Rossi's SS/FA Challenger
 

I've never seen this before. But that's his car and number from back in the day. I also know Butler's shop was near Leal's back then.
https://martinsactionphotography.smu...ng/i-QM7B8Zk/A

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WE were friends with Paul, even drove his FWD Charger & Dodge 600.
Never saw this picture before,dont know the story on it.
After NHRA told Paul not to race the car again , he sold it to someone over seas

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More pictures of Pauls car.

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Why did NHRA tell Paul not to race it anymore?? I think the car went to Sweden.

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protested;
found it had 54% on back end and engine was moved back & other things.

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A group of us went to lunch Saturday after the Spring Fling and were talking about Rossi and his exploits. Lots of interesting stories.

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The car was sold to Jeff and Sylvia Houser in England and was raced at Santa Pod Raceway for several years. Don't know where it is now.

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and I also thought that those long, chromed collector extensions had to be fishy........................

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We meet Paul in 75 ,pitted 3 times by him & become friends. He got me the Mopar deal in 79 , we stayed at his house in 76 ,84 & 86 winternts.
Here are a few more pictures of his racing.
In 86 Paul got a real big deal with Mopar to go road racing, had 4 cars won races in IMCA road racing.
The fwd dodges were going to be Carroll Shelby factory cars with 100 being built by Paul, but Shelby & Paul didn't get along and the deal fell thou.

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I remember Rossi in 1963-1964 running max wedge and hemi Plymouths out of Dick Spencer's Westborn Chrysler- Plymouth in Dearborn, Michigan. Dick Spencer was the sales manager of Bob Ford and left there to open the new C-P dealership. I think he only lasted a couple years and went back to Bob Ford. Rossi's cars were fast, well prepared and immaculate.