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My vintage sportsman racecar


CrZyNcK

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Joined
Aug 11, 2019
Messages
2
Age
47
City
Allentown PA
Vehicle Year
2000
Engine
2.3 (4 Cylinder)
Transmission
Manual
My Dad recently bought this car off a man who was storing it in the woods. It's a '36 Plymouth body on a '55 Chevy based frame with a straight front axle. It was built in the '70s by two brothers. Then in the late '80s Chris Allen Sr was driving passed a scrap yard and noticed it sitting in front of a crushed. He pulled in and they sold it to him for scrap price. He raced it in 90-91 for a vintage class at Flemington NJ. He then sold it temporarily but it got lost basically. Then a few months ago my Dad's truck driver found it in a auto locator , located in the Poconos. We went that weekend and bought it. So far I got the stock Chevy 350 running, and put all new brake shoes and wheel cylinders on all four corners ( yes four wheel dr brakes) . Bolted to the 350 is a 3 speed trans which goes to a frankland quick change rear. It really is a cool car. I can't wait till it's finished to take to car shows.
 

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My Dad also recently restored an old dorney park sportsman. It was built in the 1970's for evergreen raceway by Ray Earny but was raced at dorney park as well( where I remember it more) It was found by my father in a storage container that it sat in for 35+ years. It has a 358 modified motor, 3 speed trans and a frankland rear. It's a 39 Chevy coupe body on a 57 Chevy frame with a front straight axle as well.
 

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That is a pretty cool piece of history...
 
Very cool! Man I miss flemington speedway... lots of fond memories of that place.
 

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