Who has raced the same car the longest time

[mtkawboy]

Holbrooks convertable Cobrajet SS car was owned by an electrician in Billings Mt a while back. I saw one racing at the Division race in Acton Mt this year & I think it may be the same car

[Greg Reimer 7376]

My friend Bill Mitchell,who I met in 1980,has a 55 Chevy sedan that originally had a Pontiac rear end in it, a straight axle, a fiberglass front end, and a 409 with Z-11 heads. He had the car since the mid 60's when they all raced at San Fernando. We got to racing in the 1980's,and after a few insane outings to OCIR,the car went to Dave Tuttle's, and came back as low as it was high. Bill ran a 348 with some kind of stroker kit(1/4" by 1/8")which made it a 427,409 heads, and the most one off single four barrel Holley intake you could imagine, a Powerglide, a nine inch Ford rear end, and he raced this car in Super Gas starting in the early 90's. Bill used to race Super Street Association races at Palmdale,usually doing quite well at them.He and the late Dennis Smith ran around together. After retiring, he moved from Granada Hills to Chino Valley,Arizona.I've seen him once since then,at Speedworld, I hope all's well with him, he still has the 55, and I guess that makes him the one with the same race car the longest that I know of. Bill, if you read this, call me!!

[4284spd]

Don Jr, your dads instant action car is a tru 135 car right?

[thomas sheehan]

to donnie moore, mike withers, mike carr and others......

here are the pictures of the cars mentioned in your replys......

Gliddens 68 mustang (not sure if irs the same car)



another Glidden 68 mustang (could be same car - don't know)



gene turnage'a nitro 9 mustang (as mentioned earlier - one of two different nitro 9 cars i believe)



turnages nitro nine mustang after steve retton purchased it..... the story i heard was retton lost an eye at work, and got a couple hundred thousand dollars from the insurance company.... he went out and bought a motorhome, open trailer and the turnage mustang.



here is the second paint job that was seen on the same mustang when retton owned it...

[thomas sheehan]

heres a pic after jerry white purchased the 68 mustang from steve retton...



i'm not sure if i have a picture of the same car when carl holbrook owned it, but i wonder if this is the same car...........



lastly... here is a pic of current owner donnie moore (wheels up!)

[Donnie Moore Jr.]

Originally Posted by thomas sheehan

heres a pic after jerry white purchased the 68 mustang from steve retton...



i'm not sure if i have a picture of the same car when carl holbrook owned it, but i wonder if this is the same car...........



lastly... here is a pic of current owner donnie moore (wheels up!)

Tom
great pictures not sure about the 1st. pic but 2nd one is for sure cause Charles Adler was the original owner of the car , i have always wondered if the brandon& turnage pic was the same car have been told it was cause the 1st. car had Bob Glidden race cars on the fender never seen these others cant wait to show them to dad ..
thanks again Tom
4284spd the car is not 1 of the 135 cars but is a "R" code 4speed car

[Donnie Moore Jr.]

Tom
I didn't answer your question about the black Holbrook car is the same car

[SStockDart]

OK, so I'm not racing this car, right now, I'm racing the Dart. I bought this Roadrunner new in 1969 and still have it, running and ready to go. Here are pictures from 1970 and one from 2007.

[danny waters sr]

I would guess Mike Boyles (57 Chevy wagon superstocker) or maybe Nick Nicola (chevy II superstocker)

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by bill dedman

Does it have the aluminum front end? Can I have it (be a shame to waste that rare part to the corrosive nature of plain old dirt!!!)???

415hp, steel!
No, you can't have it, where would I lay my head, but if you want to dig it up I'll tell you where it is! Lol! I'll have them put me in the trunk.

JimR