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Comment on 427 Dynamite Chevelle Funny Car by Lisa Hafford

Lisa Hafford — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:28:00 +0000

Hi I am one of Bill Harris daughter could you please contact me about these photos. Thank You Lisa Hafford (Harris)

Comment on 427 Dynamite Chevelle Funny Car by allen hafford

allen hafford — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:59:37 +0000

This is very cool bill Harris is my grandfather his last residence was in thishimingo ms Ivan one has pictures could you contact me at 847 307 9826

Comment on Dick Jesse’s Mr. Unswitchable Pontiac GTO Funny Car by Jim Davis

Jim Davis — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:10:39 +0000

I knew Dick during this time, he was good friends with my best buddy, Nick Renzi, and by tagging along with Nick that is how I come to know him.
He had a shop in Highland Park during part of that era.
Also Jack McCormick was part of that group. I wish I could find those guys.

jim

Comment on The mystery of the Competition + Mustang funny car by Tom Bonner

Tom Bonner — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:49:23 +0000

Hi David,

I saw Paul Stefanski run a number of times at Detroit Dragway. His early flip-top Mustang was a notch-back style called “Boss Hoss.” He later campaigned a fastback fiberglass Mustang he called “Super Stang.” I think Daryl Huffman called this one, as I have found references to Steve McKesson and the Competition + Mustang in old issues of Drag News from 1967.

Thanks for commenting! Tom

Comment on The mystery of the Competition + Mustang funny car by david perry

david perry — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:23:12 +0000

I worked for Doug Nash back in the day and it seems to me this Mustang was Paul Stafanski’s.

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Comment on The mystery of the Competition + Mustang funny car by Daryl Huffman

Daryl Huffman — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:18:35 +0000

This car was built by Steve McKesson. Very early car. Paint by Shedlik, lettering by Hatton. While match racing down south in the summer of 1967, McKesson sold the car to Larry Coleman, of Coleman & Taylor fame. Del Hienelt was Colemans driver, and within a months time from buying the car, while racing at Indy, Del suffered a heart attack in the car, while driving, crashed and died. The car was destroyed.

Comment on Hemi Hunter Camaro Funny Car by Mike nicopolis

Mike nicopolis — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:31:57 +0000

The funny car did well as a match racer on the circuit. It was constructed by Leroy Palarchio, Mike Nicopolis and the late Dean Nicopolis. Leroy was the president of the Ramchargers auto chain and dean was known for his success in the Ramchargers race cars and oddly, enough building hemi engines. Mike retired from racing in the late 60′s

Comment on 427 Dynamite Chevelle Funny Car by Gerry Guldin

Gerry Guldin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:57:05 +0000

I came across a photo of the front end of “Wild Bill” Harris’s 1966 427 Chevelle Dynamite on your webb site. No doubt about it. I have some old pictures from Oswego Drag Raceway (Oswego, Illinois) of Bill and his car but, you cannot see much of the car because so many people are standing around it. Early on Bill ran the car with Dual Quads. Sure was a nice car! Gerry “Da Grub”

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