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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!

The one that got away....  Earlier this week I posted a story about Dave (on The Message Vault). This is the car he regretfully sold. It’s amazing how close he replicated it. You’ve gotta love those coupes….. and coaches too. My first encounter with racing was in 1969 before the Gremlin/ Pinto craze. I’m sure there’s some blue chip cars still out there in a barn waiting to be discovered. Maybe a real gem!!!