Al Kitts, from Richfield Springs,
N. Y. started racing on the streets of Schenectady, N.Y.
in the late 50's with Shirley Muldowny.
He won his first sanctioned race in 1960 at Fonda, N.Y.
In 1961 he had 48 wins in super stock, driving a 1961 Ford Starliner,
390/401hp. He finished the year winning the
Nascar Nationals in SS.
A special thanks to Robert Brady.
This is the 1963 light weight Ford Galaxy 427.
Used for match racing.
1963 light weight Ford Galaxy 427.
Al with the 1964 Ford Thunderbolt.
In 1964 Willis Ford received a Thunderbolt from Ford Motor Company.
With Al driving, the car became the one to beat in
Northern New England and Quebec.
1964 was a very good
year for Willis Ford, setting many track records and
winning the Canadian Nationals.
After a call from Griffith Motors,
Willis Ford teamed up with Jack Griffith and designed
the only Griffith ever made for drag racing.
Once again with Al Kitts at the wheel it became the car to beat.
The car was unbeaten that year in AA/Sports.
This picture is of Al,(on the left) Jack Gorney and Skip Sheldon.
They were at Milton Vermont, in the summer of 1963.
This picture was taken at the track championship awards
at Ken Squire's Thunder Road, in Barre Vermont-1964.
Bob Doyle (holding the flag) is the Bardahl Rep.
sponsoring the white thunderbolt.
(Al, first on the right)
Ken Squires-The voice of Nascar.
A great friend, from Waterbury, VT.
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