Dover Crosley Altereds – Dover Drag Strip

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March 12, 2011 at 7:47 pm #10739
dino
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Well….The “Little Giant” sure started something…with it’s wheels in the air on every shift antics and without a doubt ….one of Dovers Legendary crowd pleasers .A lot of copies emerged .Heres the start of what Brian And I have found so far.First The “Up Hill Battle” From Pressleys Auto

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March 12, 2011 at 7:52 pm #30025
dino
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Heres Tom Jamesons, Kingston Based A/A

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March 12, 2011 at 7:59 pm #30026
dino
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This little guy found In Bill Cullen Collection-1964 …Don’t know Who.

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March 12, 2011 at 8:05 pm #30027
dino
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Heres George “blasting out of the gate”

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March 12, 2011 at 8:11 pm #30028
dino
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Found this looking for sumpin else…Did he whip ya Tom ?

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March 12, 2011 at 8:21 pm #30029
dino
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Fairfield based -Powered by Olds.

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March 12, 2011 at 8:40 pm #30031
dino
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Here a close-up of the Crosley of Rudy Arendt.His wife Cindy restored these photos …She’s a Pro-Photog.

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March 12, 2011 at 8:46 pm #30033
dino
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1965…What Rudy started with 😯

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March 12, 2011 at 8:51 pm #30034
dino
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Now the Question Is …Did this Run At Dover…Got Any Photos of THAT… And where is it now.? the more I think of it…IT could be the old Pressely car.Same hood & fender cut.

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March 13, 2011 at 4:56 pm #30072
dino
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Info soon coming in On Why-Not…And Tom Jameson was part of the gang that had a loose Car Club -“Colonial Draggers”,that hung out at the Colonial Diner In Kingston.”Grillman” 55 gasser guy , Frank Roudigan was in the group. Owns the Steak House now .(see- http://www.doverdragstrip.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2411&p=20846&hilit=grillman#p20846 )
March 14, 2011 at 5:22 am #30094
tomblake
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quote dinotheweirdo:

Found this looking for sumpin else…Did he whip ya Tom ?

Yes he did as I have been reminded many times before. But it was fun being able to race some of the best from back than. And it is even better to have the memories of what we were able to do, now.
The “Little Giant” is really a big giant from Dover’s history.
March 14, 2011 at 10:38 pm #30119
tomblake
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roxrec…..If losing made us stop trying I wouldn’t be still playing with cars today. It’s close to 50 years from my 1st Dover race.
The first time I took the E/G 55 I did bring home a trophy and that may be why I couldn’t quit. “Do you want $10 or a trophy” They didn’t have ask me twice, TROPHY of coarse. I sure remember those days.
March 16, 2011 at 10:51 pm #30138
hearse-bill
Why not is owned by A J Sequin….his dads old car from……Dover…CT….Charstown……still exhists…..He and I had some great Battles for the NETO championship in 2002-2005….
March 24, 2011 at 5:13 pm #30255
vbob
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HEY
OK HERES THE WANT TO BE A LITTLE GIANT !
ANY TAKERS?
‘V’
http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/2211842694.html
March 24, 2011 at 5:57 pm #30258
dino
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Sell the engine and other Stock good pieces In Hemmings and get some money back…Like Digger always said..”Anybody can restore a car…It takes a real man to Chop one up”.
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