How about that Marv Ripes!!!

Rusty Gillis · 09-30-2008, 09:07 AM

Back in 1970 I saw an ad in National Dragster for a high stall converter for a Ford from A-1. I bought it and was the first Ford to run an A-1 it worked so good I didn't want to put his decal on. From that day until I quit racing Super Stock in 1975 that was the only converter I used. I had a problem a week before the Gatornationals and brought the car to Gainesville with the trans out and when I got there Marv was there with my converter. Everytime I went to the Winternationals I would go by Marv's shop for a vist. You never had to worry if Marv said he would do something he did.

09-30-2008, 09:07 AM	#1
Rusty Gillis Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 260 Likes: 21 Liked 87 Times in 19 Posts	Re: How about that Marv Ripes!!! Back in 1970 I saw an ad in National Dragster for a high stall converter for a Ford from A-1. I bought it and was the first Ford to run an A-1 it worked so good I didn't want to put his decal on. From that day until I quit racing Super Stock in 1975 that was the only converter I used. I had a problem a week before the Gatornationals and brought the car to Gainesville with the trans out and when I got there Marv was there with my converter. Everytime I went to the Winternationals I would go by Marv's shop for a vist. You never had to worry if Marv said he would do something he did. __________________ Rusty Gillis Former NHRA SS/FA and SS/GA record holder