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INTERVIEW WITH “JUNIOR” − APRIL 19, 2008:
When did you start building the Opel gasser? “We built the car in 1968 and then ran the car over 300 times at different drag strips across the country for 2 years with no sponsors.”
How did the project get started? “Big John and I purchased a fiberglass replica of an Opel Kadett by Ron Palagrini. We had Chuck Finders from Cleveland Ohio build the chassis. I stroked and bored a 392 Hemi to 450 and added an early Chrysler rear end and Torque Flight transmission.”
What else did you do to the engine? “Iske cam, Mondelo polished and ported the heads, a Hampton blower, Hilborn injection, Doug’s headers and a Vortex magneto.”
What was it that made this car such a winner? “It is all in the tuning and driving. A big Motor Company backed George Montgomery to build a Mustang gasser and the Opel beat him.”
Did you win every week? “No. We won some and they won some.”
Who are ‘they’? “George or K.S. or Stone, Woods & Cook and others.”
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