Re: New member
------Only have a moment this morning but for Whitetop.Dave,you must not pick up all the mags out there as Ol Red has been featured in 4 magazines since 1990,even on the cover of Hot Rod in 1991.Dont have the issues at this location,and cant remember which months.Will get back to you on that.Funny thing,I dont mind the interest,but as most who know me will tell you,Im not a publicity seeker.
------Car ran with 11 inch Ansen Sprints early on when Bob Hamilton(the original owner who made the car what it is today) first raced the car in super stock.Eventually he migrated to Motor Wheel Corp Flys for weight reasons.
------As far as original weight of an LS6 Chevelle goes,that may be the printed weight but I can tell you that with many weighty items pulled off and a six point added,the car weighs 3980,and ran 10teens with just an ol roller 480.
------And Rick its nice to hear from you.Sorry I didnt get back to you with those 65 questions.Got the assembly manual and that helped a bunch.
------Got to run.Tearing up another nice old original car(65 Chevelle wagon).Will try to get back on tonight.Thanks for the welcome guys,much appreciated!.......ol red......Bill S
------Just reread Daves post.I think I misunderstood.Dave,The car was put away in 1976 and didnt see the light of day until 1990.Main claims to fame from 1972 to 76 were the AMT model,and the SS/DA record Bob held back then.Want to make it clear that Red Alert didnt hold the record all thru 1972+3.SS/DA was a hotly contested class(hemi Cudas were SS/DA as well),and it bounced around.Those of you who used to frequent Island Dragway in the early 70s probably remember Ol Red as that was Bobs home track in those years.Bye!
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