Since it was built, the car has only sat idle for a few years when the 2nd owner was sick (I'm the third (and final) owner). I bought it as a rolling chassis with 8.50 tags in Oct. 2007, put an engine/trans in and went racing. I'm currently building a 528" BB Chrysler for it and will have it decorated like an old P/S car next year with a square snorkel, etc.) I attached a pic Bob W. took at Quaker City earlier this year.
Matt, what are you looking for chassis wise? Probably be easier for me to mail you a disc. I looked through my stuff and found an article mentioning a stock 74-up Pinto front suspension, but I would imagine Herb modified it in some way. I've spent countless hours trying to figure these cars out, each and every one was different from the next.
-Steve
Yea, are you restoring it back to original, or just making it your own for racing? do you have more chassis pics?
From: hdhtjh@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:36:32 -0800
Subject: Re: [StockSSDragRacing] OT - "Loose Caboose" Video
From: Steve Stasko <superpro140@gmail.com >
Subject: Re: [StockSSDragRacing] OT - "Loose Caboose" Video
To: StockSSDragRacing@yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 11:51 AM
Mine is #3 of 4, originally built for Max Naylor. Herb said it was the "sister" car to Johnny's.
-Steve
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Matt Conte <lookoutmcp@msn. com> wrote:
Steve,Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:05:46 -0500
What car do you have? Very cool.
Subject: Re: [StockSSDragRacing] OT - "Loose Caboose" Video
I've been after good detailed photos of the suspension on these cars for a couple of years now. When I bought mine, it had already been converted to the strut front end and had the rear shock arrangement modified. I still believe that 1 of the 2 "missing" cars may still have the A-arm setup. It's just a matter of finding them to see.
I attached a couple pics of the original McCandless roll bar before it was redone in my car.
-Steve
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Matt Conte <lookoutmcp@msn. com> wrote:
If I could get good, detailed photos of the chassis and suspension. I can duplicate it in scale. I have very good fabricating skills plus I have built and worked on real race cars for so many years AND I was a chassis and suspension specialist. It all helps me quite a bit in my model building. Decals are a bitch for me because I just cannot afford the best technology to do them. I can. Just ask Wayne. But I cannot do them as nice as I would like.
Matt
To: StockSSDragRacing@ yahoogroups. com
From: superpro140@ gmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:21:49 -0500
Subject: Re: [StockSSDragRacing] OT - "Loose Caboose" Video
The hardest part would be duplicating the original McCandless interior and A-arm front suspension. There's plenty of photos to make the decals. This was car #2 from Herb's shop.
-Steve
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:54 PM, Matt Conte <lookoutmcp@msn. com> wrote:
Thanks Wayne. Johnny is one of my heroes in drag racing. I have been wanting to build a model of that car for years. The hard part is making the decals. Thanks for the video.
Matt
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From: hdhtjh@yahoo. com
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:08:46 -0800
Subject: [StockSSDragRacing] OT - "Loose Caboose" Video
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