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 I was watching TV a few Sundays ago, when I saw a story about the
75th anniversary of the All-American Soap Box Derby, and it really
brought some great memories back to the front of my brain. I can
remember my brother Pete receiving his kit in the mail in 1967 and
helping him build his car from scratch. He was sponsored by a local
Chevrolet dealership, Westfall Chevrolet in Altamont, New York, and the
owner of the dealership came out to our house to pose for pictures that
were used in the local newspaper.
The car was built from supplied and "borrowed" pieces, including the
wheels, axles, steering assembly and instructions that came in the
pre-packaged kit, plus an old tire for the brake, some cable and
turnbuckles and some of my dad's good lumber. The car was raced in 1967
and '68 in the local Derby event in Albany, New York.
Although my brother never won a single heat race with it (some of the
competition with deeper father's pockets had already discovered the
benefits of aerodynamic fiberglass over the wood body), we learned quite
a lot building the car, with some input from our dad, and later used
the car to race down our driveway, until our legs were too long to fit
in the cockpit.
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