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Offline nivtop

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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #75 on: March 15, 2012, 09:35:40 PM »
It was called the Reynolds Aluminum Special. The body was aluminum. The engine was a Chrysler Hemi but it was running motorcycle pistons. The small displacement allowed it to run in a class for smaller displacement engines. The crank mounted supercharger was a Potvin and it ran nitro and alcohol. I remember several colors that were used on the body. Candy Red, chromate yellow, gold and maybe black. The car ran in the 240s. Steve Burke did a lot of the driving. Maybe 1970; Mel Chastain installed a big engine  and the car went airborne at around 300 mph. Mel wasn't badly hurt and the car was destroyed. Oz and Steve Burke rolled the car onto it's wheels after it flew. Bill Burke was known for building strong and safe cars. When the car was built the engineers said it was good for 250.  It was one of the most beautiful streamliners ever built.
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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #76 on: March 15, 2012, 10:31:21 PM »
!nivtop, emoclew   :mrgreen:

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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #77 on: March 15, 2012, 10:35:53 PM »
Sharp Mike!!!!  :-D :-D :cheers:

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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #78 on: March 15, 2012, 11:43:32 PM »
This car in 1970, had a big Plymouth Rapid Transit System logo on it... that was Mopar's logo of sorts that year.... Mel Chastain was the driver and the car crashed bad...and although he survived the crash, he was (I am sad to say) messed up some in the brain.... Mel never returned to Bonneville as a driver.... if he ever returned at all..... and I don't think he did.....

Now.... this car was beautiful!.... I have only one pic of it from 1970........ and I would love to duplicate its shape again....
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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #79 on: March 16, 2012, 06:58:34 PM »
Mike Cook might have some pictures.Yes Mel went back to salt many times with Mike & friends :cheers:
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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #80 on: March 16, 2012, 08:35:08 PM »
This car is the one Mike uses as his Land Speed Events logo. Mel Hoy has a relationship to Mike which I don't recall now, Tiny?

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« Reply #81 on: March 16, 2012, 09:46:07 PM »
You guys have probably already seen these pics from 1965, but they fit in here as well...



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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #82 on: March 17, 2012, 03:57:42 AM »
Tiny.... Thanx for the info.... I have been going to Bonneville since 1970 and I never got to meet Mel Chastain... and I have met pretty well everyone who has been a long time attendee of Speedweek.... thus my comment about Mel ....

BTW.... are you THE Tiny to whom Ryan LeFevers was referring as being in the hospital not too long ago?
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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #83 on: March 17, 2012, 04:11:56 PM »
Yes he is.

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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #84 on: March 17, 2012, 07:08:09 PM »
Dan Mel Chastain was Mikes Step Dad
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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #85 on: March 18, 2012, 12:28:36 PM »
Ah - Mel Chastain, I knew there was a Mel in there somewhere. Who would of thought that with only two Mels I would get confused.

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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #86 on: March 18, 2012, 11:19:05 PM »
Dan you are two funny :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #87 on: March 29, 2012, 05:10:36 PM »
My dad drove the Cagle-Burke-Cagle 'Liner at Bonneville in 66,,I was there & have several pictures in a box in my shop,including a few I got from Clarkes wife,Gere,or Jerry (sp).The car almost burned to the ground on or about the 3rd or 4th day.

Even though I was 9 yrs old,I have a story on that week on The Salt but you guys probably wouldn't believe it anyway.
I'll see what I can do about scanning the pics up.
Thanks,Troy Cagle
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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #88 on: March 30, 2012, 01:33:58 AM »
Troy.... the pics would be great!.... and I for one would love to hear or read the "story".... I too have stories about things that happened away back when at Bonneville... I am sure that most of us do!...
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Re: Bill Burke/Clarke Cagle streamliner
« Reply #89 on: March 30, 2012, 08:35:15 AM »
Stories and pictures are part of our history....  the only  place to preserve it is here... so lets see them and hear them... the best place for both is the Old Bonneville Pictures thread
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