[Vintage-race] FW: Vintage Racing Gremlin

[Paul]

  Had a friend with a hot 6 Gremlin back in 1969.  Blew the motor in 1970 so
we stuck in a 401 V8 with a close ratio Javelin 4 speed.  Was a great
freeway cruiser, but had no traction off the line.  Great though at smokin'
old junk yard tires!

Paul
Ohio

-----Original Message-----
From: vintage-race-bounces+9laser3=bright.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:vintage-race-bounces+9laser3=bright.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Dave Mapes
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 6:40 AM
To: Vintage Race List
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] FW: Vintage Racing Gremlin

A freimd of mine in high school had a hot rodded 6 Cyl Gremlin that was 
pretty quick and handled and stopped well enough that he didn't kill 
himself or anyone else with it.  It was fairly light and ran low 14s at
75&80 Drag-A-Way.  Good use of space in that car too; it regularly used to 
take 4 of us from suberban DC to PA to go skiing.

At 11:00 PM 3/13/08 -0400, MICHAEL CARPENTER wrote:
>Interesting Dave.
>
>I can say that I have learned more about racing Gremlins.  I guess they are

>more popular than I imagined.
>
>Mike C
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Dave Mapes" <dmapes at erols.com>
>To: "Vintage Race List" <vintage-race at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] FW: Vintage Racing Gremlin
>
>
>> Well here's what I'm wasting my time on:
>>
>>        http://users.erols.com/dmapes/D7160602.JPG
>>        http://users.erols.com/dmapes/SMDCP651.JPG
>>
>> NOT for sale BTW.  =8^)
>>
>> At 03:15 PM 3/13/08 -0400, Mike/Donna Carpenter wrote:
>>>I have to admit that I have seen a fast Pinto vintage raced but that
shape
>> . . . ?  It just doesn't strike ya as a suitable race car or one to put
so
>> much time and effort in modifying to get it just right ;^).
>>>
>>>Mike C
>>>
>
All the Best!  Dave 
Sr. Software Engineer/Requirements Manager/Systems Assurance Analyst
Aging Racer & Thumb Pound...er...Rule Engineer
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