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Post by tracman on Jan 14, 2009 19:17:41 GMT -5
I do have a photo of Joe Bader, of Baders Gulf Keyes Rd, red Ram Air Cobra Jet Torino at ESTA Racing...but I think my good friend Brian Eck was taking it down the track in the photo. Joe was pretty laid back and let everybody drive his cars. This Torino was a stick car and awesome top end on it when I got my turn to try it out one day.
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Post by zarnock on Jan 17, 2009 19:41:44 GMT -5
Here is the car that I drove in High School. Actually the photo was taken in Kennedy High parking lot! I also raced it every Saturday night at Utica-Rome Speedway!  |
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Post by tracman on Jan 18, 2009 8:41:15 GMT -5
Nice ride... especially for high school! 1968? Just over the top of your passenger headlight and those trees will bring you to my mom and dad's house. They lived about 5 houses away from the school on Deerfield Dr. East. I worked o the renovation of Kennedy. the library, auditorium those little black light poles around the front sidewalk... all my handy work! lol I was just getting out of my apprenticeship as an Electrician.
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Post by tracman on Jan 18, 2009 8:43:34 GMT -5
I've been talking with Rod Skinner on a regular basis now. He's thinking of selling the older Dodge and maybe one of his trucks. Will know more this week we may get together.
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Post by tracman on Jan 18, 2009 8:44:30 GMT -5
Auto show in syr. Feb 4-8th I think it's the dealer show
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Post by tracman on Jan 18, 2009 8:46:54 GMT -5
Have been watching Barret-Jackson 's auction... I think the price of the average collector has dropped some. There were some great buys on there. today 2-6pm is the last of it on the speed channel.
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Post by zarnock on Jan 18, 2009 10:15:42 GMT -5
Nice ride... especially for high school! 1968? Just over the top of your passenger headlight and those trees will bring you to my mom and dad's house. They lived about 5 houses away from the school on Deerfield Dr. East. I worked o the renovation of Kennedy. the library, auditorium those little black light poles around the front sidewalk... all my handy work! lol I was just getting out of my apprenticeship as an Electrician. Yeah, it was a cool ride! It had a 283 with flat tops, a Dontov 30/30 cam, 4:88s, all kinds of cool stuff! It was the perfet 1/8 mile car and was a killer street car. I have a pic of it with so much torque it twisted one front wheel up a few inches off the ground! |
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Post by tracman on Jan 18, 2009 19:32:56 GMT -5
sounds like a great ride!!
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Post by bobbbiez on Jan 18, 2009 20:45:44 GMT -5
 Tracman, talked to Rod and Cindy today and they were both happy you've called him. He really needs his friends to help keep things off his mind and to vent to. Not an easy time for him or her.  Thank you for being such a good friend to a friend in need. 
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Post by tracman on Jan 19, 2009 16:05:53 GMT -5
Thanks Bobbiez. Just wish I had known he was in the hospital before, I would have gone and visited him. He may stop by tomorrow on his Syr run. That would be great.
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Post by zarnock on Jan 19, 2009 16:43:28 GMT -5
Hey Dick! Remember this one?  I found it in Clarks Mills when I was 20. Paid $400 for it! Sold it for $900 a year later when I moved to North Carolina. Thought I made a killing....  |
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Post by bobbbiez on Jan 19, 2009 17:17:54 GMT -5
Tracman, sorry I didn't inform you sooner but sometimes one isn't sure if it's the right thing to do when it involves other's health information . If you know what I mean. Just glad I made the right decision and you ran with it. That's all that counts. All is good. 
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Post by tracman on Jan 20, 2009 10:01:10 GMT -5
Bobbbiez I totally know what you are saying |
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Post by tracman on Jan 20, 2009 10:07:31 GMT -5
Hey Mike ! I think that maybe George Croff's old Road Runner. I think he sold it to a Ray or Ed Meyers and it ended up out that way. Do you know any history of this one? Would be nice to have it now! If we had all the old cars we owned over the years we would be millionaires! I got to get digging for some photos today. Had breakfast with Lance and a few guys saturday...said he had a hard time getting on here... not sure why.
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Post by tracman on Jan 20, 2009 10:16:19 GMT -5
Boy you got me thinking of some of the cars I let go!
1963 Pontiac Catalina... plain jane bench seat......Factory 421 cubic inch, tri-power motor, 4 speed with factory 4.10 gears ...white/ blue interior...real sleeper factory car....paid less that a grand sold it for about the same.
1967 2+2 factory 428 cubic inch HO motor 376 hp, 4 speed, 4.10 gears. my ex at that time... broke the timing chain sold it for about $450 as is to Jack Webb. Real limited production car.
1968 GTO red/ black vinyl top... all options 4 speed....ram air...3.90 or 4.10 gears..... hood tack....8 track player traded it to Dennis Johnson
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Tracman, talked to Rod and Cindy today and they were both happy you've called him. He really needs his friends to help keep things off his mind and to vent to. Not an easy time for him or her. 
