Gorilla Milk Chicago gasser '62

Verne_Frantz · #1 02-07-2007, 09:28 PM

Anyone know anything about this car? Notice the banner on the quarter...
Thanks
Verne

NHRAjeff · #2 02-07-2007, 09:45 PM

Cool Car, from the trailer construction with the reflective tape and markers, the pic is not that old? Is the car in the midwest?

Verne_Frantz · #3 02-07-2007, 10:07 PM

Jeff,
I'm not sure where it is right now. I've just started making inquires. Trying to contact the last owner. Seems to have had a pretty substantial Nickey sponsorship, so I'm thinking it might have some neat history.

OR.....maybe that's all just for nostalgia?

Verne

**Stefano** · #4 02-08-2007, 02:59 AM

Some of the Old timers have told me that Nickey sold two Z11 cars, but I have seen no docs or pics to support the info

Verne_Frantz · #5 02-08-2007, 03:40 AM

Stefano,
I'll have to check on that if I can unearth a document I have. I don't believe Nickey was listed as the receiver of one of the first 40 cars.
This car is just a passing interest to me for now. It may very well be a later tribute/nostalgia car, but then if it was I'd expect a "W" motor in it. No one ever made an FI unit for those engines with straight up stacks. Algon was the only commercially unit available and it's stacks were in direct line with the intake ports. I've heard Crower made 3 experimental units, and I've seen one, but it had a doghouse kind of like like a Rochester but uglier. My guess is that it's a small block car which would almost mean that it might date back.

Verne
There's enough Chicago guys on this site that I'm guessing if the car did run back then, someone here will recognize it.

**SS427** · #6 02-08-2007, 04:00 AM

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Stefano,
I gave a gentleman your contact information the other day as they have lots of information on the Z11 cars and he tells me he may know something on one of the Nickey cars. Let me know if you have not heard from him. He is located here in Minneapolis and may be talking to him tomorrow.
Rick

**Stefano** · #7 02-08-2007, 04:02 AM

Cool, let me know if you come up with anything? The Nickey Chevy Factory race program started with an SR2 Corvette.

SR2

**Stefano** · #8 02-08-2007, 04:11 AM

Rick,
Thanks he did leave a message, but as you know I'm a bit behind.

Does anyone remember Freddie Lorenzen? Nickey sponsored him when the stockers were running at Soldiers field to a sell out crowd.

**sixtiesmuscle** · #9 02-08-2007, 04:21 AM

I think Lorenzen came around when the races were at Ohare Stadium, but, he might have raced at Soldier Field.

That '62 was on Ebay about a year ago or more, and, it was determined to have been built more recently, and to have no Nickey connection. At least that is what I recall.

**Stefano** · #10 02-08-2007, 04:34 AM

According to Gene Marmor, Freddie was at Soldier Field as well.

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