Info wanted on a car called the "BIg Orange"

Robert Turner
@robert-turner
12 years ago
88 posts

In '64 or so there was a orange '55-56 Plymouth with an altered wheelbase and powered by a then new style 426 Hemi. It was called the "Big Orange" and rans some at the Double H Drag strip in Blue Ridge, GA. I am looking for any information on this car. I only saw it a couple of times. I figure it was from the AL, GA, NC or TN areas.

I kind of lurk over here some but I am going to try to get here more. I spend a lot of time on the Stock Car Racers Reunion site. Back in the days when I started going to the drag races at our little local track called Lloyd's Drag Strip in Blairsville, GA I helped with a "Cheatin' 4-Barrel" '55 Chevy and then a SS/S '62 Ford lightweight called "Bad News" it was the former Phil Bonner, Frank Vego Ford, that he used to match race with. When I was helping it was owned by a fellow named Oscar Parker.

Thanks


updated by @robert-turner: 12/05/16 08:52:37AM