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Please Contact Us if you can provide ANY additional
Historical Information about this car. Note:
Due to scarcity - not all equipment on car may be period correct. Certain items
may need to be reproduced or sourced over the next few years. Your help in this
process is requested & appreciated. Since
the car was raced over 2 decades a year had to be chosen to restore the car to
- the year chosen was 1983 - the year Nick Fornoro Jr. won the ARDC
Championship driving the car for Mike Scrivani. The
following are low quality "thumbnailed" images. Click on an image to
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into multiple sections with only 10 photos per page. If you are new to our site
please start at the beginning, returning visitors may forward to the later
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Original
Fuel Bladder, stamped 9/82
MT1503, Fuel Bladder Inc. |
Original
Tail Tank. Valves, fittings and gaskets will be updated for safety. |
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Degreased
frame prior to being readied
to travel back to the New England area
for an information gathering trip. "Road
Trip..." | Brian
Watson & Mike Scrivani Jr. meet to
discuss the car in Massachusetts.
(Inset - photo from 1983)
Mike confirms this is the car. |
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Stripping
old cracked and worn paint off tail. Instead of the later car # which was 22 -
the tail will be painted #1 as it was when it won the 1983 ARDC Championship. |
Removing
a few pieces that were added
to the frame following its championship
year. (Example: sissy bars, welded wing mounts,
cross bar mounts, etc.). |
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| Frame
on way to Powder Coater. Trailer
is in process of being painted. 7/7/2002
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Frame was
sand blasted then...
7/12/2002 |
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Completed:
powder coat, dash, gauges, Autoresearch serial # tag, custom made rear shock mounts
(aluminum), both lower pans, mounting of seat, starting to work with "dirt"
front axle to test fit. Note: Cars have been restored in this garage since 1950.
Our 1933 Sprint car was finished in this garage in 1973 - To
See A Photo CLICK HERE. (Note same compressor on left and toll box in
rear.) |
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