I will share some of what is in the book. This was said of him in the real early 60's.
The Ramchargers were particularly esteeming of Bud Faubel. Thornton explains, " Bud was extremely competitive and just a super nice guy. It was amazing how well he did without a whole lot of help. He didn't have the resources we had. He was basically alone but very successful. Week in and week out,he won throughout the East and was always in national dragster. He owned a Dodge dealership and was a decorated war ace, kind of a gentleman racer-and I do mean gentleman-a real class act,very unique. He would just love it when we would come and race in his area. A dodge man through and through, and if a Dodge won, that's what made him happy."
And the aforementioned story of the a/fx car
The first group of six cars, those not competeing with standard wheelbases at the Winter Nationals Meets, was completed by mid-January. In a story of bygonne innocence, Bud Faubel shares how he got his car.
"Dale Reeker let me know the car was complete," says Bud, "and that they would be shipping it to me. I said,'Why dont I just fly there and drive it home?' They said 'What?' I said, 'No I'd really like to meet with you Ramchargers and get all the details on the new design car.' So I flew in and met with Dan Mancini,Reeker, Jim Thornton, Tom Hoover and all those wonderful guys. They helped me out a ton. They did everything for me. In fact, they did everything for anybody that raced any kind of Chrysler cars. They were so sharp and yet down to earth and easy to talk to. You would never know they were the guys responsible for creating all that machinery. Over time, I met more and more of them, and I ended up with a great relationship with everybody. There wasn't one of them I wouldn't consider my very good friend.
"Anyway,we hung a license plate on it, and I drove all the way home. I sort of coasted into the tollbooths on the turnpike. Sometimes there would be cops hanging around, and I would take off in high gear at idle so it wouldn't make so much noise. I noticed right away it was pretty light and transferred weight well. There also were a couple of spots on the turnpike where I found it it handled pretty well in high gear, if you know what I mean. In the next couple of weeks, we got ity painted and headed out to Phoenix for the AHRA Winter Nationals."
Got Word Last Night That Longtime NHRA Drag Racer Bud Faubel From Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Passed Sunday. Bud Was A Fixture At Many Car Shows Including York US30 Reunions Where He Became An Ambassador Of Sorts To Drag Racing From The Glory Days. Bud Drove The 1965 Hemi Honker Dodges & Plymouths For Shively Motors of Chambersburg In Competetion For Many Years. A Nicer Man You'll Could Not Find When It Came Time To Sit With Him And Talk. He Always Found Time To Interact With His Fans. RIP Bud! I'll Personally Will Miss You!
