Sometimes you do not find the race cars, they find you! Such was the case with this 1937 Ford. Originally driven by "Speedy" Jester in the 1950's the car went through a chain of owners throughout it's life and ended up with Billy Towers and painted as the #2. The car was then used in the 1976 Warner Brothers movie "Greased Lightning". Some how the car ended up in NC about 80 miles form me and the owner knowing my love for all things Delaware related contacted me out of the blue. A deal was stuck and the car now resides in the museum as an original example of racing in the 50s. The car has been mechanically restored to period correct specs and will remain in it's preserved state. When we get
A 1987 Bandit Chassis was saved today by a great group of people. A special thanks goes out to Robert Daisy and his crew for all their help. Stored for years this chassis was the give away chassis for winning the 1987 Modified Championship at Bridgeport Speedway. When the #3 Banks owned Modified driven by Bobby Wilkins won the Championship the car stayed close to home. Built by Walt Breeding the car had many unique features and the design won Championships at both Bridgeport and US13 Speedways. The car will now go in line to be restored as the #3 driven by Wilkins. It was the wish of both the late Helen Banks and Walt Breeding to have the car restored and shown. It is an honor to carry out t
