=diego= Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Hi.....currently researching some "Jet-Thrust" Studebakers that were raced in 1963-64. Specifically, I'm trying to find concrete info on at least two cars, but there's a lot of conflicting info. One of them was "The Whistler" which was campaigned by a Phoenix dealership. Another was Gordon Williams' Lark that he raced for a San Bernadino dealership. The conflicts I'm facing are: - Unclear on which Winternationals were records being set? 1963 or 1964 or both?- Unclear on which Winternationals is being described, as both NHRA and AHRA had their own.- Unclear on the configurations of the vehicles, as it seems Williams' car was initially raced as an R1 and then as an R2 (and possibly R3), but not sure which configuration(s) made it in the record books. I know several Studebaker folks who are very knowledgable (and, yes, I have perused the club's forum), but connecting the dots has been a challenge. If there's a more appropriate sub-forum for this, please let me know - thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Start here for the Whistler, which is currently under restoration: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?70141-1963-R2-Lark-quot-The-Whistler-quot&highlight=whistler Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=diego= Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thanks . . . yes, I saw that thread, but there's some questions that I need answered that the thread doesn't address. I know some of the posters so I've already been through this with them but perhaps I should post in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Some information on the Williams 1963 Standard drag car: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?25199-What-happened-to-Gordon-Williams-63-Lark-Drag-Car Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=diego= Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Yeah, I've seen that thread too, but the problem is that car ran in more than one class, so I can't determine which records it set, what years, and in which configuration? - C/SA- F/SA- more? And which sanctioning body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Post those questions on the HAMB, those cars are on the tail end of "HAMB Friendly" cars since there is a 1965 cutoff, lots of race car history guys there. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=diego= Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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