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12-08-2012, 04:27 PM
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Akron Arlen
Pic I took of 'Akron' Arlen Vanke at this yea'rs York Reunion
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12-08-2012, 04:56 PM
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Re: Akron Arlen
I remember him well,he had some nasty cars!
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12-09-2012, 10:26 AM
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Re: Akron Arlen
My road runner was prepped in his shop back in the mid 70s, long before I got it.
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12-09-2012, 05:00 PM
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12-10-2012, 09:43 AM
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One thing you don't want to do, is confuse a car built by Arlen to one built in his shop. Very workmanlike, I guess is the right way to say it.
Yes, it was built as if it was a hemi car, with a 5.13 and tall tires, but running a 440. It's an original 69-1/2 car. They treated the factory stamping lines as if they meant cut here. I'll just say they went too far and leave it at that. I didn't scale it before I disassembled it but I should have. It had a big old heavy bar in it though. |
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12-10-2012, 02:49 PM
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Always liked Arlen Vanke's first factory B029 '68 Hemi Barracuda...
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04-07-2021, 04:11 AM
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Can anyone help me identify what car/driver Arlen beat to win the 1969 SS/BA CLASS title at the Winternats?
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04-07-2021, 02:02 PM
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Re: Akron Arlen
Possibly Don Grotheer???
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04-08-2021, 12:49 PM
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I think the was the first one to get the "J" converter and he dominated the race. |
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04-09-2021, 04:46 PM
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Re: Akron Arlen
The cuda with the super tricks and drag 500's looks great when I was young always wanted a drag car with a pair of drag 500's but they stopped making em before I got a car.
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