Len Imborgno - Jim Skelly - Performance Preserves

Len Imbrogno · 06-25-2007, 09:38 AM

Red,
I bet you wish you still had that 55 Ford. I know I wish that I still had my Chevelle.

Bomber,
It's a small world. I currently live in Vermilion, Ohio and I know right where Fulper Auto Parts was. They are now out of business and the building is for sale. I don't remember the Vette, but I do remember them having a gasser of some type.
In 1970, I was in south east Asia. Between late 1968 and 1972 I missed a lot of good racing.
Mickey Hart was a very good friend of mine. He just passed away last year. Yes, he had a lot of good cars running out of his shop. I worked at a speed shop in Lorain, Ohio and Hart did all of our machine work.
Great pictures! The black gaaser in one of your pictures was actually a 48 Austin owned by a Big Wilson out of Cleveland, Ohio. The car was called "Hart and Soul". Big is an African-American and Mickey thought the name was kind of catchy. Occasionally I still see Big at some of the old gasser meets.
The Vega in another of your pictures was Kenny Mott who worked for Hart.
Ron Hutter is still around and does a lot of circle track engine work. He did have several partners on the Camaro, "Hutter, Carver and Valerio".
Mike Valerio started a company called Competition Engineering which he eventually sold to Moroso.

06-25-2007, 09:38 AM	#19
Len Imbrogno Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 40 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Red, I bet you wish you still had that 55 Ford. I know I wish that I still had my Chevelle. Bomber, It's a small world. I currently live in Vermilion, Ohio and I know right where Fulper Auto Parts was. They are now out of business and the building is for sale. I don't remember the Vette, but I do remember them having a gasser of some type. In 1970, I was in south east Asia. Between late 1968 and 1972 I missed a lot of good racing. Mickey Hart was a very good friend of mine. He just passed away last year. Yes, he had a lot of good cars running out of his shop. I worked at a speed shop in Lorain, Ohio and Hart did all of our machine work. Great pictures! The black gaaser in one of your pictures was actually a 48 Austin owned by a Big Wilson out of Cleveland, Ohio. The car was called "Hart and Soul". Big is an African-American and Mickey thought the name was kind of catchy. Occasionally I still see Big at some of the old gasser meets. The Vega in another of your pictures was Kenny Mott who worked for Hart. Ron Hutter is still around and does a lot of circle track engine work. He did have several partners on the Camaro, "Hutter, Carver and Valerio". Mike Valerio started a company called Competition Engineering which he eventually sold to Moroso. __________________ Len Imbrogno