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He liked what he saw, got his drivers license, and soon began racing his dad’s go to work car, a 1952 Oldsmobile. 1964… Wayne purchased one of the hottest muscle cars of the day, a 1962 409. Chevy Impala. He did some street racing with it as well as made an occasional drag strip appearance, but after realizing the car’s competitive ...
Albert Wayne Ewing (March 27, 1927 – February 12, 1986) was an American race car builder. Ewing started as engineer on drag-racers, before joining as a metal-working engineer on the Indy car team assembled by A. J. Watson. Ewing occasionally branched out as an independent builder, and his cars competed in several Indianapolis 500s.
Sep 1, 2011 · Wayne Ewing was another gifted craftsman who worked for A.J. who loved shaping metal. ... He felt the Watson roadster was the most beautiful of race cars, thanks to Shinoda. "Wayne worked on ...
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Jan 1, 2023 · Restorer Steve Davis figures that recreating the Wayne Ewing body would cost $30,000. The slingshot weighs 1350 pounds. ... By definition a race car is dynamic, always changing, never in a state ...
In 1978 the Ewing-built special was discovered and purchased by racing historian Ernie Holden of suburban Cleveland. Initially misidentified by its interim owners as the Watson-built Dayton Steel Wheel car, the Dean Van Lines Special’s true identity was eventually confirmed by Holden, and he set about a full restoration to the car’s 1961 ...
The #76 Joe Hunt Magneto Special is one of just two cars he created on AJ Watson's roadster theme. It raced at Indy only one year – 1960 – but made the annual trek to the Brickyard through 1964 when the rear engine 'funny car' revolution was in full bloom. This 1960 Joe Hunt Magneto Special is completely original.
Aug 1, 2012 · Nancy's shops were a miniature Gasoline Alley with dragster chassis builder Kent Fuller in one shop; Wayne Ewing, the aluminum artist who shaped A.J. Watson's Champ Cars and the striking Greer ...
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