On June 22, 2024, former ATQMRA President John Little was reunited with the radical and championship-winning TQ that he and Jack Bertling built for the 1973 racing season.
Along with Harry Williams, Little and Bertling built the car in the garage seen in the background of the photo. John Little and his wife, Pat, have lived in this house since 1958 (!) and are still going strong in their 90s.
With Bertling driving, the car won the 1973 series championship, and it won the ardor of Ray McCabe, who along with Joe Grandinetti restored the car over the past year. The car had been found in Arizona, languishing and barely recognizable, and was brought back East by the late Bruce Kindberg. Bruce was not able to undertake the restoration prior to his passing, so Ray and Joe picked up the ball and completed a faithful restoration.
When Ray and Joe brought the car to show it to John this past June, it made for a special moment because both John’s son and grandson were there to see the car as well.
(Click any of the photos for an enlarged view.)