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Thanks for the update,luv the 63s.

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I have often wondered where the 63 SD wagon went that was ran out of Al Hodges dealership Cocoa, Fl. I grew up in this area and have drag raced since the early 80's. He also had a couple of SD Catalinas. Back then the closest drag strip (and very popular) was Bithlo, Fl (suburb of Orlando). As a kid I recall watching front end dragsters run there in the mid 60's. Heard stories about some "funny looking Pontiac exhaust manifolds" from a high performance machine shop I frequented in the 80's. Was never able to track anything down. McCarthys first book has the names of the crew that worked/ran that wagon. Often thought about seeing if any of them are still around. However these days they probably are not still with us.

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I have often wondered where the 63 SD wagon went that was ran out of Al Hodges dealership Cocoa, Fl. I grew up in this area and have drag raced since the early 80's. He also had a couple of SD Catalinas. Back then the closest drag strip (and very popular) was Bithlo, Fl (suburb of Orlando). As a kid I recall watching front end dragsters run there in the mid 60's. Heard stories about some "funny looking Pontiac exhaust manifolds" from a high performance machine shop I frequented in the 80's. Was never able to track anything down. McCarthys first book has the names of the crew that worked/ran that wagon. Often thought about seeing if any of them are still around. However these days they probably are not still with us.

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According to a guy who posted on Facebook about a 62 SD Catalina his brother had, someone they knew had bought the Al Hodges 63 SD wagon, they lived in North or South Carolina, he wasn't 100% sure but didn't think the car still survived,

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Any update on the Superior SD Lemans restoration?

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I have not talked to Scott for awhile.They were contracting out the front end build to Ferguson who did the last one.Tom

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Any restoration updates or pics?

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Been a while, back to the top.

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Last word was they have not been able to get a front end made yet.Tom

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Who has the '63 that Bill Blair owned for years?

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Ken Freemen.Tom

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I have not talked to Scott for awhile.They were contracting out the front end build to Ferguson who did the last one.Tom
I moved in May from the Pontiac area to just east of Lansing (ie, closer to grandkids).

I'll have to take a trip over to Scott's place and see what's going on.

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