posted 01-09-2006 09:07 PM         

Jimmy owned the Silver Bullet - the 1967 Plymouth Belvidere GTX that made Woodward Avenue famous for cruisin' and street racing. No one beat Jimmy and the Silver Bullet. He sold the car years ago and Harold Sullivan purchased it from the guy that bought it from Jimmy. Harold restored it and is part of his awesome Mopar collection of cars. This is the same Woodward Avenue of the Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise that we attend every year. Many of you have visited Harold's collection and seen the original Silver Bullet. Some of you may have bought the 1:19 scale models of the Silver Bullet from Harold. Some of you may even had them signed by Harold and Jimmy.

You can read about Jimmy and the Silver Bullet here:

Jimmy Addison

posted 01-09-2006 09:51 PM         

The Silver Bullet and the Silver Bullet...

Harold Sullivan and John Davies

posted 01-10-2006 12:09 AM         

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Originally posted by CJ:
Jimmy Addison passed away on Friday, January 6, 2006.

May he rest in peace in Hot Rod Heaven...

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How depressing.. What a nice guy too & proud of owning the Original Silver Bullet... He will be in my thoughts & prayers. How is Harold dealing with all of this? I know they had a great relationship.

WildBill

posted 01-10-2006 07:05 AM         

It was taken at 13 Mile and Woodward last August at the Woodward Dreamcruise. This is right at the center of where the legend was born.

posted 01-10-2006 07:15 AM         

Marc, Today you just don't read about it. It took years before the original stories came out. Think about it, where did ISream come from? How was Mike K able to build a 302 V-6? How has Marty Usher had his car "dialed in"?

We grew up with Woodward. We lived it. Ever get a ticket for obstructing traffic? How about excessive noise with the tires? Or my favorite, speed contest with yourself.

In the sixties and very early 70's, I helped GM filter out the "right parts" to racers. My customers included Chrysler Corporation and the guys that went on to form Direct Connection which in-turn lead to Mopar Performance and has now come full circle to Direct Connection again. For one they bought special aluminum cross flow radiators from me to give to racers like Richard Petty.

Before I retired, I filtered parts out for the various projects that were written up in magazines. The Popular Hot Rodding article on the Mopar Nation included quiet references to me. Bobby Alloway got his facts wrong and his faux pax was corrected in the letter to the editor in December's issue.

Doubt it? Ask Marty how much difference it makes in being able to "dial in" his car.

Jimmy Addison ran out of Ted Sphar's Sunoco station. He ran the stuff that his friends at Chrysler provided. Its sad to see him pass. Those guys influenced a lot of people, myself included. Locally, we all looked up to the "big guys" and Jimmy was the most visible.