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Description:
In this rather obscure magazine is a story written by Michael E. Rowell that describes dragsters in the State of Maine. In addition to a chronicle of drag racing from the 1950s and beyond, Rowell describes Gordon Cullinan's history behind the
helm.
"Gordon Cullinan is a Chevrolet mechanic who has been a drag racing enthusiast since he first ran a Buick-engined '50 Ford back in 1955. He followed that first rod with a Builck-powered B/Dragster in 1958; a Pontiac driven '39 Chevy
coupe in '66; and finally in 1968, one of the last blown Chevy small-block AA/Fuel Dragsters in the country. At the end of the /68 season, it was evident that the little Chevy didn't have a show against the big Hemis, and with increasing economic
pressure from his growing family, Gordon thought his racing days were over."
The balance of the article explains that Cullinan's love of racing was far from over. Drafted to the Korean Army, K.J. Hahm (Cullinan's racing partner) went overseas, leaving Gordon with the maintenance and drag racing meets.
Source:
Rodder and Super Stock, Volume 7, Number 1 (Magnum-Royal Publications Inc., March 1972).
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