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Ol Ford Guy
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I just went through a thread on H.A.M.B. on Norm Thatchers 57 Chrysler 300C he ran at Bonneville. The car had been sitting in a building since 1959. The new owner and many H.A.M.B. members did 20 pages of correspondence on the car, history and photos. There are Bonneville results sheets that include Karol Millers results, and pictuers of the 300C one with Karol's 56 included. I will attach the picture. I think Karol would really enjoy going through the pictures and comments on H.A.M.B. The post on H.A.M.B. was started by Hyfire if you want to look at it or search Norm Thatcher.
Paul J. - '57 E Code
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Ol Ford Guy
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Addition and correction. The Thatcher car is a 1958 300D and to find the thread, search Barnfind Bonneville Help.
Paul J. - '57 E Code
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Very cool picture! Thanks for sharing.
God Bless. Tim http://yblockguy.com/ 350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor
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John Mummert
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Great picture Paul. Thank you. It made me think how cool it would have been to be there, but then I realized I was only 8 years old at the time.
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Doug T
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Interesting how absolutely stock the exterior of that car is.Even the height is the same as the '56 push car behind it. The headlight doors are still there and must have cost significant speed but maybe the yellow color made up for it. Carol Miller was such an inspiration and also a confirmation that we were not nuts.
Doug TThe Highlands, Louisville, Ky.
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Doug: Actually the color in the photo is off. The car was Mandarin Orange and white. Maybe Orange is faster than Yellow. The four ehaust pipes exiting straight out the fender is not stock. I have seen photos of the car with streamling tape on the headlights and the chrome trim above the windshield. Probably photos of the next year's attempt.
John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"
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Also looks to me like the rear is raised as in the shackles reversed or maybe the front dropped a little.
A L A N F R A K E S ~ Tulsa, OK
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If you get a chance to or have read it and want to refresh your memory of Karol's accomplisments. Google "Karol Miller and Ray Brock". Ray did an excellant write up on Karol's skills with a y-block and that it took to compete as engines got bigger and it was written in 1962.
Back in the 50'-60's like NASCAR Bonneville coupes and sedans were basically stock especially on the outside let alone the very sparce safety requirments.
Actually today in the Production classes there is not much room to fudge original body parts unless they have factory #'s. There were no production classes at Bonneville back then. Funny thing if Karol would have left the rear shackles alone and heated the front coils to drop the nose 3-4" who knows what he would have run.................Anyway great reading
56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.
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Forgot to thank Tim M. for this original post of the article.........My bad..JD
56 Vic, B'Ville 200 MPH Club Member, So Cal.
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