Wiilie Nelson Special Superduke
 

Does anyone remember this? I really do not remember this car.

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yes i do.

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I do,my dad and I put it together. Wasn't as nice as the ol Booger *****, thats for sure. The ol' Watson was fast.

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I remember it too. I saw Duke Cook race dozens of times when I was a kid.

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If you look closer at the hood, it was the Willie Nelson "High Times" special. :5:
Could someone do that in today's "politically correct" world? :7:
David.

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That was a nance car build back in 79 or 80 red peters was the mech and i think he build the motor.

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Originally Posted by Ovalmeister:
If you look closer at the hood, it was the Willie Nelson "High Times" special. :5:
Could someone do that in today's "politically correct" world? :7:
David.

David, what kind of look do you get, when you say you're going to a "midget race"? I just sent this link to AJ Watson, I'm sure he'll remember if it was one of his. Bob

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Doug Trost in Pleasant Hill, OH put that car together for Duke and wrenched for Duke. First race for that car was at Volusia Co. FLA. However, Red did mechanic for Duke and build motors, but did not build the Willie Nelson Nance car for Super Duke.

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Yes, check it out!! It came out of the Nance Stable. So that had to be late 70's early 80's.

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Originally Posted by TQ29m:
David, what kind of look do you get, when you say you're going to a "midget race"? Bob

Good point Bob....I'm surprised that, by now, we aren't going to "little people" races. :3:
David.

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Bounce you're close, Duke showed up at Eldora with a basket case. Wanted to go to Terra Haute the next day. We took the car back to Carl's and worked all night putting it together, made Terra Haute, transferred through B. Mag went bad in the A.

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Originally Posted by Ovalmeister:
Good point Bob....I'm surprised that, by now, we aren't going to "little people" races. :3:
David.

or perhaps 'vertically challenged '

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Was this the car that was red on one side and blue on the other?

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Originally Posted by dant:
or perhaps 'vertically challenged '

I was always called "shorty", then about 15 yrs ago I found out I was indeed, "vertically challenged"! Bob

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I will never forget the first time I met Duke Cook..It was at the Country Concert At Hickory Hill Lakes festival that my family promotes. I had heard from the front office that a race driver was let in backstage when we had Willie Nelson around 2o years ago..I had to find out who the driver was...it was DUKE..and Willie had given him a backstage pass!....lolol

http://www.facebook.com/jonesville#!...concert?ref=ts

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Originally Posted by hogan6:
Car woulda been faster if Willie himself drove it.

As Colonel Klink would say...HOGAaaaaaN!...lol

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Originally Posted by tony barhorst:
i will never forget the first time i met duke cook..it was at the country concert at hickory hill lakes festival that my family promotes. I had heard from the front office that a race driver was let in backstage when we had willie nelson around 2o years ago..i had to find out who the driver was...it was duke..and willie had given him a backstage pass!....lolol

http://www.facebook.com/jonesville#!...concert?ref=ts

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as colonel klink would say...hogaaaaaan!...lol

the rest of the story! Wille stayed at my house and i rode on the bus with them!:22::6:

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Originally Posted by Avon Open Wheel fan:
Does anyone remember this? I really do not remember this car.

Here is a better picture of one of the Willie Nelson sponsored Nance cars

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ractors/28.jpg

I don't know if this is the car Duke took the ride in at New Bremen, or not...one of the Nance cars had a red chassis, and one was black.

I also have a picture of the red and blue Willie Nelson sponsored car (which came before the Nance cars), I'll have to scan it, and post it for you.

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There needs to be an update here, My father and I , Red Pedersen,built the first Nance car Duke drove, the one that got destroyed at New Bremen,the Trosts did the replacement car.

I still say though, I liked Duke's watson car better.That car looked like a real race car,and drove like it too.As Willie Davis said, the ***** was the last of the dinosaurs.

Also when Willie Nelson started sponsering Duke it originally was called Willie Nelson and family.

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So Duke, Did ya come to Lima when they had Chili for Willie, Around the time ol Willie was gettin into trouble for taxes. 10, 15 yrs ago.

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Originally Posted by racephoto1:
There needs to be an update here, My father and I , Red Pedersen,built the first Nance car Duke drove, the one that got destroyed at New Bremen,the Trosts did the replacement car.

I still say though, I liked Duke's watson car better.That car looked like a real race car,and drove like it too.As Willie Davis said, the ***** was the last of the dinosaurs.

Also when Willie Nelson started sponsering Duke it originally was called Willie Nelson and family.

I'll find out tomorrow, if my friend doesn't forget, he's been having dinner with AJ, and Willie Davis, and several other every Tues, at Kelly's for years, so either AJ or Willie may be able to answer that tomorrow, AJ just finished an original Watson Roadster, a couple of months ago, and it was built from an original Roadster, that had been narrowed, and made into a Sprint Car. Bob:)

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Bob,

The car was the last Watson to make Indy, the car Bobby Grim drove. It has been restored as it was before the Grim car.Beautiful job I must say too.

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Is it the one he just did for a guy in Pa, I think? And I might add, a very expensive one as well, he paid more for the "altered" chassis, than most folks could dream of, but he wanted an "original" Watson Roadster, and was willing to pay the price, and it did start life as a Watson Roadster. Yes, it was beautiful, and it is one that can be driven, the engine was made up of almost all new parts. Bob