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**Jive-Bomber** · 07-26-2012, 09:02 AM

Here's another killer batch of Bonneville pictures from the Mike Smith Collection as promised, and there are plenty more great cars to check out. I believe most of these shots are from the '59 SCTA meet- Obviously some of them don't have the handy da...

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Jalopy Joker · 07-26-2012, 10:41 AM

Cool

**38Chevy454** · 07-26-2012, 10:49 AM

Neat pics, always nice to see some historical pictures of the real deal.

hotrod1940 · 07-26-2012, 10:52 AM

Thanks for posting, great history.

vonpahrkur · 07-26-2012, 11:21 AM

nice, thanks for sharing!

**Canada Jeff** · 07-26-2012, 01:05 PM

Image #5... is that Mickey Thompson's Challenger I all taken apart?

The size of it seems right, and those exhaust pipes, the tanks, if you've ever built the model kit of that car, that all seems very familiar. And in '59 the car didn't yet have the superchargers on the motors under those tarps. Maybe?

If so, pretty cool. I've never seen that picture of the Challenger before, and there are not as many photos of its earliest configurations.

Thanks for posting these!

silverdome · 07-26-2012, 03:47 PM

Interesting. 12 pictures but only 11 appear. Is picture 10 hiding something? How fast did the minibike run I wonder?

Snap back to it, wake up, quit daydreaming.

It's been a long day.

**HEMI32** · 08-02-2012, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silverdome

... 12 pictures but only 11 appear. Is picture 10 hiding something? ...

silverdome - Here ya go:

silverdome · 08-03-2012, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HEMI32

silverdome - Here ya go:

Thanks, you just can't keep us good MoPar guys down.

**Lancer** · 07-26-2012, 04:26 PM

Keep'm comin'!

pontman · 07-26-2012, 05:14 PM

Canada Jeff,
That is with out a doubt the Callenger I

dry lakes wheel man · 07-26-2012, 05:42 PM

I don't believe that's the Challenger 1. I believe the Challenger 1 was powered by four Pontiac engines

Dynoroom · 07-26-2012, 05:50 PM

Wheel Man, I downloaded the picture and enlarged it. You really can't see much of the engines but it has the same exhaust, tanks, layout etc. as Challenger. Pretty sure it is. No other car like it.

dry lakes wheel man · 07-26-2012, 11:21 PM

Here is the cover of the December 1959 Hot Rod Magazine with the Challenger on the cover. As you can see the car is powered be four fuel injected engines, This shot was taken at the Sept 1959 meet. The photo on this site is a twin engine Chrysler with the driver sitting between them.

**Dean Lowe** · 07-27-2012, 01:10 AM

The twin Chrysler car is not the Challenger. The other car all apart is the Challenger for sure. The headers, engine placement and water tanks are the give away.

Dynoroom · 07-27-2012, 10:51 AM

You were looking at a different picture. This is Challenger.

snelson57 · 07-27-2012, 03:05 PM

Can anyone tell what hubcaps are on the T-bird?

flamingokid · 07-27-2012, 03:24 PM

Like Billy Idol says"More,More,More!"

dry lakes wheel man · 07-27-2012, 08:09 PM

Well my bad!!! That photo does indeed look like the Challenger. Thanks

07-26-2012, 09:02 AM	#1
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,420	More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Here's another killer batch of Bonneville pictures from the Mike Smith Collection as promised, and there are plenty more great cars to check out. I believe most of these shots are from the '59 SCTA meet- Obviously some of them don't have the handy da... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

07-26-2012, 10:41 AM	#2
Jalopy Joker Old School HAMBer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rodsville, CA Posts: 5,832	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Cool

07-26-2012, 10:49 AM	#3
38Chevy454 Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Tijeras, NM (Albuquerque) Posts: 3,493	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Neat pics, always nice to see some historical pictures of the real deal. __________________ High Quality USA-made bear claw style latches CHEAP! Now have install kits also! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=620485 I used to have a handle on life......... then it broke

07-26-2012, 10:52 AM	#4
hotrod1940 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 3,931	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Thanks for posting, great history. __________________ http://www.hotrodsonline.com/ http://www.hotrodpartsbarn.com/home_page.html Larry Watson Tee Shirts, Posters, Hot Rod Signs

07-26-2012, 01:05 PM	#6
Canada Jeff Alliance Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 205	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Image #5... is that Mickey Thompson's Challenger I all taken apart? The size of it seems right, and those exhaust pipes, the tanks, if you've ever built the model kit of that car, that all seems very familiar. And in '59 the car didn't yet have the superchargers on the motors under those tarps. Maybe? If so, pretty cool. I've never seen that picture of the Challenger before, and there are not as many photos of its earliest configurations. Thanks for posting these! __________________ "She's fast enough for ya, old man." my blog: The Gear Head Skeptic

07-26-2012, 11:21 AM	#5
vonpahrkur Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 935	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 nice, thanks for sharing! __________________ i need: 39-40 lincoln frnt backing plate, 32 ford 3-windo door hinges,1940 Merc parts- frnt seat

07-26-2012, 03:47 PM	#7
silverdome Grenade Inspector Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: McCune, Ks. Posts: 281	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Interesting. 12 pictures but only 11 appear. Is picture 10 hiding something? How fast did the minibike run I wonder? Snap back to it, wake up, quit daydreaming. It's been a long day. __________________ 1 man, 2 doors, 3 gears, 4 tires, 5 windows, 6 cylinders, GO, GO, GO.

07-26-2012, 04:26 PM	#10
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07-26-2012, 05:14 PM	#11
pontman Grenade Inspector Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Arlington, WA Posts: 135	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Canada Jeff, That is with out a doubt the Callenger I

07-26-2012, 05:42 PM	#12
dry lakes wheel man Grenade Inspector Join Date: May 2009 Location: La Mirada, Calif. Posts: 315	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 I don't believe that's the Challenger 1. I believe the Challenger 1 was powered by four Pontiac engines

07-26-2012, 05:50 PM	#13
Dynoroom Grenade Inspector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chino Hills, Ca. Posts: 338	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Wheel Man, I downloaded the picture and enlarged it. You really can't see much of the engines but it has the same exhaust, tanks, layout etc. as Challenger. Pretty sure it is. No other car like it. __________________ Michael LeFevers Lifetime member of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club

07-26-2012, 11:21 PM	#14
dry lakes wheel man Grenade Inspector Join Date: May 2009 Location: La Mirada, Calif. Posts: 315	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Here is the cover of the December 1959 Hot Rod Magazine with the Challenger on the cover. As you can see the car is powered be four fuel injected engines, This shot was taken at the Sept 1959 meet. The photo on this site is a twin engine Chrysler with the driver sitting between them. Attached Thumbnails

07-27-2012, 01:10 AM	#15
Dean Lowe Alliance Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Verne, Ca. Posts: 2,974	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 The twin Chrysler car is not the Challenger. The other car all apart is the Challenger for sure. The headers, engine placement and water tanks are the give away. __________________ .....growin' up leads to gowin' old, then to dyin', and dyin', to me, don't sound like all that much fun.........John Mellencamp 1983

07-27-2012, 10:51 AM	#16
Dynoroom Grenade Inspector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chino Hills, Ca. Posts: 338	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 You were looking at a different picture. This is Challenger. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Michael LeFevers Lifetime member of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club

07-27-2012, 03:05 PM	#17
snelson57 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Port Washington, WI Posts: 502	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Can anyone tell what hubcaps are on the T-bird?

07-27-2012, 03:24 PM	#18
flamingokid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Olathe,Kansas Posts: 1,052	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Like Billy Idol says"More,More,More!"

07-27-2012, 08:09 PM	#19
dry lakes wheel man Grenade Inspector Join Date: May 2009 Location: La Mirada, Calif. Posts: 315	Re: More Rare Bonneville Pictures- 1959 Well my bad!!! That photo does indeed look like the Challenger. Thanks

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