Tom I found your next car!! Bob Hamilton AFX

[quick-bowtie]

This car is going to be auctioned at Russo and Steele in January it sure would look neat sitting next to Red Alert!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

Link

http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector_...__/40-1917.html (http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector_car/1965_ford_mustang_a_f_x_hollman_moody_race_car__/40-1917.html)

[olredalert]

-----What a week, Andy!!! Now "Long Gone" appears. I originally tracked it down as a favor to Bob H back in 1991/92. I have known it was around but now its up for grabs. Boyd Coddington restored it once and then got sued over the resto costs. I think its been re-restored now. I can fill in the holes on this peice of history too........Bill S

[quick-bowtie]

Bill,
It seems you've had your hands on just about every cool car out there in one way or another!! That car is SO COOL I remember there were some pictures of the car that went along with Red Alert.. They had another similar one at Mecum that I was drooling all over. Ive got a feeling it will bring way more than my empty check book has in it.

[olredalert]

------Long Gone was the 11th Holman-Moody SOHC Mustang. I was told by Bob that H-M was contracted to build 10 and he heard about the project from a connection at Ford. He wangled an 11th one out of H-M by going to Larsen Ford and picking out a Poppy Red 65 fastback and driving it down to H-M for conversion. Bob told me that two weeks later he picked up his purpose built 427 Mustang. All 11 initially had 427FEs, but SOHCs would be provided after full development. This was alright with Bob as he knew how to make FEs run, and the car ran really well out of the box. Ford mandated that he use the SOHC when shipped to him although he didnt initially want to. The SOHC in Bobs eyes was an untried item and he wasnt happy doing development when he felt he already had a potent package. He did anyway and ultimatly had few problems winning all up and down the east coast. I have a clipping where Bob bested Jack Werst in his 65 Hemi that Jack says never happened,,,LOL!!!! I believe Tom has a great picture of Bob behind the wheel of Long Gone when it was injected.........Bill S

[Xplantdad]

Great stuff Bill! Like Andy said...is there a car you haven't been around? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[markjohnson]

That's a very cool and neat altered wheelbase H-M Mustang but it really needs the correct magnesium Americans to replace those new style aluminum versions. They look terrible on there.

[olredalert]

-----Mark,,,Didnt look all that close at the pics before I typed up that last note. Wheels do look way bad, dont they. Last pics I saw a couple of years ago had the car in carburetor livery too. The injection is cool! Its like someone finally saw the same pic I gave Tom and wanted the car more authentic. Wonder if the injection is all computered up???.........Bill S

[sYc]

Back in the day.

http://www.yenko.net/attachments/369047-11-16-20088%3B37%3B41AM.jpg

[sYc]

Another.

http://www.yenko.net/attachments/369049-bh-2.jpg

[olredalert]

-----Check out the rosin (spelling?). Tom, Do you have the pic from the front with the injection scanned??? The guys would like that one. By the way, Tom, Im bringing you an early Christmas present.......Bill S

[sYc]

Another, with injectors.

http://www.yenko.net/attachments/369052-bh-3.jpg

[sYc]

I recently received a copy of the Hamilton's family home movies, which contained some neat footage of this car racing, as well as Red Alert.

The neatest part of the video has to be where Bob is shown surprising Dorothy with RA, and then showing her behind the wheel. I had wondered if RA as a gift for Dorothy was actually a true story, well, it appears so.

[olredalert]

-----I think thats my favorite picture of Bob with any one of his racers. As mild and laid back a guy as he was, he was a fierce competitor. Had he ever gained any real backing (factory?) he would have gone a long way in drag racing.
-----Also have some more pics for you, Tom.........Bill S