Car Guy Magazine Car Guy Magazine Issue 1014 | Page 10

Wichita Falls is a small, rustic Texas city, just south of the Oklahoma border.
Lloyd Ruby has lived there, but for a brief sojourn in Houston, all his life. That is,
when he wasn’t driving the wheels of everything from motorcycles to midgets,
Ford GTs to Watson roadsters, Maseratis to Smokey’s Camaro replica and NASCAR stockers to Lotus Formula One cars. In short, he has raced everything on
wheels, and done it very well, indeed.
We met up with Ruby at the Rock Inn in Wichita Falls. It isn’t named for the
type of music played there (for that is country-western) but for the stone facade on the tiny, time-worn structure. Inside, a group of long-time friends are
preparing for a feast. Most are wearing Stetsons and boots, not for effect but for
shade from the searing Texas sun and for tromping through mud while inspecting their oil leases and cattle ranches.

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