That's funny. I've gotten to know a bunch of the old factory racers [also losing them too quickly], and I'm the same way when I've met almost every one. They were the heroes of my youth. I know I'll be hanging out with Butch Leal/California-Flash, Joe Pappas/Mopar Missile, and Ted Spehar/the man behind the scenes, this weekend. Always seems to be a few old racers show up to our group at the NATS. I've got the inside of my deck-lid autographed by probably 30-40 of the 60's-70's mopar factory racers. Many are no longer with us.
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