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Old 06-18-2017, 01:11 PM   #1
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I spoke with Arlen a few weeks ago and asked him what his first race car was. He said a 40 Ford. HUMM
The 2nd paragraph of the article, in the first link I posted, seems to agree that a 40 Ford was probably his 1st race car.

https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/mu...e/3732991.html

But, he also drove many others, including Chevy, Pontiac & Mopar. " Eventually, he graduated to a 1956 Chevy with its small-block V-8. Soon after, Vanke started racing Pontiacs. "

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1970 U.S. Nationals


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He came & looked me up and asked how he could get a Pontiac.

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Great Old Guy, may he RIP. I sat with him in the stands at Memphis, he and his wife. He talked and talked, I couldn't get enough. He loved racing, and he loved people. What a guy!
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More of my Arlen Vanke photos:
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