[DeTomaso] NPC - Shelby GT350-R Pictures 1965 Dallas?

[Jim Gray]

Those were great times, Jerry.  I always liked that Cadillac blue that Mecom 
painted the Grand Sports when he had them as a team.  Too bad Duntov never got 
to finish that project.

Jim Gray



----- Original Message ----
From: Jerry R Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com>
To: Jim Gray <grayjim at att.net>; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Tue, November 22, 2011 11:10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Shelby GT350-R Pictures 1965 Dallas?

I believe the GS was at a later time.  That weekend was Miles in the GT350 and 
Bob Steele was racing a 289 slab side (Ithink it was Cobra # 5 later sold to 
Charlie Prince in Houston).  I don't remember the weekend the GS was there.  I 
am thinking it was a Delmo Johnson race rather than Foyt, or Pabst.  I pitted 
for the GS driven by Jack Sauders at the first (and also last) Domed Stadium 
Road Race in the summer of 65.  The real team was at Riverside that week end, 
but we went out and showed the colors for the Mecome team.  That weekend I also 
pitted for John Henry Kirby driving a DeTomasso formulae libre.  It had an 
1800cc Alpha that blew an upper radiator hose during the race and made mister 
Kirby the hot crotch for the weekend.  The upper hose ran into the chassis in 
front of the dash board and when it came loose he was able to stand up in the 
car and guide it to the side on the back streatch during the race.

Ahh the good old days of my misspent youth,
jerry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Gray" <grayjim at att.net>
To: "Jerry R Knotts" <knottsj at galstar.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Shelby GT350-R Pictures 1965 Dallas?


> Jerry,
> 
> Was that the same weekend that one of the Corvette Grand Sports was on the 
>track
> too? I *was* there that weekend when Ken Miles was racing a 427 Cobra against
> the Grand Sport.
> 
> Jim Gray
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jerry R Knotts <knottsj at galstar.com>
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Mon, November 21, 2011 6:28:28 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC - Shelby GT350-R Pictures 1965 Dallas?
> 
> At a car show last week I talked to Jim Wicks. He is the long time
> organizer of the Tulsa Shelby meets. I think going on 35 years worth of
> meets.
> He is looking for pictures of the first outing of the GT350R. The first
> competition was at Green Valley Raceway in Dallas, Valentines Day 1965. I
> was there, so was Shelby and Ken Miles (we wern't together). It was an
> eventful day for them. I think they were running B Production. Wicks and
> others have found and are restoring this car as the centerpiece of the 50
> year Shelby Mustang aniversary. He is looking for any pictures that may be
> available of that week-end and that car. He was excited that I was there
> but not that I didn't have a camera.
> I am sure he would be very appreciative of anyone that has anything to
> offer.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help,
> jerry knotts
> 
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