Posted by chuck sparnecht Thanks for the information about Joe. I only wish I had found a way to look him up before he passed. Joe was a big influence in my life, letting me part of his pit crew when I was just 13 years old. I just changed tires, served as a gofer and mainly got in the way. I knew those cars really well - in fact I just responded to an old message of yours on this board last night - the first time I had found it. My response had been about the number 1 and 1 1/2. The car that went to Trenton was actually an F-85 Buick and was the Ace of Spades that Al DeAngelo drove at Islip. Joe borrowed it for that race and after some modifications and a new paint job, it competed as the number 1. I remember spending some nights at Complete Auto working on that changeover as well as spending other times there "hanging out" and doing the few things I knew how to do. I spent a lot of time at Freeport - my parents started taking me there and to Islip when I was three and I kept going there every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday until I graduated from college, got married and moved to Rochester. My dad worked at the backgate for many years. Now I teach US history at a local college and sometimes wish I was 15 and at Freeport Stadium again - it was (and perhaps still is) my favorite place in the world. Of course, I also knew Casper B. and got to see him a few years ago at the body shop - not too long before he also died. Thanks again for the information about Joe. Do you know if any of his family is still on the island? p.s. It was a '33 Plymouth Coupe and I just bought one on e-bay and will be building my replica soon! --Previous Message--
on 5/25/2005, 7:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Car #1 photos"
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George,
: Joe Baccari recently passed away. You
: will find pictures if the #1
: Freeport slant six powered 34
: Plymouth Coupe modified & the
: same car with the roof cut off as an
: "Open Cockpit Modified" on
: Pops racing site. Go to Lasheefs.com
: and follow the links. You will also
: find a shot of the Islip #1 Mustang
: Fastback. I wish a photo would
: surface of the Pontiac Tempest
: bodied Modified that they built for
: the Trenton Race Of Champions after
: winning the Freeport qualifier in
: 1965. I have a nice 34 Plymouth
: coupe here that I may built a
: peplica of the #1 slant six powwered
: coupe. Joe was partners in Complete
: Auto Body with Casper.
:
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: Can anyone help me find pictures of
: any of the #1 coupes that were owned
: by Joe Baccari and driven by Les Ley
: and George Brunnhoelzl at Freeport?
:
: Also does anyone know anything about
: where Joe Baccari is now?
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