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EARLY DEVIL'S BOWL VIEWS AND SHOTS
LIFE AT THE BOWL IN THE FIRST YEARS
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Courtesy of LaFond Family
"Old Reliable" Charlie Laduc working
on perhaps the best car he ever had at the Bowl. Can't say for sure,
but
the crewman helping Laduc looks like Donnie Drown.
From Devil's Bowl Program
Snack Bar Menu 1967
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From the Devil's Bowl Program
The Devils Bowl Concession Midway Around 1967
Courtesy of
Mike Richards
One of the concesson
staff,
making up CJ's famous
french fries.
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Courtesy of
Mike Richards
Remember when the
cops would take
tickets at the gate ? |
Courtesy of
Mike Richards
Yup, they did. |
Courtesy of
Mike Richards
This one didn't want
to wait for the gates
to open at 6. |
Courtesy of
Mike Richards
I'm not lying on that
ground - it used to be a
COW PASTURE ! |
Courtesy of
Mike Richards
One of the hot dog
stand staff, hard at
work at her post. |
Courtesy of
Mike Richards
One of the1976
Devil's Bowl
Programs. They were
such a good program
Catamount adopted them.
Soon, you can click here and see
the entire program. |
Courtesy of
Mike Richards
The cover of another
1976
program. |
Courtesy of the Saratoga Automobile Museum
Devil's Bowl Programs
commemorating Vince Quenneville, Sr.
CLICK HERE
for Vince's Page
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
A FEW OF THE EARLY DEVIL'S BOWL FIGURES
Steady
Eddie Allen
Photos Courtesy of Ed
Fabian
Someday, these will be moved to his own page.
Last 2 Photos Courtesy of Ed Fabian - 1st from
Devil's Bowl Yearbook
Courtesy of LaFond Family
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Courtesy of Ed Allen
One of his Agawam, MA
built sedans. |
Courtesy of Ed Allen
Sandwiched between Floyd
Bombard and another car in of his Agawam, MA
built
coupes. |
Courtesy of Ed Allen
This is thefirst car
he bought from southern NE, but he says he doesn't recall
anything about it. |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
Good Luck - this one doesn't come out too
well. |
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Chet "The
Jet" Doaner
Both Bob Frazier Photos Courtesy of
Ladabouche Collection
[Left] Chet Doaner's
first Bowl car was this Corvair.
[RIght] This picture of the 55 crew working on Chet's car
recently bought from Pete Corey shows
future Northern NASCAR official Chuck Blanchard, Dion sponsor C.J. Stewart,and
former
Pico Raceway driver Big Bill Anderson.
^Ted Vogel Jr Photo
The Corvair
arrives in the 1967 season. |
Courtesy of
Davis Family
With the 1968 championship car. |
SOurce Unknown
The long - framed Scarborough
coupe in action . |
Bob Frazier Photo
The former
Pete Corey 1NY bought for the 1968 season. |
Courtesy of
Davis Family
The 1968
champ car. |
Courtesy of
Davis Family
The first win
for the sedan. |
Vince "The
Flying Frenchman" Quenneville and Car Owner Norm Scarborough
Both Photos Courtesy of Ed Fabian
[Left] Vince Quenneville looks to the outside
of another legend, Sonny Rabideau in Leo Vallencourt's Corvair.
[RIght] This picture
of the 38 crew working on Vince's car has one of
the few shots of car owner Norm Scarborough [standing in back], a big
curmudgeon of a guy.
Ladabouche Photo
The 1st
Scarborough / Quenneville car, 1962. |
Bob Frazier Photo
Courtesy of
Mike RIchards
With the 1967 car. |
From
Dan Ody's 8MM
Old Speedways DVD's
A rough patch with the Corvair,
the last #5 car . |
Courtesy of Ed Fabian
A 1968 scrum with Eddie
Allen, who also has a newly - purchased sportsman coupe. |
Courtesy of Davis
Family
The 1968 car. |
Courtesy of
Ed Fabian
Chet lifts a wheel in
pursuit of Will Cagle. |
"Old
Reliable" Charlie Laduc
Both Photos Courtesy of The Laduc Family
[Left] Charlie Laduc
with the popular Henry J he used in the 1967 season. [RIght] The 34 Ford he ran
next - my favorite of his cars.
Laduc
Family Collection
More of the
Henry J. |
Laduc Family
Collection
The familiar Laduc hauler with Barb
aboard.
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Laduc
Family Collection
More of the
flat top coupe. |
Laduc
Family Collection
With CJ after a Devil's
Bowl feature win. |
Courtesy of Brad
Barratt
On the cover - perhaps
the tribute issue. |
Courtesy of
Ed Fabian
The final Laduc car. |
"The
Rutland Rocket" Jerry King
Both Photos Courtesy of The King
Collection
[Left]Jerry with the
earliest version of his Devil's Bowl car, in 1967. [RIght] Same car, about thwo
years later.
King Collection
Jerry used
drivers like Ray Sitterly on occasion. |
King Collection
Jerry with
friend, confidante, and sometimes driver Rapid Ralph Palmer.
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King Collection
Jerry was
instrumental in the career of Vt State Champion Ralph Soulia.
The 3rd man at right is Bob Ames who came to the rescue with a
car when Soulia wrecked his car that year. |
King Collection
Jerry on the
track with
333 Sonny Rabideau around 1969. |
Courtesy of
King Collection
Getting a push from the Louie Bruno
wrecker.
This is prophetic of Bruno wreckers to come in future years. |
Courtesy of Bruce Brown
Some weeks there are nights like this. |
Sonny Rabideau and Car Owner Leo Vallancourt
Left Photo Courtesy ofNorm Vadnais
Right Courtesy of John Rabideau
[Left] Sonny with the
former Canfield 8NH Falcon. [RIght]
Most of the earlier Bowl dirt years were run with
coupes like this.
Ladabouche Photo
This Camaro came in
around 1968. |
NE Mod Site
Sonny sometimes drove this Stroker
Smith - owned car, as well.
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John Rabideau
Collection
With the Falcon at the
Valley. Half the cars seen here also ran the Bowl. |
John
Rabideau Collection
The 333 coupe at Devil's
Bowl, apparently being worked on. |
John
Rabideau Collection
A Rutland Tree entry. Usually the
use of those colors and 10 meant pavement, but this looks like
a dirt car. |
Bob
Frazier Photo
The 333 Corvair again. |
OLDER
FAIRMONT FLATHEAD STARS RETURNING TO THE BOWL
Courtesy of Vogel Family
Cecil Bosworth
Athol, MA
The former Ed Allen
33
Courtesy of Neal Davis
This might be the Allen
car, re-lettered.
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Courtesy of C.J. Richards
Howard Stevens,
Claremont, NH |
Courtesy of C.J. Richards
Ted Brown,
Keene, NH |
Courtesy of Tim Rogers
Ted Brown,
Keene, NH
The former Lefty Casey
331 which had previously been Irv Taylor's T&M 1
From Dan Ody's 8MM
Old Speedways DVD's
Lefty Casey
Russ Bergh Photo
vias Charles Hertica
Irv Taylor
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From Dan Ody's 8MM
Old Speedways DVD's
431 Lou
Searing,
Oak Hill, NY
211 Dutch Reed,
Glens falls, NY
The Clayton Ryan 211 |
Courtesy of John Grady
Sonny Rabideau,
Brattleboro, VT
The Leo Vallancourt
333 |
Courtesy of LaFond Family
Art Visconti,
Granville, NY |
Courtesy of LaFond Family
Buddy Bardwell
Keene, NH
8MM Frames - Poor Quality
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Courtesy of Sam Barlow
Stan Wetmore,
Oak Hill, NY |
Courtesy of Tim Rogers
Ralph
Palmer,
Glens Falls, NY
The Dexter Dorr house car. |
Devil's Bowl
Develops Its Own Identity
The Track Had Developed Its Own Cast of Sportsman Stars
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr.
Devil's Bowl was attracting
some great talent in 1969.
Source Unknown
Probably Bob Frazier Photo
Vince Quenneville, Sr.,
Whiting, VT
Guy
Chartrand's car is in the background and Eddie Allen is
following Vince.
Courtesy of LaFond Family
w/ Norm Scarborough and
Austin Dickerman. By 1969, Vince
had three car owners - Dundon, Scaboroough, and Dickerman. All
good rides.
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Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
Eddie Allen,
Fair Haven, VT
Using cars bought in Massachusetts, he
rose to star billing at the Bowl. |
Devils Bowl Program Photo
Charlie LaDuc
Orwell, VT
Running
in the top class only one year at Fairmont, Laduc became a
sportsman star at the Bowl. |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
Ed Foley [211], Brandon, VT &
Butch Jelley [X], Pownal, VT
Foley would also star at the Valley. Jelley had
risen to take the reins of one of the sport;s
top shelf rides. |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
Mert Hulbert,
Oak Hills, NY
Having
run in the sportsman cars at Fairmont for two seasons, Hulbert
won the first Devil's Bowl title in 1967. See another photo
below. |
Devils Bowl Yearbook Photos
Chet Doaner,
Rutland, VT
Courtesy of LaFond Family
A classic Rutland Herald photo of
Chuck Blanchard [in car], Bill Anderson, and C.J. Stewart
[background]
Doaner bought one of Pete Corey's
coupes and never looked back.
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Courtesy of Phil Butler
Wes Moody,
Saranac
Lake, NY
Working on the car are loyal
early crewman Fran
Kane [left]
and the massive Denton Dow.
Moody Family Photo |
From the Devil's Bowl Program
Rudy Charbonneau,
Whiting, VT
Rudy
rose to star billing at
Fairmont winning the VT State Championship in 1964 with a
flathead. He would run sportsman cars after that. |
Dragon Family Photo
Beaver Dragon,
Milton, VT
Beaver
was a recognizable star at the Bowl both in early years and
later, with the NASCAR late model sportsman cars. |
Courtesy of Bob Kilburn
Harry "Boo" Duffany, Jr
Shoreham, VT
DUffany made the jump from a relatively crude hobby class car
into the top division by 1965.
He remained in the sportsman cars at the Bowl for a number of
years. |
Courtesy of Elton Ashley
Big John Kershaw
A
regular at tracks like Lakeville, Big John
would run the Bowl from time to time. |
Courtesy of Neal Davis
A strong 1969 lineup shows
43, Beaver Dragon; 38, Vince Quenneville; and Wes Moody in an
unlettered 63. |
Courtesy of Charles Hertica
Valley star and former
Fairmont participant Carl Moore with EdWinn's 467.
Carl
had come in at the end of Ed Winn's car owning career. He was
best know as a Valley driver. |
Courtesy of Brad Barrett
Ol' Reliable is honored
with a
Devil's Bowl program cover.
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Courtesy of Mike
Laduc Charlie
Laduc wins one at Devil's Bowl. |
Courtesy of Charles Hertica
The Tremont 115's were
regulars at Devil's Bowl often throughout its history. This
sedan amy have run in this particular era with Chuck Ely.
One of
Devil's Bowl's most consistent supporters, the Tremonts have
succeeded there with drivers Joe Messina, Chuck Ely, and Ken
Tremont, Jr. |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr
A 1969 Devil's Bowl ticket. |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr
A 1969 Devil's Bowl Yearbook offered in the pavement era,
celebrating the 1969 dirt season.
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Courtesy of Mike Bruno
A late '60's Devil's Bowl lineup
I'm told 67 is Chuck Ely,
the late model is Joe Fanchini, and I think the other car
is probably Sonny Rabideau.
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Courtesy of Mike Bruno
A late '60's Devil's Bowl lineup
with Jelley, apparently
ince
Quenneville, and Harry Peek.
A late
model at Fonda, Peek had to run as a sportsman at the Bowl.
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Bob Frazier Photo
Mert Hulbert, 1967 Bowl Champ.
His
bid for the track title was almost derailed by a car fire.
Middlebury contractor John Danyow came to the rescue and the
pair finished the season on top. |
Courtesy of Mike Bruno
The Russ Betz car arriving.
Maybe Charland.
Two
huge names in Northeast racing: 4 time national champ Charland
and car owner Betz. |
Courtesy of Mike Bruno
A unknown sedan unloading.
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Bob Frazier Photo
Courtesy of CJ Richards
Dexter Dorr,
Cohoes, NY
About one year removed from the
Fairmont hobby class, Dexter Dorr launched into a successful
car building business and was driving this coupe as his first
- ever sportsman car was still running at the track, as well.
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Courtesy of Moody Family
A 1968 lineup. Roger Gauthier with
the A.G. Ryan 128; Wes Moody in the 63; and Vince Quenneville,
38. |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr
A late sixties Devil's Bowl Open Comp.
Courtesy of Sam Barlow
This Stan Wetmore
Chevy was apparently built by he famous Joey Lawrence. If it came to
the Bowl, it would have been run in with the sportsman cars.
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Howie Hodge Photo
Big John Kershaw was a
frequent Bowl runner. |
Courtesy of
Tremont family
Chuck Ely ran this
Tremont Fairlane at Rainbow Ridge in 1970. I don't know if he took it to
Devil's Bowl or not.
.
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Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr
Ed "Peanut" Foley. in
Clayton Ryan's 211 -with Marty Berberwyck
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Courtesy of LVC
Russ
Blake,
Pittsfield, MA
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Courtesy of Mike Bruno
More of the infamous Cagle
coach that rules the roost for months. |
Courtesy of Marty Kelly Jr
A similar view of the infamous Cagle
coach, only with Tommie Corellis at the wheel.
By now the car belonged to Brandon, VT
businessman Curt Prescott.
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Chas Hertica Photo
Winn Slavin
I think this is the Carlton Hughes car. |
John Rabideau Photo
Butch
Jelley,
No. Pownal,
VT |
Courtesy of A. Ainsworth
Vince, Sr. on the Bowl track
with the Norm Scarborough - built- Austin Dickerman - owned 357 Banana
Wagon. |
JIM LANGENBACK MUGS C.J.'s PACE CAR
Both Photos from Lebanon Valley Classics
Jim Langenback, in better days, at the Valley. [Right] Great ! What do
we tell C.J. ?
Courtesy of Marty Kelly, Jr.
Admit One !
The Emerging Late Model Class Had Moved From Fairmont
Hobby Cars to Late Models on Par With the Valley Cars.
Courtesy of Louie Senecal
via Diana Peters
Tim Baker,
Dorset, VT
One of Fairmont's first
hobby stars, Baker
continually improved his equipment and was
one of the Bowl's best - ever late model drivers.
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Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
Eddie
Keenan,
Warrensburgh, NY
WIth nicknames like Fast Eddy and
The Gray Ghost, Keenan won right away and rose quickly at the Bowl. |
Courtesy of the LaFond Family
Jim
Ogle,
1969 Bowl LM Champ
A Valley regular who became a Bowl regualr, as well. |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
Barry
Purdy,
No. Bennington, VT
Were it not for an untimely death in a non - racing
incident, he would have been
even better than he already was. |
Courtesy of Norm Vadnais
Ray
Nutting,
Rutland, VT
Using
the excellent car building technology of George Rogers the
used car dealer had some good years in the early seasons of
Devil's Bowl,. |
Courtesy of Tim Rogers
Graham
Trudo,
Castleton, VT
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Courtesy of Ed Fabian
Jay
Brown,
Castleton, VT |
Courtesy ofLou Senecal
via Diana Peters
Lou
Senecal,
Proctor, VT
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Courtesy ofLou Senecal
via Diana Peters
Lou
Senecal,
Proctor, VT |
Courtesy ofLou Senecal
via Diana Peters
Mike
Winship,
Wallingford, VT
Stosh Timinski's 88 |
Courtesy of Rich Palmer
DAVID FRAZER PHOTOS
No Relation to
Photographer Bob Frazier
Courtesy of David Frazer
Very rare. One of the
Hoffers from Argyle, NY bought this Bill Stevens S29 and ran
it as X9 for a bried while before wrecking. I never knew
Stevens to have Chevy.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Wes Moody,
Saranac Lake, NY |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Joe Messina with Ken
Tremont's Falcon.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Rudy
Charbonneau,
Whiting, VT |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Ralph
Soulia,
Rutland, VT
State
Champion around 1967 or 68 |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Ralph
Soulia,
Rutland, VT |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Sonny
Rabideau,
Brattleboro, VT
The
Frank Smith 311 may have had an overhead V-8 by then. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Sonny
Rabideau,
Brattleboro, VT
Three pictures in a row of
Rabieau, a year after the photo to the left, driving Leo
Vallancourt's 333.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Sonny
Rabideau,
Brattleboro, VT
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Sonny
Rabideau,
Brattleboro, VT
The
Frank Smith 311 may have had an overhead V-8 by then.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Vince
Quenneville, Sr.,
Whiting VT
The
1968 track title - winning Norm Scarborough car, with Johnny
Kollar at right.. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
The 1968 track
champ leads the 1967 track champ, Mert Hulbert. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Vince
Quenneville, Sr.,
Whiting VT
The
1967 entry for Vince, a former Dexter
Dorr sportsman. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Vince
Quenneville, Sr. car
in a rare shot of a pit thrash.
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Courtesy of David
Frazer
Arguably the best shot in
David's collection. He caught owner/builder Nrom Scarborough
[lft] and Vince looking at some sort of tube that went on the
car.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Mert
Hulbert,
Oak Hills, NY
The
1967 track title - winning car, primered after a garage fire
that nearly derailed his championship run. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Mert
Hulbert,
Oak Hills, NY
The
1967 track title - winning car, before the fire. Visible is
Chet Doaner [5] and Roger Gauthier in Al Ryan's 28.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Mert
Hulbert, on the track.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
This shot
captures the back of Ed Allen's 33 sedan, Johnny Kollar's 10%,
and UNK red car, and Tommy Corellis in Curt Prescott's 2 [the
former Ed Foley car]. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
George
Rogers,
Castleton, VT
The
1967 VT State Championship late model. A stirring win, as
Rogers was aleady ill with what would be a fatal illness by
now. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Ed Allen,
Fair Haven, VT
This car was likely either the former Holiday Magic #1
from Malta or the Godfrey Wenzel 03. Both creations of
Charland and Fred Rosner.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Tom
Corellis leads Wes Moody and Vince, Sr.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
"Steady
Eddie" Allen gets on it coming out of 4 with his car bought
from Rene Charland.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Ed Allen,
Fair Haven, VT
Don Charbonneau in background. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Ronnie Wood and maybe Soulia coming up to speed.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Sportsman field exits
2. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Full 1968 late model
field. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Bruce Carman,
Shaftsbury, VT
Became reknowned car owner and builder.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Those sheet barriers CJ originally put above the turn walls
are visible in this shot. They came down by 1968.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Vince Quenneville, Sr. waits on the track behind a late model. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Vince,
Rabideau, and a dare devil car giving kiddie rides.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Ray "The Used
Car Man" Nutting,
Center Rutland, VT
The former George Rogers 1967 late model champion car.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Devil's Bowl cars running in a very heavy - looking
track.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Ray "The Used
Car Man" Nutting,
Center Rutland, VT
The former George Rogers 1967 late model champion car. |
Courtesy of David Frazer
Pete Corey,
Crescent, NY
Brought his Lebanon Valley car. |
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Courtesy of David Frazer
All three classes are represented for kiddie rides.
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Courtesy of David Frazer
Harry "Boo"
Duffany, Jr.
Shoreham, VT
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Courtesy of David Frazer
This
shot of the Norm Scarborough is taken at Fairmont, but the car
sid run Devil's Bowl in 1967.
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