> One thing about the Blowfish Barracuda ... built by Troy Trepanier for
> George Poteet. Troy and his dad Jack had built a four wheel drive
> roadster they showed at SEMA several years ago. Jack was hot to bring
> it out for the 150 Club to just do shake down runs. There were a few
> guys there with USFRA who all had to be negative about that because of
> the rule on four wheel drive roadsters. Jack was disappointed but
> realistic about the ruling. George Poteet had just started coming to
> the salt around that time. Troy had built street cars for him,
> notably the Viper chassis and engined "Sniper" '53 Plymouth coupe. (I
> loved that car and when I heard George had sold it I was disappointed
> because it will never be a driver again like it had been when he owned
> it.) Anyway, George showed up with his Memphis Street Rod buddies to
> spectate, then to bring cars and this year to get serious about a red
> hat with the Blowfish. The Blowfish was shown at SEMA last year in
> bare metal, with a nose close to stock that was roundly criticized for
> it's aerodynamic qualities. Troy listened and got help from a wind
> tunnel and you saw the sleek .20 result.
Wes
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