Re: [FWDLK] interesting photo

[Jan & Roger van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Umm, there was no "Pentastar" until 1963.  Hadn't Betty Skelton retired by 
then?

As I recall Joe Bortz, the exotic car collector from the midwest, bought the 
Firearrow at BJ.

--Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58 DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66 
Plymouth, '41 Dodge

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> Betty Skelton is/was truly an iconic figure, in the Pentastar Pantheon.
>
> On the corporate level, her accomplishments in the Mobilgas  Economy Run, 
> and  as  a notable  competitor  and  test driver/
> spokesperson, rank right up there with Sir Richard.
>
> The Firearrow she drove sold at the B-J last year, for  $1-mil. Anybody 
> know/recall who bought it,  and who bought its
> companion Firearrow  show car?
>
> Who owns the two Firesweep cars; hardtop and convertible?
>
> Neil Vedder
>
>
>
>
> yne Graefen wrote:
> > I have a brochure entitled "Big Day at the Proving Grounds which is the 
> > story in photos and captions of June 16, 1954, the day the 4000 acres 
> > near Chelsea, MI, opened with ceremony and pageantry.
> >  Well into the book is a picture of Betty Skelton and another of her 
> > driving the Dodge FireArrow.   Captions: "27 year old airplane and racing 
> > pilot from Daytona Beach, sets out to establish a women's world record in 
> > a special Dodge FireArrow sports car.  She takes two fast warm-up laps 
> > and...."  "...the checkered flag drops as she hurtles past the AAA 
> > timer... which shows she negotiated the 4.7 mile oval in 1 minute and 58 
> > secnds -- at a speed of 143.44 mph!"   "Smiles Betty as she is presented 
> > with a dozen Chrysler Imperial roses, 'It was fun.  That Dodge is really 
> > a breeze to drive.' "
> >  The pics are B&W and grainy and would not scan well.  I'm guessing 
> > Chrysler had Betty under contract for perhaps the year of 1954 which 
> > would include introduction of the '55 cars.
> >  Point is for all the decades that GM built "dream cars" for the auto 
> > shows that were non-running show cars with lots of "sizzle", Chrysler was 
> > building running driving concept cars that could go out and set records. 
> > Chrysler gave you the "steak".
> >  Wayne G
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