BOOK that DOCUMENTS mid -late 40's east coast hot rodding?

[Germ]

looking for one that is ROOTS east COAST hot rodding... interested in OLD WAR ERA racing? which was alot of 4-banger powered JALOPY style stuff......... maybe even some EARLY race car history....

I have never encountered very much readable that covers EAST COAST roots hot rodding, just the USUAL 50's FASHION bullshit books........
from brooklyn...............

Anything interested worth reading???

thanks

[Hot Rod Ron]

Hey Germ

I went and looked through my book by Tex Smith, Roaring Roadsters II and it has each chapter state by state with lots of pics. Maybe that can help you in your quest for higher knowledge.

[Germ]

I'm just wondering where all those 4 banger cars went? and where the HISTORY was recorded...

[Hot Rod Ron]

I found this club in the book called WRRA Wisconsin Roadster Racing Assoc. Maybe look at some old newspapers from that time period and see if something was written about the events or races. I know here in AZ they used to post all the race results from saturday night in the sunday papers when dirt tracking was really big and drag racing. Hope this will help you out. I just thought of something. My pops used to be in a car club in Chicago in the late 50's and has a lot of photos from shows. I will see if he remembers anything or some photos that I can post.

[safariknut]

The only book I know of that pretty much covers East coast rodding from about 46 up is called,"Cool cars and Square rollbars" by the Schuman Brothers.It was privately printed but I think a couple of book stores carried it.If you can't find a copy I have an extra one I bought for a friend who never picked it up.

[Dirk]

The book "cool cars and square roll bars" is a great book with a ton of photos.

Excellent book!

[hotrodladycrusr]

Skip Readio might know a good source. I don't know how often he checks in here, but I'll email him for you. I'll also ask one of my TyRod buds.

[roadstar]

Damn girl, You know every one http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Lots of history with the TY-Rods.

[sawzall]

germ look here
http://www.emmr.org/

another book called cool cars and square roll bars.. is available.

however the GUY you need to speak with is stan lobitz of Hazelton, PA he is not only the Father of drag racing in pennsylvania. he has been collecting sprint cars and related parts since before you and I were born. I was lucky to meet stan this past weekend and see some incrediable photos of his collections. Of special interest to my good buddy scatkat mr Lobitz had a photo of the GENTS roadster association dragster..

good luck sawzall

[286merc]

http://www.lasheefs.com/thegoodolddays.html

Contact those guys, they can steer you where you want to go.

If you squint hard enough you will see a 17yr old yours truly in one of the wrecks!

[hotrodladycrusr]

From an email I received back from Skip. He pretty much dittos what others here have said but he did include an email address so I wanted to pass it along

"The only one I know of is the Shuman brother's "Cool Cars and Square Roll bars" but that's about the fifties car clubs in the Northeast.

Contact a.b.Shuman at squarerollbars@yahoo.com for copies."

[general gow]

I know it's not exectly what you are looking for but I have to throw my hat in for Cool Cars, Square Roll Bars too. That book and this car are what did me in. Now I can't go to sleep at night without thinking about taking 3" out of the roof on the coupe, or when I will find the correct rear crossmember, or the right steering wheel, or...