Thanks for the memories!

There's a color photo of the photo (below) in a 1972 issue of Hot Rod Pictorial. Remember those? That's where this car-crazy, grade school kid first saw it. Fifty years later I FINALLY get
to see what happened when the car landed. Talk about keeping someone in suspense! Lol.

Just guessing, but the picture appears to be showing someone slamming on the brakes to keep from breaking out. I never did like the results of using those heavy 'C' shaped ball joint extentions. Pretty sure that is what led to the out of shape front suspension.

the first picture leaning on the fender of the white 64 plymouth, kinda looks like me when i had hair ! [had, and still do have, way longer sideburns though]
the shades, white T-shirt, and [sorta] dirty jeans was my "uniform" of the day as well !
i just LOVE the 62, 63, and 64 2dr post cars !
thanks for sharing memories that make me feel young [? ] again !

Rossi 1971 Challenger was built by a chassis builder that had built a bunch of Mopar cars fro drag racing, I can't remember his name right now but he was from Austalia is what I remeber. I think his shop was in or near Santa was his shop was in or near Santa Monica,. CA
Ron Butler was his name; He was the drag racing chassis guru at that time, especially for all out sportsman cars up:
I don't remember hearing anything about Paul being told to quit racing that car by NHRA but I wasn't in his crew or real close to him either
He got into road racing Mopar stock type road racing spec. cars, not all out NASCAR or SCTA all out road racing cars, is what I'm remembering now CRS on the proper series name now