Best Modified racer?

tony wood · 06-28-2007, 11:26 PM

When i was a kid dad took me to tulsa world finals. names i put at the top mods. were GLEN SELF and my favorite CARROL CAUDLE and his blue and white 55 chevy.

Ed Wright · 06-29-2007, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tony wood

When i was a kid dad took me to tulsa world finals. names i put at the top mods. were GLEN SELF and my favorite CARROL CAUDLE and his blue and white 55 chevy.

Carroll still has that '55. He also has a fiberglass prototype tunnel ram Vic Edelbrock sent him for testing. He let Vic take the '65 Corvette FI intake he had made into a tunnel ram before the were comercially available. Edelbock cut Carroll's manifold up for some reason, instead of returning it. They gave him a new tunnel ram instead. He wasn't happy. When they sent him the plywood and fiberglass intake for testing, he kept it. Told Vic he "had to cut it up to test it". He still has it. Butch Lake also had a Corvette FI intake made into a tunnel ram on his '55 panel modified production car, also Ralph Ridgeway had one.

Geerhead55 · 06-29-2007, 08:59 PM

I agree with Terry, that up here in Div.6 Tom Turner was one of the best. Terry Kelly was another "pure driver" who did well. We had a lot of regional favorites who also did well, but not always on a national basis. I will have to give an "Attaboy" to Terry Hoard and his eardrum piercing Samurai Warrior Mazda who held off David Hutchens and his all conquering Opel Gt in the final round at the Fallnationals up here at Seattle one year. Yes the "crowd went wild"!
Danny Durham

John Leichtamer Jr · 06-29-2007, 10:26 PM

Bobby Thompson..

Hammer.

Havin fun 1/4 mile at a time

tony wood · 06-29-2007, 11:35 PM

yeah! for TERRY HOURD he won SPORTSNATIONALS at bowlingreen ky. in 76 or 77 that thing sounded good under bleachers!!!!!!!!

76 RACER · 06-30-2007, 10:18 PM

Harry Luzader was'nt too bad in that Opel. Had a sbc and the first one I saw with the dist. in the front of the engine. I am thinkin' 1973.

06-29-2007, 08:59 PM	#3
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Best Modified racer? I agree with Terry, that up here in Div.6 Tom Turner was one of the best. Terry Kelly was another "pure driver" who did well. We had a lot of regional favorites who also did well, but not always on a national basis. I will have to give an "Attaboy" to Terry Hoard and his eardrum piercing Samurai Warrior Mazda who held off David Hutchens and his all conquering Opel Gt in the final round at the Fallnationals up here at Seattle one year. Yes the "crowd went wild"! Danny Durham

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John Leichtamer Jr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange City Fl Posts: 764 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Modified racer? Bobby Thompson.. Hammer. Havin fun 1/4 mile at a time

06-29-2007, 11:35 PM	#5
tony wood Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 245 Likes: 6 Liked 42 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Best Modified racer? yeah! for TERRY HOURD he won SPORTSNATIONALS at bowlingreen ky. in 76 or 77 that thing sounded good under bleachers!!!!!!!!

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76 RACER Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 247 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Best Modified racer? Harry Luzader was'nt too bad in that Opel. Had a sbc and the first one I saw with the dist. in the front of the engine. I am thinkin' 1973.

06-28-2007, 11:26 PM	#1
tony wood Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 245 Likes: 6 Liked 42 Times in 17 Posts	When i was a kid dad took me to tulsa world finals. names i put at the top mods. were GLEN SELF and my favorite CARROL CAUDLE and his blue and white 55 chevy.