Petes Patriot `69 AMX

Tom Goldman · 07-28-2012, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by SStockDart

I was in Omaha when Lou Downing broke the drivers seat in Pete's Patriot on the launch. He ended up where the rear seat would have been but didn't loose control and brought it back to the pits safely. When he got out of the car he said "well, I found a new way to lose a race"..............Just like it was yesterday............man, I am getting old. LOL

That happened a bunch on the old AMC full recliner seats!
I pinned the recliner handle on my '69 AMX street car after I ended up layind down after yanling 2nd!

Tom keedle · 07-28-2012, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

That happened a bunch on the old AMC full recliner seats!
I pinned the recliner handle on my '69 AMX street car after I ended up layind down after yanling 2nd!

that reminds me....

bigshow2966 · 07-29-2012, 02:10 PM

I was at Kearney a couple years ago when they had the car there making some passes with it, on 7 cylinders. Can't remember what was wrong with it, but they had the pushrods out on one hole. Still went low 10's IIRC.

The Cabela's is right west of the track.

07-29-2012, 02:10 PM	#3
bigshow2966 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 656 Likes: 680 Liked 181 Times in 56 Posts	Re: Petes Patriot `69 AMX I was at Kearney a couple years ago when they had the car there making some passes with it, on 7 cylinders. Can't remember what was wrong with it, but they had the pushrods out on one hole. Still went low 10's IIRC. The Cabela's is right west of the track.