History Bonneville in the 1950's

This short silent piece has probably been posted in the past but I don't recall seeing it. HRP

 

Thanx,I don't remember that one either.

 

Cool video, HRP. The push vehicles were the best part for me. Too bad it didn't have sound as that would have been extra-cool.

 

Don,,I just did the old budon,budon sounds,and of course required 4 speed gear change sounds.....Waaah..chirp....waaah.....chirp....waaah...waaaaa.. HRP

 

Damn, that was a great video! Thanks, HRP! jb

 

Doubt there were many 4 speeds at this meet.

 

Or any chirps..Cool video..

 

RichFox....My favorite make believe sounds are 4 speeds,but if you prefer 3 speeds that's OK by me,,I'm sure it's optional! HRP

 

Tough crowd!

Lets just attribute it all to a fertile imagination that knows no bounds. HRP

 

Cool - Thanks

 

My earliest Bonneville car was a 32 five window with a 270 GMC. Had a 2 speed as did lots of cars in the early days. Maybe if you were running an MG or some such when the video was made, it would have had a 4 speed. Not behind a flathead or Gimmy

 

Rich Fox, I've been meaning to ask you for a bit. In the mid fifties there was a bright orange '40 standard coupe at Bonneville that Joe Barnett wrote about being involved with, and I have seen pictures of it in the backgrounds of several other shots. One of the owners was named Fox, any relation to you or your family?

 

Not me. I never got to Bonneville until 66. And first ran my own car in '78.

 

The yellow #2 T roadster was Ak Miller. Great to see action shots of it. Thanks for posting.

 

Rough life...deuce roadster for a push car????

 

559 Cal Neva coupe was really cool! Thanks for sharing!

 

I have this on the windshield of my 26 T and love all these clips (and pics) from the 50s, I would love to see my car there somewhere. Thanks Danny for posting. JW