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Paladin AA/FA

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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #60 on: October 22, 2013, 02:05:41 PM »
Let us know when you have an answer.
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Offline JeffV8

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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #61 on: October 22, 2013, 02:16:49 PM »
You know I will..

I thought I had a good lead from a local racer at the time.. But he said it wasn't his car. His name is Dave Wholey  and he owned the Wholey & Starr AA/FD  around 1967. He said he hated the woody push bar and cut his off and made something different.

Ill keep on looking 
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #62 on: October 26, 2013, 07:34:37 AM »
Well keep us in the mix if you find the history. 
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #63 on: January 13, 2014, 04:55:14 PM »
It's been awhile and I have been going nuts looking at pics and videos of front engine dragsters.  :o I appreciate the help that I have been getting from this site. One of the things I have been searching is the steering wheel in my car.  Bruce sent me a pic of a car with one and mike Roth said he restored a car with the same.   I just watched a video remembering US30 and a FED also had the same BUT it was filmed in 1964.  So it seems like an older steering wheel. Not a lot like it though.

I am putting my Woody in the world of wheels car show on jan 24-26 and see if anyone remembers it in the 1970's.  I removed a lot of paint off the seat and found a dark blue paint job. Could be the original color as it had 3 other colors on top of it..

Thanks again to all that are helping me find its history.
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #64 on: January 13, 2014, 05:33:13 PM »
Great, thanks for the updated information.
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #65 on: January 14, 2014, 06:55:17 PM »
Quote from: Paladin AA/FA on October 11, 2013, 08:43:28 AM
Is there any other paint under the "Death Dealer" stuff?

I used stripper on seat and left panel between wheel and frame.  Removed the blue spray can paint then went to candy red with gold flake base. Next was a white paint. Under that it was black. The seats first coat seems to have been a dark blue.

After the car show next weekend I will see what's under the cowl and side panels.
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #66 on: January 16, 2014, 08:02:31 PM »
My steering wheel looks the same. Don't know a lot about my car but is mid 60's and came from Illinois. Appeared to be original? to the car.
Mark S
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #67 on: January 16, 2014, 08:33:35 PM »
That is really nice, I like it.
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #68 on: January 17, 2014, 01:57:50 AM »
Mark we have the same steering wheel. But what I have been told Woody Gilmore used his own wheel. They are not real common.
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #69 on: January 17, 2014, 05:10:12 AM »
I think the green is what gets your attention Glenn!
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #70 on: January 17, 2014, 05:58:16 AM »
Quote from: msundstrom on January 17, 2014, 05:10:12 AM
I think the green is what gets your attention Glenn!

It does, but I really like the design of the steering wheel.
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #71 on: January 17, 2014, 11:13:16 AM »
Are your handles held on with rivets ??  Mine have screws.
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #72 on: January 17, 2014, 04:23:25 PM »
They are held with screws like yours, mine are stainless now. I hate rust.
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #73 on: February 10, 2014, 03:54:06 PM »
Hi Jeff, anything new on the dragster?
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Re: Pics of FED I'm picking up Sunday
« Reply #74 on: February 10, 2014, 04:00:57 PM »
I found a name on the small block Chevy that was in the car.. It said built by Toad Hall.  Stamped on block.

It's a good lead if I can find the Toad. lol

No info from the car show.

After 3 weeks waiting for weather to warm up I took car out of trailer. On a snowy day lol
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