'73 Rod Shop Demon Pro Stock ???
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Does anyone have any information on the Rod Shop Demon Bob Riffle drove in pro stock? I'm looking for detail photos such as interior and engine bay shots. Also does anyone know who built the car and if it was an updated earlier car? Also does anyone have contact info for Mr.Riffle?
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Jody, I think Riffle had two cars...the one pictured appears to be the Dart Sport.
The last time I knew, the Demon was owned and raced by a guy named Thompson from the Pittsburgh area with a wedge. I think that Ed Eckenrode, a Chrysler rep from Pittsburgh, may have owned for a while before Thompson. It was a regular in brackets at the old Keystone (now Pittsburgh) raceway park. What was unique about, at least in my eyes, was the side bar for the roll cage was high, almost to the level of the driver's shoulders. It was very noticeable and visible through the driver's window.
I don't know what happened to it.....I haven't seen it in quite a few years. Someone told me not too long ago that Thompson (I think it was Bob Thompson) still owned it, and it was parked in the Pittsburgh area. I am not sure of that, but that is what I've heard.
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Jody, I think Riffle had two cars...the one pictured appears to be the Dart Sport.
The last time I knew, the Demon was owned and raced by a guy named Thompson from the Pittsburgh area with a wedge. I think that Ed Eckenrode, a Chrysler rep from Pittsburgh, may have owned for a while before Thompson. It was a regular in brackets at the old Keystone (now Pittsburgh) raceway park. What was unique about, at least in my eyes, was the side bar for the roll cage was high, almost to the level of the driver's shoulders. It was very noticeable and visible through the driver's window.
I don't know what happened to it.....I haven't seen it in quite a few years. Someone told me not too long ago that Thompson (I think it was Bob Thompson) still owned it, and it was parked in the Pittsburgh area. I am not sure of that, but that is what I've heard.
Tommy Thomas,has the Demon that Eckenrode had,still has it.It's Viper Red with B-1 engine.
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Does anyone have any information on the Rod Shop Demon Bob Riffle drove in pro stock? I'm looking for detail photos such as interior and engine bay shots. Also does anyone know who built the car and if it was an updated earlier car? Also does anyone have contact info for Mr.Riffle?
There was a 71 Demon, a 73 Dart Sport and a 75 Dart Sport. Are you interested in the Demon or the 73 car? The Demon was actually a 70 Duster that Riffle built for the Rod Shop. It was reskinned as a Demon when they got the Dodge deal in 71. I have pix of that car from 1975 and it still retains the 71-72 Demon sheetmetal. The 73 car was built for Fons and run briefly by him before he was fired in early 73. That car was taken over by Riffle and Gene Dunlap and was recently in the hands of Jim Kramer and Dick Towers, still in Rod Shop colors (photo below). The 75 was a high tech Bulter built car. It was purchased directly from Gil Kirk in 1978 by Joe Gauger in Indiana. That car is still in his family and has been restored to Rod Shop colors. Riffle is alive and well in Charlotte. PM me if you need his number.
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Yeah, that's him.
Bob, do you have a hand in that car?
I know you owned the Challenger....is that the SS/DA car that McGraw drove?
Tommy was a good friend of Curt's.The Challenger was an SS/E stick car that Bob Bonds ran.
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Yeah, that's him.
Bob, do you have a hand in that car?
I know you owned the Challenger....is that the SS/DA car that McGraw drove?
Tommy was a good friend of Curt's.The Challenger was an SS/E stick car that Bob Bonds ran.
Challenger or CHARGER????
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Great History! I didn't know Riffle was a Neighbor of mine and I've lived in Charlotte for 23 years!!
Speaking of the Rod Shop, does anyone know what happenened to Dave Boertman's(sp) 71 Charger that won all the races and really put the Rod Shop on the Map?
The 71'Challenger that Boertman had all the wins in was a SS/IA car. It was sold to local mopar racer Paul Marcum. He ran it for a couple of years with very little luck. He put a Hemi in it and ran it in SS/DA. I don't know what he ended up doing to it.
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Since Dick Towers passing what has happened to the Rod Shop Dart that he had bought?
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Yeah, that's him.
Bob, do you have a hand in that car?
I know you owned the Challenger....is that the SS/DA car that McGraw drove?
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Tommy was a good friend of Curt's.The Challenger was an SS/E stick car that Bob Bonds ran.
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Challenger or CHARGER????
1970 Challenger 4 speed SS/E.Have the pictures of it in the Rod Shop colors as raced.The car was bought orignally by two local guys,Deblasio and Grey,the sold it to Jerry Pochieba who sold it to Curt.Curt sold it and his 67GTX to a guy down the street who still owns both cars.
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It's a acid dipped, Don Hardy car. Mag "Ramcharger" Dana lots of "light" parts. Herb McCandless looked at it at Salem and thinks it was a "good" car but didn't know whose. It had a Hemi & Lenco at one time. It is a good unmolested "survivor".
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Jody,are there more pics of the car? Inside,underhood or maybe suspension?
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Thanks for the info guys!! Attached is a photo of the car we are trying to find info on. A buddy owns it and we had it at the All Hemi Reunion at Salem. Some of the paint traces on the car lead us to possibly think it could be a Rod Shop car but it is a long shot I know. We are just trying to unlock the history of this thing and keep hitting dead ends.
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Does anyone have any information on the Rod Shop Demon Bob Riffle drove in pro stock? I'm looking for detail photos such as interior and engine bay shots. Also does anyone know who built the car and if it was an updated earlier car? Also does anyone have contact info for Mr.Riffle?
There was a 71 Demon, a 73 Dart Sport and a 75 Dart Sport. Are you interested in the Demon or the 73 car? The Demon was actually a 70 Duster that Riffle built for the Rod Shop. It was reskinned as a Demon when they got the Dodge deal in 71. I have pix of that car from 1975 and it still retains the 71-72 Demon sheetmetal. The 73 car was built for Fons and run briefly by him before he was fired in early 73. That car was taken over by Riffle and Gene Dunlap and was recently in the hands of Jim Kramer and Dick Towers, still in Rod Shop colors (photo below). The 75 was a high tech Bulter built car. It was purchased directly from Gil Kirk in 1978 by Joe Gauger in Indiana. That car is still in his family and has been restored to Rod Shop colors. Riffle is alive and well in Charlotte. PM me if you need his number.
Jeff, Didn't Riffel go to work for Petty after he left the Rod Shop?
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Great History! I didn't know Riffle was a Neighbor of mine and I've lived in Charlotte for 23 years!!
Speaking of the Rod Shop, does anyone know what happenened to Dave Boertman's(sp) 71 Charger that won all the races and really put the Rod Shop on the Map?
The 71'Challenger that Boertman had all the wins in was a SS/IA car. It was sold to local mopar racer Paul Marcum. He ran it for a couple of years with very little luck. He put a Hemi in it and ran it in SS/DA. I don't know what he ended up doing to it.
Poppa J, The Challenger has been fully restored with the 383 and was at the 2008 Mopar Nats and also at Columbus for the Chysler Classic? where a Rod Shop reunion was set up. The guy had gotten the car from Paul years ago and did still live somewhere in the Columbus area. He had photos of the "White Top" Challenger with his display also. More on that later!!!! Reasbeck, where are you???
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Bill McGraws Hemi, 4SPEED. CHARGER! There were 3 Superstock Rod Shop Challengers, the white Hemi driven by Dave Conners, after he sold his Rod Shop Camaro convertable to Sherman Gerlach. The "White Top" 383 Challenger, driven by Dave Bortman while the famous car was being built. And the well known Bortman 383 with shaker that was sold to Paul Marcum. BG, is the one Curt had the Dave Conners Challenger?? I spoke with Bortman at Indy and he did not know what happened to the "White Top" car.
Curt's Challenger was peral white,with candy red and blue Rod Shop logo and Bob Bonds name was on the door.Curt Jr is going to try and get some pictures up.It was a 4 speed and ran Crager wheels.The car still had the am/8track and rear window defroster.Decoded it was a original R/T Hemi Challenger,vinyl roof,plum crazy,rally hood car.
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Bob, Here is a small picture of the Challenger that was taken after Curt took off the cragers and put them on the 67' RT!
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Here is a small picture of the Challenger that was taken after Curt took off the cragers and put them on the 67' RT!
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Thanks Dave & Bobby!!! I thought I had seen all the Rod Shop stuff, even the Bob Bonds cars but I had not seen this one. As Info, Bob Bonds was at the Mopar Nats with a couple of cars this year. They had not been run is SEVERAL years. Thanks again. Frito
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Thanks Dave & Bobby!!! I thought I had seen all the Rod Shop stuff, even the Bob Bonds cars but I had not seen this one. As Info, Bob Bonds was at the Mopar Nats with a couple of cars this year. They had not been run is SEVERAL years.
Thanks again. Frito
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Some old pics of your conversation topics..
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Found another...got a new scanner for Christmas(can you tell?). Beeen going through old pics, time does fly doesn't it. I have pics from '68-present drag racing. Wish I had more of the older times. I share, hope you enjoy. FRED
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Fred, Your not kidding about time flying. Tell Santa thanks for getting you the new scanner, but why dont you start a new thread titled "old drag pictures" or something like that. These relics should be posted for all to see in their own thread!
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Hemi Fred,,,,a couple for your 'personal collection' from the '73 Springnationals.
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Hello Sir, I am working on a tibute 1971 Dodge Coronet wagon. Do you know where the pic of the wagon was taken? And do you have any other pics of it? Any interior or underhood pics? Can you pm me or email me hemi1971@msn.com thanks
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Great pics Fred , glad to see you`re gettin' the hang of that scanner ! Are you using the Irfanview software ? Rob
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