Recent content by RyanPartridge

RIP Steve! I'm gonna miss seeing you at the river.

I grew up in the Troublemaker Warlock. That was my uncle Greg's boat, he passed in 1995.

Great scans Jerry! Several I hadn't seen yet! Thanks!

I'm not positive yet either if it's the same boat, but I have a weird feeling... You're right, Norm Taylor drove Mr. Clean(ER-19) for Terry McCorkle. George McDougall bought it from Terry and renamed the boat Fat Rat or Fat Rat 2 and raced Super Stock class. Later sold it to someone in the Lake...

Updating my registry... 1. Instantly 57 (Bill Dunsmore Sr., driven by Tony Maricich) 2. Your Move SS-19 (Leonard Schiada, driver Dick Powell) 3. Jiffy SS-4 (Al Grundstrom owner/driver) 4. King Me SK-38 (Ron O'Brien) 5. Checkmate SK-26 (Jack Pelican, driver Clem McCullah) 6. Mr. Clean ER-19...

I believe he passed away. A few years back I had a chat with Wayne's son on instagram who sent me these photos.

Hey Andrew, great find! Congrats! That boat at one point was owned by a fella named Wayne Hartman who worked at Auto Marine Engineering in Glendora, CA according to his son. I could be incorrect about this next part...but my gut tells me that before Wayne owned it...it was owned/raced by George...

1965 Ford Econoline Supervan 240 Straight Six, 3 on the tree, 9" rear. Original paint, bone stock. Daily driver, lights, gauges, horn, turn signals, door locks, etc....everything works. I'm the 3rd owner. Original owner had a new crate motor installed by the dealer sometime in the mid 70's...

Where'd the photos go?

I apologize for the crappy photos. I took these in 2009 before I had a fancy cell phone camera. The boat was for sale in Los Angeles somewhere, maybe Santa Monica, and parked in the lower structure of an apartment building. I glanced it over, crawled under and found a crack under it possibly...

When you found that boat panted blue/white...was it named Nothin' Fancy by chance? Did it have a hole in the bottom?

Looks like it might be the Dunsmore's old boat. They sold it ages ago and it was used as a family ski boat last they heard. Do you own this boat now? Where is it located?

Such a sad day. I first met Carl around 7 or 8 years ago. He was always my favorite person to run into at races, shows, and Fox's. Super positive attitude, always in high spirits, genuinely friendly...and he wasn't just a "nice" dude...he was truly one of the best folks I've ever met. I hung...

I've been trying to track the owner down for years.... Here's the photos I found online...

jeepdog, I've seen a photo of Abba Zabba. Where were you when you met him and saw that boat?