Gold mine of vintage photos

[VintageMusclecar]

Found this courtesy of another forum, hope it isn't a repost;

http://www.mts.net/~red67/index.html

There's 12 pages of some absolutely incredible pics, be prepared to waste some time there.

Enjoy.

Eric

[Postsedan]

Eric,

Outstanding stuff.

Dan.

[kwhizz]

Wow!!!! That 1/2 hour went by Quick.......... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

Ken http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

[SUSQ]

Bitchin' stuff! Makes you wonder what became of all that vintage iron.

[x Baldwin Motion]

another well spent wasted hour, (or so)
thanks.

Chris http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif

[mockingbird812]

"Tom Hoover" from page 3 must have been THE T.H. aka Mr. Hemi. He also was in charge of Chrysler's Maximum Performance Engine Package program in the early 60's aka "max wedge". Just terrific vintage photos - THANKS!

[m22mike]

Best waste of time I have had in a while !

[SSJunkie68-69]

Good Stuff!

Not only do the Canadians know how to make a good brew but they also know how to put some meat on the street too!

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[Verne_Frantz]

WOW, WOW, WOW!!! Thanks Eric..... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[Canuck]

The picturs of the 70 442 on page 7 rang a bell. I moved to Winnipeg in Mar 77 just as the track was closing (they knew I was coming). Later that year I bough a new Cutlass Supreme from Holiday Chev Olds and the dealer principal was Sherrol Haddad. Sherrol later mover to Vancouver and ran Flag Chev Olds in Surrey and that dealer is still there today. Sherrol became involved in IROC racing in the 80's and was a regular driver with guys like Ron Fellows.
Now about the 442.
Around 1985 I spotted a white with red stripes 70 442 parked at the maintaince hanger at Canadian Pacific Airlines in Richmond BC. I spoke with the owner and he said the car was a factory race car (yeah right I thought). The car is still around in BC somewhere and I believe I heard about it just a few years ago. Got to be the same car.

[Bill Pritchard]

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"Tom Hoover" from page 3 must have been THE T.H. aka Mr. Hemi.

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Sam,

I'm pretty certain that they are NOT one and the same. I believe the drag racing Tom Hoover was from Minnesota, and raced actively well into the 1980's.

[SS427]

Tom Hoover and his dad were in fact from Minnesota. It was a long time ago but I thought he was in fact known as Mr. Hemi. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
Rick

[mockingbird812]

Tom Hoover (http://www.mopar.com/muscle/profiles1000.htm) was an engineer with Chrysler and was part of the group of C. Engineers that put together the "Ramchargers" racing team. So it was logical to me that this may be the same fella. Also, photos in this thread mention that he was running a Chryler product motor in his car

[Kim_Howie]

Tom Hoover from Minn. drove a funny car into the 80's named SHOW TIME. His dad tuned Jack Watts funny from Alerton,Ia in the early 90's he was 83 at the time. Two diff guys. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif

[mockingbird812]

Small world. Thanks for the clarification Kim.

[Kim_Howie]

Enclosed is a picture I took at E-Town back 90 or 91 The Guy is George Hoover, Tom Hoover's dad. Linda Vaughn And Jack Wyatt's funny car the back round.