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Rebuilt for speed: Vancouver man reunites with racing car after 45 years

By Erin Middlewood, Columbian Managing Editor for Content
Published: September 28, 2023, 6:03am
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Drag racing trophies -- called "Wallys" because they feature the late founder of the National Hot Rod Association, Wally Parks -- sit in Mike Myers' home office in Vancouver.
Drag racing trophies -- called "Wallys" because they feature the late founder of the National Hot Rod Association, Wally Parks -- sit in Mike Myers' home office in Vancouver. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Mike Myers last raced his drag car on Jan. 1, 1978. He sold it soon afterward.

“I never thought I’d see it again,” said Myers, a 75-year-old Vancouver resident.

Then he found out the person who bought the car from him sold it to someone he knew from his racing days.

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