Larry
I knew Doug Cook in the early days and was a fan and a friend, I watched
many great races with the Willys and the 37 chevy coupe before that. He also
ran the chevy coupe at El Mirage. A big part of his life was drag racing
before coming back to work with Mike on the Bonneville scene. Mike tried
some oval track racing as well but his love is the lakes and salt. His son
Mike Jr. is following with his hi-boy roadster.
Mike still has Dougs 37 coupe and the Willys is in the NHRA Museum. And the
history continues.
Glen
----- Original Message -----
From: <LGMCAFEE@aol.com>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 5:56 AM
Subject: 40 willys coupe
> I guess I would have to put the 40-41 Willys coupe up there as one of my
> favorite cars. In the early sixties the Stone Woods Cook team came to a
drag strip
> near me and we went and saw them. I thought that was the baddest car I had
> ever seem (and still feel that way). I 'm sure people on the list knew Dug
Cook
> personaly but I have never seen anything posted. Did he every run a car at
> Bonneville? I know Mike is the president of SCTA did he ever do any drag
racing?
> Don Montgomery has a book out called Supercharged Gas Coupes which is a
great
> book if you are a gasser fan from the sixties. I bought a 40 Willys about
5
> years ago and had it about 70 % done when I got on this Bonneville truck
and now
> I have two uncompleted prijects!!
> Larry Mac
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