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Ol'Yaller chassis numbers



Ol'Yaller chassis numbers

Chassis Engine Year Group First owner Next owners (year) Comment
Mark I Buick 1957   Max Balchowsky ...=> Jim Edwards (~2003)  
Mark II Buick 1959   Max Balchowsky ...=> Ernie Nagamatsu (~2003~2005)  
Mark III Buick 1960   Max Balchowsky    
Mark IV Buick 1961   Max Balchowsky   Raced by Bill Krause and Bob Drake.
Mark V Chevrolet Corvette 1961   Dave MacDonald   It was orange Chevrolet Corvette Special raced by Dave MacDonald.
Mark VI Pontiac 1961   Bob Sohus ...=> Reagan Rulau (~2006) Sold as chassis only. The car was nicknamed "Godzilla". It took Sohus several years to prepare the car for racing, fitted with an ugly home-made bodywork. Later the bodywork was replaced with a completely new one by the second owner.
Mark VII Chevrolet 1962   Don Kirby   Sold as chassis only. Built into a full car and fitted with Chevrolet engine by Kirby who also raced it.
Mark VIII Chevrolet V8     Max Balchowsky   Balchowsky's street car based on wrecked Jaguar E type.
Mark IX Ford 427 1963   Wexler-Balchowsky   Raced by Ronnie Bucknum at Riverside GP 1963. It won several southern California club events in 1964.





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