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    Flying FAREWELL

    Nov 28, 2021 2 minutes

    Darrel Zipp

    DARRELL Zipp - affectionately known in hot rod circles as

    ‘Zipper’ passed away October 6 after a short illness - he was 75.

    Darrell was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota and had a typical Mid-West upbringing. He graduated in ’64, entered the U.S. Army in ’65 and served a year in Vietnam’ 66-’67. On his return to the U.S., Darrell moved to

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