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Originally Posted by Superfan1
Anyone have any pics of the Baldwin Chevrolet / Motion Performance Camaro driven by Dennis Ferrara in A/MP, and B/MP? That was one of my favorite Modified Eliminator cars.
Bill Seabrooks - superfan1
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That car was purchased by Les Lucier & Jim Reid. A gentleman in Nebraska restored it and brought it to Barret Jackson 2 years ago, It didnt bring anything close to what he had in the restoration. Last I heard they were in litigation against BJ.
Those of you that recognise Ryan Ondrejko's 62 Corvette, that is the very car that went "heads-up" for the A/MP record in 1972. Joel Rosen & Dennis Ferrera made the trek to Lebanon Valley & ran away with the record that year. The Corvette was Owned by Vince Barletta, built & maintained by Wes Nester from Worcester Mass. The 62 was called The "Plastic Rat" It featured an all-Aluminum ZL-1 engine built by Jim Reid at Reid's Automotive. The car was always a "hit" with the M/P crowd at the Valley back in those days! Yanking the wheels 2 to 3 feet on every launch!
We stole err borrowed a carrage from the Mammouth Mart one night to make a set of wheelie bars for it so the damb thing wouldn't flip over.
The Baldwin Motion Performance Camaro was "trick" to say the least. Bill Lorenzo & Ed Sarkiaian from SS & DI did a detailed story on that Camaro when Reid & Lussier campained it. They set many records in M/P with that car as well.
Jim Reid Sr & Jim Jr still build & maintain the engines for the 62, currently campained by John & Ryan Ondrejko in Division 1 S/G. They recently won the 2008 NHRA D-1 National Open series championship, and last fall Ryan took "Vinny's Vette" to the winners circle at the 2008 IHRA North American Nationals at New England dragway in Super rod.
The Barletta family still own the car.
Bob Don you were sponsored by the "Speed Shack" in Norwood, where "We push Speed"
( I still have the licence plate frame you gave me)
Negrini is now out in D-7 planning on driving them crazy with his Johns Racecraft Firebird in SS/CM
BTW I still own "The Wild Armenian"
Greg