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57 lima bean

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50 years later......
« on: February 10, 2020, 12:59:25 AM »
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Re: 50 years later......
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2020, 01:27:05 AM »
Wow that is cool, wish I had been there to see him and the car. I would imagine Chris Whitney saw the car and Richard.
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Re: 50 years later......
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2020, 08:25:53 AM »
Thanks for posting that.
Great story from the past
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Re: 50 years later......
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2020, 10:10:14 AM »
The car fell into good hands when Gordy Cook sold it.Dean had the resources and connections to bring it back to this caliber.He knew a lot of racers as a "go-for kid" when young.
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Re: 50 years later......
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2020, 06:06:35 PM »
So was this the car that was turquoise and still raced a few years ago? Nice job of it.
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Re: 50 years later......
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2020, 08:50:16 PM »
Robert Pond and I got to meet Richard Charboneau and Dean Carlson at the Winternationals. Dean did a hell of a job on the restoration. Richard approved of Dean's job and shared quite a few stories with Rob and I.
The Charboneau wagon is know in the NHRA museum for a while. The car looks great. Richard was driving the Wagon around the Pitts at the Winternationals.
Jim Cook out of Minnesota owned the Charboneau wagon for many years. Then sold it to Dean Carlson.

I'm not sure who owned the Turquoise  wagon
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Re: 50 years later......
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2020, 08:56:21 PM »
Quote from: TomP on February 12, 2020, 06:06:35 PM
So was this the car that was turquoise and still raced a few years ago? Nice job of it.
     
           
                               
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Re: 50 years later......
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2020, 09:34:17 PM »
Quote from: 57 lima bean on February 12, 2020, 08:56:21 PM
Quote from: TomP on February 12, 2020, 06:06:35 PM
So was this the car that was turquoise and still raced a few years ago? Nice job of it.
     
           
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Re: 50 years later......
« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2020, 09:52:45 PM »
It shows on the old 'Amber Green' dragway @ Eau Claire witch is now Rockfalls that Clyde Birch raced it for awhile...........Tom
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