Old Racers never lose the Need for Speed

[Marion Cole]

I'm 62 years old. I now live in North Dallas. In my teens I was a regular at the drag strip with a 34 Plymoth Coupe/318 C.I. C-Gas rod. In my 20s and 30s, I built cars and raced on ovals in Wisconsin. Several of the guys I raced against went on to NASCAR. I had a terrific day job that paid to well to give it up. So I stuck to racing nights and weekends. I moved to Ohio in 1975 and the demands of the job forced me to give up racing. I could never get the "Need for Speed" out of my system and have bought cars like Corvettes and a Ferrari. My current daily ride is a 1991 GMC Syclone, which was the fastest production truck on the planet until the Ford Lightning and the new Dodge Viper Powered Truck. I have just finished a complete frame off, ground up restoration, of my 74 Corvette with all new performance suspension, ZZ4 crate motor (385hp), B&M Street/Strip Tranny, and all the usual high performance parts such as MSD ignition, Griffen Alum Radiator, Dual Spal Fans, Hooker Headers, and Dynomax mufflers. I'm currently looking for a place to Dyno Tune and a paint and Body shop in the Dallas area.