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    Speedster Wars

    Here's a new article on racing in the "Speedster Wars", a time in the late '50s and early '60s when it was not unusual for thirty of these low-slung “bathtubs” to show up for a single event.

    I'll likely be doing a follow up to this in the future, so if you own one of these cars that participated, or know the history of that time, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks!

    http://roadscholars.com/speedster-wars/
    Randy Wells
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    Wonderful article Randy.......
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    Randy,

    That is a super cool snap shot of an era.
    Love the facial expressions and head and neck detail that provides that "glimpse" of the day.

    Mark

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    that was fun.... thanks Randy.
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    RandyI owned 84438 for a time. It was raced extensively by Bruce Jennings and won a lot of races. I have the history of my ownership but you can read more on the 356 Registry. Speedster 84438.
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