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11-01-2012, 09:01 PM
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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 !!
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11-01-2012, 09:07 PM
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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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11-01-2012, 09:29 PM
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11-01-2012, 09:47 PM
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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 !!!!!!!
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11-01-2012, 09:52 PM
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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.......
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11-01-2012, 10:02 PM
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Does he still live in Huntington Beach...
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11-01-2012, 10:05 PM
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No, He lives in the panhandle of Texas. This is the area where he grew up..
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11-01-2012, 10:14 PM
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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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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.....
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