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| Author: | JR [ Mon Jul 06, 2020 4:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilborn catalog |
Quote: JR, thanks for the link. You could make your own table if you can't find the original one.
It wouldn't be the same. The table that Wilford Day made wasn't the Dragmaster engine. It was one of his Bonneville engines though. I was able to talk to Wilford for 3 hours a few years back and he sent me a packet with pictures and info on some of his cars. That along with some parts I got from Team Green was (at least to me) a pretty cool part of slant six racing history that I will be using. Wilford was a super nice guy and I'm bummed that I never got to meet him in person before he passed. I have friends that I visit a few times a year and as it turns out they live only a mile away from him. After talking to Wilford I found out that the Dragmaster engine was the one he put in his white Aston-Martin. I talked to the current owner who has the car currently being restored in England but the engine is in a warehouse somewhere in Los Angels. I kind of gave up on getting it because I already have the cams they used and the Hilborn along with a few big valve race heads that were used in S.C.C.A racing. |
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| Author: | hyper_pak [ Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilborn catalog |
Yes, I sent a few messages to him before he passed away. He was looking for a Lancer Hood Ornament. He seemed real nice. Too bad more slant history has been lost. We need to figure out away to get some stories captured. Some people don't think their stories are unique, but everyone has a story to tell. Some more interesting, but all worth keeping. |
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| Author: | Exner Geek [ Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hilborn catalog |
I believe the coffee table went to one of Bob Stepp's buddies in the bay area. I can't remember his name but the people at the Redwood City slant six meet or Doug Dutra should know. Trouble was that he was pretty old too and it might have passed to someone else. |
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