1964 F.I. Convertible Vintage Racer
This Black 1964 Corvette with a 1963 hood was Californian Jim Galluci's ride. Jim Glass in the center discusses racing with Jim Galluci on the right.
This was a sweet vintage racer, and Jim said he preferred it to his 1970 McLaren. When I first saw it in the paddock, I wondered if it really had the F.I. to match the F.I. fender emblems.
On the East coast vintage racers must use original style tires, so these race on bias ply tires. They are newly manufactured Blue Streaks and the like at only $1300 a set.
This 1964 had more stock features than the other Corvettes racing this weekends, but there were no judges in sight. I missed Ed Collins, but know he was at the track.
I was glad Jim had the hood up when I made another pass trough the paddock. It really is a fuelie. When was the last time you saw a 63-65 F.I. - racing?
That fuel filter is not a Black GF90, but who heck really cares?
I love it. Jim even runs the original style F.I. air cleaner and first design thick wall accordion hose, but those 2 shiny hose clamps are better suited to keeping things tight than the original style ones.
Just below F.I. distributor is the short F.I. oil line and interconnected was a small Black cylinder about the size of half a plastic perscription bottle - I asked Jim about it - and it's a safety device that cut the engine when oil pressure drops.
Rules allow higher capacity alternators, electric fans, brake duct work, safer fuel lines and other goodies.
Most of the other midyears had much sparcer interiors, without trim, glove box or the original style heavy gauge cluster housing.
Friday practice finds Jim Galluci in his Black 1964 among other, including Al DeBonis in the Red 1967 Corvette in the rear. Gawd I hate work.
 

John Fitch I ran into him every day at the track
#1 1957 SS tribute to 50 years of Fitch & Rock Racing
#8 1965 coupe Jim Glass racing his small block
#20 1967 conv Al DeBonis racing a big block
#55 1965 coupe Jim Glass had this beauty for sale
#57 1967 conv this was a DNS; it sat all weekend
#65 1968 conv Al DeBonis had this new crate 454 for sale
#75 1974 conv Greenwood's 1975 Sebring wide body entry
Chevy Powered Lister's, Lola's, McLaren's and more
others models from A to Z it was there
the track one of the friendliest and scenic
the area Kent, Sharon, Goshen, Cornwall, Salisbury
   

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