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by crusaderchuck
Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pobst Position
Replies: 4
Views: 11127

Re: Pobst Position

Funny randy gets mentioned. he was one the top people wanting to buy the ex craig disney yellow 1960. saab 93f! He wanted that car. but another deal came up and he politely backed out the deal. we spoke on the phone sitting in my van at weatherly! I believe he'd drive anyythiing just for the experie...
by crusaderchuck
Sun Jul 05, 2015 8:19 pm
Forum: Video & Pictures
Topic: Pagoda
Replies: 3
Views: 5023

Re: Pagoda

any photos of our saab corner contest entry?
chuck
by crusaderchuck
Sun Jun 21, 2015 8:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Charlie and Bill Rutan
Replies: 3
Views: 4619

Re: Charlie and Bill Rutan

Ok since i have known bill since i was a child let me "share". that ZF transaxle in "the thing" was a case with little ZF in it! bill's profession was a machinist. after the restoration of the now called (by carini) "the hillclimb car" which i can whole heartedly say re...
by crusaderchuck
Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:27 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: vintage saab identification needed
Replies: 4
Views: 10491

Re: vintage saab identification needed

ron,
thanks for all the digging and finding that information. it will give me a good start!

thanks again!
chuck

and thanks to don too!
by crusaderchuck
Sat Apr 13, 2013 7:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: vintage saab identification needed
Replies: 4
Views: 10491

vintage saab identification needed

ron , please help me identify the part of a race car i just recieved. it's a saab hood for a '61-'64 (could also fit '56 - '60 models ) saab with number 32 om it. white with black number with saab airplane logo under number. the number is diagonally located to the right side of the hood. in touring ...
by crusaderchuck
Thu Jun 28, 2012 6:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Entry lists for Hillclimb events.
Replies: 35
Views: 53038

Re: Entry lists for Hillclimb events.

back in the "bad old days" of this sport (remember the week preceeding an event and hand chiseling your new set of tires out of special race grade granite?) all pre entered cars / drivers were listed by class , car and car number that was put inside your event program and there were a few ...
by crusaderchuck
Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:25 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: Post Weatherly
Replies: 6
Views: 3357

Re: Post Weatherly

bob, hugs are welcome in our home. corner working is a bitter sweet thing for me. when mary anne told me we were going to corner work our first event i said NO , i'm a driver NOT a worker. reluctantly (and a bit grumpy too) i worked my first event watching our fellow competitors pas by . i never saw...
by crusaderchuck
Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:46 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: Post Weatherly
Replies: 6
Views: 3357

Re: Post Weatherly

bob, mary anne & i watched in horror from finish line as the left rear of your car dropped suddenly with the tire hitting the headers well into the turn before finish! i knew instantly what hapened as you fought the car wanting to make a violent left turn into the woods. remember i own a restore...
by crusaderchuck
Tue Jun 07, 2011 10:56 pm
Forum: Website Info or Ideas
Topic: PHA Logo
Replies: 14
Views: 13861

Re: PHA Logo

back from vette work, Mary Anne updated me. i will try to help out here. for your information i have done the last two batches of stickers. i'll contact the printer and ask him for what ever he has and if it will be of use. he did a lot of work cleaning up the early screen printed logo he originally...
by crusaderchuck
Sun Feb 06, 2011 1:41 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: February Meeting will be held
Replies: 10
Views: 8413

Re: February Meeting will be held

so ok some great progress in the sport has finally been made and we missed it all! being "stuck here on ice" (sounds like some kind of disney on ice production...) was a hoot! as hilclimbers we go up hill right? well most of the time..right? our driveway has a tiny incline so evry day i hi...
by crusaderchuck
Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: considering getting a car
Replies: 11
Views: 10834

Re: considering getting a car

gregor, well i think it's time to come by for a visit. i could roll out my little healey and you could test drive it for an idea of what a competition preped spridget could offer. mary anne told me you lost my email address. also you could test drive the saabs too. that would give you an idea of how...
by crusaderchuck
Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:25 pm
Forum: Website Info or Ideas
Topic: Private Message Problem
Replies: 6
Views: 7461

Re: Private Message Problem

....must be 2 days until Pagoda.......and it will be a full moon Saturday! Purgatory? You don't know what purgatory is. How would you like to own a yellow SAAB??? Then you will know what purgatory truly is like! hahahahahahaha !!!! How about another drive in the orange SAAB? You had STD that day.......
by crusaderchuck
Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: noise control
Replies: 68
Views: 32985

Re: noise control

after some serious thought i've decided to withdraw the saab from all PHA events as well as sell the other two we have (one complete turn key and mary anne's race car project). i've had enough of all this and what was once plesant is now extremly unplesant. where once it was a "we need the entr...
by crusaderchuck
Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:37 pm
Forum: History / Archives
Topic: Those Great Specials...
Replies: 103
Views: 132306

Re: Those Great Specials...

photo#1 depicts "brand x" as aquired in S&J roadracing's colors and markings with a legrand Mk16 or 18 body that was heavily modified. Brand X - 1 prior to.jpg photo #2 is an interior shot of "brand x" prior to it's complete restoration back to the way it was in 1967 with a f...
by crusaderchuck
Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:32 pm
Forum: Hill Climb Event Info
Topic: hershey park happy!!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 5064

Re: hershey park happy!!!!

ryan?
how many cans of rustoleum red are you short? i mean man...geeez! gimmie a break! you can do it! spray cans can be distributed to volunteers at the hill friday night.... "VBG" :roll:
by crusaderchuck
Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Topton, PA hillclimb
Replies: 8
Views: 2309

Re: Topton, PA hillclimb

hey ron, that program cover cartoon looks a lot like my father's cosworth ford anglia #25 he ran i believe in the 1966 season. the car was very dark metallic green and was referred to as the "green bean". i still posess the custom painted match box model of my father's car. chuck christ ex...
by crusaderchuck
Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New guy from Cleveland, Ohio
Replies: 23
Views: 5362

hmmmm 2 stroke smoke??? i resemble that remark!
welcome and looking forward to your joining the ranks.


chuck
'60 saab 93F #251
by crusaderchuck
Tue May 01, 2007 6:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Speaking of Oscar's Car #54....1964 Weatherly history lesson
Replies: 4
Views: 2144

hmmmm!

steve still owns that corvette? he dated a friend of my aunt's when i was a kid. she passed away a number of years to cancer. but how can ya not remember his last name! smith, and other similar generic north american last names escape me . but i clearly remember names that are noteable! :) i'd love ...
by crusaderchuck
Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who is coming/running at Hershey?
Replies: 35
Views: 13218

flat spots on tyres

if you have had the car sitting on the ground for a while those tires will get a bit wierd at first due to flat spotting. i just took my '59 bugeye out yesterday for the first time in a very long time and at first it was like driving on square tires , untill they warmed up and got sticky again! afte...
by crusaderchuck
Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:21 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PHA response on roll cage issue
Replies: 50
Views: 23610

cage or bar?

the swedish tanks i'm attracted to , have an integral structure built into their roof area. just the rollbar is a bit redundant in my case. in my 1967 H modified sports racer it conforms to 1967 SCCa GCR's and the entire frame with roll over structure weighs less than 80lbs! in vintage and historic ...