Brooklyn Heavy

[cammer427]

I think the A/FX Mustang they're talking about is an ex-Dyno Don Nicholson 1965 427 SOHC Cammer that had been raced by Len Richter, then Jerry Harvey and Hubert Platt, then sold to Nicholson. There's a very interesting story about it's "rediscovery" in a real bad neighborhood in Brooklyn in a recent book called "The Hemi in the Barn" by Tom Cotter. Apparently, the last time Nicholson drove the car he was at Englishtown, NJ where "he popped the clutch at 9,000 rpms and made it through the traps at 9.89 seconds, setting a new NHRA track record and winning the class for the season." By the time he made it back to the paddock after the run there were already a group of men with bags of money ready to buy the car. Apparently the guy was a famous street racer (and numbers runner/drug dealer) Tab Talmadge. I've attached an image of the Mustang. So no it wasn't owned by Heavy, but an interesting story none-the-less

[69z28302]

This is really weird. I just viewed a copy of some old 8mm film from Bluegrass Dragway in Nicholasville, KY that had Brooklyn Heavy on it. He was dress in a three piece suit and was there to buy the "Billy the Kid" Hemi Challenger.
Several people I talked to clearly remember that day. Here's a link to some pictures of the car I believe after Heavy bought it from Stepp
http://www.prostockhemi.com/gallery2...?g2_itemId=248
Mike

[musclecarjohn]

Born & raised in Brooklyn,remember Heavy very well...tough crowd.

[Dog427435]

[Dog427435]

[b] Same car??
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[Z28fan]

Here's another car that Herb drove for Brooklyn Heavy.

[69z28302]

Bottom picture is the car Heavy bought at Bluegrass Dragway from Billy Stepp I believe. The hood scoop is the same. In the old video it was pullin the wheels 2 foot of the ground and in 2 gear also.

MM

[Verne_Frantz]

Glenn,
I've finally come to the conclusion that you can't possibly have any furniture in your house. You and the family are sitting on, and eating on boxes full of photographs!.....................There can't be any room for anything else...............

Verne.......

[69z28302]

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This is really weird. I just viewed a copy of some old 8mm film from Bluegrass Dragway in Nicholasville, KY that had Brooklyn Heavy on it. He was dress in a three piece suit and was there to buy the "Billy the Kid" Hemi Challenger.
Several people I talked to clearly remember that day. Here's a link to some pictures of the car I believe after Heavy bought it from Stepp
http://www.prostockhemi.com/gallery2...?g2_itemId=248
Mike

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I forgot to mention the reason the "Billy the Kid" Challenger was there was to match race with Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins in his Pro Stock Vega.

Mike

[owners2]

Any clues as to where the Dick Harrell & Motion Camaro's are????