It's cool to know famous old racers and hot rodders, I vaguely knew Connie Swingle who was a chassis builder for Don Garlits who did eventually recognize and mention that fact later in some interviews. My Dad knew him very well and hung out with him in his final years. He was an alcoholic and died broke and miserable but another buddy Jimmy Jorski took him under his wing and pushed to get him recognized, had posters made up and took him to many car shows to sign autographs till he eventually passed. Both are dead now and are missed around here.