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August 06, 2011 at
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John Stewart
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August 06, 2011 at
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Looks to me like it's never been finished. No front spring hanger, no steering box mounts, and looks like very few, if any scars.
Here's my best bet--and it's cool (well to me anyway)
That looks like one of the frames Lanny Edwards used to sell in front of the ticket office at Lawton, around 1974-76.
I'm thinking I heard the name "Les Lusk" , in regards to someone building frames over there in those days, but don't quote me on that.
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August 06, 2011 at
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Blowing the picture up 50% only shows 2 scars. One of them is where the spring hanger would be, but I can't tell if it's an old weld, or a piece if grass. I was just a little kid back then, but that is exactly how I remember his frames, except they were painted krylon black.
Edmunds and wide Nance bodies fit real nice over them, but it's hard to find a widetail Nance shell. The underside looks like it's a rolled belly pan car, which look real sweet when they're done right.
Anyways, I know of a few cars in the Wichita Falls , Lawton area over the past years that had a bent rear kickup like that. They were considered real heavy, but a strong car to start with in the 6 banger class.
That's all I can assume right now. I did send an email to a 6 cylinder guy in Lawton that might know.
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August 06, 2011 at
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Bob Hurley in Tulsa might know too, he used to build quite a few frames for that class in the early 70's. I know they all looked each others cars over for ideas, and Bob is sharp witted.
He looked the 38 I brought in , and realized he had built it 40 years ago! He mentioned the guys name, and I knew he was right.
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August 07, 2011 at
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Posted By: jlstew25 on August 06 2011 at 03:38:23 PM
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nice pic of the shopping cart !!!!!! and rest of the junk in the other pics....
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August 07, 2011 at
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Posted By: bushwacker on August 07 2011 at 11:29:50 AM
nice pic of the shopping cart !!!!!! and rest of the junk in the other pics....
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Too hot outside to get out and move it!
John Stewart
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August 07, 2011 at
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I'm just sick and tired of 100's everyday. It is so hot the tomatoes won't even bloom. I have two that is it. That is a summer ritual, tomatoes. But I think about the troops and what they endured storming the beaches in the South Pacific and Vietam etc. Now we are still in the Middle East since when 8/2/1990. Did we ever really leave??????
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Warren Vincent
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August 07, 2011 at
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Posted By: Racing From The Past on August 07 2011 at 02:57:51 PM
I'm just sick and tired of 100's everyday. It is so hot the tomatoes won't even bloom. I have two that is it. That is a summer ritual, tomatoes. But I think about the troops and what they endured storming the beaches in the South Pacific and Vietam etc. Now we are still in the Middle East since when 8/2/1990. Did we ever really leave??????
www.CentralPrairieHonorFlights.org
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I too am tired of the 100 + days too. This type of weather didn't really bother me when I was in Viet Nam in 1967-1968. I was 21 years old than, I guess old age is creeping up on me. This heat will end sometime just like my tour did.
Mike
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