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Photo ID # 01.04.03_042_SPU_FLM_0079_1
Car #: 42
Driver (s) : Dave Spurlin
Location: Flemington, NJ
Date: 1979
Photographer: Unknown
Photo provided by: Dave Spurlin
Comments: Great looking Sportsman coupe run by Dave Spurlin in the late 70's and early 80's at the Square.   Now I know why Dave isn't providing many pictures from 79 and up...He was too busy racing!
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01/04/03 Dave Spurlin Here's a picture of the #42 in 1979.  I had a 350 too like Red Coffin except mine was only a 331! I wish I had his! The #0 coupe in the background is the former #00 of Buzzie Reutimann. I think it was driven by Lou Hahn. You can also see the #23 of Billy Cannon. I know the yellow body right next to us was the #1X 

The #42 was an Ebersole copy built by Tea Bag  (WayneCoffey) from Markovich's. I bought it from Roy Ross (#71). It had an Epright Gremlin body at the time. The body I bought at a flea market (red #111, I believe it was a Banghart). You can see the #111 flip on the History of Flemington tape. This car (#42) was bent pretty bad not too long after this picture was taken when a power steering hose came off the cooler and I looped it in turn two. I believe it was one of the old Bob Rossell #56 cars with a different number who T-boned me and flipped end over end while I was just sitting there for quite awhile. He came roaring out of the pits and was a half of a lap behind and ran right into me! I didn't fix it because I was already building the next car and there was only so much money to go around!

01/19/04 Ricky Rutt The yellow gremlin next to the Lew Hann "0" is a rookie car that Lew Sr. owned.  The year was 1979.  The car was driven by Al Hummel and was the former Ford powered modified of Gar Frey.
     

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