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Hi fabs, how you doing brother?  ;D

Can you find any published info on the Bonneville land speed record Karmann Ghia that was campaigned by Jerry Young / Buggy House and Porter Machine? I think it was active around 1974-1976. I think originally it ran a naturally aspirated 83 x SPG 69, with Berg square port heads, 48IDAs, I don't know the rest. At one point, Jerry helped build a 2 cylinder VW motor for a displacement limited record, and later a turbo 1500cc. All this info comes from vague stories and foggy memories. About 15 years ago, Jerry dug out an old photo album with pics from the 1500cc IDA motor in the car...very cool....all cooling tin cadium finished. Maybe RACEHEAD Tony Mace has some info, memories...etc. I think the car was in Hot VW's though....maybe our archivist can dig it up?  ;D

is it a green one??? jim

blue if I remember correctly with signwriting

here we go jim just found this in the hot vw dec 75 report from bonneville 75

Very cool.  8)

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watch they added some tape on the holes rims  :o

jim look what i found  ;D ;D ,jan 77 hotvws  ;)   8)...... ;D ;D

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Thanks speedwell, awesome work.....I will have to get Jerry to join in and check out the post. This same Jerry built 2332 for Pete Staat's Dragon blue street killer, and showed me pretty much everything I know about motors.

jim you had worked at the buggy house???

you might say that..... ;D

1990-2000

I become old in my opinion  ;D ;D

it was an interesting 10 years buddy....... :D

that's why i ask you about some flat4 technical problem buddy  ;D ;D ;D ;D
rgd
fabs "the archivist" :D :D

Interesting stuff.  8)

HEY FABS - THANKS FOR POSTING THE KG - I ALSO WORKED AT BH FROM 1981-1988 - I WAS JUST AT THE END OF THE BV TIMES - JIM AND I TALKED ALOT TODAY ABOUT THIS CAR - I REMEMBER SEEING PARTS FOR THE 1000cc MOTOR IN THE BACK ROOM - NICE TO SEE THE CAR AGAIN - THANKS AGAIN - RACE HEAD - AKA TONY MACE   ;D ;D ;D ;D

I got a chance to call up Jerry and harass him with question after question about the car....lots o' fun. Jerry said some guy in Concord CA had the car in orig condition a few years back, minus engine (s) and wanted almost nothing for car. Unfortunately, Jerry never heard back again from the guy as of yet. He said the last of the 2-cylinder 1000cc motor went to the dumps just a few years ago  :o...it was up in the rafters all those years @ BH and I never even knew it! I do remember Jerry's dad, Stanley, telling me about when his street Bug ran around with the turbo motor on the street.....good old stories. Fabs, did you know sheep worked at Buggy House too?  ;D No kidding....man, did we have fun there. Sometimes poster SODA did too for a little while. One big disfunctional family.... :)

 ;D ;D socal is so small like that  ;D ;D ;D

 :D :D oh brother... ;D

Buggy House is (was) in Northern california....near San Francisco (which might explain some things  ;D)sorry to confuse you.
I moved to L.A. in 2005

ok jim my mystake  ::).......... you know i live in belgium small country you drive 250 km  and you crossed all the country  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Man only a freak would work at Buggy House >:(

Or practically live there  ;D

Glen Davis did the set ups on that car. Is that Matt Davis' dad?

yes it's matt's dad - very good guy - still buy parts from him -

 >:( >:( >:(

traitor

i am not -  >:( >:( >:( - when you dont have it glen does - just like century dist.

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Does Glenn or century counsel your employees?  ;D Or take them out and get them cross-eyed drunk? Or .....or.....or....?  ;D

here's a funny sidenote Jerry added to the story about the Bonneville KG...

one day out there, they got the big tall guy (Jerome) in the car to make a one way pass, and belted him in, but the wind picked way up, delaying the attempt. So the crew parked car, and got in motorhome next to it, and waited for winds to die down. A few hours later that day the winds went away and they got out of motorhome with the intention to get Jerome back in car and make a pass. But the KG was gone. They scarambled in panic, assuming somebody had stole the car. They serached and searched, and finally found discernible tire tracks in the salt bed and followed them. Seems the wind blew so hard it blew the car for three miles.  ::)