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………….Just in From Pete Maples At Dover Fest ,under way at Big Als- via cell phone.
THE original TERENZIO BROS. Gene & Victor are BACK!…Under Construction is a New Top Alcohol Funny Car ….Chassis almost Done. Just like the good ole days…Gene at the Wheel….Vic maintaining it.. it’s now back in Ct. to mount the Body.Peter Maples will be Crewing on the car and helping out.
Photo Slide Show of chassis build at Genes House On YouTube:
As Gene Relates:
“Check out the new funny car chassis Victor and Me are building,
We should be out This year, I spent 40 hours polishing the cromemoly
before we started building it, Brad or KB, motor, 2005 Mustang carbon fiber
body,from Hairy Glass It was an S&W kit, But we modified it to our thinking.
It will have an A frame front end, Mark Williams rear end,
The motor will be able to move back or froth 1″
I’m going to get my license when its done.Trying for within the next 2 months
Gene Terenzio Sr. ”
……They Last Ran together in around 1980 with the “Itallian Stallion” BB/FC
…..could this be “Let It Fly 6” ?
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Drum roll please…been a year since we heard about the “Return of the Let It Fly” guys…So I called both Gene & Vic and Here we go…..Vic built the chassis and assembled the car…took it all apart to have it powder coated…Its Now reassembled as you’ll see in the photos. Plans are to run it in Top alcohol at National events and Division 1.They hope to make their first race in Charlotte in April…YOU KNOW I’ll Be There!. Vic stated his plans are to bomb Frank Manzo’s record ,since Manzo has retired. Vic’s the chassis man and Gene is the motor man. Bet ya didn’t know ,it was Gene how built Manzo’s first motors that got him famous. Gene also was the inventor AT DOVER of the first ‘slider’ clutches. He did it “By Foot” right at Dover and dropped his average ET’s way down. Then Crower got wind of the idea and went into production. FYI….The ‘Let It Fl’y car held the AA/A Mph record and the “Italian Way” held SEVEN national records. Can they break the record and Win at National Events…Just watch them Do It. Vic is checking his race dates and REALLY wants to Run at our Nostalgia Drags…..can you say “Were getting the band back together”. And Vic and Gene want to keep in touch so we’ll have plenty of Progress reports.Thats Genes New garage in the photos. He built it himself with No Help….. the ‘Italian way’
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