Re: Bob Reed passing?
 

Anouther
"Once at Farmington--he got crazy side ways --you could read his name on both sides of the car from starting line--he got it straight ans STOMPED it again--when he came up the return road he stopped threw open passenger door to pick up his girl--he had a cig in his hand and another in his mouth--just a shaking--he hollered out--"that Richard Petty ain't got nothing on me!" I totally agree
Once at Farmington--I was helping/watching him R&R a head on the Hemi--there was a steel shim head gasket in the grass--looked more used than the one on our honing station--he said hand me that gasket--he wiped the grass off and slapped it on--I asked you think that will work and not leak? He said all Hemis leak--big deal.
I remember him running and breaking a record at Virginia Motorsports Park--it was a BIG deal--guy walked up to him and said I want to buy that Hemi--Bob gave him some crazy price--the guy said OK take it out--so the deal was made right then and there--I am sure the man thought he was getting a cutting edge unit--well...I had seen it go together that previous week at Bobs shop--it had THREE different brand pistons and was put together with parts from all over the shop and who knows what all--it was a Mutt but then it did run and set the record--It was truly a slap together out of leftover junk engine--Bob said it was the chassis and car ( and of course Driver LOL) while he counted that fat stack
Saw him sell the Silver Bullet for Big $$$ a time or two after a hot run--only to go home and drag out the latest version that he had been crafting on--this was an all the time thing so when THE Silver Bullet Hemi car comes up for sale I will be laughing--he cranked them out."

Re: Bob Reed passing?
 

Last one,
Gosh the tales just keep popping into my mind about ole Bob--I have stood in his front yard after watching him thrash to get a new Hemi in the car--and after a "few" cold Coors lights--and then see him break in the rings out in front of the house--8 second car ripping up the neighborhood--now THAT is fun to watch!!!! Moma's get your kids out of the road

He took his front wheel bearings with no grease--dipped them in STP and hung them to drip off --then installed--no grease ever

One of the most amazing things I ever saw was the car was sitting outside the shop on the concrete--in neutral--wind came up and car moved a long way
I asked --he says--rolling resistance on a race car should be like that--wasn't mine?? Duh--no!!! If you sit down and think about that a while you will understand just how he did so many record breaking things with a drag car--I SWEAR that happened exactly as I described!