Katie,
I thought that, if you didn't already have this information, you and
your dad might want to know this. I was surfing today and ran across a
story about Jerry Kugel, by Grey Baskerville from a 1972 Rod & Custom
Magazine.
The part I wanted you to see was the origin of his modified that you have.
"So here was Jerry with a fuel-injected cammer and nothing to put it in.
The answer was simple: Build a modified. The modified was essentially a
fiberglass replica '27 T placed on a Peek Brothersbuilt chassis and
powered by the injected 427ci "sock" motor that Ford gave him. It also
became a Rod & Custom multi-segment project car in 1969. The project
went swimmingly until its shakedown tests at the salt flats. When Jerry
reached speeds over 240 mph, the modified wanted to drive itself off the
course. Jerry fought the problem, even allowing other veteran salt-flat
drivers to take a ride, but they too lost control. It wasn't until a
chance look at the car while it sat on blocks at Jerry's garage that he
noticed the body wasn't square to the world. By then Jerry had sold the
cammer to Jim Lattin and the rest to Gordon Hoyt, one of his coworkers
at Miller's Garage." -- Rod & Custom Magazine
Evidently, the handling problem was fixed! If you want to read the rest
of the article, you can find it by going to Google and searching for
Jerry Kugel.
I hope to see you at the races gain soon.
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
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