The Jalopy Journal

**Ryan** · 06-11-2012, 06:37 AM

I'm like a junky looking for a score. Manic. I've got some place I have to be in 30 minutes and don't have a post for today nor any idea for one. Had I remembered my appointment last night, I could have written up something so eloquent... so professi...

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**Jimmy B** · 06-11-2012, 07:18 AM

What a champion effort to get that many records in one meet.

Gotta love GoPro footage so crisp and sharp with crystal clear sound. That Ardun, what beautiful music. It reminds me of seeing & hearing a blown Ardun on the Dyno. Also reminds me of the Ferguson's Ardun powered streamliner run 300+ mph @ Bonneville at full song.

**lowerod** · 06-11-2012, 07:24 AM

10.22 pm Monday night and i always look forward to the next jalopy journal posting....thanks Ryan as always interesting,,,,,
Tony

**enloe** · 06-11-2012, 08:53 AM

hell yeah that thing is badass !!

**rottenleonard** · 06-11-2012, 09:12 AM

Well I seen the video, now how do I get me a Badass pinup girl t-shirt?

STEPHEN FIELDS · 06-11-2012, 09:20 AM

he never showed the engine.....

Fif-t-3 · 06-11-2012, 09:23 AM

That's awesome. That Ford just looks so benign sitting there and then 5 records in 5 different classes. Sweet

**GARY?** · 06-11-2012, 10:46 AM

Awesome! Gets the blood flowing! Even for us in the Peanut Gallery.

sodbuster · 06-11-2012, 01:52 PM

Thanks! And 60 day's til' Bonneville...........

Chris Nelson
Kansas

**HEMI32** · 06-11-2012, 03:24 PM

Here's some pics of the Ferguson / Osborn '37 Ford Tudor culled from the Internet ...

... @ Bonneville Speed Week - August '09:

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... @ El Mirage - September '09:

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... @ Bonneville World Finals - October '09:

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... @ Bonneville Speed Week - August '10:

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... @ Bonneville World Finals - October '10:

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... @ El Mirage - May '11

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... @ El Mirage - June '11:

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... @ Bonneville Speed Week - August '11:

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Rich Venza · 06-11-2012, 03:48 PM

We did close to the same thing in '88 with the Swamp Rat 33 'liner. Gas & Fuel 2 Ardun records, 2 flathead records, PLUS 2 drivers, Don Garlits & Don Kehr, into the 200 Club.

**HEMI32** · 06-11-2012, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich Venza

We did close to the same thing in '88 with the Swamp Rat 33 'liner. Gas & Fuel 2 Ardun records, 2 flathead records, PLUS 2 drivers, Don Garlits & Don Kehr, into the 200 Club.

Rich Venza -

As the saying goes, "Pics or it didn't happen!"

...

Swamp Rat #33 'liner @ Speed Week '88:

Ace HRM photog Eric Rickman passes some words of wisdom onto Rich Venza (black Isky hat) while Garlits
waits patiently in the drivers seat. Rod Kempkis holds the canopy open and listens in on the conversation.

Last minute instructions before pushing off.

NOTE: Garlits got into the prestigious Bonneville 200 MPH Club with a two-way average speed of 217.947 MPH (in XF/GS trim) ... as did Don Kehr with a 213.438 MPH average (in XF/FS trim).

Rich Venza · 06-12-2012, 04:56 AM

Hard to believe those photos were taken almost 25 years and 30 pounds ago.
Thanks for posting these Todd.

autobilly · 06-12-2012, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan

I've got some place I have to be in 30 minutes and don't have a post for today nor any idea for one.

That'll do it Boss, thanks.
Cool additions Todd!

flamingokid · 06-13-2012, 11:06 AM

Dick Dale and a killer vid.Great way to start the day!

Dan Warner · 06-13-2012, 04:27 PM

Rich,

I remember those runs in '88. At the salt the first timing light is 2 1/4 miles from the start line. Big Daddy ran to the first light, 9 times further than he normally would go, and said "What do I do now?"

DW

06-11-2012, 06:37 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,623	6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... I'm like a junky looking for a score. Manic. I've got some place I have to be in 30 minutes and don't have a post for today nor any idea for one. Had I remembered my appointment last night, I could have written up something so eloquent... so professi... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

06-11-2012, 07:18 AM	#2
Jimmy B Alliance Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tweed Valley, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,091	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... What a champion effort to get that many records in one meet. Gotta love GoPro footage so crisp and sharp with crystal clear sound. That Ardun, what beautiful music. It reminds me of seeing & hearing a blown Ardun on the Dyno. Also reminds me of the Ferguson's Ardun powered streamliner run 300+ mph @ Bonneville at full song. __________________ I don't paint by numbers. Hot Rods of the Dry Lakes Era jimmy

06-11-2012, 08:53 AM	#4
enloe Alliance Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: cleveland , tn. Posts: 2,113	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... hell yeah that thing is badass !! __________________ I may be dumb but I can lift heavy things ...

06-11-2012, 09:12 AM	#5
rottenleonard Alliance Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lewiston Idaho Posts: 723	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... Well I seen the video, now how do I get me a Badass pinup girl t-shirt? __________________ Lug Pattern Drill Guides rottenleonard.com

06-11-2012, 09:20 AM	#6
STEPHEN FIELDS Old School HAMBer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Gem City Posts: 2,775	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... he never showed the engine..... __________________ Say Why-And

06-11-2012, 07:24 AM	#3
lowerod Alliance Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New South Wales Australia Posts: 29	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... 10.22 pm Monday night and i always look forward to the next jalopy journal posting....thanks Ryan as always interesting,,,,, Tony

06-11-2012, 09:23 AM	#7
Fif-t-3 Grenade Inspector Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Edmond, Ok Posts: 218	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... That's awesome. That Ford just looks so benign sitting there and then 5 records in 5 different classes. Sweet __________________ A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine. H.A.M.B. Chapel

06-11-2012, 10:46 AM	#8
GARY? Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,681	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... Awesome! Gets the blood flowing! Even for us in the Peanut Gallery.

06-11-2012, 01:52 PM	#9
sodbuster Old School HAMBer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 4,821	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... Thanks! And 60 day's til' Bonneville........... Chris Nelson Kansas __________________ A Devil with A Hammer & Hell with A Torch

06-11-2012, 03:24 PM	#10
HEMI32 Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,789	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... Here's some pics of the Ferguson / Osborn '37 Ford Tudor culled from the Internet ... ... @ Bonneville Speed Week - August '09: click thumbnail to enlarge ... @ El Mirage - September '09: click thumbnail to enlarge ... @ Bonneville World Finals - October '09: click thumbnails to enlarge ... @ Bonneville Speed Week - August '10: click thumbnails to enlarge ... @ Bonneville World Finals - October '10: click thumbnails to enlarge ... @ El Mirage - May '11 click thumbnail to enlarge ... @ El Mirage - June '11: click thumbnail to enlarge ... @ Bonneville Speed Week - August '11: click thumbnail to enlarge __________________

06-11-2012, 03:48 PM	#11
Rich Venza Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Suwanee, GA...but grew up in North Jersey Posts: 4,191	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... We did close to the same thing in '88 with the Swamp Rat 33 'liner. Gas & Fuel 2 Ardun records, 2 flathead records, PLUS 2 drivers, Don Garlits & Don Kehr, into the 200 Club. __________________ YES...Fiberglass is traditional!

06-12-2012, 04:56 AM	#13
Rich Venza Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Suwanee, GA...but grew up in North Jersey Posts: 4,191	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... Hard to believe those photos were taken almost 25 years and 30 pounds ago. Thanks for posting these Todd. __________________ YES...Fiberglass is traditional!

06-13-2012, 11:06 AM	#15
flamingokid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Olathe,Kansas Posts: 1,052	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... Dick Dale and a killer vid.Great way to start the day!

06-13-2012, 04:27 PM	#16
Dan Warner Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: so cal Posts: 520	Re: 6 Days, 5 Classes, 5 Records... Rich, I remember those runs in '88. At the salt the first timing light is 2 1/4 miles from the start line. Big Daddy ran to the first light, 9 times further than he normally would go, and said "What do I do now?" DW __________________ The White Goose Bar - Where LSR is a life style. www.whitegoosebar.com Plan B includes wine

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