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Old 12-17-2007, 07:50 PM
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Again not old pictures but a once in a lifetime view of these cars next to one another!
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Old 12-17-2007, 08:27 PM
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Not old pictures but here's Larry Swiatek's Grey Ghost funny car alive and well in Chicago.

Arnie Beswick says it was made from the same mold as his funny car!
That car is deserving of a restoration...even if it means having to sell one of the beautiful GTO's below it to do it. I found some old pictures of it in Assassin trim from back in the day, will see if I can find and post them again.

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Old 12-17-2007, 08:42 PM
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More. I knew the dude w/ the '48 Fiat flip top powered by a 400 Poncho. I almost bought the car and still kick myself today for not buying it!!!
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Not old pictures but here's Larry Swiatek's Grey Ghost funny car alive and well in Chicago.

Arnie Beswick says it was made from the same mold as his funny car!
Glad to know it's in good hands, A guy I know, was the one who found this car, by word of mouth, in a backyard in Peoria, Ill, I was wanting to buy it from him , but I was Laid off from GM at the time, and transfering to another plant, (right car/ wrong time), he didn't have it very long. how are you planning to restore it? that car was lighter and a little more "cutting edge" in construction, (Lil John Buttera built) than Arnie's car.

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Old 12-18-2007, 02:59 AM
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Tempest455, the third pic looks like a 63 SD wagon? any info on that car, I've heard the name Bobby Waston Before, i believe he had raced a 63 Swiss cheese car back then.

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Old 12-18-2007, 05:01 AM
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Post #63, photo #4- any idea whose dragster, and where?

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Old 12-18-2007, 09:07 AM
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Post #63, photo #4- any idea whose dragster, and where?
It looks like the same car as shown on Steve Barcak's website with Mickey Thompson (but with a different axle, rims, and a blower).

http://pontiacheaven.org/pontiac%20history.htm

Same car? Same manufacturer maybe? Could that be Mickey standing to the right of the car?

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Old 12-18-2007, 09:15 AM
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These are cool. It must have been loud and scary too.
Now that is dedication and die-hard enthusiasm! I know Arnie ran during that campaign... Wouldn't be great to be able to go racing during the winter up in the north! I'm getting anxious already !!! I found myself shifting my GMC manually when I left work yesterday - IN THE SNOW !!!

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Old 12-18-2007, 12:55 PM
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interesting story on the Tyree funny car.The guy lining the car up is Mike Liebi who STILL helps Jess with the car and is the guy who built my present and past 63 Lemans.Also the guy driving the car is not Jess.It is Dale Williams ,he picked up the honors after Jess got burned in a funny car fire.FYI,Tom

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LOL Yup you're right - I noticed the Taillights after I posted (shots were apart of a bunch of "Pontiac photo's" . Thanks for pointing it out.

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Old 12-19-2007, 12:20 PM
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This is a shot of Ray Bisig's (The Medicine Man) 1963 Swiss Cheese car. This was originally Arine's car. This shot was taken at Rockford Dragway (IL), I'm guessing around 1971. When Ray raced the car, it had RAV tunnel port heads and ran in the 11's. Photo courtesy of Glen Brown
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Old 12-19-2007, 12:25 PM
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Couple more shots, funny car shoot out at Rockford Draqway, catch the "Super Judge". Two 1962 Catalina's, no idea who owned these cars. Photo courtesy of Glen Brown
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This is a shot of Ray Bisig's (The Medicine Man) 1963 Swiss Cheese car. This was originally Arine's car. This shot was taken at Rockford Dragway (IL), I'm guessing around 1971. When Ray raced the car, it had RAV tunnel port heads and ran in the 11's. Photo courtesy of Glen Brown
Who would know more information about the car concerning specifications of launch rpm's/stall, shift rpms, gearing, etc?

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