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Jim Wangers- The Detroit Supercar Scene Trend
This is a great article how manufactures and advertising agencies both evolved to quench the thirst of the youth market. Jim was renown for his advertising prowess as well as his racing abilities.
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Thanks Steve,great article!Mr.Wangers was a visionary and ahead of the times for sure!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkDf7PPRzJ0 Last edited by BJCHEV396; 09-21-2022 at 08:10 PM. |
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I have some great stories on street racing in Detroit and it's suburbs involving Mr. Wangers, as he was sill into it in the late 80's early 90's involving a wicked red Chevy Monza and a white Chevy Monte Carlo SS....powered by a Pontiac.
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That is what this thread is for, so please share some stories!
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Great thread and subject, looking forward to the stories Lee! Also keep in mind Member Tenny has Wanger's '64 GTO 421 Post, click here... https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=81554 ~ Pete .
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JW and Swiss on scales ...
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That is an awesome photo that I have never seen before.
Thanks, Ten. K
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Seeing the Swiss Cheese Cat on the scales reminds me of a story - probably from that same event (1963 at Indy):
"Farmer" Dismuke was the tech director for NHRA and was known for being pretty tough. He had a ring that he wore and on the underside of the ring was a magnet - specifically for finding fiberglass or aluminum where it wasn't supposed to be. As Dad was in tech for B/Stock Farmer laid his hand on one of those aluminum fenders and said conclusively "B/FX". Instantly agitated, Dad said "I can't run B/FX; this car is a national record holder in B/Stock". Farmer said "I don't care if you are Santa Claus, you're not running that car in B/Stock unless you can show me 49 more just like it!". Dad knew he couldn't be competitive in B/FX, and didn't want to ballast up to C/FX (because Doug Nash was running his Bronco in that class) so he, along with the boys from Royal, decided to park the car for the day. For a discussion on how the rest of the day went see this attached thread: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=549309 K
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