McGuire found the New York-based car on the internet in 2008 — noting “I had to have it” — and developed a friendship with Lewis, who shared a host of old Polaroid photos of its early years in the sale. Some of the suspension and driveline parts have been updated since, but the body and interior — the real character — is unchanged. “This thing was a time capsule for 37 years, Dwight says. “I started racing it about four years ago — it’s been a ball, but it doesn’t have a high-performance motor, so it could be one of the slowest cars out here.”