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John Brophy -- Fiat Crosley H-Modified
Brophy, well remembered for his many drives in his black
Devin SS-Chevrolet and later in Old
Yeller II, started his career competing in cars like this one.
In the "Novice Race", he won class "H-Modified" (for cars under 750cc.
displacement) racing against other beginners.
| From historian Ron Cummings:
"Walker
Edmiston was Willy the Wolf on KTLA, Los Angeles,and later became a
television actor on shows like Gunsmoke. His Miller-Crosley was Don
Miller's third chassis. Walker sold this car to John Brophy. Brophy later
advertised the car for sale as the "H Bomb". Walker had Jack Sutton
do the revised nose on the car.
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