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Top mechanic Chuck Grime, who used to work with Bob Judkins when Ed drove the #34 Pinto and Bob’s 2x Pintos, with an aluminum head similar to what Bob ran on his first racing car, the Ford coupe.

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This article describes the $ coupe built and owned by Bill Boudrieau and Donald Ponticelli in 1959 and driven by Ed’s formmer teammate Moe Gherzi. In 1960 Ponticelli and John Stygar teamed up to build a new coupe, which they also called the “$”, and which Ed made famous.