Back then it seemed we had a lot of Modified production cars that were driven on the streets. I remember a small gas station on east Springs Road that was turned into a speed shop. They had a MP 56 Chev.
Any Concord Ca. guys, from back in the day
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yep
lots of GM guys used them at Sears Point drags
(Infineon Raceway now)
I bought a combo from them at one time
that needed to be refreshed, one of their customers was selling
all allum. like 13.5:1 stoked 377cid SBC, 23* heads, full roller
ran low 8's in my 23 T Altered
with my alcohol Enderle Hat on a Tunnelram mech. f/i on it
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jim davis was from that neck of the bay area . he built draster chassis race them as well , here one of his early car restored by a buddy of mine here in south bay .
lots of front end early hemis run back at that time. I remember seeing a lot of shoebox chefs and 66-67 Novas run MP
Not many Mopars
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Bailey Brothers had a shop in Vallejo , I think?
Outside Vallejo half way between Vallejo and Napa
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yes , green inland road turn off from valleyo to napa .
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He may have lived down there before the time I knew him
east of Antioch area
(I can't remember the exact address, this was well over 20+ years ago now)
His shop was in Brentwood right off the hwy
as long as I knew him, for decades
before he was killed on his Harley
he was a custom Bike & chassis Builder professional T/F racer
his son Brent was driving one of his old FE dragsters
when he was paralyzed from a rollover at Fremont Raceway,
horrible wreck to witness
Crazy Horse #354 (IIRC named after theier old BFFB IHBA record holder)
T/F FE Dragster
he set most the records in
Nostalgia races, SCTA, Gary Meders, Goodguys, AHRA events etc.
my former Nextdoor neighbors in Pleasant Hill
car Owners crew chief Pete & Marline Kaiser, their son Fritz, Al Bush
other partial owners Don Tourte, John Picket, Arlen Ness (Bike Builder fame)
& even Bob Monroe (not an owner) on many TV shows
(like Chasing classic cars, RIDES, or Arlen's old show, can't remember the name offhand)
him/Bob & Don did a lot of fab work on them too
all were/was part of that group later on too
(many of them were org. from the old Alameda shipyards. from the 60's-70's)
fond memories, I learned a lot from that group
met a lot of cool car/parts, fabricator, welders, engine people,
all because of them
did a lot of traveling with them to races too, crewing for them
before I moved to Rancho Murieta, in 1997
Pete is stiff doing it in the NHRA Heritage Nostalgia races still
he's at a min. 10+ years my senior too, still has it down
Oh yes the memories
He lived in/near Brentwood, Oakley or Discovery Bay area
east of Antioch area
(I can't remember the exact address, this was well over 20+ years ago now)
His shop was in Brentwood right off the hwy
as long as I knew him, for decades
before he was killed on his Harley
he was a custom Bike & chassis Builder professional T/F racer
his son Brent was driving one of his old FE dragsters
when he was paralyzed from a rollover at Fremont Raceway,
horrible wreck to witness
Crazy Horse #354 (IIRC named after theier old BFFB IHBA record holder)
T/F FE Dragster
he set most the records in
Nostalgia races, SCTA, Gary Meders, Goodguys, AHRA events etc.
my former Nextdoor neighbors in Pleasant Hill
car Owners crew chief Pete & Marline Kaiser, their son Fritz, Al Bush
other partial owners Don Tourte, John Picket, Arlen Ness (Bike Builder fame)
& even Bob Monroe (not an owner) on many TV shows
(like Chasing classic cars, RIDES, or Arlen's old show, can't remember the name offhand)
him/Bob & Don did a lot of fab work on them too
all were/was part of that group later on too
(many of them were org. from the old Alameda shipyards. from the 60's-70's)
fond memories, I learned a lot from that group
met a lot of cool car/parts, fabricator, welders, engine people,
all because of them
did a lot of traveling with them to races too, crewing for them
before I moved to Rancho Murieta, in 1997
Pete is stiff doing it in the NHRA Heritage Nostalgia races still
he's at a min. 10+ years my senior too, still has it down
Oh yes the memories
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Jim Davis driving way back in the late 80's to early 90's IIRC
Pete & Marlene's car at Fremont 6.91et
Ron Burch photo
Pete & Marlene's car at Fremont 6.91et
Ron Burch photo
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Another from the 80's RE Dragster
Jim Davis at Fremont in Gotelli Speed Shop car
Jim Davis at Fremont in Gotelli Speed Shop car
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Here was one of the later photos in Tulsa Oklahoma
in Pete & Marlene's car Davis Kaiser Tourt owned Scorpian (IIRC)
in Pete & Marlene's car Davis Kaiser Tourt owned Scorpian (IIRC)
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wow I just reread this thread
great memories
man my typing & spelling or lack of it, were horrid
I didn't use to proofread anything, just typed & post
I wanted to refresh my mind for the 'Street Racing Confession(s)'
thread in the Racers Hangout
great memories
man my typing & spelling or lack of it, were horrid
I didn't use to proofread anything, just typed & post
I wanted to refresh my mind for the 'Street Racing Confession(s)'
thread in the Racers Hangout
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