I remember seeing the US Mule run at Dover Drag Strip in Wingdale, New York
around 1960 or so. It was right after I got out of high school. When you
stood next to that car, you had to marvel at the intestinal fortitude to
drive it given that safety standards at that time for roll bars, cages, etc
certainly aren't what they are today! It was funny , I met Bob at a swap
meet in Connecticut some years ago through a mutual friend. He had some
Dover Drag Strip programs from the early days on display and darned if one
didn't list the first time I won a drag race, my old man's falcon ranchero
in, I think, G/Stock. I had to defeat a covair and a VW for the win. Boy
that was hot stuff in 1960 in a little farming town like mine. Thanks for
triggering those memories!
regards, John (in NH where I am getting ready to go sledding with
#1 grandson if I can keep up with a three year old
in 15" of snow)
-----Original Message-----
From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; FastmetalBDF@aol.com <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>;
land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Cc: Want1937hd@aol.com <Want1937hd@aol.com>
Date: Friday, January 05, 2001 9:27 AM
Subject: Hemi TD!
>That woke me up. My kinda thinkin. All them
>little brit cars were born to have big V-8s. I
>mean, Cunningham, Shelby, and Allard all knew big
>V-8s were better than little 4s in little sports
>cars. Keith, you don't plan on running a little
>four in your new sprite do you?
>tsk tsk
>
>DJ
>--- Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net> wrote:
>> A TD with a Hemi ..... Hmmm works for me.... I
>> hope the Concours show guys
>> roll over in thier collective Graves at that
>> one....
>>
>> K
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>
>> To: <kturk@ala.net>;
>> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Cc: <Want1937hd@aol.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 10:11 PM
>> Subject: New Member on the list
>>
>>
>> > Keith, list : We have a new member on
>> the list, but he hasn' t
>> checked
>> > in yet . He is a friend of mine named Bob
>> Swanson, and lives here in CT,
>> > like your engine guru Dave and myself . I
>> met Bob while he was restoring
>> > an early 60s dragster that was a local
>> runner, and he still is working on
>> > another old local dragstrip terror : an MG-TD
>> that had an early blown
>> > Chrysler hemi in it ! We would all stop
>> working on our cars when that
>> > thing would come to the line .....it was
>> known as " The U.S. Mule " and
>> > was a SUPER crowd pleaser ! Bob has a bunch
>> of other cool toys, some
>> > with only two wheels, as you might guess by
>> his handle :
>> >
>> want1937hd@aol.com
>> > Bob is somewhere around the half
>> century mark in summers he
>> > has seen, I think, and I have been bugging
>> him for a few months to get on
>> > our list . He said your New Year' s Day
>> email about the list and lurkers
>> > convinced him to join in the fun . I think
>> he already met Joe Timney and
>> > Dirty Doug when they came to a traditional
>> hot rod show in East Hartford
>> > last summer . I think Bob can add some items
>> of interest from his
>> > auto experiences and love of the old stuff
>> must of us are hooked on
>> .......
>> > Now it' s up to
>> you, Bob !
>> > Bruce, at the other end of this too
>> darned COLD state
>
>
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