Bud Moore "body in white" #4 built for Trans Am Racing
© Ed Ludtke, Steve Johns, Steve Francis, Wolfgang Kohrn - November 26th, 2003, last update
January 2019
BUD MOORE ENGINEERING #4
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The last Kar Kraft-Bud Moore Mustang, body-in-white # 41971 has changed hands in 2008 rom Curtis Jackson to Steve & Kinga Johns which included about 2/3rds of original T/A parts needed to finish the car. Ownership as registered by The Road Racing Registry/Ed Ludtke:
1. Kar Kraft, MI.
2. Bud Moore, SC. 3. ?(1971-72)? 4. Roger Hurst from KY. (purchased in Rochester, NY Jan/Feb of 1972, made no changes to the car. Sold 1975-76) 6. Paul Petty, CT. (1975-76 to 1988) 7. David Castellano, CT. (1988 to 1991) 8. David Castellano and Marty Handshy, CT. (partners for 6 months in 1990) 9. David Castellano, CT. (1991) 10. Curtis Jackson, GA. (April 27, 1991 to December 2008) 11. Steve and Kinga Johns This is what Steve wrote us on Octobre,2nd. 2011: "The excitement in finding and
obtaining the last Bud Moore, Kar Kraft, Boss 302 Trans Am Mustang has
turned out to be a chapter and not the book.
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Finally completed
the car was up at an auction by R/M Auctions on the 15th/16th of
January 2015 in Arizona. Check out this link for further information. The bids went up from 100.000 to 140.000, but the reserve was not met. Auction closed. Afterwards bidders were put in contact with the owner and the car went for 200.000 Dollar plus comissions to its current new owner. More soon. |
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The car was bought
by Bob Smalley, he and his brother Randy have a nice car collection. They
raced several cars until 2012 under the RSR banner. Work has started on the car and we hope to update you soon. The car is planned to be entered in vintage races in the summer of 2015. |
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January 2019, BME
#4 went on sale at the Gooding auction at Scottsdale. Steve Francis was on site and reported about it. The car just went up to 80.000 dollar. Since the auction was a no reserve auction, the car was sold for 89.100 incl. fees to a happy new owner. The sellers were of course not too happy. What a lesson learned about auctions...it can go all well..or it can go all bad. We feel sorry for the seller. |
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