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Another Granatelli story ... with available photos.

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Subject: Another Granatelli story ... with available photos.
From: Wester Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 16:58:38 -0600
Speaking of Andy Granatelli ... back in the post war 1940's he and his 
brothers modified a 1934 Ford Indy Car to run with rockets.  They 
worked the state fair circuit and other venues where the flames and 
radical appearance of the car would attract attention.

Gary Kuck, who now campaigns the former Salter-Marchese roadster on the 
Bonneville Salt Flats, now owns that car.  He has run it in the Great 
American Race, once organized and sponsored by Interstate Batteries.  
The restoration to the Indianapolis 500 configuration is very well 
done.  It's a real trip to walk into his warehouse/garage/shop and see 
that car on one of the hoists in the shop area.  He has tee shirts and 
caps with "The Rocketeers" and illustrations of the car.

http://www.tomstrongman.com/ClassicCars/RocketCar/Index.htm

Wonder if he received an invite to the event?

Wes




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