| 07.26.15 |
Fred Menschner |
Joe, This is the car owned by Walt Donald. Tas
drove this car and liked how it handled. When Tas drove for Dave Piscopo (as
a white #39) they wanted a second car to use on asphalt tracks, and did run
it on dirt. Dave Piscopo bought the car from Walt Donald and Tas convinced
him to buy a Ford big block engine in. I believe that Tas blew up two
of them.
Dave then built a Chevy big block engine and ran the car with much success.
Ray Neary and myself bought the car and raced it for one season as the
silver #21, just as we bought it from Dave.
In the 60's section of your site on page 23a and 49 there are pictures of
our silver #21 as it was when we bought it from Dave Piscope, when it was
the #39. This is the first engine I built, a 427 Chevy big block and of
course we painted it silver and Tom Backes lettered it. This is around 1968
out of our Trenton, Fulton Street garage.
https://3widespicturevault.com/60spics&vitals/b09.02_05_021_NEA_FLM_0068_1.htm
https://3widespicturevault.com/60spics&vitals/J02.27.13_021_NEA_FLM_0060_1.htm
During the winter we
dissembled the car and built a new frame and cage using the old rear and
drive train, and we did use this same 36 Chevy body for all of the silver
#21 racecars. |
| 07.26.15 |
George Perkins |
The cage is an easy way to spot this car in 39 form, it
sits low, shows in the side window and the front leg joins the frame outside
the body in front of the firewall. The trailer appears to be unsprung, looks
like they bolted a 3/4 ton racing hub to the frame. |
