled the beams when he staged .

Mike , your right ,he did R/U.
I dont pay much attention to Pinks , but somebody mentioned he was in the final ,so I watched.

[chris ok]

I do not think they were not the Baums. I don't remember their name, ugh. Nice older couple in their 70's. I am sure they don't race at all now. He is very proud of who built the engine and thats tops in my book. Told me to send my best to Mr. Shaul if I get to meet him at a meet. I'm so embarressed I did not jot their name down. I did not get to ask if he raced it when he was younger, and car was younger too, lol. This is in Garden City, Long Island so I know they did not drive far, local people. You never know what one has tucked away.
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