#2, 1950’S SPRINT CAR, BARDAHL SPECIAL, “BLACK DEUCE”
1950’S SPRINT CAR, #2 “BARDAHL SPECIAL”- “BLACK DEUCE”; DRIVEN BY BOBBY GRIM AND THEN PETE FOLSE; BUILT BY HILLEGASS; PATTERNED AFTER A KURTIS KRAFT; RESTORED BY JIM ROBBINS; BETWEEN FOLSE AND GRIM WON OVER 100 FEATURE EVENTS IN THE I.M.C.A. FAIR CIRCUIT. IT WON BECAUSE OF VERY TALENTED DRIVERS AND A VERY BIG ENGINE. 270 CI OFFENHAUSER. BOBBY GRIM WON THE I.M.C.A. CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVING THE CAR AND LATER WHEN PETE FOLSE STARTED DRIVING HE WON AN I.M.C.A. TITLE. THE CAR WON A TOTAL OF 5 TITLES; HILLEGASS CHASSIS, TUBE FRAME, HUYDA SHOCKS ALL AROUND, SPRING FRONT, PARALLEL TORSION REAR
Don Smith Collection Car Auction - June 23, 2018 - Terre Haute, IN
