M/T: Mickey Thompson

Thanks to Autoblog for the tip… They stumbled across this incredible site full of vintage photography featuring the legendary Mickey Thompson.

It’s hard to argue that Mickey Thompson was not the most influential hot rodder of all time when looking at those photos and thinking about all he accomplished. He did it all in just about every medium he could do it in… Drag racing, land speed racing, boat racing, Indy…

Having had plenty of experience in modern race cars and realizing how much tougher the sport was in Mickey’s prime, I can’t even begin to fathom the amount of talent he must of had. He had the skill, luck, and determination to survive the PanAmerican, Indy 500, and the salt flats during a period when all three were literal killers. Just amazing when put into context with today’s drivers…