The “Red 7” name is an homage to the Grandfather of Red 7 Packaging founder, Cory Van De Griend. Cory’s Grandfather had a passion for creative inventions and auto racing. It is to Grandpa Vander Wilt’s creative spirit and his hand-built specialty race car, “Red Number 7”, that the Red 7 name pays tribute.
Facts about Grandpa Vander Wilt and “Red Number 7:
• Red Number 7 raced from the mid-fifties to the early sixties.
• Red 7 was active in the Iowa, Minnesota and Florida racing circuits.
• Although last seen in Wisconsin, the whereabouts of Red 7 is a mystery.
• Grandpa Vander Wilt drove it only once, claiming it was too powerful to control.
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