Who started Pro Touring

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Originally Posted by XcYZ

If I remember my Big Red history correctly, Big Red as we see it today is actually Big Red #2. I believe the original Big Red was totalled in an open road race in Mexico. It was severe, so the Gottlieb's built Big Red #2 as a race car - tube chassis, cage, etc... the car that set all the records and the car we know today.

Does that ring a bell with anyone else?

Scott - you are 100% correct on that, they built a first one and absolutely totalled it - IIRC they were able to salvage the engine and a couple other items but the Big Red everyone knows was actually #2.

Oh yeah, Tom... was listening to some music my friends recorded a couple weeks back, made some comments in regards to being more modern and his response was "We're getting old dude" I've heard 37 is the new 40 hahahahaha