One of the very earliest shots of one of the winningest supermodifieds of all time, the famous #119 “Blue Jewel”. Built by Bob Hamke for car owner Hal Bedford late in the 1962 season, the car made its debut at Hialeah Speedway in 1963, and with veteran Rags Carter at the wheel, started winning from the very beginning. This picture could well have been the cars first win, its Hialeah Speedway for sure. The car did not even have its fuel injection yet, notice the 6 two barrel carbs on the state of the art small block Chevy power plant. Rags Carter went up north as soon as the 1963 racing season started there, Hal Bedford sold the car to Hamke, who immediately put his good friend Rod Perry in it, and as they say, the rest is history.