Kenny Weld 1973

LEE GREENAWALT · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:26 am

Williams Grove National Open from 1973, Kenny Weld in turn 1. enjoy!

supertc88 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:32 pm

Brent Leach · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:59 am **Posts:** 8901

Is that a big block? It's hard to tell from this angle. But if it was , I learned something today. :thumbright:

62xracer · **Joined:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:18 pm **Posts:** 196

I thought big block at first,too.But if you look close ,it's a small block.

Brent Leach · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:59 am **Posts:** 8901

I was looking close. :thinking:

okbob · **Joined:** Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:00 pm **Posts:** 80

Those headers do have a very wide space between them,but the header flange is straight up. Ports on the Big Block come out slightly downward.If I Knew Kenny Weld or Bob Weikert,that was probably a very big Small Block.

EdC · **Posted:** Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:23 am

If that photo is from 1973, the car has to be Bob Weikert's first sprint car, "Old Blue," a 1972 Trevis that was restored by Paul Pitzer following its retirement after the 1977 Florida Winternationals, "re-restored" by me in 1989 and is now on display at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing. But Bob told me that "Old Blue" was never run with a wing, so that makes the car Bob's second Trevis sprint car, "New Blue," but I didn't think Bob bought "New Blue" until later than 1973. "New Blue" was run with both a small block and a big block; that is a small block in the photo and I don't think the frame rails are splayed enough for a big block, so that would make it "Old Blue." Also, I think that all of Bob's early cars had blue frames, thus their names. Although some Weikert cars had red frames, Bob didn't care for them, which is why most #29s had blue frames.

Obviously, I'm confused and don't know which one of Bob's first two cars that one is but thought I'd throw that info out there.

By the way, Bob didn't get into big displacement engines until after that time period. If I recall correctly, "Old Blue's" engine was a 377 (or so) cubic-inch small-block. The exact displacement is on the placard beside the car at the EMMR.

Ed

DrakPak · **Posted:** Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:24 am

okbob wrote:

If I Knew Kenny Weld or Bob Weikert,that was probably a very big Small Block.

Classic!

Stew · **Posted:** Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:26 am

Thanks for clearing that up Ed :laughing7:

Brent Leach · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:59 am **Posts:** 8901

So the "Old Blue" in the pic that was named "Old Blue" because it had a blue frame, has a red frame? :thinking:

Straight Shooter · **Posted:** Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:43 pm

I ain't so sure Bob knew what all he even had in Orthanna Pa.

62xracer · **Joined:** Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:18 pm **Posts:** 196

Possibly spread port heads,Van?

wolfie2985 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:53 pm **Posts:** 27

Is "old blue" the one that was, on occasion, displayed in the infield at the Grove and perhaps at the Port- lots o' chrome, and, as I recall, with Paul Pitzer as the driver??????? Is that the one at the EMMR????

celica23 · **Joined:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:53 pm **Posts:** 16

One nice looking race car. Those cars put the cars of today to shame. You can see the drivers doing there job instead of being all closed in and looking like a Modified.

STEVE PATTERSON · **Posted:** Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:05 am

Can anyone see a number on that car? If I remember the 92 car had a red frame, ( team car 92 ) Man the was a lot of years agoI guess I could be wrong..

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