At the smaller drag strips back in the 60s
many had replaced the green flag with more up-to-date devices such as the
surplus street signal light used at Phenix City Dragway, Phenix City, Alabama.
The car in the left lane will be familiar to you oldtimers like me as
it was one of many built by Mr. Norm at Grand Spaulding Dodge in Chicago.
The "Golden Ram" as I believed the car
was called was the big attraction the day the photo was taken. We had all
heard about Mr Norm from listening to commercials on the Dick Biondi show
on WLS AM radio.
If I'm not
mistaken, this same car was repainted and the name changed to "Color Me Gone".
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Update 3/24/09 email received as follows:
Jerry, great photos, the
car was color me gone...but it was color me gone first.
My dad
built and owned that car (Dick Branstner), than it went to Grand Spaulding
Dodge. But you do have the idea. The car was later driven (1965) by Roger
Lindamood. This was all prior to the car being acquired by Mr. Norm..
Bob
Branstner
