Originally Posted by Geerhead55 (Post 364897)

Heres a '55 that a buddy of mine picked up around '72 that had a great gasser look, with the straight axle, radiused wheel wells, the classic Cragar S/S rims, no front bumper and a killer stance. It had a mild 327, a Muncie 4 speed and 5:38gears. A diamond tucked interior throughout, a recessed license plate on the tailgate and a unique feature, a Dodge Charger gas cap on the left rear quarter. Being a heavy ride, it went 13.20s back then. I remember in '73 VW came out with a shade called Sun Bug Gold, and he painted the sedan delivery that color and it really popped. He sold it after a couple years and we lost track of it until the early '90s when it showed up at the Seattle Super Chevy Show, wearing this cool green hue. I don't know where it is today,,, somebody has probably returned it to stock appearance,, I hope not.
Danny Durham

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil (Post 365081)

Danny,Did that car become the orange "Abbotts Habit" SD from the Seattle area I remember from the mid-late 70`s?

Originally Posted by Geerhead55 (Post 365157)

Sorry Rory,, not the same rig. Jim Abbott's "Abbott's Habbot" was not a sedan delivery, and both vehicles were around at the same time.
Heres Jim running in Gas class at the Olympia All Pro series #2 event at Seattle in '74.
Danny Durham

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil (Post 365187)

Thanks Danny, I guess my memory is fading as the years pile up. I do reconize that 69 Mustang in the other lane. Around 1980, Jeff Whittig took me to a house in Port Orchard WA where that car was for sale, a guy named George Hadler, I believe owned it, it had been run in SS/G or H in the 70`s. It ended up as a bracket car in Bremerton , owned by a Marine, who called the car "Gunneys Toy".

Originally Posted by NORMAN BARNARD (Post 360537)

Hey, jim roundtree, i use to use the same trick when i was running the "go army car" '55 chev. Back in the seventy's. Out of ft. Hood. We used two windshield washer set up over the rear tires that the driver could activate with a button !!!! No water, mixture of vht and alcohol.....worked really good if your alone at the races or if track prep sucked........after the race you better do maintenance of cleaning the system or else.....

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil (Post 365187)

Thanks Danny, I guess my memory is fading as the years pile up. I do reconize that 69 Mustang in the other lane. Around 1980, Jeff Whittig took me to a house in Port Orchard WA where that car was for sale, a guy named George Hadler, I believe owned it, it had been run in SS/G or H in the 70`s. It ended up as a bracket car in Bremerton , owned by a Marine, who called the car "Gunneys Toy".