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I think the Timken number is LM 11949. We used a lot of them in Go Power wheels many years ago.
Micky Rupp was the manufacturer of go karts in Mansfield, Ohio. The engine for his monster snow mobile came from his Indy car.
Your proposed modifications to the Victress look very good! I've always pictured this as a Manning, but I like the 'glass better.
Was the Fisher ignition another product by the late Fred W "California Bill" Fisher? I know he had the "How to Hop Up Your ...." books, Fisher...
I know the Ernie Grimm car ran at Tulsa in 1957. I thought it was black with red cove, but obviously it was many years ago, and my memory is...
Ivan, do you now own it, or does your friend still hold the title?
The knock offs on a Jag have arrows marked "Do" and "Undo", so that will not be an issue. I'd love to see either or both cars on the track at one...
That Mechanics Illustrated article lead to my first car in 1952. A '32 tudor sat at the gas station at 15th & Utica in Tulsa, which was also the...
Rickybop, I don't remember the grill, but perhaps you're thinking of the "Rounds Rocket" which was a rear engined pre-war Indy car. I remember...
I have no idea what the big smudge came from. Maybe my coffee cup sloshed. Mr Logan had "detuned" the Buick engines in the two cars he bought...
Stogy asked when the roadster moved North to Kansas. I visited Mr Logan's shop (next to the Farmers' Market) several times from late 1953 to mid...
By the mid 1950s it was owned by A D Logan in Tulsa. He bought the roadster, a Buick powered Doretti and the Chuck Porter truck (and an in the...
The Frank Rose T was part of the big auction of the Harrah's collection. I don't recall the exact date, but likely in the late 1960s or very...
John in the Parkinson will be running against the Manning and Baldwin flat head powered cars at Laguna Seca Nov 11-14. The Tatum and Kurtis are...
More, please!
The Frenchtown Flyer said "The disadvantage(s) of a mag is at slow speeds the spark is weaker. In the past this meant gapping the plugs down to...
Is anyone taking pics they can post? If not, how about just a story or two about who is doing what?
Pat's article mentions Chuck Daigh driving what is known today as the Parkinson Jaguar Special. It placed second and third in class 4A at the...
Thanks, HRP, that is the Ferrari Barchetta I had from about 1970 to mid 1980s. Serial 0124AM. Ferrari used even numbers for race cars, odd...
I hope I've done this Photobucket thing correctly so the image shows. 1951 Ferrari 340 American, Touring body. One of five built (4.1 liter...
The Mallock sports racing cars out of England used a split beam on their early models (circa 1960). I think they may have changed later. They...
4.75" chop may not qualify for "over chop", but at 81 years old and 6' tall, that and the full frame channel is proving to be too much! [IMG]
In the early 1950s, my brother and I put a 322 in a '34. Original steering box in stock location. We (at 14 and 17 years old) flattened the...
Some time around 1952 I was visiting Don Ross in his home garage in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mr Ross was a machinest at Stanolind (Standard of Indiana)...
I just saw an ad for a similar car, Olds powered, in Portland, OR....
After Jimmy B posted this, I realized it was likely filmed in 1953. Note the lack of helmets on both drivers and riders, and not even leathers...
Is this the Carley from Palo Alto, CA? If so, I knew his parents, and when they saw my '62 Fuely, they mentioned that their son also had a "fast...
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A 32.5 sedan not as radical as Hubba Hubba, which came at it from the other side....
dumprat said: the trim the back section of the roof above the window until the curves of the roof are pleasing and line up. I tried to visualize...
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