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"Black Ghost" headed to Mecum
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph best Last edited by Keith Seymore; 01-07-2023 at 07:59 PM. |
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Great car and story
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I saw that too. Great story! Should be very popular on the block.
Not trying to hijack, but it reminds me of another street roaming hemi that I read about as a kid. Reportedly a factory job as I remember, with Mopar engineers hitting the streets in it late at night. I think it was a silver/grey 66/67 Coronet? |
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LOL, California Special...
I have a story to share with you on one of those. Couple years ago, this girl showed up with one at the track to race on street night. First time racer- she puts her foot down and keeps it there- didn't bother to lift until 1/2 mile after the starting line. After she cleared the sand trap, she hit the hay bales and finally came to a stop. So they flatbed the thing back to the pits. Next thing you know, the thing is engulfed in flames because all the hay that got jammed up in the engine compartment ignited. Burnt the car to the ground... You'd be amazed how many racers don't know when to lift... |
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I have been racing my Chevelle for 44 years and I have never had this happen until just now: Last August I was at the NMCA (National Muscle Car Association) race at Summit Raceway Park (Norwalk Ohio) and after making a pretty good first pass I went off the end of the track, into the sand (or gravel, actually, in this case). Nice pass - mid 9.90 or so. I just zoned out. Normally right after I cross the finish line I get on the brakes, either moderately or fairly aggressively depending on the track. I crossed the finish line, shut the motor off and flipped it into neutral and was just coasting down when I realized I wasn’t going to get stopped in time. Rather than do anything evasive I just steered straight in and braced for impact. In my defense – the shutdown area at Norwalk is pretty short. And – there is a hill there. So the end of the track is obscured until you clear the hill and then realize it’s right there. And it was my first pass of the weekend. Nothing was damaged, except my ego and my confidence, but the car was a huge mess. Covered in dust everywhere. I also flat spotted the front tires and had to run into town to have a couple replacements mounted up and balanced. It shook me up pretty good, but it took all day to get all the rocks out of the chassis and get the tires mounted, so by the time I had to make a pass the next day I was back in good form. I’m still shaking rocks out of the frame rails, though. My enclosed car trailer catches them all. I think I am going to collect them and give them back to Bill Bader Jr. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph best Last edited by Keith Seymore; 01-11-2023 at 04:58 PM. |
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I read just a small story on the car. It sounds pretty stock, how was it out running all the hot cars around Detroit?
Would like to hear more on why it has the miles it does and a trailer hitch !
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If the auction is coming up, why do the pics show it on stage at a Mecum event?
I too agree, a stock Challenger "cleaning up" in Detroit doesn't make sense unless this guy was REALLY choosey about who he lined up against. |
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