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Old 05-13-2015, 03:12 PM
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Ahhh Yes - Zingers! is what they were called. Thxs Mike!

I remember seeing them on their ISCA tour...
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Zingers (I assume you mean the car)




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Paging Keith Seymour: Is this Buick (crash?) testing from the MI GM area where you still work?
I'm not at that facility any more but - yes - that looks like the original barrier at the Milford Proving Ground.

It was an outdoor cement block/slab just off the Ride & Handling loop. We are, of course, much more sophisticated than that now.



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Old 05-13-2015, 09:29 PM
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Default KING of the ZINGERS......


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Old 05-14-2015, 08:44 AM
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KING of the ZINGERS......
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Old 05-14-2015, 11:27 AM
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Some more Zingers back in the day pics...





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The Pontiac dealer in my hometown of Hays, Ks started out as Ben F. Dreiling Inc.



Also had the building right across the street.





Not sure when the GM line was sold and became Jensen Motors. Ben Dreiling opened a new dealership selling VW.



In the early 70's it became James Motors which still sells Buick - GMC - Cadillac at the same location.

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I don't feel so bad about my less than perfect seat covering job now...

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Old 05-16-2015, 01:21 AM
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"Wretched excess!!! 6,840 c.i.

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Quad Al never made a pass but here's TV Tom's 4 engine Buick after the wagon body was added. I saw him run this one at New England Dragway years ago. Really cool!

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...and here it is before the station wagon body.
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Old 05-16-2015, 11:05 AM
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Here's a color shot of Quad Al.
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Jim Lytle, builder of Quad Al, also built a couple of single Allison powered cars with one piece fiberglass lift off bodies. First funny car? They were called Big Al.
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Can't seem to post more than one pic at a time......
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Old 05-16-2015, 11:26 AM
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An odd two engine dragster....
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I love this Zinger and one off stuff!

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Here's a color shot of Quad Al.
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http://www.dragracingonline.com/nowthen/viii_8-1.html

Here's a good bit of info on it.

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