| 1964 F.I. Convertible Vintage
Racer |
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 This Black 1964 Corvette
with a 1963 hood was Californian Jim Galluci's ride. Jim Glass in the center
discusses racing with Jim Galluci on the right. |
 This was a sweet vintage
racer, and Jim said he preferred it to his 1970 McLaren. When I first saw
it in the paddock, I wondered if it really had the F.I. to match the F.I.
fender emblems. |
 On the East coast
vintage racers must use original style tires, so these race on bias ply
tires. They are newly manufactured Blue Streaks and the like at only $1300
a set. |
 This 1964 had more
stock features than the other Corvettes racing this weekends, but there
were no judges in sight. I missed Ed Collins, but know he was at the track. |
 I was glad Jim had
the hood up when I made another pass trough the paddock. It really is a
fuelie. When was the last time you saw a 63-65 F.I. - racing? |
 That fuel filter is
not a Black GF90, but who heck really cares? |
 I love it. Jim even
runs the original style F.I. air cleaner and first design thick wall accordion
hose, but those 2 shiny hose clamps are better suited to keeping things
tight than the original style ones. |
 Just below F.I. distributor
is the short F.I. oil line and interconnected was a small Black cylinder
about the size of half a plastic perscription bottle - I asked Jim about
it - and it's a safety device that cut the engine when oil pressure drops. |
 Rules allow higher
capacity alternators, electric fans, brake duct work, safer fuel lines and
other goodies. |
 Most of the other midyears
had much sparcer interiors, without trim, glove box or the original style
heavy gauge cluster housing. |
 Friday practice finds
Jim Galluci in his Black 1964 among other, including Al DeBonis in the Red
1967 Corvette in the rear. Gawd I hate work. |
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