And Bill cusses every time he has to change spark plugs because they set the
engine back 25% and there are some you just can't reach comfortably.
Now he's running an RX-7 with an extended nose that flips up for access.
Says life is good for an old man.
Wes
on 3/12/01 8:08 PM, Doug Anderson at boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com wrote:
> From: "The Butters Family" <bbutters@coldreams.com>
> Reply-To: "The Butters Family" <bbutters@coldreams.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Ron Halls Avanti
>
>
> "These guys just keep coming back. Alittle Avanti history,"
>
>
> "many of you are familiar with Bill Burke"s Avanti. It first ran with a
> Paxton super charged 224 cu in Stude in I think 1964 setting a record. The
> car has been powered by Chry. Hemis and chev. motors almost continuously
> since then. Running to nearly 240mph. "
>
>
> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> -Bill told me that he's also run FE Ford motors in it as well :)-and that
> the car has never seen the street. Studebaker sold it to him new -for use
> as a race car COOL!
>
>
>
> -Dirty Doug stuck in New Yawk.....with Hil---- :(
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