Sam Posey's Challenger engine was built by Keith Black
Dan Gurney's Barracuda were built by Phil Remmington
Dan Gurney's Barracuda were built by Phil Remmington
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Sabtu, 10 Mei 2014
Hot Rod Magazine just did a good interview with Ed Pink, who has built more than 5000 racing engines
http://www.hotrod.com/feature_stories/1406_take_5_ed_pink/
in 2005 the did this http://www.hotrod.com/techfaq/hrdp_0509_ed_pink_racing_engines/
No other drag racer ever approached such lofty levels of success in so many other arenas; not even archrival Keith Black, who started out in boats and headed Chrysler's Trans-Am effort. In the quarter-mile world of the '60s and '70s, their rivalry was as intense as any in the sport. Lions Drag Strip and Irwindale Raceway fueled the fire by promoting Black-versus-Pink feature events. Both men made regular appearances in newspapers and magazines, including Pete Millar's satire-drenched Drag Cartoons comic book. Moreover, this was one rivalry that was real rather than contrived for the purpose of selling Hot Wheels models or military enlistments. There's never been anything like it, before or since.
Pink insisted to former Drag News editor Dave Wallace, "You had the Mongoose and the Snake, and you had the Greek and the Swamp Rat, but you needed something else. Maybe, if Keith's name wasn't Black and mine wasn't Pink, who knows? Keith did a fine job, and in later years, we became good friends. We used to run ads that said, 'No matter what color your elephant is, they're all Pink on the inside!' You don't see that today. In our day, it was more fun than it is now."
in 2005 the did this http://www.hotrod.com/techfaq/hrdp_0509_ed_pink_racing_engines/
No other drag racer ever approached such lofty levels of success in so many other arenas; not even archrival Keith Black, who started out in boats and headed Chrysler's Trans-Am effort. In the quarter-mile world of the '60s and '70s, their rivalry was as intense as any in the sport. Lions Drag Strip and Irwindale Raceway fueled the fire by promoting Black-versus-Pink feature events. Both men made regular appearances in newspapers and magazines, including Pete Millar's satire-drenched Drag Cartoons comic book. Moreover, this was one rivalry that was real rather than contrived for the purpose of selling Hot Wheels models or military enlistments. There's never been anything like it, before or since.
Pink insisted to former Drag News editor Dave Wallace, "You had the Mongoose and the Snake, and you had the Greek and the Swamp Rat, but you needed something else. Maybe, if Keith's name wasn't Black and mine wasn't Pink, who knows? Keith did a fine job, and in later years, we became good friends. We used to run ads that said, 'No matter what color your elephant is, they're all Pink on the inside!' You don't see that today. In our day, it was more fun than it is now."
Rabu, 07 Mei 2014
A Night At The Movies With Alex Xydias June 14th
The event will be held at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center located on 601 W. McKinley Avenue., Pomona, California 91768. As detailed in the event flyer, cocktails and a silent auction will begin at 6:00 p.m. and following that is dinner and a live auction at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets for the event are $100, $60 of which is tax-deductible. Some may hesitate based on the price but know that proceeds will be going towards two fundraisers dedicated to the preservation of automotive culture, check it out.
“The evening is a fundraiser for the Alex Xydias Center for the Automotive Arts, which is a real-live entity that teaches the performance-car hobby to local high school kids who no longer get to attend auto shop in school.” Furthermore, “The evening also benefits the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.”
found on http://www.rodauthority.com/news/event-news/a-rare-opportunity-a-night-at-the-movies-with-alex-xydias-june-14th/
Kamis, 17 April 2014
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