Tom:
enjoyed your "car choice" story. I think that even those of us who have
prioritized the "latest technology" end of our sport mostly appreciate the
tradition/ nostalgia aspect of it as well. I know that I am personally very
glad
to see the old roadsters and coupes-- and to hear the sound of a healthy hemi--
even if that is not the stuff I'm working on, myself.
I remember pictures & captions of the Pierson Coupe (probably from "Hot Rod") as
one of the earliest motivators for me wanting to participate at Bonneville.
Russ
"Thomas E. Bryant" wrote:
> Scott & All,
>
> In my case, The choice came out of nostalgia I suppose. I ran roadsters
> from 1959 through 1981. I acquired the Piersion Coupe, in 1980 and ran
> it through the 1991 season. Because it had been a very successful car,
> it just seemed natural to build another '34 Ford coupe and improve on
> the streamlining as best I could. Quite frankly, I knew that I would be
> giving away a bit of "slippery" to my competitors, it would have been
> smarter to have built a Pontiac Trans Am or something similar. But I am
> not SMART! And, I do like a challenge.
>
> We had run well with the Pierson Coupe and I really thought that there
> would be more improvement in performance, by doing the streamling, than
> I have realized so far. That is not to say that I am regretting my
> choice, if I had it to do over, I would still chose the '34. It is a
> unique car that gets a lot of attention, it performs well, and I am
> enjoying running the car. I also enjoyed running the Pierson Coupe, it
> got a lot of attention and performed well too, but it was never seen as
> my car it was, and always will be, the "Pierson Coupe". My present car
> is recognized as TOM's COUPE and I enjoy that. We all have egos don't
> we? If not, why do we do this?
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
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