Postby airlifter141 » Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:11 pm
Greetings old friends I hope,,I was a young teen back in the late 60's ,learning dragracing from a local guy and his buddy ,Help me if any of you have pics or even remember ,I lost all pics and movies in a house fire the my mother had ,,
I was learning from a guy named Jerry "Butch" grabow and Doug "cookie" Cooke,, I was going thru the qualifying and license process at a track Called Wattsburg in NW pa. after that we made trips to Detroit to a 4 lane track ,Gratiot and eight mile if whats left of my mind is right. the car Grabow had was a 62 chevy with a injected big block ,black with red trim..I went into military service and up thru 2006 was in active or air guard service in texas( my home since 72).
I have Found a 71 mustang Funny car in a barn , Blue with white inserts on side and hood,,trying to get idea who may have campaigned it back when it was new.. any ideas and input I will Thank You for body is still in good shape ,,chassis was pulled out and put under a duster he had years ago,,shoot me a message if you can help and Thank You for reviveing me from giving up on real race cars,,I earned a nickname back then that Jerry put on the car "" Don the Shotgun" Hancock, He said it was cause I launched the car like a shotgun going off... Keep the nitro flowing and thank you all..