hi guys, dont know if this is the proper place, but thought i would try it here. sometime ago, i read pintoplumbers report on the jalopy drags held at beaver springs, and in his post he showed an old 57 ford drag car. since this bodystyle is one of my favorites(dont have any i dont like) i was intrigued to read that the car had later in the day displayed a for sale sign. later on in the week, another photo of this car appeared on a local website posted by a close friend of mine, so i called his to see if he remebered the phone # .he had it! called the owner and made arrangements to see this car. this car has 8 books of documented history all the way back to 1959 up to 1982 when it was put in storage and until beaver springs hasnt been out of storage. the engine has been turned over every so often and with the exception of some rust in the fender areas is a solid car. 60 over 312, lunatti cam , big heads, fmx, 457 gears, slicks, roll bar, fender headers, old sun tach, and a very nice pre 60 roll and pleat on the seats. with the 2 4 setup, alot of time slips plus record of money won, in the low 14s, but with the supercharger,and 2 4s , 12.80 time slips , and more than 1. what an awesome old car! this car belonged to a man that has 4 buildings full of old y stuff, did you notice i said "belonged"? happy to say this nows sits beside my y/block powered 32 3 window coupe which is beside the 56 bird in my garage. my wife is ecstatic!

We want photos . NOW !!!!!!!! Can't wait to see it .You are living the dream .My wife says that I'm always in one ????????

Lon

yblocksdownunder

Congrat's, look forward to seeing it in person next year in Columbus!

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Where did you have to go to pick it up ?

  Dennis in Lititz PA

man that's awesome.. i second the pic request.. and is the old guy getting rid of any of his stash of Y stuff perchance?

Dustin

Southern Oregon Y's Guy

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1441322018

soon as my computer literate children come over to visit, will post some pics. did manage to talk him into selling me a fenton 3 deuce manifold and a weiand drag star 6 deuce, but havent even scratched the surface as to all this fellow possesses. will be talking to him tomorrow and will ask what his intentions are with what he has.

Ok, you have me drooling now!!!  Hmmmmm, maybe if I sell the kids............................nah, the wife won't let me do that!!!!

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!

know what you mean about that "drooling" thing. soon as i saw the first pic of it my droolin began. been playing with it since I got it in the garage. have had the tank cleaned, new wheel cylinders, brake lines, pulled the t-bird valve covers and pan and noticed the balance marks on the crank. waitin for a new fuel pump and then will start it for the first time since it won 500.00 at richmond dragway in 1982 where it ran a 12.036,12.042.and 12,048.

We are still waiting for those photos ????????????? I would hate to drown in Rob's drible ?????  Please send ASAP .

Lon

yblocksdownunder

Don't worry Lon, you are usually TOO FAR BEHIND me for that to happen!!!!  Ya, never know, maybe now that Bob has made his Merc faster, you MIGHT catch up!!!  

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!