Racing the '62  In the class we were in, we had to run a front bumper,
so we cut the "beat up" one down to the minimum to satisfy the requirement.
I never did find a good bumper..... Yes, the wheels are off the ground.




Sitting in front of the house in Christiansburg. This is where it was parked when it was hit by a
"sleepy" driver passing by. The rear end stayed and the car went up the street (I had some illegal
"wrinkle walls" on it when it was hit) The car that hit it was shaved into two pieces. One half
was under the car, the other half was a block down the street.



They don't make 'em like this anymore! Damage was only slight when you consider that the car that hit
it was sliced into two pieces!
If you look really close at the left lower bumper, you will see the words "COURT JESTER". This was my
CB "Handle" from 1964 to date. This was in 1976. It has been shortened to "CJ".
We tried putting the rear end back under the car. The frame was bent and it went down the road sideways!
The engine and drive train were adapted for a 62 Chevy II Nova. A real light weight car - it flew!



Picture showing the "Three Deuces" Carb set-up. The center carb was 350 CFM.
The two outside carbs were 500 CFM. These outer two only had two positions:
Closed and wide open.




Just another angle of the engine compartment. Notice the missing cross member
on the hood. It was cut out for a future "Hood scoop" designed to fit air tight
over the carbs for an additional "Ram Air" effect. Never got around to it.
Also, notice the grill work and gold plated "Bonneville"



The Paint on this car was Ten to Thirteen coats of Lacquer. It required a bit of "elbow grease" to
make it shine. Notice the factory tinted glass.




You can see the convertible "look alike" roof on these older Pontiacs and Chevys. Door glass,
windshield and rear glass interchanged between the 1962-64 Pontiac - Chevy - Olds. This was
basically the same as a 1962 Chevy body and frame with a different front end and back end added.




We had an incident where the first latch on the hood gave way at 136 MPH at the end of a quarter
mile run. Luckily the safety catch held. We added the "hood pins" after that.
Don't tell the cops, but the overly large rear view mirrors were removed for racing purposes. It was
tough to try to restore the car and keep it ready to race at the same time. Compromise was the way.



Interior was black leather, an option back then. It was perfect and restored as well as re-moisturized.
It stunk to high heaven if you put the windows up in the summer heat!
Just an added note: They did not make headers for a '62 Pontiac so we had to get some headers for a Chevy
(same frame) and weld Pontiac flanges to them. We used "Thrush Hush" mufflers - A sleeper!




This picture is just bad. I included it to try to show the "wrinkle wall" tires. You had to have these to
get the traction needed to pull those wheels off the ground! At first we had white rims painted to match
the car, but I didn't like them. They are illegal to run on the street (Very LOW tire pressure) but I liked
to show off. They were on the car when it got hit and provided enough traction to pull the rear end out
when it was hit. I had some serious "'splanin" to do when the Police got there!



This one is here to show the crappie front bumper. A sore with me the entire time I had it!




This one is here because it exists.



This one is not mine (I Wish!). It is one of GM's best kept secrets.
It is a Canadian made Pontiac called a "Parisian". ALL Canadian
Pontiacs have a Chevrolet Drive Train from the factory!
Notice the Chevy engine insignia?




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