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SUDDEN SPURTS

BUILD SHEET


ENGINE:
Type: 1956 Blown Oldsmobile. Displacement: 324 c.i. Original GMC 6.71 Blower. Original Mickey Thompson mechanical fuel injection. Fully reworked Mondello 394 heads. Ansen aluminum rods, J.E. forged pistons, Engle roller cam, Crankshaft Co. chromed crank, Vertex magneto, Gotha rocker arms and Milodon oil pan. Output: 650 hp.

DRIVETRAIN:
Transmission: Direct drive. Clutch: Double disk velvet touch. Rearend: 1950 Olds with Mickey Thompson Magnesium center. 4.30 gears, Donovan axles.

CHASSIS:
Frame: Original 1960 Chassis Research TE: 440 A/D dragster kit, tubular steel. Wheel Base: 97 inches. Front Suspension: Early Ford dropped axle. Early Ford spindles. Wheels, Front/Rear: English chromed spoke spindle mount 19X2/Polished Magnesium Halibrand 4-Slot 15X10. Tires, Front/Rear: 19X2.75-3/15X10 Whitewall Slicks. Brakes, Rear: Disc, hand operated. Accessories: Moon 3-1/2 fuel tank.

BODY:
Model: Hand formed aluminum. Paint: PPG. Cornat Blue frame, Custom Baby Blue body by Chuck Smith, Vienna, Va. Interior - Black rolled and pleated. Deist safety harness. Deist chute.


AWARDS HISTORY


SPECIAL APPEARANCES:
Magazine coverage, Car Show and Cruise Guide, February/March 2020, pg. 19.
Poster Car, East Coast Indoor Nationals, Timonium, MD, December 7th & 8th 2019.
Magazine coverage, Cruisin’ Times Magazine, August 2019, pg. 19.
Internet magazine coverage, Car Show and Cruise Guide, June/July 2019, pg. 8.
Invited indoor participant, Jalopyrama 15, Talbot County Community Center, Easton, MD, April 27, 2019.
Magazine coverage, Cruisin’ Times Magazine, March 2019, pg. 25.
Show Feature, Indoor National Dragfest and Custom Car Show, Lebanon Valley Expo Center, January 12th and 13th, 2019
Plaque Art, Indoor National Dragfest and Custom Car Show, Lebanon Pa., Jan. 12-13, 2019.
Poster Car, Indoor National Dragfest and Custom Car Show, Lebanon Valley Expo Center, January 12th and 13th, 2019
Magazine coverage, Car Show and Cruise Guide, Feb./March 2016, pg. 23.
Invited indoor Feature Car, 26th Annual East Coast Indoor Nationals, Timonium, MD. December 5-6, 2015.
Invited indoor participant, Jalopyrama 12, The Reunion, Westminster, MD, October 24, 2015.
Magazine Feature, Hot Rods & Harleys, Issue 4, Fall 2013, pgs. 46-48.
Magazine coverage, Rolls and Pleats, Fall 2012, Issue 38, pg. 36, 40.
Invited indoor participant, Lynweld Co. Open House, Wilkes-Barre, PA, September 22, 2012.
Magazine coverage, Hot Rods and Harleys, Issue 1. Fall 2012, pg. 36.
All-GM Nationals Invitational Feature Vehicle, Carlisle, Pa., June, 2012.
Magazine coverage, Official Event Guide, All-GM Nationals, June 2012, pg. 20.
Magazine coverage, Car Show and Cruise Guide, April/May 2012, pg. 12.
Show Feature, Farm Show Complex Motorama, Harrisburg, PA, February 18-19, 2012.
Invited indoor participant, Jalopyrama 8, Annapolis, Md, October 22, 2011.
Website Feature: www.hotrodhotline.com, October, 2011.
Display Feature: Wally Parks (National Hot Rod Association) Motorsports Museum, Pomona, California. 2002-2007.


COMPETITIVE RECORD:
Outstanding Vehicle, Indoor National Dragfest and Custom Car Show, Lebanon Valley Expo Center, January 12th and 13th, 2019
Best of Show, Dragster, Show, Shine, Shag, & Dine/HOF Reunion, Henderson, NC, October 19-21, 2012.

PHOTOS

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