Bob Townsend Jr.

Tom Kelly's 1969 Chevrolet Corvette of St. Louis, Missouri. Kelly's Corvette was restyled by Dave Puhl at House of Kustoms. Puhl had Harry Bradley design a few proposals that Kelly could choose from. The build was started in August of 1971 and completed in July of 1972. It featured a Hilborn injected and supercharged engine that Tom bought from Bob.

A Hilborn injected and supercharged engine was bought from Bob Townsend Jr. for Tom Kelly's 1969 Chevrolet Corvette. Tom bought a complete 427 Chevrolet engine that had been bored 60 over, balanced, blue-printed and clearanced. Photo courtesy of Tom Kelly.

A receipt from Bob listing up the parts he had bought for the engine in Tom Kelly's Corvette. Photo courtesy of Tom Kelly.

A receipt from Bob for the labor he had done on the engine in Tom Kelly's Corvette. Photo courtesy of Tom Kelly.