Dave wren still has it - Page 2

Hudlow66 · 06-10-2011, 12:37 AM

Back in the day, my parents ran with Wren, over in Montana. Dad in his Blue '66 GTO, Jeff Schmidt in his Black '65 Vette and Dave in his Orange '68 Cuda. Tearin up I-90 like nobodys business! Hahaha...

GarysZ24 · 06-12-2011, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Dave Wren has been a favorite of mine for over 40 years,, of course I was just a highschool kid back then. I'm also glad to see that Ken Dodgion is still around. I remember seeing a Super Bee with his name on it out at good 'ol Puyallup Raceway many years ago before he started racing the wagon. Those were fun days.
Danny Durham

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Dave Wren's Belvedere is one of the reasons I'm a Mopar fan (and wishful racer of one of those types of cars). Heck, Dave's car is one of my favorite mopars (the 63-65 Belvedere's, the '64 Savoy, and the '65 Coronet's)! I read a lot about Dave winning in those cars of his, and wish you well Dave to get better so you can keep that up!

hemi kid · 06-21-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Good to here that he's doing okay now, and yes I wouldn't mind hearing some of those old bench racing stories myself, I'm sure he's got hundreds of them. I recall seeing his old orange 70 Plymouth Cuda that was restored for sale in the last few years, and also heard that he recently bought back his old 68 Hemi Barracuda Super-Stocker last year. Curious on what other cars he's running now.

i saved it from the junkyard when reed came and got it ,then eric did his majic on it,then dave bought it back ,i wish more race cars would get back to the org owners,but most are out of range price wise

Albert Lee · 06-21-2012, 07:17 PM

Way to go, Dave!

I remember Dave as always being the 'upstairs' rather than the 'downstairs' man.

My favorite Wren story:

Just before Indy one year, he chased down a Chevy 300 feet past the finish line with his Hemi.
Alas, it smoked when he took it off the trailer at the Nationals. He watched as the 'downstairs' man
pulled the piston. Dave had someone WELD the hole in the piston top and was Runner-Up in the Eliminator.

I love it when a plan comes together!

Al Corda

Jeff Goss · 06-21-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Albert Lee

Way to go, Dave!

I remember Dave as always being the 'upstairs' rather than the 'downstairs' man.

My favorite Wren story:

Just before Indy one year, he chased down a Chevy 300 feet past the finish line with his Hemi.
Alas, it smoked when he took it off the trailer at the Nationals. He watched as the 'downstairs' man
pulled the piston. Dave had someone WELD the hole in the piston top and was Runner-Up in the Eliminator.

I love it when a plan comes together!

Al Corda

Hahaha! Best story EVER! Thanks for sharing this!

Jeff

06-10-2011, 12:37 AM	#1
Hudlow66 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 59 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Dave wren still has it Back in the day, my parents ran with Wren, over in Montana. Dad in his Blue '66 GTO, Jeff Schmidt in his Black '65 Vette and Dave in his Orange '68 Cuda. Tearin up I-90 like nobodys business! Hahaha... __________________ Phil Hudlow 6678 (S/C, S/G, ET-PRO) Last edited by Hudlow66; 06-10-2011 at 12:40 AM.

06-21-2012, 07:17 PM	#4
Albert Lee Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 254 Likes: 145 Liked 258 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Dave wren still has it Way to go, Dave! I remember Dave as always being the 'upstairs' rather than the 'downstairs' man. My favorite Wren story: Just before Indy one year, he chased down a Chevy 300 feet past the finish line with his Hemi. Alas, it smoked when he took it off the trailer at the Nationals. He watched as the 'downstairs' man pulled the piston. Dave had someone WELD the hole in the piston top and was Runner-Up in the Eliminator. I love it when a plan comes together! Al Corda