"I believe that the Tahoe Miss tried the Buick small block because of the weight and I believe I have photos showing particular arrangement. They also tried turbo charging arrangements. I have photos of that as well. The team was headed by Harry…"
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Gary E. Santos liked William H. "Bill" Grunow's blog post Harrah's Tahoe Miss, V-6 engine driving the Allison Aux stage blower. Late 60's or early 70's.Gary E. Santos commented on William H. "Bill" Grunow's blog post Harrah's Tahoe Miss, V-6 engine driving the Allison Aux stage blower. Late 60's or early 70's.
Jon JC Courtright commented on William H. "Bill" Grunow's blog post Harrah's Tahoe Miss, V-6 engine driving the Allison Aux stage blower. Late 60's or early 70's."Hi Bill. Yeah it was a Buick V-6 as I remember -but I have never heard of how it was all 'lashed' up. Harry Volpe was crew chief and I was told another guy by the name of Adam Everett was one of the brains behind the team.…"
William H. "Bill" Grunow posted a blog postHarrah's Tahoe Miss, V-6 engine driving the Allison Aux stage blower. Late 60's or early 70's.
Would it be possible for anyone who remembers or has pictures of the Tahoe Miss that had a Buick or Olds V-6 engine driving the aux stage blower please forward any information on this unique application to me. I saw the boat in Detroit in the late sixtys. I believe the name of the Crew Chief was Harry Volpe. Additional information would be appriciated.Thanks,Bill Grunow,See More
William H. "Bill" Grunow added a discussion to the group 1967 Miss Budweiser
1967, Two seat Miss Budwieser.
This hull was built by Les Staudacher in 1962 for Shirley Mendelson McDonald. It ran in 1962 and 63 as the Notre Dame. In 1965 the boat was renamed Shu-Shu.In 1967, afte the 4th Miss Budweiser crashed in Tampa Florida, killing Bill Brow, Bernie Little bought the Shu-Shu and turned her into the 5th Miss Budweiser. She was driven by Mike Thomas and won the British Columbia Cup in Kelowna BC. The boat was replaced by the famous Karelsen Bud in 1968. The hulled next raced in 1970 as the Burien…See More
William H. "Bill" Grunow liked William H. "Bill" Grunow's blog post Tahoo Miss, V-6 engine driving the allison Aux stage blower.William H. "Bill" Grunow commented on Joe Bspivitch's video
Bardahl Did It Again - Ride Along in the 1962-65 Miss Bardahl
" Thanks for the great video, Dixon
That engine runs like a Swiss watch, Great Job by you and your team !!!"
William H. "Bill" Grunow posted a status"Any information regarding Bill Harrahs, Tahoe, V 6, engine,
driving the aux stage blower, would be appriciated.
Bill Grunow,"
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Harrah's Tahoe Miss, V-6 engine driving the Allison Aux stage blower. Late 60's or early 70's.
Posted on September 8, 2011 at 12:30am 2 Comments 2 Likes
Would it be possible for anyone who remembers or has pictures of the
Tahoe Miss that had a Buick or Olds V-6 engine driving the aux stage
blower please forward any information on this unique application to me. I saw the boat in Detroit in the late sixtys.
I believe the name of the Crew Chief was Harry Volpe. Additional information would be appriciated.
Thanks,
Bill Grunow,
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