I've know Dick for about 50 years, with his recent passing I got to thinking of my Y-Block roots, when everyone else was running tri five scrubs in the late 50s, early 60s, he was running a 56 Ford, then 57 and then the 58 and on up. I can still hear those pipes on the 58 down the back straightaway in Wisconsin Rapids, he won a lot with those early Fords. By 62 I had a 55 Vickey, sounded bad, but not as bad as his. RIP Richard. Gary

       

Gary, 55 Vicky, St. Germain, Wisconsin

 

I didn't know about Trickle's affinity for Camel's , but come to think of it , it would have been neat to see him in the 23 Camel Ford instead of Jimmy Spencer . I only saw him once here in Ontario , Cayuga Speedway early 80's and he put on a real show of driving skill .

T