Old Yeller Race Car. With drake at the wheel he was balchowsky s favourite it was the talk of the race after a dramatic dice with billy krause s birdcage and augie pabst in the beautiful no expense spared scarab. The name old yeller appealed to the couple of as they knew their own car was going to be a mongrel too as well as a loved member of the family capable of fighting off all manner of snarling beasts on the race track.
For almost three years the prior owner dave gibbs oklahoma of the old yeller ii held the car refusing higher offers until the pricing was right for ernie and ernie purchased the 1959 old yeller ii. From their outward appearance cars like old yeller ii appeared crude but all of the yellers were well engineered and usually competed for overall victory with much more expensive competition. After languishing in a backyard for a few years old yeller ii was eventually restored for historic racing first by david gibb.
He drove old yeller ii from race to race up and down the california coast lined up on the grid against factory teams and privateers in the newest european sports cars.
For almost three years the prior owner dave gibbs oklahoma of the old yeller ii held the car refusing higher offers until the pricing was right for ernie and ernie purchased the 1959 old yeller ii. The car was eventually replaced by more advanced old yellers. With drake at the wheel he was balchowsky s favourite it was the talk of the race after a dramatic dice with billy krause s birdcage and augie pabst in the beautiful no expense spared scarab. The old yeller story is one of passion performance and determination.
