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the Fitch bit*h at Joe Gertler's Raceway Garage on Bronx street circa early '50's[ATTACH]
Joe I was thinking of you when I saw Ivan's Skirrow. Here's the Elto you and your dad built here in Fairbanks....as well as an NOS engine along...
That Half/Bugatti engine came from our shop. Dad had it when he and Mike Caruso shared the two halves, "in the day" Ivan would have loved the...
Here is a photo of this specific Ferrari 375MM, when my Dad repaired it (on Bronx, NYC street) after it hit all the birds and rabbits in the...
Kerry! You have amazing tenacity, in tracking down the history of these cars. I wish I could have helped more. The photos at top were taken in...
No rear radius rods on the #1 sprinter?
Harry McQuinn Alert! There is a brand new, (August 2017) hardcover 312 page book "Harry McQuinn-King of the Midgets, Dirt Track, Sprint car,...
Original SOHIO cap from 1929 National Air Races [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thank you for those several specific dates, Vitesse. Do you happen to remember a source/report, with more details, for the above info? I was...
Does anybody have any good photos of the MIDGET race cars, when they ran at Roosevelt Raceway Long Island? Most people are aware of the two...
Still have his original pattern for the Gemsa side plate. [IMG]
Granite State Sprint is still here, and available. Made substantial price reduction, see the classifieds if interested.
The Granite State Special has been sold
Sometimes, the improvisation and ingenuity used in building old race cars just makes you smile.. I tried to show this a while ago, but this...
Hi Carl "unpredicatable" is an understatement. Even after lowering the prices by thousands MORE additional dollars (having previously lowered them...
Really appreciate the info, Carl. I donated tons of stuff in past years. But now, with loads of Grandkids, and four grown kids and wife, proceeds...
Thank you for your interesting info on your tribute car, which most certainly IS "an affordable, reliable and fun way" to go vintage racing and...
Hi Carl; Love your photoshop albums, Thanks. What is the story on the two(?) # 15 Boyle cars? Is the Rasansky #15 car still around/ does it have...
Wish I had known the 67 was going to be at Ameilia Island. I would have gone over...(and I missed the 375MM Carrera Panamericana Ferrari that Dad...
Can anyone help with contact info for a Victoria, Australian gent who has been trying to contact me about vintage race cars? He uses the Ebay name...
Lofty company.. Here are a couple of shots, From these and other original photos, it can be seen that there were at least five new midgets hanging...
Not enough aggravation in my life.. a guy (somewhere in NJ zip code)finally made an offer on my Elto midget, but waited until less than one minute...
Getting kinda bummed out..:( Used to restore and sell these cars all year long, for a living. Been trying to sell my (best car) flat tail, Granite...
Hi Bob; Which car are you trying to find photos of? I have boxes full of unsorted (so never scanned or posted) vintage midgets sprints, ports...
That's a beautiful Elto. The Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum in Fairbanks, Alaska, has several of our vintage flat-tail midget race cars. They...
If you brought your car to Harrison's Garage in the 1950's, with major troubles, you could get it back from them with only minor trouble. [IMG]
Just went back 7 pages trying to find what you were refering to-with no luck. With the amount and speed of posts here, posters responding or...
here is a photo of Hartz' # 22, Junior Racing Association car, that has some significant differences. Such as body work mounted above the frame,...
Does anyone know if the John Fitch, Ford V8/60 -powered racer, called "The Fitch Bitch" from 1950, is still in existence?
Cars must go ASAP. Have just made major price reductions (virtual GIVE-AWAY prices, at this point)on the beautiful Elto outboard midget (AND the...
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