Do you recognize this car?
Back in 1986 I helped a friend pack for a move to Colorado. One bay in his garage was piled to the ceiling with stuff he couldn't part with. Most of it went to the dump. After digging a few feet into the pile I saw a tail light and realized there was a car under the pile. Leo, the guy that owned it was known for fabricating stories. He told me before about racing in the SCCA but I had my doubts about anything he told me. I guess that story was true. I asked him if it was going to Colorado with him. He said no. Would I be interested in selling it for him? I asked him what he expected to get for it. $700. I bought it on the spot. He also had enough spare parts to fill my pickup twice. He also showed me an awesome picture of him in the car airborne and upside down with a frightened look on his face. The roll bar worked good. The only damage was to one quarter panel that had been repaired. You could see on the inside where it was hammered out. The nose was a custom fiberglass unit made by Kellison Fiberglass Co. It had a white circle and the number 302 on it and both doors. I repainted it with 66 Mustang candy apple red. The pictures have faded to pink now. I drag raced it once on a 1/8 mile strip and beat a Buick GS with a top speed of 78 mph. I don't remember the ET. I started fishtailing off the line so I had to shift early to get traction. It would have done better if I knew how slippery the track was. The GS got me off the line but I flew past him about halfway down the track. When I was trying to sell it People mistook it for a Cobra. The engine was bored and stroked with webber side draft carburetors. What is it?
The Al ShowĘ Senior Club Hot Rod Member
Location: the backwoods of Maine
