A990 Super Stockers

[ww63]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Does anyone know where the Loose Caboose went after Johnny sold it?

JimR

High Adventure Hemi Kansas

[treessavoy]

Thanks,

Does anyone know what happened to Bobby Harrop's A990?
I understand he won either his class or SS eliminator at Indy then promptly sold the car to focus on the AWB car....Flying Carpet.

JimR

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Does anyone know what happened to Bobby Harrop's A990?
I understand he won either his class or SS eliminator at Indy then promptly sold the car to focus on the AWB car....Flying Carpet.

JimR

Jim, I'm not sure but it looks like the '65 A990 sedan was slowly converted to an injected A/FX...looks like he sold it to someone else, while he built his '65 A/FX AWB hardtop.

[Hemi Moose]

Here's a few more old black & white shots of some '65 A990's...

[Hemi Moose]

A few more oldies of some '65 A990's...

[John Mason]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Jim, I'm not sure but it looks like the '65 A990 sedan was slowly converted to an injected A/FX...looks like he sold it to someone else, while he built his '65 A/FX AWB hardtop.

Harrop's car was sold to a guy named Mike Hammer from New Jersey, who was a sales manager for a Pontiac dealer. He ran the car with little success for a year or two and then it disappeared. I remember Harrop was booked in to Englishtown for a match race using his current car, broke it and borrowed his original car back from Mike to run the race.
He put his injectors and tires on it and picked it up a full second.
I think that's when Mike decided to sell it.

[Charlie Prebarich]

The High Adventure was sold to Craig Jackson of Barret-Jackson. I bought it directly from him stil painted as the High Adventure Car. I traded it to Engelhart to get the Velvet Hammer Car. The High Adventure is in Iowa. I talked to the current owner and have been meaning to sent him my information. The contract between Jackson and Mike Bogina.

John Labuse,The Laboose Cabosse became the High Adventuure car.
The serial # is RO51187247 was sold new as I recall in Montana.

[Charlie Prebarich]

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Originally Posted by Jared Jordan

Whose car is the "Velvet Hammer"?

Jared, Rich Johnson tells me you are Harry Holtan's grandson. I own the Valvet Hammer car. The history on the car is it was sold new at Thompson Motors in Chillicothe Missouri raced as the Mad Polock sold to Henry Brom in Minnesota raced as the Velvet Hammer. Henry died in the 90's, it when to John Becker and I bought from him. It is restored.

[Jared Jordan]

Charlie,

Yes, my claim to fame as it were is being Harry's grandson. I love that guy, what more can I say?

I saw the picture of your car and thought it looked real similar to ours. I'm partial to red Belvederes!

By restored, do you mean period correct? I.E. tubs removed, etc...?

[James L Miller]

Jared, give my regards to your grandad. I met him a couple of times in Belle Rose. He is certainly one of the nicest guys in racing. I had him autograph an old National Dragster I had from 1969 that had an article of him winning a race at Fremont. The crew got a big kick out of that.

Your mom was putting together a spreadsheet of the parts they were selling. That was a couple of years ago, but I never heard anything back. I ran out of money anyway and I figure most of it is gone by now.