Herb, My name is Frank Hamer Jr, Your dad found me the Demon back in '99 in Texas and I unfortunately had to sell it in 2006. Not only is your dad a personal hero of mine but is the absolute nicest guy on the planet. I remember when he stopped at my house in Pleasant Valley New York back in 2000 on the way to Nova Scotia. After not seeing the car in 28 years he remembered absolutely everthing about it which I found perticularly amazing. While I had the car I found it super tough to find anything on it since your dad sold it in October of '72 when the rules changed, and the only article on the car was Super Stock & Drag Illustrated, Oct. 72 issue. I have a bunch of them and could you a couple. Back in 2002 I did the first York Reunion in Pennsylvania where I saw your dad as a memorabilia vendor. If my memory serves me there's a guy out in California who runs a photo/ T-shirt/memorbilia business by the name of Match Race Madness. I remember he had alot of photos of the Demon running at Tulsa at the P.R.O race where he lost to Grumpy Jenkins in the final. I mean these were professional grade 8 X 10 photos most likely for publication which included pics of your dad standing with the car. I know I also have 8 x10 pics of your dad with his 1965 Mr. 4 Speed Hemi Belvedere, 1 press B&W photo of The Demon on the bumper, and various National Drasters and Drag Reviews than have your dad and the Demon in it. I also have a pic I cut out of a magazine, I believe, Car Craft, that has a direct side shot of the wheelie shot from E- Town, with Jenkins in the background that was shot by Bob Mclurg. I also know that the Demon was on two videos. One was "Funny Car Summer" which was a documentary about Jim Dunn from 1972, I was able to buy it from Main Event Video in California. The other one was a video I believe that I believe was either called "Funny Car and Pro Stock Frenzy" or "Pro Stock and Funny Car Frenzy" I bought it from a smaller video business. I gotta dig them out. In Funny Car Summer he's driving the Demon in the Pre-Race parade and is kinda obscured by a Navy Float but the other video shows your dad backing from the burnout against Grumpy Jenkins and running him in the very last segment. Another guy you might want to get a hold of is Mike Goyda (
www.goyda.com), he's located in Pennsylvania. He is the absolute biggest drag racing memorabilia guy on the planet, and a super nice guy to boot. A friend of mine was in Minnesota told me he saw your dad at the Hemi Reunion where Todd Werner unvailed the Demon restored beyond his back and that he had a tear in his eye, I know if I was there I would have too. I hope this helps you. Feel free to Private message me, email me at
hemihammer@aol.com, or call me at home 845-635-3434. I will have to do some digging but I will find anything and everything I have about your dad and the demon. Please tell your dad I said hi and that I'm really glad to know the Demon is restored back to its former glory. Frank Hamer Jr