Re: Ramon Lowe 58 Pontiac
 

I remmber him from when i first got the racing bug ,fearious pontiac compertiter , Got some old pictures of his car from the good ole days ,,,, This thread has has some great potential to get some great stories from the past !!

Re: Ramon Lowe 58 Pontiac
 

Ramon would love to see any old pictures. He has great memories of his racing days......

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Re: Ramon Lowe 58 Pontiac
 

Cool...I have purchase that magazine, Waiting for it to come in so I can show it to him. He hasn't seen it in years,,,,, I never new a drag racing legend lived in my little town !!!!!!!

Re: Ramon Lowe 58 Pontiac
 

Just a bit of trivia.... Ramon said when this picture was taken the motor was out... They put old parts for weight under the hood to make it have the right stance.......

Re: Ramon Lowe 58 Pontiac
 

Does he still live in Huntington Beach...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...8&d=1248378780

Re: Ramon Lowe 58 Pontiac
 

No, He lives in the panhandle of Texas. This is the area where he grew up..

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Thats the first picture that I could see the hood stripes he's been telling me about .. Thanks

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That body looks like a Star Chief sedan. Longer wheelbase than the cheaper base models. Similar to a top of the line Bonneville....

They made a bunch of different body styles. Hardtops, sedans, convertibles and wagons....

and with the over the counter stuff a lot of different engine combos..

338 hp would have been with an over the counter McKellar solid lifter cam.
Can't recall whether that was with a Tri-Power or a Rochester Fuel Injection unit.

Trans was a 4 speed hydro but they had a reputation for breaking and I broke mine....

I Loved those cars.
I had a 58 Chieftain.....was my first nice car and it had fresh laquer paint. White with a blue cove and roof......370 cubes 2 barrel hydramatic.

I did the heads...added a 4 barrel (AFB).....borrowed a 4.56 gear form Craig Muller and had a hokey exhaust with cutouts...Craig also did my trans and it shifted very hard....too hard.
Drove it to the track and ran high14's a few times around 1966.

I loved that car and unfortunately it ended up as scrap.....

Re: Ramon Lowe 58 Pontiac
 

The "Brown" of Lowe & Brown, is my dad Gene Brown. I knew Ramon ("Tex" to me & many others) my entire childhood until he moved from Huntington Beach. Haven't seen him in forever.