rockfla
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Came across these photo's today....probably for most on here may not of heard of John Schooler as it was more than likely a more regional notoriety. BUT here is a early drag car from here local in North Florida and was supported, as you see, by John Schooler and Schooler Cams. This car was also significant as Lee Roy Yarbourgh help work on it as he was making his name in the early days of NASCAR here at Jax Raceway. NOT sure what the "mill" is on this one BUT Schooler, by this time, Was a very well known and a legendary race cam guru from the Flathead days here in Jacksonville FL. Legend around here has it that John could sit at a railroad crossing and add all the rail car numbers up on the sides and give you total of the serial numbers by the time the last rail car passed. I remember going into his shop once with my Dad when I was 4 or 5 and he had cranks standing on end covering the floor on each side of the isle in the middle of his shop and shelves lining both walls stacked full of cams. He could pull any given cam off his shelf and tell you ALL the specs that he had ground it to. Schooler cams were a must have here in the south east and seem to be all but forgotten today. A friend here in town still has his 34 5window with a John Schooler built flathead in it...quite the story on how he ran that motor in after he built it!!!! Wish I could get the car for history sake.
