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These are rather poor, but you have to remember, we didn't have $500 digital cameras that adjust to any light back then. I probably had some ASA100 still in the camera and was having to shoot slow to get enough light.
1976 Alton Halloween Parade, Mississippi Valley Corvette Association and Alton Trans Am Club
The 3rd place car was BILL HOWE from Middletown, Ohio driving his new airbox car Vin 4007 which was the first airbox car produced. He picked up the car in St. Louis, drove it to Middletown, did some race prep. drove to Cumberland and came in 3rd.
The car sat in a barn (about 5 miles from my house) until a few years ago when it was bought and restored by Joel Lauman and Bill Connell of Cincinnati.
Bruce B
No, I had an air box car that Mike Hunt from old NCRS days believed was one of the mule cars for the early Nassua and Sebring racers. As I recall the V.I.N. on mine was 834 and I believe that since then there may be another one found with a lower V.I.N.
The purple one is in 1970 a year after I bought it and had it painted Plum Crazy. It also had diamond tuck seat covers and zebra fur door panels--really styling for it's day.
The 2nd one is the one I never should have sold. Original paint 44K actual miles, 283/290 F.I., P.W., P.T., with hard top 4 speed car. That is me standing in front of it in 1976.
MEADOWDALE RACEWAY track which operated from 1958 to 1969. It was 3.27 mile road course located in Carpentersville near Chicago. This is JIM JEFFORDS in the ''PURPLE PEOPLE EATER'' NICKEY CHEVROLET car chassing the unknown # 2 Corvette. Appears to be an abondoned Austin Healey # 8 up on the ridge.
I was there in the early 80's,on my motorcycle ,long gone,but you could still drive 90% of it [bridge washed-out],the 1963 grand sport corvettes were tested there,,,now its all walking/bike paths
These are of my original 1957 VERY EARLY air box car. The first pictures were taken next to the Mississippi River by the guy my partner and I bought it from taken in about 1964
. He lived right there next to the river. In 1965 The river flooded over 20' and this car was under water. We bought the car in 1976 and the 2nd pictures are just after we had bought it. Note my buddy/partners flared fender 63 split window in the background. It had L-60s on all four corners.
No, I had an air box car that Mike Hunt from old NCRS days believed was one of the mule cars for the early Nassua and Sebring racers. As I recall the V.I.N. on mine was 834 and I believe that since then there may be another one found with a lower V.I.N.
YES.
#4007 was the first GM production manufactured "Airbox " car as documented by Bill Connell, Ken Kayser and a group of very knowledgeable Corvette/GM people.
The 57 Corvette #E57S00834 was described by Mike Hunt as 1 of 2 airbox prototype "test sled" cars. It was built by GM Engineering
They were not production airbox cars.
Mike Hunts data calls out E57S04007 was the lowest number production RPO684/579E which was manufactured at St Louis and picked up by the owner at St Louis.
Mike Hunt also notes that location of 4007 was unknown at the time his data was compiled.
Mike Hunts data also notes another prototype car #6XX which was fitted with the airbox at a later time.
That's because it sat in a barn in Trenton, Ohio for many years.
I have not found a date on the Mike Hunt data sheets which I have.
Bruce B
Last edited by ohiovet; 05-05-2017 at 09:39 PM.
Reason: add info
YES.
#4007 was the first GM production manufactured "Airbox " car as documented by Bill Connell, Ken Kayser and a group of very knowledgeable Corvette/GM people.
The 57 Corvette #E57S00834 was described by Mike Hunt as 1 of 2 airbox prototype "test sled" cars. It was built by GM Engineering
They were not production airbox cars.
Mike Hunts data calls out E57S04007 was the lowest number production RPO684/579E which was manufactured at St Louis and picked up by the owner at St Louis.
Mike Hunt also notes that location of 4007 was unknown at the time his data was compiled.
Mike Hunts data also notes another prototype car #6XX which was fitted with the airbox at a later time.
That's because it sat in a barn in Trenton, Ohio for many years.
I have not found a date on the Mike Hunt data sheets which I have.
Bruce B
Still NO to your original post: "The 3rd place car was BILL HOWE from Middletown, Ohio driving his new airbox car Vin 4007 which was the first airbox car produced"
But if you had made that clarification in your original post we would not be having this conversation.
Still NO to your original post: "The 3rd place car was BILL HOWE from Middletown, Ohio driving his new airbox car Vin 4007 which was the first airbox car produced"
But if you had made that clarification in your original post we would not be having this conversation.
Here are more from the 1976 Alton Halloween Parade
This yellow 1964 convertible is the subject in another thread on a pair of C3 Corvettes were I was discussing realistic restoration times. This night, several got into a "contest" about who would have their car restored first. The next day I think he started tearing it apart. somewhere around 1984, it was done.
I know the pictures are a bit blurry, but that '64 looks pretty damn good right there!
Pat
Originally Posted by Procrastination Racing
Here are more from the 1976 Alton Halloween Parade
This yellow 1964 convertible is the subject in another thread on a pair of C3 Corvettes were I was discussing realistic restoration times. This night, several got into a "contest" about who would have their car restored first. The next day I think he started tearing it apart. somewhere around 1984, it was done.
I know the pictures are a bit blurry, but that '64 looks pretty damn good right there!
Pat
Here it is from early October 1976 at the Pere Marquette Park trip with Mississippi Valley Corvette Association, St. Louis Corvettes Unlimited, Boone Trail Corvette Club, and St. Louis Corvair Club. The St. Louis Corvair Club had put on a Road Rally ending at the park across from the Lodge near the marina.
Craig Leinicke's 1964 convertible 365 hp
The rear fenders were radiused, not flared. The headlights wouldn't roll up. I think they would go down, but it was manual to get them back up, so they were open all the time. It had yellow **** carpeting, and I don't remember much else.
Still, I'd love to have one just like it today. You could have a heck of a lot of fun with one like that, with no worries about what you do.
Larry Park's red 1973 convertible, Jeff Corzine's red 1966 convertible 425 hp 427, Tim Cleary's black 1961 Corvette, Darby Campbell's dark blue 1973 convertible, and Craig Leinicke's yellow 1964 365 hp convertible. Gary Claxton's yellow 1974 in the far background.
Some of the other cars that were there.
Last edited by Procrastination Racing; 05-20-2017 at 04:11 PM.
What I am saying is that you originally stated :first airbox car produced" You later corrected that to indicate it was the first airbox car sold to the public or something to that effect. If you had said that in your first post we would not be having this conversation.
I'm new here so i can't contribute too much but I can add a couple of old pictures.
This is my '59 back in about 1970. It was stolen and wrecked in a police chase. I emptied my entire savings account ($500) to buy it. I thought my Father was going to kill me when he saw it. In the end it was great experience because he was quite proud of me for getting it back together. I'm pretty embarrassed about the paint job. I was fascinated by the idea of painting through lace. It wasn't easy and I hated it when I was done.
This was my cousin's '59 sometime in the 60's. It was the C Modified Production record holder at West Hampton Drag Strip on LI.
wonder how many of todays cars were at one time hot rods put back to stock over the years? Sure doesnt seem like many of them made it far without being changed
wonder how many of todays cars were at one time hot rods put back to stock over the years? Sure doesnt seem like many of them made it far without being changed
Probably MANY more than people would like to admit (roll cages removed, fender flares, etc.)
05-04-2017, 09:45 PM
