Any of you remember this car, team ??

[ironpony]

I came across this picture, any one remember them ? Any sort of contender back in the day ??

 

[Jim]

Given that they totally mixed up the time and situation with the name on the car, I wonder about how well they did on the track.

Billy the Kid was an outlaw in the Old West. Why are they dressed as 1920s gangsters?

 

[SS140]

Billy always had good equipment and good drivers. Herb McCandless won Modified Production driving Billy's '68 Barracuda at the '70 Gators, and Bobby Yowell won one in IHRA PS with his Arrow later on after Ronnie Sox vacated the seat. Those were probably the high points of the team's success outside of match racing.

EDIT: In regard to Jim's comment, I read an article about the photo that stated it was the photographer's idea for the scene/props/outfits. Fitting given Billy's background which I am not going to go into here. I've heard good things about him, but also not so good from people who were directly involved.

 

[T.Smith]

Definitely a colored past. Do some research. He also sold some race cars to Brooklyn Heavy out of New York.

 

[none]

Billy Stepp, Stu McDade and Paul Frost.

 

[Wayward]

I remember during a rain delay at National Trails pitching quarters for dollar with him and 4 others. He
was personable and funny. Beautiful car.

 

[stitcherbob]

Bill Stepp: Meet Dayton’s drag-racing gangster who slipped past case after case for decades

William Elias “Bill” Stepp was one of the most famous gangsters the Miami Valley has ever known.

www.daytondailynews.com

 

[TSK]

Whatever magazine that picture came from mislabeled the car as a 1973 Dodge Demon. The only problem is that there was never a '73 Demon. The car pictured is either a 1972 or 1971 Dodge Demon. By 1973, the A-body Dodge was called a Dart Sport, as shown in the picture I shot at the '73 Tulsa National Challenge.

 

[ironpony]

Interesting, he was a local Ohioan..............

 

[Prestaged]

Stu McDade in Billy Stepp's car was runner-up to Ronnie Sox at the 1971 Nationals (not yet the US Nationals). That was the first national event my brother and I attended. Sox won with a 9.586 to McDade's 9.588. Stepp's cars were immaculate and Paul Frost was a "Super Screw."

 

[Butch]

Interesting, he was a local Ohioan..............

And a very well-known Ohioan. That Photo say much more than a thousand words. If you know you know. LOL

 

[SS140]

Whatever magazine that picture came from mislabeled the car as a 1973 Dodge Demon. The only problem is that there was never a '73 Demon. The car pictured is either a 1972 or 1971 Dodge Demon. By 1973, the A-body Dodge was called a Dart Sport, as shown in the picture I shot at the '73 Tulsa National Challenge.

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'72 Demon. The '71 had the vertical split in the center of the grille.

 

[ironpony]

And a very well-known Ohioan. That Photo say much more than a thousand words. If you know you know. LOL

I read the article about his history here. I moved to Ohio in 1990 so did not know the history. I moved here from NY so his history is very relatable to some family.

 

[Rajunz]

Definitely a colored past. Do some research. He also sold some race cars to Brooklyn Heavy out of New York.

Or perhaps, traded???

 

[ironpony]

Or perhaps, traded???

I remember going into "The Conduit" and 100th Ave in NY by the airport to watch those guys street race. A thousand people lining the roadside and those guys racing. Amazing no one was ever killed. I remember some of the cars running in the high 8's at the track.
Rte. 109, 231 were other hot spots for street racing.