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\u201cOne day I called Wally Edwards and found out that he had passed away. Whoever I spoke with told me that Edwards\u2019s family had moved to Havasu City and that his son was still around. So I got a hold of a Havasu City phone book and found Edwards\u2019s kid. To my delight, he said he had a whole bunch of stuff for the car. So I had my friend Ray Lark pay Edwards a visit. I couldn\u2019t believe it when Ray called to tell me that Edwards\u2019s son had 14 trophies.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Valerio the trophies indicate that the Wright Special won the SCCA Julian Hill Climb in 1956. He also says the car held the quarter mile drag record at the Paradise Mesa Drag Strip in 1957. Among the trophies is one for the fastest time at Hour Glass Field in August of \u201958. Valerio also reports that he\u2019s documented a run of 143.76 mph at El Mirage.<\/p>\n
The car was sold to a collector in 2006 and is being readied for competition once again. Valerio remains at work on his 60-acre ranch where his wife raises Jack Russell terriers and zebras. And every day Valerio ventures out to hunt unicorns.<\/p>\n
George loves to talk cars and can be reached at EurosprtCA@aol.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
George Valerio of Lincoln, California, has been hunting cars for\u00a0 as long as he can remember. Yes, it\u2019s the way he earns his living, but it is more of an obsession than a vocation. After a few minutes on the telephone, it\u2019s obvious that Valerio finds great joy in unearthing interesting cars. It\u2019s as if he\u2019s resuscitating them, giving life and motion where there was darkness and stagnation. One of Valerio\u2019s more interesting finds happened in October 2003 during a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":681847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9494],"tags":[9495],"class_list":["post-490958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-of-the-day","tag-car-of-the-day"],"yoast_head":"\n