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Old 06-17-2011, 06:57 PM   #1
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The first photo is one of dad's (Curtis Smith's) old Stock Eliminator cars that he raced in the 1970s. This car was later sold to Jimmy Morton, with Jeff Taylor driving it the the NHRA world championship in 1981.

The second photo is of dad's "Hot Stuff" Camaro at Rockingham in the 1980s. Dad later won the IHRA Stock World Championship with this car in 1996. We still have and race this car.

The third photo is of grandpa's (Earl Smith) "Shakedown" 1969 Camaro with dad driving it at Englishtown, NJ at the NHRA national event in 1985. Dad won that event. We still have and race this car also.
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Old 06-18-2011, 11:01 AM   #2
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The first photo is one of dad's (Curtis Smith's) old Stock Eliminator cars that he raced in the 1970s. This car was later sold to Jimmy Morton, with Jeff Taylor driving it the the NHRA world championship in 1981.

The second photo is of dad's "Hot Stuff" Camaro at Rockingham in the 1980s. Dad later won the IHRA Stock World Championship with this car in 1996. We still have and race this car.

The third photo is of grandpa's (Earl Smith) "Shakedown" 1969 Camaro with dad driving it at Englishtown, NJ at the NHRA national event in 1985. Dad won that event. We still have and race this car also.
I remember when Jeff Taylor drove your dad's '69 ragtop - he did very well with it .
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Old 06-18-2011, 04:43 PM   #3
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My Wagon, back in the day. Photo courtesy of Ken Haase.
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Old 06-18-2011, 06:47 PM   #4
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I remember when Jeff Taylor drove your dad's '69 ragtop - he did very well with it .
Yeah, to this day, dad still regrets selling that 69' ragtop. It was one of his favorite cars
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Old 06-21-2011, 02:21 PM   #5
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The first photo is one of dad's (Curtis Smith's) old Stock Eliminator cars that he raced in the 1970s. This car was later sold to Jimmy Morton, with Jeff Taylor driving it the the NHRA world championship in 1981.

The second photo is of dad's "Hot Stuff" Camaro at Rockingham in the 1980s. Dad later won the IHRA Stock World Championship with this car in 1996. We still have and race this car.

The third photo is of grandpa's (Earl Smith) "Shakedown" 1969 Camaro with dad driving it at Englishtown, NJ at the NHRA national event in 1985. Dad won that event. We still have and race this car also.
The first photo of the white '69 Camaro was the car that our father Harvey Emmons Jr. purchased in 1983 from Jeff Taylor and our brother Speedy won his first national event in Stock eliminator at the '84 Cajun Nationals against Mike Cotten. In 1985 the car was destroyed in a garage fire along with our father's 1969 Nova that ran SS/JA. I am getting some of the photos together that I will post in the next couple of days showing before and after the fire. It was a loss that still bothers us to this day when we think about it.

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The first photo of the white '69 Camaro was the car that our father Harvey Emmons Jr. purchased in 1983 from Jeff Taylor and our brother Speedy won his first national event in Stock eliminator at the '84 Cajun Nationals against Mike Cotton. In 1985 the car was destroyed in a garage fire along with our father's 1969 Nova that ran SS/JA. I am getting some of the photos together that I will post in the next couple of days showing before and after the fire. It was a loss that still bothers us to this day when we think about it.
Thanks! Dad said he would love to see the pictures. He talks about that car a lot and regrets selling it to this day
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The first photo of the white '69 Camaro was the car that our father Harvey Emmons Jr. purchased in 1983 from Jeff Taylor and our brother Speedy won his first national event in Stock eliminator at the '84 Cajun Nationals against Mike Cotten. In 1985 the car was destroyed in a garage fire along with our father's 1969 Nova that ran SS/JA. I am getting some of the photos together that I will post in the next couple of days showing before and after the fire. It was a loss that still bothers us to this day when we think about it.
Did Jeff Taylor get the car back after it had burnt up? Dad stopped by Mr. Jeff and Mr. Charlie's shop in Lumberton not too long after the fire happened at your garage and saw a burnt '69 Camaro and wondered if it was it. Dad started out racing with that car. It had a 4 speed in it.

Dad wanted to know if yall have ever purchased a car from Dick Henry? He had another 69 Convertible.
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Did Jeff Taylor get the car back after it had burnt up? Dad stopped by Mr. Jeff and Mr. Charlie's shop in Lumberton not too long after the fire happened at your garage and saw a burnt '69 Camaro and wondered if it was it. Dad started out racing with that car. It had a 4 speed in it.

Dad wanted to know if yall have ever purchased a car from Dick Henry? He had another 69 Convertible.
Your dad is exactly right. My dad sent the car that was in the fire back to Jeff Taylor's shop to have the motor, transmission, and rear end removed, gone through, and installed in the '69 Camaro convertible he purchased "rolling" from Dick Henry for $5000 (the car was his wife's stocker) . We still have that car today. It sits in my dad's garage under a car cover and he won't even let us touch it! LOL. Your dad has a great memory!

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Your dad is exactly right. My dad sent the car that was in the fire back to Jeff Taylor's shop to have the motor, transmission, and rear end removed, gone through, and installed in the '69 Camaro convertible he purchased "rolling" from Dick Henry for $5000 (the car was his wife's stocker) . We still have that car today. It sits in my dad's garage under a car cover and he won't even let us touch it! LOL. Your dad has a great memory!
Haha, yeah he is full of information. I love to hear him talk about old times. He has some great stories.
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Haha, yeah he is full of information. I love to hear him talk about old times. He has some great stories.
Here are a few of the photos I promised. I believe the 1st photo is INDY of 1984. The second two are obviously from the fire in 1985. It literally made us sick to look at them again.
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