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Re: Bob's Cars...was SRL311-00003

To: CarterCM@aol.com
Subject: Re: Bob's Cars...was SRL311-00003
From: Dennis Currington <dc311@mail.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 00:16:10 -0800
CarterCM@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/30/1999 10:41:02 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> Jsk977@aol.com writes:
>
> << Mike is correct, I spent a lot of time in the late 60s and early 70s at
> Bob's
>  shops in Wilton and Georgetown CT, and as far as I remember thay always
>  started with stock cars.  I even remember that they acquired some "salt
>  damaged" cars from Nissan.  These were cars damaged by seawater on the trip
>  over, and could not be sold as street cars.
>   Jerry Krakauer
>  SRL311-00099  >>
>
> OK, OK, I can't stand it any longer...I've got to let it out of the bag! Les
> Canaday and I went back to Indiana last May and picked up two 1968 Roadster
> racecars. One of them is one of Bob Sharp's "salt damaged" race cars with a
> very significant race history! BTW the cars weren't really damaged (but don't
> tell anybody). It's one of only 5 high-window race cars Bob built.
>
> It took quite a while to gather the complete documentation and race history
> on the car but as soon as I get the photos back I'll tell the whole
> story...promise :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Craig Carter
> Fountain Valley, CA
> 1970 SRL311 #14100 "DAT2000"
> 1968 Roadster DP racecars

There Craig, don't you feel better getting that off your chest??  I can't 
believe
you waited this long :-).

Dennis


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Dennis Currington
1966 Solex 2000
San Diego
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