Looking for John Chachi JR. ?

poseur · #1 (**permalink**) 12-04-2007, 06:49 AM

From an old business card...Spelling is CIACCHI...references "The Snake Pit"- "Ohio's Contemporary Cobra Builder" on (1) side and "Ciacchi Performance Engineering"-"complete race car chassis and pro street car fabrication" on the other side. My card is not dated, but the phone nos. are:

Office (216) 327-8313
Mobile (216)789-4046

32561 Chestnut Ridge
N. Ridgeville, OH 44039

My memory fades, too. I thought I remembered white as John's car, but blue w/white stripes seems to jog the memory bank! I'm sure there are color pictures in the usual magazines.

Getting back on topic...the original post was to locate John, JR. I assume JR is the son who won the raffle car at Carlisle...???

RICK LAKE · #2 (**permalink**) 12-04-2007, 10:32 AM

poseur Yes JR won the car, He had maybe 1,000 tickets for that thing. His friend took it over at the R&G and they found that the weld on the lower control arm had no penetration. Only half of it was holding the lower arm togeather. Back end of the car was cooked, Driver was OK. 1 of John cars was the 22 car. Light blue with white strips. Other was a white car. Still looking thanks for the help. We will find him if possible. Rick

wheels2009 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-04-2010, 08:31 PM

Ran into him while back. He's still in N Ridgville at same addy. The obit was not Big John's. Still at the Snake Pit garage.

mustangman069 · #4 (**permalink**) 07-31-2011, 06:51 PM

yes that was my grandpa john noel ciacchi he was racing the car at run and gun in 02

mustangman069 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-31-2011, 06:57 PM

and sorry that was his obituary and my uncle and i do everything we can to maintain the garage in north ridgeville he had a lot of people i had no way of contacting when he passed ....... we still have the cobra and the capri and i push my uncle for us to return to a run and gun event in the future... it was great to see this photo thanx for posting it!