SCHLEGEL GETS HELLZAPOPPIN !

[masoParticipant]

quote BOBBY S.:

Maso… got mucho history on her at the yonkers raceway show… Bobby S.

Tell me about that… What does the Yonkers Raceway have to do with dragsters…? I was born and raised in the shadow of the Yonkers Raceway.

[hearse-bill]

Wow…I say /..wow…….you did that car soooooooo proud……came out truely awsome….applause…aplause…….love..it…and thank you soooo much for the T shirts…I will wear it proudly…..gret job…..

[masoParticipant]

quote dinotheweirdo:

SOMEBODY GRAB THIS FAST ! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Historic-Hellzapoppin-Front-Engine-Dragster-1962_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem27acce26d3QQitemZ170402916051QQptZRaceQ5fCarsQ5fNotQ5fStreetQ5fLegalQ5f

This thread started 15 pages ago with Dino alerting us to the fact that Ron Abbott’s first “Helzapoppin” car has been found on E-Bay…

Then Bob Schlegal takes an interest in it and ends up buying it and making a masterfull and timely restoration of it.

It just seems like this thread, after 15 pages should end with a picture that is worth a thousand words:

Here t’is:

End of story. 😆

[dinoKeymaster]

Bobby’s tricked up helmut…ready for the Race-Show…No -thats not him in there…camera freak took photos of his own eyes and stuck the prints behind the googles 😯 .Its sitting on a table ….nice silver leaf work & pinstriping by ‘Howie”.

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[masoParticipant]

I think that Bob Schlegel and everybody else here will like to see this fairly well detailed biographical sketch of Dode Martin with an excellent array of old photographs that I found at:

http://www.hotrod.com/news/1409-the-dode-martin-story/

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This sketch is really interesting…

[bobby-s]

MASO, thanks for posting, I have parts of this now, this is one of the full stories I have been told about and now I have it. Thank you.

[masoParticipant]

quote BOBBY S.:

MASO, thanks for posting, I have parts of this now, this is one of the full stories I have been told about and now I have it. Thank you.

Will you make it to the Bowling Green Hot Rod Reunion with it the Dragmaster June 18-20th…?

This sketch is really interesting…

[bobby-s]

MASO, will not be at BG, can not get a crew to handle 2 dragsters. Not enough buddies retired yet, will have them at Darwins York show, Epping, NH and the valley.

[patinaParticipant]

Bobby give me some info on the York show, I’m thinking about taking the MG. It ran at York when they had the Div.1 race in around 65.

Pat

[masoParticipant]

Oh c’mon…!

Get yourself in a caravan and make it to Kentucky and bring the Boucher truck with you for the “Big Time” stuff that’s here.

I wanna see the “Bad News” truck lined up against the MG again, just for old time sake… 😆
It wouldn’t be the first time… would it…???

http://www.NHRAMuseum.org/reunions

[patinaParticipant]

Maso what we need is a big time sponsor to take the “Original Dover Drag Car Group” on the road in a stacker rig to all the shows and races then we just show up get in them and drive.

Pat

[masoParticipant]

quote patina:

Maso what we need is a big time sponsor to take the “Original Dover Drag Car Group” on the road in a stacker rig to all the shows and races then we just show up get in them and drive. Pat

That sounds like a job for a big time Public Relations effort…
It could be done.

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