Re: [FWDLK] interesting photo

[eastern sierra Adj Services <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rog, the use of the term "Pentastar pantheon" was an escriptorial fillip
(writer's discretion, for effect) and also an alliterative analogy for,
in this case: corporate rank, or staus or esteem; see, those  terms
don't  exactly flow  off of the keyboard---"MoPar maven": that's someone
like Dave Homstad, not Ms. Skelton....

Or, did you think that Sir Richard (Petty)  had abrogated his
citizenship, and acquired the Order of the British Empire, too?

Sorry for the confusion.

Neil Vedder 


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• From: Jan & Roger van Hoy <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:32:30 -0700

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

----- Original Message ----- From: "Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] interesting photo

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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