“Ohio George” Montgomery RIP

[Percboy]

Early NHRA gasser star, Indy winner "Ohio George" Montgomery passes away

“Ohio George” Montgomery, one of the first superstars in NHRA Drag Racing history, passed away Aug. 24. Montgomery, who was voted No. 28 on the list of NHRA’s Top 50 Racers in 2000, was a dominant force in gasser racing for decades beginning in the late 1950s.

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[Nunz]

Saw this on FB this morning. Very sad news, George was truly one of the sport's pioneers. RIP Mr. Montgomery.

 

[sammi]

God speed Ohio George. He pushed the sport forward and we all stand on his shoulders.

 

[Nappy]

I remember seeing him run a few times. Loved his cars so much I built a couple of model cars of them , "Years Ago"

 

[Professional Fan]

Met Ohio George several times at Indy. Seemed like a really nice guy.

 

[DanTheFan]

Love the sound of an A/GS Willys. Saw him twice and it a thrill.

 

[Percboy]

Met Ohio George several times at Indy. Seemed like a really nice guy.

I`m in Dayton quite often. Never really knew (until now) you could just stop by his and Gregs shop. Wished I`d looked into that in the past, would have loved to talk to him.

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[twostep]

George's last effort with his AA/GS Mustang, turned into a BB/AT after Ford insisted he try a turbo Boss 429. It had so much top end power they had to detune it about 600hp just to keep it from blowing the tires off in the back half. It ran 8.26 at 175mph at the 1974 Gatornationals. I liked the Mustang; most everybody competing in AA/GS at the time had a 1940 Willys or an Anglia.

RIP, George. You were one of the best.

 

[Cliff]

I remember once he had a turbo Pinto, ran in the AA/Modified Compact class. Had the 2000CC Pinto engine.

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