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Old 02-05-2020, 03:03 AM
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I remember Bill had the burnt header panel and some other parts at the local swap meet.
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Old 02-05-2020, 11:10 AM
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Saw Porterfield at US 131 Motorsports Park take a few runs done the strip. Quick car and what a beauty.
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Old 02-05-2020, 03:57 PM
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lots of pics online of this ZL1 #1

here are a few more I liked
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Old 02-05-2020, 11:43 PM
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Trailer spring broke en route to Super Chevy Indy causing tire to rub which eventually ignited flames partially engulfing trailer, car, and some contents. Bill’s arm was burned, but not his spirit or tenacity. I was there and helped him sort things out and we got the car running/driving (but not racing) at that event.
The paint job that was damaged had been painstakingly duplicated as per original race livery.
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Old 02-06-2020, 01:14 AM
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Bill brought this car to 2003 Super car reunion @ Collinsville when Joel Rosen,Marty Schorr,Gary Kupfer,Phil Tesio & John Mahler spoke.He had it at the Gateway track the day before,and I'll never forget when he started it up to race,but drove around the whole perimeter of the race track to get the oil pressure up first.The noise it made was like the Space Shuttle buzzing overhead..You couldn't help but hear it,no matter where at the track you were.Just watching that car launch was a sight to behold.Driving it into the show hall was just as sound deafening.
He was going to race Ken Barnhart,but Kens' ZL-1 had issues that day.
He also brought it to the Fred Gibb Memorial Car show in La Harpe in August 2006,and there was never NOT a crowd around it all day.
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Not trying to upstage everyone's stories about #1, but Fred and Herb raced the car at our 1/8 mile AHRA strip back in 69/70 when they ran with a Midwest SS group. We booked them a number of times for special events at our track. That's where I first met them both. As a result of that meeting I made the deal to trade my '68 SS396 Chevelle for a new Black LS-6 in the tower of our track after one of those shows.
They had won the race and were in the tower to collect their winning$. I asked Herb about the new 450 HP 454, and said I had talked to some local dealers. Some of them denied the 450 HP version even existed, and others shied away from the Hi-Perf cars citing reliability and horror stories with GM re: warranty work. Herb's reply, with his trademark big grin; "do we look like we're afraid of Hi-Performance engines?"
Sure wish I could relive those days!
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This is probably the last time Herbie sat in the car. August 6, 2011 at the show in LaHarpe. I believe the car was owned by Joe Zrostlic (sp?) at the time. (Some other semi-famous dude wearing suspenders standing in the background. )
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Any idea what company made this hood? I am diggin' it.

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Just sold for $1310.65,one of one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/26611929489...p2047675.l2557
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I got to see the car at SCR 2 but didn't get to go to the track for the race that Sunday due suddenly coming very ill. Hate that I missed it, especially driving all the way from Georgia to Missouri to see it. I did buy the paint test panel from Bill that Saturday at the reunion and it's one of the best pieces in my personal collection. I'll see if I can get a better picture of it later this week. I left the note on it that Bill put on there describing what it was. Hard to believe that was 24 years ago! Bill did a great job with finding the car and restoring it! Just hearing it run was one of the best things about that reunion to me!
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