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22/07/2016 3:56 pm
I have most of those. Not the Bounty Hunter but no reason to skip it.
those 1320 models were pretty cool. There were small thing initially like the odd headers but they got better over time. They didn't get the Ford Cammer right, though. Short cam covers and no place for the cam drive. As I'm sure you know, that was a long motor. Btw, do you have any info on the wheelbase of the Hawaiian? I'm saying it's about 125" and not 110" like the GBP car. If you have followed the posts below, you'll know why I ask.
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22/07/2016 4:26 pm
No clue on the wheelbases. That's an intricate detail that I can honestly say I never really...
... paid much attention.
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22/07/2016 4:45 pm
PICS - Actually, I did find these in my drag racing archives. I'm not sure if it's helpful...
... to anyone in the debate about wheelbase lengths.
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23/07/2016 3:19 am
Honda of Wilmington. What a gorgeous slingshot. I'd forgot that one. These must have been from about 1967 or '68. Those 175" wheel base dragster were a lot longer than the Hawaiian that Ptudhomme drove. I would suggest the Hawaiian was about 125". Definitely not 110". Maybe I should just let it go.
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23/07/2016 7:11 am
Years ago, when I was researching my Maynard Rupp Chevoom, I got into a conversation...
... on Facebook with Maynard Rupp. We both belong to the same drag racing group. At any rate, we talked about his Chevoom car. One of the interesting and unique features about his car is that it had operating head and taillights. Maynard Rupp insisted that was a myth and the car never had that feature. I distinctly remember that in 1966 the car DID INDEED have working exterior lights. It was reported in all of the drag racing magazines and I have a photo of the car with the lights fully illuminated!
Now, not only did Maynard Rupp drive the car, but he designed and built it too. I couldn't help but be astounded that he didn't remember this key feature about his car, the Chevoom, that he designed and built himself! I had mountains of evidence that he was mistaken. Just for history sake, I wanted to continue the conversation further but I elected to just let it go. It just seemed weird for me to argue with a man that built and designed his car. He MUST know more about the car than I did. To debate this point with him would just feel pedantic. So, I just chalked it up to over the years either he or I had taken in too many nitromethane fumes and it was effecting his or my memory.
My point? When the years of time tick by our memories of past events often mislead us. The building of the Danny Ongais rail began in 1965 and finished around January, 1966. 😉
23/07/2016 4:54 pm
Great story. I thought I might be a couple of years off. Thanks for the clarification.