Bring Back the 1950s Quarter Midget!

Bring Back the 1950s Quarter Midget!

Yes, I do know that quarter midget racing is still alive and (fairly) popular in the US, but I’m talking about the original 1940s- 1960s midget racers that… continue reading »

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Tom Cobbs: The Freudiger Spl.

Tom Cobbs: The Freudiger Spl.

Tom Cobbs shot this roll of Kodachrome in 1957, and once again, he left behind only the scribbled back of a film box as a roadmap. Most of… continue reading »

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Getty Has the Goods!

Getty Has the Goods!

If you’ve lurked around the Jalopy Journal long enough, you know that I like to find old racing films to share here, but they are getting harder to… continue reading »

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Tom Cobbs: 1953 Palm Springs Road Race

Tom Cobbs: 1953 Palm Springs Road Race

The Palm Springs Road Races ran from 1950 to 1961, and while it doesn’t crack many Top 10 lists in the blood-stained annals of American GP racing, its… continue reading »

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Happy 4th

Happy 4th

This ain’t facebook fellas… It’s a community hyper focused on vintage speed and power over anything else. Still, there are times when it’s only natural to celebrate things… continue reading »

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Racing Roadsters in the 50s!

Racing Roadsters in the 50s!

You can look at hot rod competition moving in a few directions in postwar America: Land speed racing on dry lakes and Bonneville, the birth of 1/4 mile… continue reading »

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Hao Wela!

Hao Wela!

I’m out, fellas—headed for the Atomic Pacific Outpost. The hell-state can sweat on without me for a while. That said, the shipping & receiving department here at The… continue reading »

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Draggin’ at Lions Circa 1965…

Draggin’ at Lions Circa 1965…

Check out this color film shot at Lions Drag Strip in Wilmington, Ca (near Long Beach) right around 1965. Established in 1955 by the local Lions Club chapters,… continue reading »

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