The Jalopy Journal

Ron Kellogg · 12-09-2009, 09:03 AM

After last month's article about Dean's B-17 adventure during WWII, I decided it might be appropriate to take a more in depth view of Dean as a hot rodder, streamliner builder, and driver. There's a lot to Dean, so hang with me here and enjoy the rid...

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**Ryan** · 12-09-2009, 09:27 AM

Great post Ron... I don't know that I've ever seen the crash scene photos. Incredible.

**JeffreyJames** · 12-09-2009, 09:47 AM

Those images are really cool and only second to the story. That streamliner always reminded me of the Auto Union A V16 Streamline which should have been an indication that it was of good aerodynamic design.

Even though a black cloud hung over the car it still could not it of it's destiny which was to run like a raped ape during the 1949 & 1950 season at Bonnevile.

Thank you for the post Ron. You have a way with words that coincides with the great images you have collected. They are a match made in heaven.

**BIGREDTODD** · 12-09-2009, 09:49 AM

Great read, and awesome photos. Thanks for sharing!

Rolleiflex · 12-09-2009, 09:56 AM

Yes, thank you Ron! I didn't know that the car was originally an open wheel car. It's always great to learn something new.

palosfv3 · 12-09-2009, 10:12 AM

Thanks Ron

**model.A.keith** · 12-09-2009, 10:17 AM

Thanks for the History lesson and the pictures, I could read this stuff all day

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Weasel · 12-09-2009, 10:24 AM

Wow, great stuff and it puts a lot of things into perspective. Mr. Kellogg is fast becoming a pivotal historian on the HAMB. Keep 'em coming....

**HEMI32** · 12-09-2009, 10:54 AM

Ron ... really great stuff ... thanks again for sharing these pieces of Hot Rodding history with the HAMB community ... very much appreciated ... and looking forward to your future post(s).

Malcolm · 12-09-2009, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rolleiflex

Yes, thank you Ron! I didn't know that the car was originally an open wheel car. It's always great to learn something new.

Same here!!!

Thanks, Mr. Kellogg, and you also have a great Christmas and New Year...

Malcolm

Payne · 12-09-2009, 01:05 PM

Thank you for sharing the photo and the story. It's always nice to learn something new about the people who were apart of the birth of hot rodding.

fordfan289 · 12-09-2009, 02:24 PM

I love all this great history.

**fab32** · 12-09-2009, 03:12 PM

Somewhere in my foggy past I remember the car and the fact that Dean was a part of it. However I didn't know about the Florida saga and the demise of the car. Once again the HAMB comes through in spades. How can you not love this place?

Frank

**Slim Pickens** · 12-09-2009, 04:30 PM

Ron Kellogg...Thank you. Amazing stuff. It simply amazes me how they switched motors like that. Found these shots here. http://www.valleycustomshop.com/

**Jive-Bomber** · 12-09-2009, 05:03 PM

That part about the chin strap skinning his head gave me shivers... Amazing he lived through that accident!
Great history, pics and writing- Thanks!

freebird101 · 12-09-2009, 05:14 PM

Ron that is one awesome story

AnimalAin · 12-09-2009, 05:35 PM

Well done. Yet more exciting history.

autobilly · 12-09-2009, 06:03 PM

A great and famous story well told! Happy holidays to you too Mr Kellogg.

Flying Tiger · 12-09-2009, 07:48 PM

Great read! Thank you Ron!

realsteel 1934 · 12-10-2009, 07:32 AM

Thank's Ron

Great article !!!! I was very lucky this year at Hershey and purchaced the original art work done by REX BURNET for Hot Rod

Not shure just what issue it was in --anyone know ?? the art work is 16x 20 and has all the notes on it in pencil from the graphic designer as to just how to crop for the article.

Will take some photo's over the weekend and post on Monday for all to enjoy
The drawing is a cut away and shows the V8 as discribed in your text.

Thank's KEVIN

12-09-2009, 09:03 AM	#1
Ron Kellogg FNG Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 14	Dean Batchelor: Part 2 After last month's article about Dean's B-17 adventure during WWII, I decided it might be appropriate to take a more in depth view of Dean as a hot rodder, streamliner builder, and driver. There's a lot to Dean, so hang with me here and enjoy the rid... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

12-09-2009, 09:27 AM	#2
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,623	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Great post Ron... I don't know that I've ever seen the crash scene photos. Incredible. __________________ Ryan Cochran "Skating the same line since 1976..." .................................................. .... www.jalopyjournal.com - www.garagejournal.com - www.gearjournal.com - www.fordbarn.com - www.DOGFIGHTmag.com

12-09-2009, 09:47 AM	#3
JeffreyJames Alliance Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SUGAR CITY Posts: 15,934	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Those images are really cool and only second to the story. That streamliner always reminded me of the Auto Union A V16 Streamline which should have been an indication that it was of good aerodynamic design. Even though a black cloud hung over the car it still could not it of it's destiny which was to run like a raped ape during the 1949 & 1950 season at Bonnevile. Thank you for the post Ron. You have a way with words that coincides with the great images you have collected. They are a match made in heaven. __________________ I PLAY WITH TIGERS WWW.SUGARCITYSPEEDSHOP.COM CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM IMAGES

12-09-2009, 09:49 AM	#4
BIGREDTODD Alliance Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: (JUST OUTSIDE OF) MODESTO, CA Posts: 2,629	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 *Great read, and awesome photos. Thanks for sharing!* __________________ WANTED: 1961 Starliner deck / trunk lid (rust-free) Embracing the impractical to combat the mundane . . . Since 1977

12-09-2009, 09:56 AM	#5
Rolleiflex Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 545	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Yes, thank you Ron! I didn't know that the car was originally an open wheel car. It's always great to learn something new. __________________ Email or PM me for prints www.cullipherphoto.com

12-09-2009, 10:12 AM	#6
palosfv3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: palos park, ill Posts: 1,109	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Thanks Ron __________________ Larry http://picasaweb.google.com/wgmauto http://www.wgmauto.com

12-09-2009, 10:17 AM	#7
model.A.keith Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: st.uk in the middle Posts: 5,903	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Thanks for the History lesson and the pictures, I could read this stuff all day . . __________________ 28A Coupe 28AR Roadster If it ain't broke..................Don't fix it......! Give to Cancer Research.......save a life www.driveoutcancer.org .

12-09-2009, 10:24 AM	#8
Weasel Old School HAMBer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: At my keyboard Posts: 6,143	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Wow, great stuff and it puts a lot of things into perspective. Mr. Kellogg is fast becoming a pivotal historian on the HAMB. Keep 'em coming.... __________________ Procrastinate NOW!

12-09-2009, 10:54 AM	#9
HEMI32 Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,789	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Ron ... really great stuff ... thanks again for sharing these pieces of Hot Rodding history with the HAMB community ... very much appreciated ... and looking forward to your future post(s). __________________

12-09-2009, 01:05 PM	#11
Payne Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: At the track, in the garage, or on the road somewhere on the West Coast Posts: 988	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Thank you for sharing the photo and the story. It's always nice to learn something new about the people who were apart of the birth of hot rodding. __________________ "Chrome is a narcotic a little bit is too much and a whole lot is never enough"

12-09-2009, 02:24 PM	#12
fordfan289 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: indiana Posts: 140	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 I love all this great history. __________________ Tony

12-09-2009, 03:12 PM	#13
fab32 Alliance Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bay City, Mi. USA Posts: 13,317	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Somewhere in my foggy past I remember the car and the fact that Dean was a part of it. However I didn't know about the Florida saga and the demise of the car. Once again the HAMB comes through in spades. How can you not love this place? Frank __________________ "What we got here is failure to communicate"

12-09-2009, 04:30 PM	#14
Slim Pickens Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Posts: 3,311	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Ron Kellogg...Thank you. Amazing stuff. It simply amazes me how they switched motors like that. Found these shots here. http://www.valleycustomshop.com/ Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://backstreetwheels.blogspot.com/ May, 2013 UPDATED my BLOG My other site. www.rtoonkel.com

12-09-2009, 05:03 PM	#15
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,421	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 That part about the chin strap skinning his head gave me shivers... Amazing he lived through that accident! Great history, pics and writing- Thanks!

12-09-2009, 05:14 PM	#16
freebird101 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glen Head,NY Posts: 1,205	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Ron that is one awesome story

12-09-2009, 05:35 PM	#17
AnimalAin Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV USA Posts: 3,305	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Well done. Yet more exciting history.

12-09-2009, 06:03 PM	#18
autobilly Old School HAMBer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tweed, Australia Posts: 2,527	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 A great and famous story well told! Happy holidays to you too Mr Kellogg. __________________ RETRO Spec. (tive) -Getting to where you're going by knowing where you've come from. Last edited by autobilly; 12-09-2009 at 09:22 PM. Reason: That's Kellogg with a double "G"!

12-09-2009, 07:48 PM	#19
Flying Tiger Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Japan Posts: 479	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Great read! Thank you Ron!

12-10-2009, 07:32 AM	#20
realsteel 1934 Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: ct Posts: 95	Re: Dean Batchelor: Part 2 Thank's Ron Great article !!!! I was very lucky this year at Hershey and purchaced the original art work done by REX BURNET for Hot Rod Not shure just what issue it was in --anyone know ?? the art work is 16x 20 and has all the notes on it in pencil from the graphic designer as to just how to crop for the article. Will take some photo's over the weekend and post on Monday for all to enjoy The drawing is a cut away and shows the V8 as discribed in your text. Thank's KEVIN

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