▁rol lo ver , ▁Em ery ▁refused ▁to ▁drive ▁it ▁again , ▁bel ieving ▁" it ▁was ▁too ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁c low n ▁deal " ▁ ▁Em ery ▁first ▁encountered ▁" W ater bed ▁Fred " ▁Miller , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁associate ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁fifty ▁years , ▁when ▁Em ery ▁and ▁G annt ▁came ▁into ▁Bob ▁R ig gle ' s ▁Mans field , ▁Ohio , ▁shop ▁with ▁F lying ▁Red ▁Baron . ▁Del iver ing ▁Don ▁and ▁Roy ▁Gay ’ s ▁In fin ity ▁to ▁R ig gle , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁purchased ▁the ▁fun ny ▁car , ▁led ▁to ▁Em ery ▁driving ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁owner . ▁ ▁R ig gle ▁owned ▁the ▁famous ▁H emi ▁Under ▁G lass ▁wheel stand er , ▁and ▁gave ▁Em ery ▁his ▁first ▁Fun ny ▁Car ▁ride . ▁ ▁Em ery ▁later ▁worked ▁for ▁Sam ▁Harris ▁at ▁Chap ar ral ▁tra ilers . ▁ ▁Starting ▁a ▁Fun ny ▁Car ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁J eg ▁C ough lin , ▁Sr . ▁h ired ▁Em ery ▁to ▁drive ▁for ▁him ; ▁he ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁G ant t ▁( then ▁on ▁Will ie ▁Bor sch ' s ▁crew ) ▁and ▁Miller . ▁C ough lin ' s ▁Che v ro let ▁Cam aro ▁won ▁the ▁I H RA ▁national ▁event ▁at ▁Br istol ▁that ▁year , ▁taking ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁Pat ▁F oster ▁in ▁Barry ▁Set zer ' s ▁V ega . ▁ ▁Em ery ▁won ▁Fun