Wally Parks

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Wally Parks

American businessman

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…it gained greater respectability after Wally Parks helped organize the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) in 1938. World War II brought a temporary hiatus to activities but gave California “hot rodders” the opportunity to proselytize fellow servicemen, and these new converts returned home with hot rod “fever.”
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…it gained greater respectability after Wally Parks helped organize the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) in 1938. World War II brought a temporary hiatus to activities but gave California “hot rodders” the opportunity to proselytize fellow servicemen, and these new converts returned home with hot rod “fever.”
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