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Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: Dago Red] #119962 12/08/08 11:19 AM 12/08/08 11:19 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Very few of those questions can be answered. I'm sure a couple of the f-body cars are in secret hiding, waiting to be snagged. My car and the magazine article cars are the only ones that I really know any info on. Getting old racecars out of hiding is like a secret society/playing cards. Nobody shows their hand. If and when they appear, people will get the stories.

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Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare #119964 12/08/08 12:32 PM 12/08/08 12:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,898 Florida Locomotion OP master
Locomotion OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,898 Florida	If I remember correctly, the Lambeck Volare was driven by Randy Humphrey in '79 and beat Glidden's Arrow that year. Mile High Nationals? Can somebody confirm?

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: Locomotion] #119965 12/08/08 12:35 PM 12/08/08 12:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,400 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,400 Las Vegas	Mike,Just wanted to say again you did an awesome job with the car "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare #119966 12/08/08 12:39 PM 12/08/08 12:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,048 Atlanta Indiana D Dave Watt master
Dave Watt master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,048 Atlanta Indiana	I can't see all of the photos posted in this thread, but wasn't there also a deep purple Volare or Aspen former Pro Stocker running around the streets of Detroit back in the late '80's, owned by two brothers? I think they even tried running some of the fast street car shootouts for Hot Rod magazine. It had a bunch of gold anodized parts also.

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare #119967 12/08/08 01:19 PM 12/08/08 01:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,877 Smyrna, South Carolina STEFF master
STEFF master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,877 Smyrna, South Carolina	Quote: Quote: I could have bought that very EXP for 12k rolling, didn't, it is a S/G car here in ohio now.. Poppa J., That EXP of Glidden's is sitting in a garage about 1/2 mile from my shop in Groveport Ohio. Bob Glidden's on record saying that the EXP was the WORST car he ever drove.

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: Dave Watt] #119968 12/08/08 01:23 PM 12/08/08 01:23 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: I can't see all of the photos posted in this thread, but wasn't there also a deep purple Volare or Aspen former Pro Stocker running around the streets of Detroit back in the late '80's, owned by two brothers? I think they even tried running some of the fast street car shootouts for Hot Rod magazine. It had a bunch of gold anodized parts also. Black with purple trim?? I'm not sure it was ever a prostocker.

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: Locomotion] #119969 12/08/08 02:49 PM 12/08/08 02:49 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 653 Fort Worth, TX Dago Red mopar
Dago Red mopar Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 653 Fort Worth, TX	Daisy, my man, thanks for digging up what you did, I never realized that there were that many to begin with. Had me all worked up Myron, Randy did win the Mile-Highs that year, IIRC it was significant because it was the only final round loss all year by Mad Dog with his Fairmont. 1978 ?? Last edited by Dago Red; 12/08/08 02:52 PM. If You Can't Be Good, At Least Be Colorful

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: Locomotion] #119970 12/08/08 02:51 PM 12/08/08 02:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas 70AARcuda master
70AARcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas	Quote: If I remember correctly, the Lambeck Volare was driven by Randy Humphrey in '79 and beat Glidden's Arrow that year. Mile High Nationals? Can somebody confirm? yes it did...bob relighted...rolled thru the lights. Tony 70 AARCuda Vitamin C 71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield) 71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas) 71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: Locomotion] #119971 12/08/08 04:01 PM 12/08/08 04:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,840 The Swamp S Sixpak master
Sixpak master S Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,840 The Swamp	I remember reading about a Volare or Aspen Pro Stocket that Glidden went nuts over, like he was amazed at the car, seems it was built in ' 7/8 Scale', like they did some super aero job on chopping some width and height out of the car...I want to say Emil Ekroth, some reason that name sticks in my mind, like he might have bought it and ran it in Super Gas with a Big Block Chevy...

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare #119972 12/08/08 04:06 PM 12/08/08 04:06 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,896 MI, usa dvw master
dvw master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,896 MI, usa	The black car was owned by Van Smith of Mcnichols plating in Detroit. early on it was a back halfed car. It sported a blown Hemi and later a nitroused B-1. The car was overhauled w/the purple anodizing by the late Steve Grebeck. He also drove it a few times in pro street. I believe it eventually ran high 7second range. I had a opurtunity to ride in it on the street one Saturday afternoon. This was before the remake but it was still a solid low 9 car. It was pretty entertaining riding in the back between the 2 back roll cage tubes. Doug

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Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare #119974 12/08/08 07:00 PM 12/08/08 07:00 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 416 Eagleville Tn. rtstreet mopar
rtstreet mopar Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 416 Eagleville Tn.	i rember seeing it at the memphis hot rod race, very nice and was the talk of the pits, black and purple. I think b-1 and a lenco ir bruno Andy Mayes www.mayesperformance.com

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: rtstreet] #119975 12/08/08 07:29 PM 12/08/08 07:29 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 633 NY/NJ DV8 mopar addict
DV8 mopar addict Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 633 NY/NJ	I remember years back there was a brown metallic Aspen with a blown hemi & IIRC Lenco running around the streets. Then there was a candy purple Aspen(not black) with a big nitrous Hemi/Lenco/tube chassis that appeared around '92/'93 then disappeared. ~S~ "The function of man is to live, not exist..."

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: moparpollack] #119976 12/08/08 10:43 PM 12/08/08 10:43 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wichita Kansas B Dartman master
B Dartman master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wichita Kansas	Dodge Aspen from B&B Race Cars stable 4866756-BnBRaceCars1.jpg (1179 downloads) B Dartman's 71 Dart Swinger in Mopar Muscle (Sold Dec 2021): https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1971-dodge-dart-destiny-determination/ B Dartman's 71 Dart Swinger in Dodge Garage (Sold Dec 2021): https://www.dodgegarage.com/news/article/showcase/2019/04/destiny-determination.html B Dartman's 71 Dart Swinger early build pictures (Sold Dec 2021): https://s165.photobucket.com/user/Billswild440dart/library/

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: B Dartman] #119977 12/08/08 10:45 PM 12/08/08 10:45 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wichita Kansas B Dartman master
B Dartman master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wichita Kansas	2 4866765-BnBRaceCars2.jpg (1121 downloads) B Dartman's 71 Dart Swinger in Mopar Muscle (Sold Dec 2021): https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1971-dodge-dart-destiny-determination/ B Dartman's 71 Dart Swinger in Dodge Garage (Sold Dec 2021): https://www.dodgegarage.com/news/article/showcase/2019/04/destiny-determination.html B Dartman's 71 Dart Swinger early build pictures (Sold Dec 2021): https://s165.photobucket.com/user/Billswild440dart/library/

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: B Dartman] #119978 12/08/08 10:45 PM 12/08/08 10:45 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wichita Kansas B Dartman master
B Dartman master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,168 Wichita Kansas	3 4866768-BnBRaceCars3.jpg (769 downloads) B Dartman's 71 Dart Swinger in Mopar Muscle (Sold Dec 2021): https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1971-dodge-dart-destiny-determination/ B Dartman's 71 Dart Swinger in Dodge Garage (Sold Dec 2021): https://www.dodgegarage.com/news/article/showcase/2019/04/destiny-determination.html B Dartman's 71 Dart Swinger early build pictures (Sold Dec 2021): https://s165.photobucket.com/user/Billswild440dart/library/

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: B Dartman] #119979 12/08/08 10:49 PM 12/08/08 10:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,400 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,400 Las Vegas	My first Mopar race car was an Aspen, always had a soft spot for them.... "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: B Dartman] #119980 12/09/08 01:05 AM 12/09/08 01:05 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 664 WI 6 68hemiss mopar
68hemiss mopar 6 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 664 WI	The first pic is Eddie Lukas' Aspen - built by Carton. Eddie used to race a SS/AA Hemi Dart by the name "Over the Hill Gang" out of NJ - he is now in FL. I belive Jim Kinnett's first Volare was a re-skinned Duster (former Charlie Castaldo's "Fun City Flyer" P/S). I too have heard rumor that Glidden was supposed to get a Volare. The Detroit Volare (in it's original form) I still consider one of the baddest street cars ever. This car was supposed to have been built by Mike Fons (Motown Muscle) originally for Chevy racer Paul Mecure (this is what I heard) for M/P, Comp or something -fell through. Mark J 1968 Hemi S/S Registry 4867112-DetroitVolare.jpg (1895 downloads)

Re: 1980 Pro Stock Volare [Re: 68hemiss] #119981 12/09/08 02:29 AM 12/09/08 02:29 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,765 Q quick77rt Parts Problem
quick77rt Parts Problem Q Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,765	Many dont realize how much the f-body cars were raced when new and the years shortly after.... I got all my glass parts (doors.hood,deck,fenders in the early mid 80-s and I know there is still alot around...but just dont know where....

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