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Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: Steve1118] #537044
11/28/09 11:35 PM
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Are you sure that your not thinking of the white one that Mike Fons drove and won the Pro Stock World Championship with? It had some kind of funky scoop.

Whatever happened to that car, anyway?




I'm almost sure that was the car. When we raced it, the previous owner had put gray primer on it. So the scoop is pretty much the only way I know of identifying it. I could talk to Starkey and see if he remembers who he got it from.
Fred


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Re: Who drive this rod shop car? #537045
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I just talked to Starkey and he said it was Mike Fons Pro/Stock car. The last he had heard, it was in West Virgina. I'm going over to see him this week and hopefully I can get some pictures from him of the car back then. He's in his 70's now, so I don't want to have him go too far out of his way to find them. Will also try and get photos of his and Ray Christian's super/stock Dodges/Plymouths they raced back in the 60's and 70's...

Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: 52savoy] #537046
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I would love to see some pics of Ray Christian's super/stock Dodges/Plymouths they raced back in the 60's and 70's...

Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: 52savoy] #537047
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I just talked to Starkey and he said it was Mike Fons Pro/Stock car. The last he had heard, it was in West Virgina. I'm going over to see him this week and hopefully I can get some pictures from him of the car back then. He's in his 70's now, so I don't want to have him go too far out of his way to find them. Will also try and get photos of his and Ray Christian's super/stock Dodges/Plymouths they raced back in the 60's and 70's...




How is Starky? I haven't seen him in a long time. Back in the late 80's early 90's when I was working at Jeg's I spent a lot of time down on the South End of Columbus with Rod Gartin, Johnny Davis and Starky. The he and Ray were doing Dad's Transmissions up until they closed a while back ago, then we haven't seen him since. Someone said that his sugar has been pretty bad lately.
When you talk to him tell him that Kevin Davis said hi, And he needs to get back out to the track.

Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: 52savoy] #537048
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I have plenty of pictures of Ray Christians 68 Cuda that he owned from 1972 till 2002. The car still has his paint job with his name in big letters and was last out when Ray got inducted into The Kil Kare Hall of Fame in August of 2009. Ron Farmer did a real nice speech in Ray's behalf and donated a few of Ray's special awards that he had won through the years to the Hall of Fame.

Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: THE GLASS MAN] #537049
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If Ray had 2 Cuda's - then the first one is in Florida ?

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Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: THE GLASS MAN] #537050
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I have plenty of pictures of Ray Christians 68 Cuda that he owned from 1972 till 2002. The car still has his paint job with his name in big letters and was last out when Ray got inducted into The Kil Kare Hall of Fame in August of 2009. Ron Farmer did a real nice speech in Ray's behalf and donated a few of Ray's special awards that he had won through the years to the Hall of Fame.




hey Larry, went to your SLED CITY website..pretty cool. I tried to leave a message for you but I couldn't or it wouldn't.. Great pictures and history about yourself.
I still need some light weight stuff for my cars but not ready yet. See you in Jan at the fairgrounds..
Fred

Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: StewartP] #537051
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If Ray had 2 Cuda's - then the first one is in Florida ?

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Hey Stewart, sorry it took me 2 years to see your question. Yes , Ray Christian's first Hemi Cuda is in Florida and is touted as being an original 4 speed car by the serial numbers. I asked Ray about the car ever having a 4 speed in it and he said that when he picked it up from Byers Chrysler Plymouth, it was in primer and had an automatic tranny. I was told that the car was originally intended for Carl Kirk of the team Eckard & Kirk / Rod Shop fame and Kirk declined it, and it was given free of charge to Ray Christian.His first car is being driven on the street and his second car, which I own, still sees the track on special occasions. It is blue and white and says Ray Christian in big letters and can be seen on my site. www.sledcityevents.com Larry

Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: THE GLASS MAN] #537052
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Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: 360904] #537053
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D. Mc Carty..I was thinking the same thing! Afraid to reveal their identity...for some reason!!???

Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: 360904] #537054
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Poppa J....Anonymous
Unregistered whats up with the Anonymous ???




Someone hacked a moderators account and deleted a few members they had a problem with .

He now sleeps with the fishes ...

Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: JohnRR] #537055
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Re: Who drive this rod shop car? [Re: JohnRR] #537056
10/27/11 03:57 PM
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Poppa J....Anonymous
Unregistered whats up with the Anonymous ???




Someone hacked a moderators account and deleted a few members they had a problem with .

He now sleeps with the fishes ...




HAHA yea,

PoppaJ is still on here though..

Casey

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