I was standing with Tom during the 1988 Smoky Yunick auction when he was bidding on the matching number mystery motor to the Vet. Our picture was in Autoweek the following month. GM and Reggie Jackson both were bidding on it also. When the bidding got to around $20,000 I said I could loan him $7,000 if he needed it but he opened his breafcase where he had about $50,000. Paid $29,000 if I remember correctly.
Roy