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SEE The K S "TIGER" Pittman TRIBUTE CAR Rocky Pirrone JpTrans@prodigy.net

In the 1960's K.S. Pittman was one the biggest names in Drag Racing. In fact K.S. was probably the first racers that made a living traveling the country racing his Willys coupes. In 1965 the National Hot Rod Association sent K.S. to England as part of a race team to introduce drag racing to the UK. In 1967 he built this car and set the the racing world on its ear, by being the first gasoline fueled car with doors to cover the quarter mile under eight seconds! K.S, ran this car for two seasons, before moving onto a 48 Austin and later a Opel GT.

In 2007 we built this 1933 Willys AA/GS coupe in honor and as a tribute to my good friend and NHRA Hall of Fame racer K.S. "Tiger" Pittman. The period correct recreation was built by my race car team Pirrone and Ellershaw race cars. We built the 33 "exactly" the way the original was built by K.S. in 1966/1967. The original was destroyed in a high speed accident in 1971. I'd like to thank Harry Hall (who owned the car from late 68 to 71) along with Chuck Finders who built the original chassis for their help in the recreation. We had the honor of unveiling the K.S. Pittman tribute car at the Willys Home Run in Buffalo New York in 2008. My original plans were to take my tribute to Springfield Missouri where K.S. now resides in a veterans home. Unfortunately, unexpected delays, pushed the completion date back further and further. After a discussion with some of the members of the S&S race team about K.S.'s health, we decided it might be more appropriate to have LaVaun come to the Willys Home Run for the unveiling. Of course not having K.S. there was a disappointment, but having LaVaun there was the next best possible thing. This first photos are what this tribute is all about and that is the people. Words can't describe the emotion that was flowing. There were plenty of tears and hugs. It was truly one one of the best things I've ever been involved with.

K S Pittman