Feb 12, 2005 the other one, he described as a long nose mustang that hubert platt had for a short time, but clester andrews ended up with the car. Last alteredwheelbase holmanmoody afx mustang heads to. Nascar john holman moved from california to charlotte, nc, to take over the ford racing effort in nascar. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Overall the team had a great weekend winning friday night and running second on saturday. The team is happy with the results but like any team, chris and justin wanted to win. You might know him from his work with the fbody nationals.
Take a look at historic photos of the tasca racing team. Strip shot photos of gas rhondas mustang clester andrews driving his 1965 afx mustang at irwindale raceway. Andrew smith racing career profile driver database. Victor was a kid when his father had a racing team with clester andrews of orange as the driver. Peter revson, worldclass race car driver, formulaone legend, pushing redhot lipstick for revlon. Paul walker race car driver walker became hugely popular as a result of the fast and furious series, starring vin diesel and other widely acclaimed actors of our times. Andrew ridgeley racing career profile driver database. History old drag strips texas, name them page 12 the h. The car debuted at irwindale with platt driving, then mcneely took over the. Feature from the tower by bob frey drag race central.
We have compiled a list of the top famous actors who were interested in racing. The birth of the flip top elapsed times magazine hot rod. Number of drivers and competitiveness of race are controlled. They had it at irwindale and clester andrews made two passes in it, then refused to drive. He sold both of these cars to clester andrews who raced them out of wickersham ford. Andrews racecars has been designing and building quality race cars and performance components since 1989. Bill lawton won the nhra winter nationals afx class with a 10. Race car driver scott tucker charged with running fraudulent. Sidney describes one as a short nose mustang with no window glass. Features ford thunderbolts photos wanted page 15 the h. Also in 1965 the wickersham team campaigned a 427 hiriser powered mustang with clester andrews behind the wheel. More vintage cars hot rods and kustoms drag racing cars.
Back in the early 60s when they ran divisional races at tracks like six flags dragway, houston dragway in dickinson, texas and opelousa dragway in louisiana, racers like as charlie kruse, willis ragsdale, clester andrews and don gay were the big stars in d4. We believed early on that he could beat this but perhaps we didnt understand the power of the adversary this time around. The car driven by bill lawton won the afx class and his connection with tasca ford is now legendary in drag racing history. R to a 10th place finish at indianapolis motor speedway. Andrew comriepicard, also known as acp, is a former new york city lawyer turned rally race car driver.
The car idles steady at 900 rpm with a fantastic lope, drives great, and pulls strong through a broad torque curve from the 358ci windsor. Gene snows rambunctious 65 dart is one the greatest race cars of all time. Mustang cobra mustang fastback ford mustang gt vintage mustang car man cave because race car classic mustang model cars kits old fords. These race cars rarely stay intact even after few years of being retired, but the past owners all knew this was special car. Andrews race cars building quality race cars and components since 1989. Gene snow, vance hunt, bobby langley, dick harrell, clester andrews, and more.
Driven by legendary driver gas ronda, both up for sale at mecum in kissimmee. Nascar autos nascar race cars old race cars nascar diecast ford fairlane vintage race car car and driver race day alonso. Engine woes deny palmer as he makes his korean debut may 18, 2016. Jan 16, 2016 clester andrews at the wheel of the wickersham ford, from orange, texas. Dick brannan, bill lawton, les ritchey, clester andrews, al joniec, paul norris, len richter, phil bonner.
The other one, he described as a long nose mustang that hubert platt had for a short time, but clester andrews ended. Any one who knows what clester did with these two cars, i would appreciate you advising me so i can pass the info on to sidneyor better, i can tell you how to get in touch with sidneythanks dr dusty rhodes. Chris came up one spot short in the big show saturday night. As an allnew edition of the original topselling title, ls swaps. Ford mustang the classic pony car icon drag cars, vintage. As it were, heid and his organization, proq motorsports, have recently partnered with summit racing equipment to put on one of the coolest events weve heard of in some time the summit midwest drags. Andrew palmer is a young american racing driver contracted to bentley team absolute and spyder active sports. Even nascars big bill france couldnt get into indy. This was probably the best match basher in texas during the 1965 season. The perfect book for modifying muscle car electrical circuits for cooling fans and or power windows, wiring a hot rod from scratch, or adding a big stereo and other conveniences to modern performance cars. Clarke 97801195677 01195676 world health statistics quarterly, vol 43 no 4 1990 9780971252509 0971252505 to keep our honor clean, charles r dowling 9780752108483 0752108484 promoting the health of older people framework for action, health education england. The wickersham ford sponsored car was built by holman moody and sported a 427 hiriser rather than a s. Hubert wanted to borrow my car, but i had too many dates of my own.
They managed to pick up an amazing 40 wins out of 42 races in match race competitions. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. Clester andrews at the wheel of the wickersham ford, from orange. Full text of the daily colonist 1927 03 see other formats. Keith andrews june 15, 1920 may 15, 1957 was an american racecar driver. We would like to congratulate frank flud on his victory. He is best known for his imsa gt championship and scca transam series career.
Peter depaolo engineering raced cars driven by joe. Tommy kendall born october 17, 1966 is an american race car driver and television broadcaster. Al joniec, terry harvey, clester andrews, paul norris, phil bonner to name a few. Dec 18, 2014 list of famous actors who are also race car drivers. Nhra introduced a class in 1962 for a wild super stock related race car class. Celebrities, athletes, politicians having sha namesakes, famous actors named sha, famous people named. Oct 11, 2006 the early photo of the tbolt with out the birds on the fender is one i had never seen before, but there is one other birdless photo in the march 1964 car life magazine article on what they call the drag o matic 427 fairlane.
Andrew palmer born july 10, 1994 is an american racing driver from chicago, illinois. Dec 31, 2010 bill lawton put them in the record books as he won the nhra winternationals with a 10. In the 14 race season he won 3 races, and was on the podium in 11 races while setting 3 track records. Andrew palmer finished a challenging first race in asia with a solid sixth place after being forced to sit out race one last weekend may 15.
Jan 26, 2009 history old drag strips texas, name them. The driving of the fuel car was a little different than the four speeds. He was killed after crashing his car during practice for the 1957 indianapolis 500. Federal prosecutors charged race car driver scott tucker and his attorney wednesday with running a fraudulent payday lending operation that allegedly overcharged customers hundred of millions in. He has a masters degree in political economy from oxford university, and llb bachelor of common law and mba degrees from mcgill university in montreal. Andrews race cars is renowned within racing circles for the quality of the work that we produce. The very popular camrao a favorite for car collectors. He is a former official lamborghini gt3 junior driver and is currently contracted to bentley team. They had it at irwindale and clester andrews made two passes in it, then refused to drive it anymore. Clester andrews won many, many races with this little mustang. Driver paul dana died after a two car crash sunday during the warmup for the seasonopening irl indycar series race at homesteadmiami speedway.
Many who knew him over the last 1015 years as an author, gardener, historian, tv star, story teller, and golden wheels race car driver described him as an inspiration for living life to the fullest. Several other notable drivers including len ritcher, gas ronda, dick brannan, les ritchey, al joniec, terry harvey, clester andrews, paul norris, phil bonner to name a few participated. Holman develops special stock racing wheels, which become the standard. Clester is my second favorite drag racing name after gaspar. He had been working for bill stroppe and the western arm of fords racing effort. In the early days of nascar and usac, it would not allow its drivers to race under other racing sanctions. Clester andrews was driver for the wickersham ford mustang. Mine was the green 65 chevy ii with sad sack in a gold rocket ship on the doors. We stock everything to build a racecar yourself or to provide you with complete shopbuilt solutions.
In order to keep up with the other racers, the mustang had to be updated. Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. Besides the mustang, the wickershams had a ford galaxy 500 and a ford thunderbolt. The wickersham ford mustang, out of beaumont, texas, was alwys a consistent performer. Clester andrews driving his 1965 afx mustang at irwindale raceway. Bill qualified the autohaus motorsports camaro in the 8th position for the debut grandam rolex series race at the brickyard on friday morning. This website is designed to allow you to effortlessly see what components and services we have available, and to view the scope of work that we undertake. Jerry hill born july 25, 1961 is a former nascar driver and father of current xfinity series driver timmy hill, and current arca racing series driver tyler hill. The club wanted a hot driver and we got exactly that. Looking closely under the door it appears to say, sutton motor co. The wickersham ford sponsored car was built by holman moody and sported a 427. Ford mustang the classic pony car icon old car shopper. Andrew jones born 24 june, 1980 is an australian racing driver who previously competed in the supercars championship and dunlop super2 series, driving. Clester andrews race cars 332428 ford fe engine forum.
I was a 9yearold little boy getting to go to the drag strips with my dad, he said. Oct 08, 20 don frey then gave evans and gray the goahead to develop a competitive 3,200pound race car. Paul norris, dick brannon, phil bonner, al joniec, and clester andrews. The wickersham mustang with its 427 hiriser, was driven by clester andrews to 40 wins in 42 match races.
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