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  1. wheeldog57
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    Jere Sheehan. Founder and long time president of the Camsnappers from Newburyport, Mass. With his 34 roadster 1471539642239.jpg

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  2. This set of photos look like non-USA to me. But what is it really ?
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    It is american, 1938 Willys, see below... Fenders stripped.
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    That race track above might be the Corona Fairgrounds Speedway in Southern California. If so the 1/2 mile track was built in 1947 and those photos MIGHT be a early post-war "claiming jalopy" race in about 1949 with an unknown racing association. The first official jalopy racing was in 1952 with the CCRA of Riverside. I could be wrong about the race track ID.
     
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    Early wheelie car before the days of crowd control?
     
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  6. Rootie Kazoootie
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    It's Southern Ascot Speedway which closed around 1942. I the background you can just see the train bridge just above the fence. 8-18-f.JPG
     
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    So, Rootie, I just have to ask. Do you think it's possible that Bud Minyard (name lettered on the car) could be related to the later two time CRA champion Hal Minyard?
     
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    No mention of anything like that his HoF bio but he could have been a shirt tail relation.
     
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    That can't be Southern Ascot in the first group of photos. Southern Ascot was is Southgate, surrounded by industry, including that famous train bridge beyond turn-3. In the first few photos all we see is mountains, which are not in Southgate, CA.
     
  10. Rootie Kazoootie
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    They're not, those are at Legion Ascot.
     
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  12. Newly completed Arch Cape Tunnel, Oregon Coast.
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  19. Rootie Kazoootie
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    Don't really know but I suspect it was some kind of demo/exhibition stunt Austin dealers put on.
     
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  21. Lyndwood Eliminator Chassis. img005.jpg
     
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  22. Purchased this B/W from Clare Sanders at Pocono Drag Lodge. LimeFire was a fan favorite. Old PDL 003.jpg
     
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