bstbrgr

Check out the story on this car. Thought some of you might enjoy the reading on this.



http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1868740

LouieM

Here is a possibly useful site:

http://registryofcorvetteracecars.com/ee/index.php

Maybe there is a way to ask folks at that site about your car. Jim Gessner (vettefinderjim is his CF handle, I think), who posts in the C1/C2 For Sale section is an old racer and may have some contacts who will help you. You never know.

bstbrgr

That's the kind of assistance that I need to find the info I'm looking for. I really do appreciate it thanks!!!!! I'm going there right now!

Thanks Strat Matsas

BADBIRDCAGE

Congratulations on the acquisition of this GREAT automobile.

I LOVE this thing.

Rich

bstbrgr

I tracked down the owner and I'm getting some old picts and documents on the car. I'll post them as soon as I get them

Joel 67

Well worth reading that thread from the begining!

glenn64vette

Jim Dillon

Good thread and a great find. Hope to hear and see it run someday. I recently heard a Baldwin Motion Camaro start and run at The Glenmoor Gathering in Ohio. Pretty hard not to like the sounds of a healthy Chevrolet. Glad to see you are so enthusiastic about the car and the sound etc. Hopefully this car will escape the clutches of those that would return it to the day it left the factory. My interest in Corvettes goes back to the drag cars in the sixties and early seventies-nothing better. I am sure you will have nearly as much enjoyment researching and collecting all of the history of the car as you will with the car itself(I'm a research nut on the real early racing in this country). Good luck and keep us posted-Jim

bstbrgr

I talked to the owners son again today for a hour. He's going to send me a vintage pictures of the car in the green racing set up.I'll post it as soon as it comes in. He also is going to send out a box of all his documents of the car every receipt registration time slip magazine articles and tons of pictures. He'll get them sunday and try to ship out Mon or Tues. He said his dad kept everything, even all the sponsorship records

Sky65

That is soooooooooo cool!!
Keep the pictures and story coming.

Cobra66

Great story, and excellent acquisition.

I especially like the American flag on the side of the hard top. Nice touch

bstbrgr

There's a story about those flags on the "Virginia Gentleman" 's hard top that John Jr. told me today. The French Flag is on the drivers side and an American flag on the passengers side of the hard top. John Sr wife Mimmi is French, Sr met her while in the military over seas. She is a stunningly beautiful lady and a whipper snapper in personality. One of there daughters is a pro football team cheerleader and has been on Bay Watch and many T V commercials. She got her good looks from her mother.

bstbrgr

There's a story about those flags on the "Virginia Gentleman" 's hard top that John Jr. told me today. The French Flag is on the drivers side and an American flag on the passengers side of the hard top. John Sr wife Mimmi is French, Sr met her while in the military over seas. She is a stunningly beautiful lady and a whipper snapper in personality. One of there daughters is a pro football team cheerleader and has been on Bay Watch and many T V commercials

bstbrgr

Here's a picture of a pict that John jr sent me today via e-mail. All the other pict are coming via priority mail in boxes! Follw this thread.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1868740

bstbrgr

l88rocket

sweetness

jr9170

67pete

Great find!

bstbrgr

This Pict is very early in its racing days. John sr progessivle modified and made the car go faster. Bringing the car down to 9.8 sec@ 138 mph!

bstbrgr

[IMG]http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg74/bstbrgr/1vag.jpg[/IMGOriginally Posted by hookedup
Strat,

That pic is from the NHRA Div. 1 (NED) bracket finals at Maple Grove Raceway. Must have been in the 80's since the guard rail is still ARMCO barrier not the Jersey wall that's required now.

Dave
John Jr called tonight and said that the car was painted red from green just prior to these photos. That's why it was not loaded with sponsor advertisement yet. He also told me the car did not have the new ATI racing trans in it yet. That trans would launch the car so hard it would "put it on the back bumper". He told me the Nitran Paints lettering on the back quarters is not on yet. Notice the front has a 3 inch spoiler on front that says John Boughers on bottom, but that is missing