Comments on: The Real “Silver Bullet” – 2007 Woodward Cruise

By: Woodward Ave. Legend, Jimmy Addison & the Silver Bullet | MyRideisMe.com

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:38:48 +0000

[...] Bill wrote this story in May of 2006, but it wasn’t until 2007 when I first saw the Silver 1967 (not 68) Plymouth GTX known as the Silver Bullet. The undisputed “King of Woodward Ave” drew a crowd for days at the legengary Woodward Avenue cruise and stirred up quite a controversy when there were two of them! (that’s another story about the Silver Bullet) [...]

By: pikesan

pikesan — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:16:45 +0000

Hey Tom, Thanks for the insight. It’s wild that a car owned by a regular guy could be become known enough to cross state lines. that’s legend! Got any pictures of your old Plymouth? Put those with a tale from the good old days and we’ve got another great story!

By: tom

tom — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:07:58 +0000

I wonder if the car I saw at Barret Jackson in Palm Beach Fl was the real one
it was displayed with new Chrysler cars inside about 3 0r 4 years ago
I am an old street racer from Connecticut / Berlin turnpike Newington McDonalds
In 1968 I was running a medium blue 1964 Plymouth Belvedere it had a 68 dodge charger engine 440 / 375 horse / hemi 4 speed box / 4:56 8/34 rear
racer brown cam / headwork / the big hooker adjustable headers / edelbrock intake and a 850 holley double pumper. It ran low 12′s with a hurst super shifter and linleock . It was a real sleeper. Would love to have that car back today. Those were the days I really enjoyed the story about the Silver Bullet.
People back in Ct had heard about its legend as the ruler of Woodward AVe.

By: pikesan

pikesan — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:48:50 +0000

Thanks for your comment Daniel. I think the question of “real” car is more of a spiritual question now. Is it the engine or the body that makes a car real? Or is it both? Harold has the real body, even Manuel admits that. The question is who’s got the original engine or do they both have an engine that Jimmy Addison used? It’s a cool story and one of the first I wrote, so I’ll always like it. If you want me to send a higher resolution picture, let me know.
Pikesan

By: Daniel R Versluis Sr.

Daniel R Versluis Sr. — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:23:02 +0000

As mopar lover and a scale model builder.Ive been looking for complete photos of this legend for some 12 years.this car will always remian a legend,aslong as we the street racer talk and compare it to all street racers past and present.I found this car just surfing the web for photos for my model projects.This car has also been at the chrysler musem,and to answer the question over who has the real car vin numbers from chrysler.even if car was never titled by chrysler they still have it on production records.

By: Ron D

Ron D — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:22:17 +0000

Fact Mike Mcgurie beat the bullet with a 69 Camaro. Dick Arons, Jim Wangers.and many others know this. 7 some years ago I asked Jimmy Addison in front of Harold Sulivan AND Galen Govier. Jimmy said Mike beat the bullet a few times. Larry Turner and Steve Mair never had a car together. Larry Turner had a Hemi Roadrunner named Vanishing Point that ran Low 11s threw mufflers. Steve Mair had a 72 Camaro that ran 10.60s Threw only 2 mufflers and it had only 1 4bbl carb.
I dont understand why this “never been beat” contiues to this day.
Every car gets beat or you aint racing

By: Rob Adcox

Rob Adcox — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:21:57 +0000

Dr. Schiffer,

I wasn’t there. I was referring to a mopar magazine article written several years ago. I wish I could have been in attendance.

I once emailed Jim Wangers regarding a race he had had against the Silver Bullet. He seemed elusive in that he neither confirmed nor denied the outcome of the race. I can only leave it to you to draw any potential conclusions from that communication. ;)

By: Dr. Eric M. Schiffer

Dr. Eric M. Schiffer — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:37:12 +0000

Rob,
Could you tell me what you know about the race between Jimmy Addison in the Silver Bullet and Frankie Ulbrick in the Black Bird. I have heard one story from Rick Dyer, from CARS. Inc. That the Frankie leaped out in the lead and every time Frankie shifted he pulled a liitle more on Jimmy. Frankie felt that Jimmy caught him at the high end a few feet before the finish line. Rick claims Jimmy “lenghtened” the finish line. Where you there?
Thank you in advance
Eric

By: Rob Adcox

Rob Adcox — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:54:17 +0000

I bet Jim Wangers is still having nightmares over losing to this car. lol…

By: BLACKBU

BLACKBU — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:15:31 +0000

ME AND THE FELLAS HERE AT STREETLIFE APPRECIATE THIS CAR AND ANY ONE LIKE IT.THANKS FOR THE HISTORY ON IT .WE ALL HAVE STREET CARS THAT ARE USED IN THE SAME FASHION.THE STREETS……YOU DONT KNOW WHERE YOUR GOING UNLESS YOU KNOW WHERE YOU BEEN.