and the
The Drag Racing Heritage Foundation
Present
They Live Again............
Restored & Recreated Cars from the History of Drag Racing

Croshier - Baltes - Lavato

Owner ; Jerry Baltes - Richmond, VA

   1-13-07 

ORIGINAL CAR FOUND
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After a six year search for the original car turned up nothing, Jerry Baltes made the decision to recreate his record setting dragster. With Rod Peppmuller talked into doing the chassis and Tom Hanna agreeing  that he and his crew would complete the car, work was began. Lets follow the progress of this beautiful recreation.

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Poster announcing the new car

This shot is of the original car in 1964, on its way to Cleveland Ohio. Photos was taken on
Route 66 as they began a tour of the East and Midwest

This shot is 41 years later as the new chassis leave Peppmuller's shop in Arizona, headed for
Tom Hanna's shop in Wichita again on Route 66

The rear end housing and magnesium third member are attached to the chassis jig

With the mock-up engine in place the chrome-moly tubing is bent and tig
welded in place. The front axle and radius rods are installed as well

Another shot of the first stages of the chassis in Peppmuller's jig.

With the addition of the cage the chassis is almost a "roller"

On the floor and on all four (almost), the roughed out motor plate is in place

The Chassis arrives at Hanna's

The rolling chassis is now in Hanna's very well equipped shop for the body
and other touches that has made Tom famous for many years.

After the trip from California the newly powder-coated chassis went to the Tom Hanna shop
in Wichita for Tom to work his magic

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