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Hi T-Bird, Those are not Sprints. They are Midgets. I was told that the fellow all crossed up in the pic is A.J. Foyt. My best guess is that the man in the 9 car is Billy Griswold. You have to remember that the old fences changed a few times over the years. Anyway, great discussion. Maybe Mark can shed some light on this.
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Hey Mark, Was that an Olds J-2 engine that Marvin had in the 1 car?
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The U-166 was sunk off the coast of Louisana in 5000 feet of water. Good job guys!!!
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Interesting thing about the Storm in 1943. The reason there was so much damage and loss of life is that no one was warned. This was World War II and we had a couple of German U-Boats patroling in the Gulf. Consequently we maintained radio silence about the storm. As it turned out, It came right down the Houston ship channel. I was a little kid but I remember the glass being blown out of our windows and all the rain comming in. Another spin off story about Playland.
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That's Red Garners old Modified with the 427 ford engine. A very nice car.
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Yep, Doc Cossey was a local racing hero. He ran mostly Houston but would occasionally venture out to other cities. Doc won a lot of races and was one of the first to buy an Offy for his car. Red Hodges got an Offy powered car about the same time. That was some serious racing.
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Was it Hugh Porter?
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Thanks Sparky for a great story. Got any pics you can post? Jim
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Having known Phil, i would not be surprised that he had a new anything at 15 to 17 years of age. He was resourceful..................
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I think Phil was a pre 40s guy
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I thought the place where the robery and murders took place was on 290.
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Might be, but she would have to allow for 20 years or so in that photo.
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Frontier Fiesta!!! Wow!! I never missed one. What a great time for a high school junior, senior, etc. Yes, I would do it all over again..............................
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Yes, I knew Phil. He passed on several years ago. Speaking of Margaritas, here's a bit of trivia about the origins of the Margarita. Santos Cruz stands behind the mahogany bar at the
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