i used to drive the drag cars for DST in early 60s i have ben away a long time ANDY HOTTON GOT ME OFF MY BUT BEFORE HE PASSED JAMES HAMMER MASON TOO WE FOUND A 61STARLINER LIKE MY ORIGINAL & WITH THERE HELP RESTORED HAMMER PASSED ALSO BUT I HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES OF THOSEV EARLY DAYS ESPECLY BUILDIND THE 62 LIGHTWEIGHTS&TBOLDTS & MEETING LESS RICTHIE GAS RONDA DYNO AND MY FRIEND DICK BRANNAN WELL I DONT WANT TO GAB ALL NIGHT JUST WANT TO LET MEMBERS KNOW I HAVE SOM FE STUFF & POSITRACTIONS LAYING AROUND EVEN A 428 but it has 406 heads&6v setup on it complete DONT BE OFFENDED BY MY LOG IN NAME THAT WAS THE THE NAME OF MY CAR MY NAME IS SKINNY THANK YOU
Glad to hear from those that started the FE craze. I'm sure you could tell us some great stories and share some good info. Glad you are hear and thanks.
If you have digital pictures I can post them for you. Just click on my logon name and email them to me. If they are prints they will need to be scanned first. I could do that also if you could mail (postal) them to me, I will send them back asap just email me for the address. I have this picture thing figured out, there are lots of posts about it if you use the search feature on this website. Be sure to click best match.
Restruant in Romulus ?? I floated in/out of there with Billy Williams, Bill Pearson,(expresssway gulf) and Paul Moody, when Billy had the BOB FORD yellow HT..Pennsylvania ave. was the hottest 1/4 mile around !!! About a mile or two from DST made it real conveinent for "test rides" !!!
yes john i used to cruse to barhops looking for a race and when i got marrted t moved to romulus iwe lived in new subdividson ee were on westvale st im the same guy
i dont rember him but if i did a littel bench raceing i might skinny im trying to picture you john i bought my starliner from jack mc/cormack back in 79 thats when andy 7 hammer mason were getting me off my but andy was building limeos in bellvue mich i was working for him again also did you own a car called twisting time i went looking for one time at daly drive inn joy rd & greenfield?? i know you owne a bussiness total preformance i bought a few parts from ya want some parts john i got quite a few stashed in last few yrs drop me a email anyone else i live mostly down in these hills near knoxville &lots of old FORDS& OTHER CARS MY EMAIL IS lrrp71@highland.net let me know if you know twistin time skinny??
in A/S trim from Al Felong after Vietnam,(69) ran it with the glass parts in C/MP for several years, it's still around town now....was that '61 you bought from McCormack Harveys old A/S called "MIRIHA" ?? You are right about" Total Performance"...been here, in that shop since 71, getting ready to move 35 years of FE parts out the door soon...Saw your photos, is that John Collins the same guy I have to deal with every week at DST movin show cars ???
hi john yea thats john collens probly last guy standing at dst from old crew give him my phon number &we will have a long talk i dont know if you are married but i been thinking load drag car on trailer lots good rare ford parts once a week have fun sell a few parts &bench racebut most wifes wont go for hubby being away every weekend unless he brings home lots a bread ??tell john hello for me & give him my phone# skinny heck i never new al was in nam I was there from67 through 69 with long range patrol det.c/m airborne rangers75inf i got wounded 2times &they called me crazy jack when i got back i couldnt go near the drag strip till 1980 thats how bad i was till hammer threw me in a car e took me to milian &he didnt like drag races skinny
