Knafel Tempest 400 Magnum pics? - Page 3

Steve_Hoog · #21 01-08-2004, 04:04 AM

Would a full size in the email to me be cool?

Steve_Hoog · #22 01-08-2004, 04:32 AM

Jim... thanks and that is one SWEET looking ride!!!!

gtoguru · #23 01-08-2004, 10:00 PM

No problem Steve. I think I have a few more shots from my 35mm camera but cant find those. These pics I had on CD from my digital camera.

JLP · #24 01-09-2004, 10:58 PM

I finally found the pics I was looking for.

I think they are from an old "Thunder AM" (predicessor to "High Performance Pontiac" as they say TA with page number at the bottom. Unfortunately it is a 2 page picture with text. I'm not great at reducing the size of the pic and still have it show up half way decient.

If someone would do this for me I will e-mail them to you. Picture is lh side 3/4 shot. Black & white only though.

Anyone????

Steve_Hoog · #25 01-09-2004, 11:01 PM

Send them to me full size and I'll load them on my server.

[email protected]

JLP · #26 01-10-2004, 04:08 AM

Steved,

On their way. Thank you and enjoy.

**olredalert** · #27 01-10-2004, 04:48 AM

------Is that the new tower at Quaker? Wow,pretty nice compared to the old. Spent a lot of time at that track. Way more at "42". Always felt I was running uphill but the old owner assured me I wasnt. Still dont know for sure though.
------As a point of interest,I knew Arlen all the way back in 1965. He worked for Russ Ciefert at RC Industries in my home town of Medina OH. Arlen raced Mopars as well as Pontiacs all the way back in 63. He had a Max-Wedge Plymouth in 63. It was wrecked early and he went and got a six-cylinder version and moved all the drivetrain out of the wreck into the six car. It was a hideous tan color and rapidly gained the name "Ol Brownie". That car exists today but is painted black. Matter of fact the owners live somewhere in northern Illinois. There is a tan clone of "Ol Brownie"out there as well. Its because of these facts that I know Arlens connection with Mopars was earlier than 68. He also was given a 67 black notchback Cuda and a 440 new by Chrysler and told to mate the two and give the factory his assesment. Thats how close Arlen had gotten to the guys at Chrysler. I had a chance to buy that early Mopar supercar and waited a few days too long. It was sold to another snot-nosed kid and he popped the 440 his first time at the strip. Who knows,if I had bought it I might have done the same thing!.........Bill S

gtoguru · #28 01-10-2004, 05:10 AM

I believe Craig Dawson owns the original Old Brownie car. My buddy bought that car from Vanke and raced it for probably 15 years before selling it to Craig. I have never heard the story about wrecking the car. My buddy got the car sans aluminum front end and put a steel front end on it. He has another 63 Max Wedge Savoy at present. Small world. Yes that is the new tower at Quaker City. And yes I think it is uphill also.

**olredalert** · #29 01-10-2004, 06:26 AM

-----Thanks for the pics,Guru. Do you remember a guy from Seville area that used to call himself Mr.Mopower? Im betting you do. His name was Dick Molnar. How about a guy named Jerry Ferrell? Ran Corvettes at 42 and Quaker. I cant think of the guys name who built the clone,but Im pretty sure he was from right around Barberton. Wait,I do remember,I think it was Paul Suloff(SP). I remember him being pretty well known in Mopar circles...........Bill S

gtoguru · #30 01-10-2004, 04:04 PM

Yeah Suloff is a high roller and I last saw him give up the old Mopars in favor of a Viper. Vanke had already given permission to do the Old Brownie car so when Craig did the real car he painted it black. I am only familiar with the well known Mopar guys. We raced mainly at Norwalk and occaisonally went to 42 and Quaker City. I mostly just show my 69 GTO now but will race it every once in a while. Jim