Mr. TOAD D/Gas Falcon

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  • July 28, 2009 at 10:38 pm #9680
    dino
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        Dick Crawford and Roy Hanshe put together this immaculate D/Gas Chevy powered Falcon Wagon .Had to see it up close…clean as can be .It was a real crowd pleaser.Ran 65-66…and then ‘where did it go”….for that matter …where’s Roy and Dick ? Carmel guys ..search the area .

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        July 29, 2009 at 3:31 am #18454
        storm-king

            Four door to boot! I remember that car. Was it (Ugh) Chevy powered?

            July 29, 2009 at 12:20 pm #18458
            dino
            Keymaster

                Yep-see front fender—“Corvette Powered” Heres the motor …looks like a fuelie (ODF Gallery Has ALL !)Tink S. collection:

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                July 29, 2009 at 12:44 pm #18459
                vbob
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                    HEY
                    the girls found this upstairs under T !
                    I took this pic perched on my roost !

                    ‘V’

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                    March 24, 2010 at 4:47 pm #23553
                    dino
                    Keymaster

                        Drake’s Memories If Dick Crawford…..”was the premier hot rod-drag race car builder(front to back…top to bottom)……Dick (“Big”) to us “intimates”…could do it all.”…”Big”…wasn’t only just in on the build of Roy Hanshee’s “MR. TOAD” falcon wagon…he done it all…wuz’ a proverbial…”work of art” for the times…but Roy’s cash “flow”…dried up…right after they broke the 10,000 rpm smallblock Chevrolet…and alas…the “Toad” never saw it’s true potential…”Big” had 3-4 small children at the time…fresh home/mortgage…so he readily wanted to race…just at that moment not able to “field” his own car. …he worked at his house…also had a shop right across from the Powertest on rte 52…Crawford Automotive…I wuz very influenced by Big …as I believe were many others in the early years…he helped-guided us right up to our altered wheelbase falcon…then for him…the cars weren’t home-built anymore (no back-yard “ingenuity” )…and Big really didn’t have much interest…I lost touch with Big years ago.’

                        March 24, 2010 at 4:55 pm #23554
                        vindicator
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                            😀 😀 😀 Hey…last I knew…Roy…married a very pretty gal…Joyce Brady from Brewster…they moved to Arizona…”Big”…I heard got a divorce…rest is up to you…detective… 😆 😆 😆 Drake

                            January 11, 2012 at 10:03 pm #33002
                            dino
                            Keymaster

                                Roy just checked in as our latest ODF ….Arizona correct-Scottsdale.

                                January 11, 2012 at 11:01 pm #33003
                                john-sachs-sr
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                                    Roy should look up Bill Kolb. He’s a part time Scottsdale resident. 😀 He even has Tasca 2 hanging out there when NHRA races in Arizona. 😎
                                    John

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