Butch leal's number 2 car

[Mark Madison]

Originally Posted by fatdsoto

IMHO the coolest car Butch ever had. I saw it at the '74 Springnationals in Columbus. I believe he was trying out a french 4 speed that was supposed to be bulletproof. He broke it. Here's a couple of pictures from that race. I was 26 at the time.

A Bullet proof 4 speed made by a Frenchman for dragracing?? Using what for power? A Citron 2CV??

mark madison

[Hemi Moose]

Butch Leal also did some driving for Dick Landy's team as well...

[Robert Simpson]

Originally Posted by Hemi Moose

Here's another shot '65 A990 from the old days...

Did Bud Speirs from Starke Florida own this car for many many years? I know he had a car that looked just like that one for years, it had been there so long that a small tree had grown up around the K'member..Was told it was the old Butch Leal car and it had the same Red and White paint..Crazy...It is a great looking car.

[Joe Pinkston]

Originally Posted by Robert Simpson

Did Bud Speirs from Starke Florida own this car for many many years? I know he had a car that looked just like that one for years, it had been there so long that a small tree had grown up around the K'member..Was told it was the old Butch Leal car and it had the same Red and White paint..Crazy...It is a great looking car.

Robert, I was told that Bud Spears' car was a former Butch Leal car also. I was just waiting for someone to bring that up.

I saw the car also 25 or so years ago with the small tree growing up through the engine bay sitting infront of Bud's house. It was sad to see.

The story I was told about the car by the late WB Hutto was he believed the car though a '65, was built through connections at Chrysler for Butch in 1973. I don't know what is true about that story and what isn't.




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham & WB Hutto

[Joe Pinkston]

I forgot what I had read after a few days. Old Guy's account clears up the history of that car. Thanks. Robert's question is still the same question I have. Did the car end up being owned by Bud Spears. The car Bud had was painted a beautiful candy apple red and was lettered with the words "It's Hemi Time" on the doors. I saw this car with the tree sprouting up through the engine bay around 1987 or 88.




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham & WB Hutto

[Alex Polewik]

Originally Posted by Joe Pinkston

I forgot what I had read after a few days. Old Guy's account clears up the history of that car. Thanks. Robert's question is still the same question I have. Did the car end up being owned by Bud Spears. The car Bud had was painted a beautiful candy apple red and was lettered with the words "It's Hemi Time" on the doors. I saw this car with the tree sprouting up through the engine bay around 1987 or 88.




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham & WB Hutto

Yes...Bud Spears Hemi Time was the old Bagwell/Leal car...