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Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by woodiemike, Sep 19, 2014.

  1. woodiemike
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    I'm thinkin' Bonneville!?




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  2. woodiemike
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    You are very welcome.
     
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  3. Autodave
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    I hope this thread never ends!
     
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  4. onekoolkat1950
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    Amazing photos. Thank you for sharing .


    Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
     
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  5. firingorder1
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    More WOW!!! photos!! I'm trying to imagine flat towing to Bonneville back then. Even with a Caddy. Love the knuck and the streamlining on the forks. Your Dad and Mom were definitely in the right place at the right time!
     
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  6. Mart
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    Love the pic of the roadster being flat towed behind the Caddy sedan. You can see the sedan behind the roadster in the pic posted next but one above.

    Great stuff.

    Mart.
     
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  7. woodiemike
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    Here are a few pictures more for your viewing pleasure. The #199 car is my Dad ready to blast off at El Mirage. scan0056.jpg scan0057.jpg scan0058.jpg scan0059.jpg scan0060.jpg scan0061.jpg scan0062.jpg scan0063.jpg scan0064.jpg scan0065.jpg scan0066.jpg scan0068.jpg I like Gary Addox phrase of the "craziness" of the H.A.M.B.! I think of it more like "organized chaos". But hey...it works!! I don't know of any other platform that anyone can do and see that you can here. I tip my hat to those who had the forethought to start this platform!! Thank you!
     
  8. One of the great things about pics like these is that oftentimes the background is just as interesting as the foreground subject! Many thanks again for sharing this collection.
    Jim
     
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  9. firingorder1
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    Your dad must have had a good job back then. The front tire on 199 looks brand new! Thanks again for more great photos!
     
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  10. flyn schlosser
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    I live in a town about 7 miles from el mirage.. Phelan Ca ..These pictures are awesome ..I was just at the last meet on sept .14th you can feel the history when your there ..They still race at the far end of the dry lake basically the same spot were alot of your pictures are taken ..Keep the pics coming
     
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  11. Runnin shine
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    This is absolutely the worst thread on here! For giving you the "born in the wrong time" feeling.


    "I need my mirror boy"
     
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  12. J.B.
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    Every picture you come up with just blows me away! Crazy!

    Even got the incredible Bill Likes roadster in the background:
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  13. Really digging all the T roadsters...judging from these pics, they deserve much more respect/representation nowadays!
     
  14. PRIMER STUDIO
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    Amazing photos. Thanks for posting!
     
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  15. Majo
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    Great photos! Thanks for posting.

    Majo
     
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  16. 3wLarry
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    Does anyone remember a blog Ryan did a long while back where there was a color pic of a magazine cover (Hot Rod?) of a bunch of cars on a dry lake, and way in the background was a light blue sedan he had circled, and everyone was trying to guess what type of car it was?...could this #520c be that sedan?

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  18. 3wLarry
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    looks like no cigar for me
     
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  19. pwschuh
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    We're so grateful that he had the presence of mind to take a camera and use it. Let me just add my thanks to everyone else's and say how much I appreciate you taking the time to post these.
     
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  20. flyn schlosser
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    Any back story on your parents they seemed to be having a great time in those photos ..
     
  21. Rockerhead
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    The modified '32 sedan in this photo was the Boren & Keldrauk entry at the 1951 Bonneville meet. The high number (520) was because they did not have an SCTA membership. They were in the Screwdrivers club of the Russetta Timing Assn. (RTA) and regular competitors at the RTA lakes meets. They called Venice, CA their home. The sedan had a 305 cu. in. Mercury flathead engine and was running in the C Modified Sedan class at Bonneville. In 1951 I knew Bill Boren as he and I were engineering students at USC and were both active at the lakes. Later on Don Rackemann would race this sedan.
    The C Modified Roadster class car numbered 513c was the Ralph's Muffler Special from Indianapolis, In. And as noted car no. 2 was the very nice Bill likes B Roadster class machine.
     
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  22. bowie
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    Woodiemike: Thank you so mutch for sharing your family hot rod history. Your album just screams AWESOME at full volume! The expert commentary makes it that more surreal. One of the HAMB's finest threads,I've seen.
     
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  23. woodiemike
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    Posting some more pictures for you to check out. I love the picture of my Uncle # 371 blasting down the lake bed at El Mirage! Don't have a time, but it just looks fast!!! As always, thanks to all that have replied! I appreciate all the support. Again I will throw it out there, and you guys keep the ball rolling!!




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  24. Gold, absolute gold!
     
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  25. firingorder1
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  26. 3 pics of the Boren & Keldrauk sedan from the 3rd hot rod and motor sports show
     

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  27. Rockerhead
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    This is an interesting photo. Do you have any comments in the album for this photo?
    My interpretation is that it is Wilmer's T roadster running at a 1948 Russetta (RTA) lakes meet. In 1948 Russetta used the 500 and up numbers for guest entries. There were a little over 400 RTA members then. The lettering on the side of the car indicates that the entry was a guest entry of the Coupes club. Can you confirm this guess?
    Note the use of exhaust tubes from the heat risers. Not too many racers tried this.
    Good stuff - Don
     

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  28. 296ardun
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    Interesting mention of "Sammy Brollier..." He was an Ardun guy who later went drag racing...ran one of the earliest drag racing Fiat coupes...cars were well built...wonder what happened to him? I found the Ardun in my avatar at Blair's, where Sam was a regular customer...and always wondered if it was once his.

    Thanks again for taking the time to post this incredible history!!!
     
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  29. woodiemike
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    Hello firingorger1;
    As always, thank you for your input! It still amazes me the knowledge that you have. I hope you will continue to keep giving your knowledge, as many others have. Thank you. I have learned a lot from all of you. I know bike's "float your boat" so I am throwing in a few more photos for you. The one with a view from the top, was taken at Catalina Island off the coast of California. It was taken from the Casino on the point at Avalon. You will know, but I'm some of you will not know. In the mid/late 50's they were still running races over there. Anyway, I hope you enjoy, and let me know what you see! You do have an eye for the bikes.



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  30. woodiemike
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    Hello Don;
    I thank you very much for you invaluable insight, and knowledge! I think you are exactly right in your assumption regarding the picture. All thought I don't have any comments to back it up. I have Russetta timing tags, but not to this number car. I have long wondered what the "thought" was regarding the exhaust tubes? Do you, or anyone else have any idea? Was it just heat transfer? If you look at the second picture down from this one, I believe the same car is now #372? It also has the same exhaust tubes. It almost look's like they have a baffle or something on the end? Would love to hear your theory.
     
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