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Erik Barrett
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Model T prevails at the races!

Post by Erik Barrett » Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:58 pm

We went racing at the RPM drags at Santa Margarita. Not with Wild Cherry. I dropped a valve seat on the Gemsa head getting ready for the race last weekend in Auburn. It’s ugly. Anyway, the Cherry can’t race at RPM because they’re sticklers about period equipment so it can’t race there. We took the Blue model T we raced at Lincoln in June. This car was built by speedster Hall of Famer Chris Egsgaard, AKA Billy Poohbah, to race at Long Beach and it bagged him the King of the Hill crown in 1973. Original Rajo BB, Winfield D carb, Fronty pan and 39 box with Zephyr gears. This thing was bad news then and still is. Fastest 4 banger at the drags, beat all the hot model A’s. There were a couple of blown V8 flatheads that were quicker but not much. Had a great day for sure. I will try to get a picture up.


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Re: Model T prevails at the races!

Post by TeveS-Nor Cal » Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:02 pm

Great job guys! Can't wait for the pics!


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Re: Model T prevails at the races!

Post by Erik Barrett » Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:20 pm

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Re: Model T prevails at the races!

Post by Erik Barrett » Sun Sep 26, 2021 4:22 pm

This pic was taken in Nebraska. The blue car was very fast there too and the Wild Cherry took King of the Hill there. The first model T to do so.

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Post by Henry K. Lee » Sun Sep 26, 2021 6:30 pm

Go Forest Go! I meant Erik and Robert..., what was I thinking! Proud of ya man!

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Post by Erik Barrett » Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:04 pm

Thanks Henry. We had a good time and the model T did us proud.


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Re: Model T prevails at the races!

Post by Dan McEachern » Sun Sep 26, 2021 9:03 pm

Here is the speed demon in action. Sorry, the K rail is in the way but...……..
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Post by Erik Barrett » Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:45 pm

Very quick model T. I can’t drive it being too big to get in it but I do get to work on it a lot.


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Re: Model T prevails at the races!

Post by Wayne Sheldon » Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:00 am

Erik B,
I don't know if you ever knew Larry Streeter or not. Back in the Shell Hill climb days, and when I was just a kid getting into this hobby, Ed Archer and Larry Streeter were very good friends. Ed, I am sure you know, is on the shorter side of tall. Larry was somewhat taller, and heavier. However, for many years, Larry and Ed had worked side by side working on their cars. To that end, Larry did a lot of work on number 4 back in those days. Ed and Larry along with their families, went down to the hill climb together for quite a few years. I recall that one year, Ed and I were talking about a week before they were to head down for the Hill climb. Ed told me "THIS year, I don't care what it takes to squeeze Larry into number 4, HE is going to take a run up the Hill in number 4!" "He has worked on her enough, and he deserves to drive her up that Hill!" Sure enough. In the many photos of the Hill climb that year, were photos of Larry Streeter driving number 4!

I never did get down there for the Shell Hill climb. One of my many regrets.

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