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[Va348]

Tommy

Did you happen to see the 409 61 at Lousia drag strip. That were I seen my first one


Had Apache wrote on the door. There were two of them there one red & one white two Brothers. running against 2 61 ford starliner also two Brothers they had double trouble wrote on them.

I have a flyier from there dated april 26. 1964. Here is what it saids.

Louisa Dragway

Special racing event

Hubert Platt from Atlanta Ga. will be on hand with his "LITTLE Georgia Shaker"

1964 Ford Fairlane 427 cu.in. 427 550 HP and his "BIG GEORGIA SHAKER", A

1963 Chevrolet 427 CU. IN. Also on hand Pee Wee Wallace from Richmond Va. in

his 1962 Plymouth and Willie Glass from Richmond in his 1963 Plymouth.

Pay off Super Stock 1st 150.00, 2nd 100.00 3rd 50.00 4th. 25.00



Thats how its writen up on flyer.


Dale

[real61ss]

Dale,
That's a great story, thank you. The 61 409 that I saw was at Emporia Dragstrip. It was black, don't think it had anything written on it. It was just a car that somebody drove there and raced. It was an SS, I don't think any of the racers would have made a race car out of a Super Sport. I remember that I noticed the SS emblems first, then realized that it was a 409.
I've never been to Lousia Dragway. It's not that far from where I live but don't ever remember going there.
Take care,

[Va348]

Tommy

None of the 4 were full race ,well as we know it today.I remember more about the
Chevy's than Fords muffers off and recap slicks.First slicks that I ever seen.I just remember how they sounded.The white one put it on all of them.

You know my Dad worked at Ford dealer and I did too after school.


Dale