OLD Modified Corvettes - Page 47

Doug Walker · 01-08-2022, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Fulper

What? No Pontiacs? I have a 326 that will pop your eyeballs out. Would I get to use Edlebrock heads? Or a factory head? I prefer the factory head.

Bruce Fulper : Please help me out. What does your post have to do with old modified Corvettes? Admittedly, I just take pictures. I am not a racer. I am not an engine builder. Seems that I am not understanding something.

bubski · 01-08-2022, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Fulper

What? No Pontiacs? I have a 326 that will pop your eyeballs out. Would I get to use Edlebrock heads? Or a factory head? I prefer the factory head.

WHOA !!!! Bubski can see the reefer smoke from here as this post was being written !!! Even in todays make no sense world Bubski can't imagine how this relates to modified Vettes !! Bubski recomends taking your one hitter over to the lifter debacle thread !!! Cheers

Bruce Fulper · 01-08-2022, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug Walker

Bruce Fulper : Please help me out. What does your post have to do with old modified Corvettes? Admittedly, I just take pictures. I am not a racer. I am not an engine builder. Seems that I am not understanding something.

Because........there are posts and talking that include guys that have other cars, not 'vettes, they've posted that they'd like to be involved too. Some of the posts put up even suggest potential rules to include Fords and Mopars.

THAT, my dear friend is what caused me to want to possibly jump in the fray too. :-)

I'm fond of heads-up competition. These M/P ideas get me excited. Fun stuff.

Happy New Year!

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 01-08-2022, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jimmyparker

Terry,

I remember these racers and their cars well. They were good racers who ran at Phenix City and Montgomery quite a bit, I always admired their Corvettes and not surprised that Bill still has his.

Jimmy Parker

there was Billy black in his 65-66 vette.. He raced at Huntsville and green valley but was from gaylesville al. A friend of mine bought both of his Doug nash trans... He still owns the vette

RonP · 01-09-2022, 04:20 PM

I remember the Ault & James car when I was a child (54 now). I also found the pic of that car in dad's old collection of Corvette News from the US Nats (taking out the tree after breaking the engine on the starting line) back in the mid 1970's. Would love to see that car again,....maybe racing at Norwalk in the future. I loved watching and listening to all the Vette's in Modifed when dad and I would head down to Columbus for the Spring Nationals when I was a youngster. I like Randy Wilson's Nostalgia Modified idea.
Thanks, Ron P.

Todd Bailey · 01-11-2022, 11:45 PM

Ron P,

Just recently I FINALLY saw the video of that Indy final where Jerry Ault blew the engine. While it was CLOSE, he did miss the tree. Competition Plus posted the videos of the '76 Indy Nationals. Wish this thread would get back to posting pictures of the old Vettes.....

1matcoman · 01-12-2022, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by todd bailey

wish this thread would get back to posting pictures of the old vettes.....

^^^ this ^^^

dedracer · 01-12-2022, 08:36 PM

Former Tim Peckham G/G 59 Corvette getting resurrected for super stock modified.

Shotgun 61 · 01-13-2022, 04:54 PM

It's been a while since I was on here so let me introduce myself. I'm just an old hillbilly from Kentucky who loves Corvettes and specifically Corvette race cars. When I joined this site a little over a couple of years ago, I had just agreed to purchase Doug Engels' 1961 Corvette known as Shotgun, so I made my username Shotgun 61. I even contacted the previous owner Ronnie Mack and told him I just bought his old car from Doug and he was excited, but not as excited as I was. Well.................. we all know what can happen when we "count our chickens before they hatch".

. Sometimes life takes a sudden and catastrophic turn we are not expecting and that happened to me, so I had to call Doug and very embarrassed I told him I could not fulfill my commitment, ......which I still regret to this day.

As they say...................time waits for no one, so to make a long story shorter....................... life took another turn, more positive this time and I had an opportunity to buy the Ault & James (Angelo Dicarlo) 63 Corvette.

I've owned the car for a couple years now and with the help of my friends Jerry Ault and his crew chief Dave Thomas I have returned it to its original 1970s livery. When the car arrived at my house it was as Angelo had raced it, minus engine and transmission. Yes indeed it was a stunning car in that beautiful red color, but knowing the car's history I felt it deserved to be restored as it was most well known as the F/G and H/G Ault & James car.

I have owned Corvettes since 1968 when I was starting my senior year in high school.........................yeah, that was in the last century (LOL) but my passion for these cars has only grown stronger. In all my years of owning Corvettes, this experience with the Ault & James car is the ultimate of ultimates. I have made so many new friends including Jerry Ault and his wonderful family, Dave Thomas, many former racers in Ohio and of course Doug and Lynn Engels, who I met at the US Nationals in Sept 2021 when my grandson and I had the car on display.

Well..................enough of my rambling. I'll post a few pics of the car (when I learn how). I have a bunch of em but I don't want to monopolize this thread.

Thanks,
Rex Turner
Richmond, KY

Tim H · 01-13-2022, 05:00 PM

Great story, Shotgun 61. Looking forward to seeing your pictures.

01-09-2022, 04:20 PM	#465
RonP Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Detroit,MI Posts: 81 Likes: 28 Liked 29 Times in 14 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes I remember the Ault & James car when I was a child (54 now). I also found the pic of that car in dad's old collection of Corvette News from the US Nats (taking out the tree after breaking the engine on the starting line) back in the mid 1970's. Would love to see that car again,....maybe racing at Norwalk in the future. I loved watching and listening to all the Vette's in Modifed when dad and I would head down to Columbus for the Spring Nationals when I was a youngster. I like Randy Wilson's Nostalgia Modified idea. Thanks, Ron P. Last edited by RonP; 01-09-2022 at 04:24 PM. Reason: numerous corrections

01-11-2022, 11:45 PM	#466
Todd Bailey Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 311 Likes: 29 Liked 31 Times in 16 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes Ron P, Just recently I FINALLY saw the video of that Indy final where Jerry Ault blew the engine. While it was CLOSE, he did miss the tree. Competition Plus posted the videos of the '76 Indy Nationals. Wish this thread would get back to posting pictures of the old Vettes.....

01-12-2022, 08:36 PM	#468
dedracer Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 70 Likes: 5 Liked 127 Times in 19 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes Former Tim Peckham G/G 59 Corvette getting resurrected for super stock modified. Attached Thumbnails

01-13-2022, 04:54 PM	#469
Shotgun 61 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 10 Likes: 16 Liked 26 Times in 6 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes It's been a while since I was on here so let me introduce myself. I'm just an old hillbilly from Kentucky who loves Corvettes and specifically Corvette race cars. When I joined this site a little over a couple of years ago, I had just agreed to purchase Doug Engels' 1961 Corvette known as Shotgun, so I made my username Shotgun 61. I even contacted the previous owner Ronnie Mack and told him I just bought his old car from Doug and he was excited, but not as excited as I was. Well.................. we all know what can happen when we "count our chickens before they hatch". . Sometimes life takes a sudden and catastrophic turn we are not expecting and that happened to me, so I had to call Doug and very embarrassed I told him I could not fulfill my commitment, ......which I still regret to this day. As they say...................time waits for no one, so to make a long story shorter....................... life took another turn, more positive this time and I had an opportunity to buy the Ault & James (Angelo Dicarlo) 63 Corvette. I've owned the car for a couple years now and with the help of my friends Jerry Ault and his crew chief Dave Thomas I have returned it to its original 1970s livery. When the car arrived at my house it was as Angelo had raced it, minus engine and transmission. Yes indeed it was a stunning car in that beautiful red color, but knowing the car's history I felt it deserved to be restored as it was most well known as the F/G and H/G Ault & James car. I have owned Corvettes since 1968 when I was starting my senior year in high school.........................yeah, that was in the last century (LOL) but my passion for these cars has only grown stronger. In all my years of owning Corvettes, this experience with the Ault & James car is the ultimate of ultimates. I have made so many new friends including Jerry Ault and his wonderful family, Dave Thomas, many former racers in Ohio and of course Doug and Lynn Engels, who I met at the US Nationals in Sept 2021 when my grandson and I had the car on display. Well..................enough of my rambling. I'll post a few pics of the car (when I learn how). I have a bunch of em but I don't want to monopolize this thread. Thanks, Rex Turner Richmond, KY Last edited by Shotgun 61; 01-14-2022 at 12:05 AM.

01-13-2022, 05:00 PM	#470
Tim H VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,041 Likes: 1,068 Liked 481 Times in 158 Posts	Re: OLD Modified Corvettes Great story, Shotgun 61. Looking forward to seeing your pictures.