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~1964 issues of Hot Rod Magazine

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Tammy,Get a hold of Sam Auxier (who does the Monday night radio show). He has (or at least HAD) recent contact info for Ed Terry.Dave Redman

Lennie Pond car # 93 NASCAR Late Model Sportsman race 1968

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I do still have the 1964 #90 car. It has become sort of a workbench in the middle of my shop. Found this thread during my semi-annual (whenever I get fired up about my old stock cars, HAHA) search for Junie Donlavey/Sonny Hutchins/etc info and photos. The 1963 car was a different car (I have one good photo of my car sitting in Donlaveys shop dated Jan 68, so they were definitely two different cars. The 63 did have a quick change like my car has (unusual for a superspeedway car). I have one really good photo of the1963 out of the Daytona Archives (can't post it or I will get busted!). PM me- would like to see what you may have found on the 63 car (as well as maybe my 1964).Thanks,

Dave

Need your input

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I sort of hate to see the Road Racers Reunion site go away. I just posted about 60 photos from the recent Rolex GT and Continental races at Virginia International Raceway, and E-mailed the album link to about 40 of my friends . There were somewhere on the order of 25,000 people at this race- by far the most folks I have seen at a VIR event- a lot of potential viewers. Its too bad you couldn't have sent Jimmy Johnson (or someone like that) to that race weekend to promote the site like he did at the York US30 event last summer. But I have to admit, with only 30 members on that site, It is not likely to generate much, if any, advertising revenue. I fully understand if it has to go away. And on top of it all, I am more of a drag race fan anyhow.

It is with deep regret and sadness that I must inform you all

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Tim,I hate to say it, but some parts of that movie are embarrasing to watch ALONE, much less with somebody else in the room.......Dave

Skeeter Wyman; Who in the heck is he?

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Warbird,

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

Dave

Warbird7 said:

For Chicago area / Illiana photos, Iwould contact Stan Kalwasinski. He is a vendor who has an extensive archive of pics including Illiana available. skalwasinski@yahoo.com or www.kalracing.com

Skeeter Wyman; Who in the heck is he?

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Roger,

I am very interested in getting copies or JPEGs of your photos, and would like talk to you about Skeeter and the Merc. Shoot me an E-mail at Dave66gt350@gmail.com

Thanks,

Dave

Roger Jana said:

I have more and better photos from Illiana than I ever saw on Stans web site especially in the pits, during and after the races etc.

Skeeter Wyman; Who in the heck is he?

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Pete,I believe the car was built between 1969-74. Anyone who you think might have info/pictures, please forward my info to them. I appreciate your help very much.Thanks,Dave

Skeeter Wyman; Who in the heck is he?

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Pete,Thanks for the reply. The way this car is built, it is definitely modeled after a HM car, but the fabrication work is a little too rough to be a HM car, and there are a few things left off that I would think all of the half frame HM cars had from the beginning (such as the interior cross brace across the floor from one rocker to the other). The car was reasonably well built, but it looks like whoever did it did not own a cutoff wheel or saw- this car was built with an arc welder, a gas welder and an oxyacetylene torch. This car was actually factory black GT 390 4 spd Cyclone GT street car that appears to have been wrecked while almost new (it still has the Ford VIN tag in the windshield). I have the remains of a Holman Moody 67 Fairlane converted to a 69 Cyclone (driven by Tiny Lund for a bit) that used a Galaxie front frame half, but it is a little different- It did not have some of the holes punched in that the Skeeter car has, and the upper A arm mount is fabricated, while the Skeeter car has the stock Galaxie slotted adjustment (both cars subframes are fFord stampings and do have front jacking screws). Both cars also have the front frame narrowed by cutting the center of the front crossmember (under the radiator). Interestingly enough, my #90 Donlavey 64 had the front frame narrowed by taking material off of each end of the crossmember then welding the frame horns back. The original welding in the HM car is much prettier- it was TIG'd (but some of the stuff done when it was converted from GN to sportsman was worse than the Skeeter car). Also, the Skeeter car had the lower A arms reinforced by welding plate to the sides of the arm, whereas the HM car has nice boxed arms. Hopefully, I will soon be able to post some detail shots of the Skeeter car so people car see how a lot of these cars were built back in the day. I will try to remember to notify you when I post them. I apologize for being so wordy. I like the technical end of these things as much as the historyThanks,Dave

Skeeter Wyman; Who in the heck is he?

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I have a 1968 Mercury Cyclone short track stock car with a Galaxie front subframe and a bunch of Holman Moody suspension parts. It came from Chicago and was driven by a fellow named Skeeter Wyman. Marlin Heller (PA) bought the car from Wyman in the mid 1980s, but did not have any contact info for him. He did provide me with pictures that were given to him when he bought the car that show Wyman with the car at a midwestern track (possibly Rockford or another Chicago area track?). The car was raced first in bright green then dark blue (with #76) then later blue with #7 and possibly #54, I have posted photos in my album "Dave Rs Old Ford and Merc Stock Cars". Really would like to find more of the history on this old car and of Skeeter himself. A brief description is provided below each photo. I have somestill images taken from a TV documentary with some footage of a 62 Galaxie sliding out on an unknown dirt track with #42 and Skeeter Wyman as clear as day painted on the door.

I am still looking for more old photos and specific history of my ex Junie Donlavey/Sonny Hutchins/Al Tasnady 1964 Fairlane LMS car as well (#90). Pictures of that car are posted in the album too.

Thanks,

Dave.

updated by @dave-redman: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

1964 Fairlane Late Model Sportsman

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