Anybody remember Tom Strongs Class 4?? Need Photo's

[Mark Newhan]

Found this pic, I thought I had more of it? If you spot anything that looks familiar i'll try harder looking up pics. If it is this truck I know alot of it's history from the mid to late 80's. Doesn't really look close in the cage area but things get painted and changed? No wing on the roof either?

This is not the truck. It is close, but I can tell by looking at the roll cage. The Tom Strong truck is fitted closer (in fact into) the sheelmetal as you saw. Good pull!

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[Mark Newhan]

Is it "later" yet? What's the suprise....

I knid of let the cat out of the bag earlier...

I have aquired the 1980's truck of Bill Howard/Richard Mann. It was built by Walker Evans racing in the early 1980's. It has been owned by Chris Gray for the last decade or so. He raced it at VORRA races several years ago. In 1997 ish I did some work on it, i.e. 3" Sway a Way shocks, 2.0 bump shocks and added some tubes to the interior alond with some various little things. Chris was very good about keeping it as it raced when Bill Howard raced it. The truck is in extremely good shape.

The truck was given to me by Roger Gray (cousin to Chris)as a token of his appreciation from a previous arrangement. The truck does need a few minor things one to it to prepare it for the Vintage races. When I get to it I will start a thread about the process.

Due to previous plans I will not make this years event. I do intend to race it in next years events and will plan for them once a scedule it released.

For those of you who are wondering... the new class 8 should be making an appearence in 2010 as well.

Photo's courtesy of Todd Zeurcher.RDC member.

The Tom Strong chasis may be resurected as well... stay tuned!

Mark

[DSRacing]

Here is a photo of Bill Howard's Class 8 from the 1985 Fireworks 250.

[PBR]

there is another class 8 being resurrected for the norra 1000. dave westhem just bought dog eater motorsports "red dog" and is restoring it for the race. i just love the vintage trucks and it's great to see some of them coming back to life and not all hacked up.

[Lance T]

Mark, I must have missed you big surprise too...cool stuff.

there is another class 8 being resurrected for the norra 1000. dave westhem just bought dog eater motorsports "red dog" and is restoring it for the race. i just love the vintage trucks and it's great to see some of them coming back to life and not all hacked up.

That's awesome!

[Rory]

I always loved the Bill Howard truck with the Walker Evans stripes. I had a chance to buy an old prerunner, early 80's style chevy about a year ago but didn't, i wish i would have. The lines are classic on the old Chevy step sides.

[BRINGTHERUCKUS]

so could you race an old ford prerunner, basicly like an old class 8? the only thing is it has kings now. its a 78 f-100

[Mark Newhan]

so could you race an old ford prerunner, basicly like an old class 8? the only thing is it has kings now. its a 78 f-100

So far there is not any rule either way. I have been poking around to get info and the onlt thing I get is "its just forn fun". I think that they need to establish some sort of regulations.

[Lifeflight]

Heres some heavy metal for you all. This trucks been in the family since 1988. Originally built by Randy Fortune for Joe MacPherson in i think 1980. Joe had this truck built for Jeff his son who used it for a few years as a pre runner when he was still racing in the dirt. My dad got it and it's been in the family ever since. I did a nice face lift over a period of 7 years witch included Engine rebuild, new rear alluminum bed floor, fuel cell and paint and body work. And a little more, but not much. The truck is killer, goes anywhere and has never been trailered anywhere. Photos are from Baja, Luecerne, and Superstition between 2007 and 2009

[PBR]

i think at this point they will take whatever they can get. i heard they only have about 25 entries, now there are some heavy hitters in those 25 but that is still probably not as many as they would like.