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Another R-code Torino that has been around a lot! Last I heard it was for sale again.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4a42b52c_h.jpg3551-14A(1999) by Bob Smith, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9609b9ba_h.jpg3632_7 (1999) by Bob Smith, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...54681a3d_h.jpg404 by Bob Smith, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...24c9d175_h.jpg521 by Bob Smith, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1ceffd4a_h.jpg307 by Bob Smith, on Flickr

Re: Rare cars still being raced
 

Dave's car is a non RO car.....only 14 or 17 built. Raced as an RO for the hood scoop. 242 original miles

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Dave told me Bob Walls car is the same as his, rare street Hemi!

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Bob's car is a RO car.....Dave's isn't. Dave built them both and are both 4 speeds

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My 1995 Formula is a one-of-one car with 186 miles. I hope to have it back out soon.

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Wow, I thought Bob's was a street version!

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I don't believe so......been wrong before though. The engines are, for the most part, the same in both forms. The only difference, if I remember right, from when Dave told me is.....the street version (non RO) doesn't have a hood scoop and no transistor ignition. The RO's had both the hood scoop and ignition. Not sure if anything else is different. NHRA rates them both the same I think.....that's why Dave runs his as an RO

I'll ask Dave when I see him again.

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This thread is incomplete without pics of Dave & Ben Wenzel’s 67 Z28!....and Dean Cook’s 71 Boss 351.

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I have never seen either in person so I am hoping others post up!

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No pics and I don't think they race it anymore, but Willie D. and Lyle Smith's T-Bolt at least deserves a mention here. Maybe someone has photos, which I believe it was a Gas Ronda car. Even though there are lots of special cars that are not raced anymore, their history is simply awesome and deserves respect.

As a footnote, I just discovered that Mr. Smith passed away in September, my apologies to the family, for mentioning him without permission.