" BLUE OVALS IN BARNS - PAGE # 26 "

These pictures are of Gas Ronda's 1963-1/2 Galaxie 500 Sports roof factory drag car, R-code 427-8V 425 hp engine with a Top loader 4-speed manual transmission.  This car had fiberglass doors, hood and deck lid, aluminum bumpers front and rear, shell-type racing buckets, no armrests and no seam sealer.

I took these pictures in September of 1995 in Connecticut, where the car had recently been brought from California by Jim Barillaro (owner of the 427 SOHC-powered "Chrisman's Comet" funny car).  He reportedly sold the car shortly after I saw it for $30,000 to a group of people who were going to restore it to its former glory.

It is interesting to note that the door tag on this car listed the following information: VIN:  2W51G156040 BODY:  62B COLOR:  M TRIM:  22A DATE:  03V DSO:  blank AXLE:  blank TRANS:  5 Apparently, some parts from Gas Ronda's 1962 Galaxie 2-door Club Sedan G-code 406-6V 405 hp/Top loader 4-speed manual transmission drag car were reused on the 63-1/2 Sports roof drag car, such as the driver's door with the 1962 door tag.  Enjoy! Yours in old Ford iron, Adrian