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Len Richter "Hemi Haunter" Bob Ford
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The Hemi Haunter before it was repainted and lettered. More Hemi Haunter & A/FX photos from noted Ford racing author Charles Morris' books at Cartechbooks.com. (Bill Holbrook/Charles Morris Photo © 2008) |
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The Hemi Haunter from a magazine cover. |
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Dick Brannan "Goldfinger" Stark Hickey Ford
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A shot of the SOHC engine in the red DST prototype from a 1965 magazine. |
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A rare color shot of the prototype in action at the '65 Winternationals, now painted dark blue. (Dick Brannan Photo ©2008) |
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The DST prototype was repainted yet again, this time it was a beautiful Candy Gold with Pearl White stripes and inserts done by the famous Alexander Brothers of Detroit. Raced by Brannan in '65 as "Goldfinger" with sponsorship from Stark Hickey Ford in Detroit. Believed to have been returned to H&M by Brannan, it's current whereabouts unknown. (Dick Brannan Photo ©2008) |
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Dick Brannan driving Goldfinger at Ford's Dearborn test track. (Dick Brannan Photo ©2008) |
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Goldfinger in the pits at Milan Dragway in Michigan in 1965. (Daryl Huffman photo ©2008) |
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Brannan's former car driven by Holman & Moody test driver Paul Norris. |
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Dick Brannan H&M #1
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Gas Ronda - Russ Davis Ford
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Ronda's Mustang in the pits at Lions Dragstrip. Doug Hayes photo. |
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This is Ronda's car after Bill Ireland took it over in 1966, Ireland named it the "Trojan Horse." Photo from the June 1966 issue of Dragstrip Magazine. |
Ronda's car had apparently been found and restored. It was up for auction by Mecum in October, 2008. Auction results are unknown. Mecum lists the vin as 5F09_3802440, which does not match the factory records, and has one too many digits in the sequential number. The actual vin should be 5F09K380231. The auction listing also claims there was a batch of 11 built, numbered 5F09_3802430 through 5F09_3802440. See more photos here. |
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Bill Lawton "Zimmy III" Tasca Ford
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The Tasca car was sold by H&M to NASCAR racer Bondy Long in 1966. At Long's shop, it received a straight axle, repainted blue, and renamed "Bowani II". Sam Auxier was raced it in 1966 with a both a 427 wedge and a SOHC . Current whereabouts uncertain, said to be in an Indiana collector's hands. |
Sam Auxier shows off Bowani II at a photo shoot/test session at an unknown dragstrip. View the complete set here. (Photos courtesy Todd Claxton ©2009) |
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Les Ritchey - Performance Associates
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Les Ritchey on the line from a 1965 racing magazine. |
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Here is Ritchey's car repainted Candyapple Red for 1966. In May 1966, Ritchey was killed in this car in a racing accident at Fontana Raceway. At Ford's request, the Mustang was stored at H&M where it would eventually reside alongside three other crashed Ford race cars that resulted in fatalities. These were Walt Hansgen's GT40 MkII, Ken Miles' GT40 J-car, and Horst Kwech's T/A Mustang. |
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Another shot of the 1966 version, this one with injectors. |
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Clester Andrews - Wickersham Ford
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Andrews at Irwindale Raceway in 1965. |
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Al Joniec "Batcar" Rice & Holman Ford
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Joniec's Pegasus Mustang in the pits at Cecil County Dragway, August 1965. |
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Car #6 after a visit to the batcave. |
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The Batcar after Joniec added injectors. |
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Joniec's Batcar was converted to a long-nose funny car for the 1966 season. It is currently restored to '66 specs with 427 SOHC power, owned by HajekMotorsports.com |
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Paul Norris "Big John" Holman & Moody
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Len Richter "The Quiet One" Bob Ford
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Richter in Bob Ford trim at Detroit Dragway in 1965. |
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The Quiet One driven by Jerry Harvey in early 1966, now with a gold and blue paint scheme, and still lettered with Bob Ford's name. |
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Another early-1966 Jerry Harvey/Bob Ford shot. |
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Jerry Harvey in 1966, car still has Bob Ford graphics. |
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The Quiet One driven by Jerry Harvey in 1966, now lettered with Paul Harvey Ford graphics. Paul Harvey was a salesman at Bob Ford in Dearborn in the early-60's, he left and opened his own dealership in Indianapolis in 1966. |
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The Quiet One in late 1966 with Harvey graphics |
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The Quiet One's next pilot was Hubert Platt, who drove it in either 1968 or early 1969. (Dan Sharp photo) |
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Hubert Platt with the Quiet One at Detroit Dragway, supposedly shot in March, 1969. The graphics are questionable, photo may have been doctored. |
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The Quiet One on the trailer in 1969, now owned by Dyno Don. |
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The Quiet One rests in the pits in 1969. |
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The Quiet One on the track with an unusual hood scoop modification in 1969. Source: Old Hippie Forum |
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Another 1969 shot showing the odd hood scoop. (TMcCrea Collection) |
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The Quiet One tears it up at York US-30 in 1969. It will soon be sold to NYC street racers. |
The Quiet One transitions from the track to the street in 1970. Amazingly enough, owner/driver Tab Talmadge even has sponsorship on the car from local dealer Mooney Tucker Ford. Here, Tab prepares to launch his Cammer against a Hemi Cuda in a big money street race in Brooklyn, NY. This shot was featured in a November 1970 street racing article in Super Street Cars magazine. |
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The restored Quiet One from a 1992 Super Mustang & Hot Fords magazine article. It was restored with a combination of Dyno's '69 graphics and Harvey's early-1966 Bob Ford graphics. Jerry Harvey ran it with Paul Harvey Ford graphics in late-66 and 1967. |
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Phil Bonner "Daddy Warbucks" Archway Ford
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Bonner running Daddy Warbucks at York US-30 Dragway, from a 60's magazine article. |
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Gas Ronda - Russ Davis Ford
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Bob Hamilton "Long Gone" Larsen Ford
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Bob Hamilton getting it done in Long Gone at Dover Dragstrip in 1965. (Dean Lawrence/Doverdragstrip.com Photo ©2010) |
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John Skistimas driving the ex-Hamilton car in 1967, now known as the Jersey Rattler. (John Skistimas/Charles Morris Photo ©2008) |
View mages of Hamilton's restored AFX Mustang at a car show in the Long Gone Gallery. |
Fuel injection has been added to the mighty SOHC since it's restoration. View recent photos of the restored Bob Hamilton AFX Mustang at a photoshoot for Legendary Ford Magazine in the Long Gone Gallery. (©2010 Blueovalranch.com) |
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Tommy Grove "Charlie Horse" Broadway Motors Ford
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Charlie Horse was passed on to Bill McDuell, who raced in Nascar's drag racing division The ex-Tommy Grove car, now known as the "She-Devil", was destroyed in a racing accident. (Charles Morris Photo ©2008) |
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Jim Demmitt "FX Mustang"
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This is Jim Demmitt's car at Milan Dragway in the mid-90s. Demmitt sold in the early-90s to Al Rowland, who repainted in Poppy Red. (Dearbornflashback.com Photo ©2010) |
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Dick Brannan "Bronco" Stark Hickey Ford
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Dick Brannan puts away Dyno Don Nicholson at the 1965 Summer Nationals. Brannan was nearly unbeatable in this monster.(Dick Brannan Photo ©2009) |
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Dick Brannan takes on Phil Bonner and his Daddy Warbucks Falcon at Lions Drag Strip in 1965. (Doug Hayes Photo ©2009) |
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Ford C-6 Transmission Test Car
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Many thanks to Bob "Mayhem" Bardell (R.I.P.), Jim Demmit Jr., Dennis Kolodziej, Todd Claxton, Jason Anderson/Blue Oval Ranch, Charles Morris, and Dick Brannan, for their input and assistance in creating and updating this page. Updated: 9-4-09 |
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