I love seeing historic drag cars, whether they're rotting in the woods, stashed away in a barn or restored to perfection, like this incredible Willys gasser. This all out show car belongs to Beau Renfroe from Georgia, and it's a piece of his father's legacy. Bogan Renfroe raced this Willys coupe in A/Gas competition during the mid 1960s, the height of the gasser wars. The "Cat Skinner" name, the candy apple paint job and the car's awesome performance make it a memorable car for many people in the Southeast who watched this car run at tracks like Southeastern International Dragway in Dallas, Georgia, Yellow River Drag Strip, Atlanta Speed Shop Dragway (both in Covington, GA), Jefco Dragway, Paradise Drag Strip, Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip and MANY more in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and the Carolinas.
This is one of three Cat Skinners that Bogan built in a two year period. Learn more about this car's timeline, and Bogan's racing career in the video. Also see how this old race car was transformed into a show car, with incredible details inside, outside and underneath. Kent Waters Originals built the car, and Beau uses it as a tribute to his father's racing days. Luckily, Bogan is still with us, and even at 80 years old, recalled those drag racing memories as if they happened last week, when in fact, this car hasn't been on the track in more than 50 years.
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13 апр 2023
