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Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« on: April 04, 2013, 11:29:26 AM »
Hi Glenn, I have been looking for my old dragster. It was the Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD that I ran in England in 1964 as part of the U.S.Drag Team. I sold the car in England but it made it’s way back to the east coast some 40 years ago. I have attached  a picture of the car. If you need more I would be happy to send them.
FYI. I also was a member of the 65 and 66 U.S.Drag Teams. The 65 team went back to England where I ran a new Kent Fuller car with a blown Chrysler TF car. In 1966 I repowered the car with the first Blown Big Block Chevy. I ran it in Australia that year. I have now restored the car and it is in Australia. It will be coming back to the U.S. to be displayed at the Bakersfield meet and then on to the NHRA museum for awhile before returning to Australia.
Hope you can help.
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Bob Keith
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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2014, 05:37:40 PM »
Found and returning to the USA

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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2014, 08:33:52 PM »
Found and returning to the USA

What is the story?
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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2014, 05:55:53 AM »
Actually the car itself was not found but recreated. Bob had rebodied the car after the overseas trips in the 1960's and had stored the original body in the spare bedroom at his house. He eventually hooked up with Aussie journalist Lex Swaynn who had a new chassis built to re create the car. The links will take you to some of the various stories about Bob and Lex's adventure.

http://www.drcreview.com/news.asp?art=330

http://cacklefest.com/Courtesy.shtml

http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/05/23/winternationals-to-host-history/

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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2014, 06:39:38 AM »
I'm confused as usual.

The dates in the articals precede the date that I received the e-mail from Bob Keith?

The hidden Valley link http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/05/23/winternationals-to-host-history/ says June 10-13 –  but no year

this picture has a date of 2013 in the lower left corner



Was the e-mail I received on April 04, 2013 a hoax?

Is he looking for his original car? not the re bodied car?
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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2014, 08:59:35 AM »
The recently found and bought car is at Ray Everhams shop in NC

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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2014, 09:24:19 AM »
The recently found and bought car is at Ray Everhams shop in NC


If it's for sale you can drop it off in Oklahoma!   LOL

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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2014, 10:10:21 AM »
The recently found and bought car is at Ray Everhams shop in NC

So now we have another Crozier, Baltes, Lavato scenario where the car was re-popped (in this case using the original body at least) and then the original was finally found.

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« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2014, 11:02:05 AM »
Thats why I am stuck with not doing Paul Stages "STAGECOACH" I have a complee R&B chassie

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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2014, 12:58:36 PM »
Paul Stage's original AA/C car is currently being restored in central Florida, by one of Paul's friends. The last "in progress" pictures I received looked pretty good.   Regards, Chase

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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2014, 01:10:33 PM »
Paul Stage's original AA/C car is currently being restored in central Florida, by one of Paul's friends. The last "in progress" pictures I received looked pretty good.   Regards, Chase

How about posting some?
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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2014, 03:24:00 PM »
Good to hear that, one of my all-time favorite cars--just had the right look

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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2014, 10:02:21 AM »
Paul's car was absurdly clean, and fast! Typical Rockford, Il. vehicle. I was really devastated to find out it had been sitting in a trailer about 10 miles from me for nearly 40 years. What a find...  Chase

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Re: Looking for a lost dragster Dos Palmas Machine Spl. AA/GD
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2014, 11:25:42 AM »
What was the condition???

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« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2014, 11:52:30 AM »
All there, but decades of Florida heat, salt air, corrosion, rust, cracked/warped fiberglass. A real project, but it's in good hands.   Chase