"This is illegal hot rodding. It kills a lot of mechanical geniuses every year Boy, Jack looked like an evil little bastard - didn't he? Videos like this have always amazed me. We often look back to the past and think about simplicity... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
Would that have been a great time to be a racer. I wonder what the multi carbed engine was near the begining? thanks for posting Ryan
Gil Stratton (the guy in the cap with flipped up brim) was also in 'The Wild One'. When I was a kid he was the sportscaster on the channel 2 news here in L.A. -stick
Naw....still choppy in the beginning and then completely quits 10 sec. in. I had the same on the 57 nationals too..... but not your Vid of your car you did the editorial a week or two back..... Dunno...sucks though...
hummm... might be your connection. Start the video and then press pause and go fart around for about ten minutes. Come back and press play... that might work.
The shortcomings of the Harley's mechanical brakes are clearly evident as are the brain functions of the policeman.
Very cool, Just when that cop shoes up you can see the car in the back getting all squirrly. I thought for sure he was going to loose it.
Hey It worked! Hey, Mr internet Guru...... that Jack characters smile bears a uncanny resemblance to yours...... I am off to watch the 57 Nationals...........
Look close and you'll see one car go sideways when the cop is in the middle. No idea where he went, but only 5 cars made it past the cop. At the beginning you see a Marmon V16, again when it goes through the traps. That's the one with the long hood. The Don Montgomery books show this car. LA's San Fernando Valley in the early '50's had long straight roads through the orange groves like that, pre sub division. The grids were laid out but nothing developed yet. Usually these races were held at night. Partly because school was out, partly for the 'stealth', partly because traffic was lighter, and partly because it was cooler on hot summer days. These are flatheads after all. 29AV8
That exact footage with the hot rod pack racing past the cop was used in 2 or 3 period hot rod movies, including my all time favorite, "The Devil on Wheels"...
It's too bad that hot rod was a murderer, cause it was TOTALLY earning Jack some tail, much to the dismay of her boyfriend.