Features VINTAGE SPRINT CAR PIC THREAD, 1965 and older only please.

That is the third version. First it was the JH Rose #27 car driven by Don Davis 1962. Then sold to Walt Beletsky for the 1963 season #7, Don Branson one of the drivers. This is the 1964 livery as the Woodie. Bob Marshman the driver at the start of the season.The car was in a horrible crash at New Bremen, where Jim Maguire lost his arm.

 

Does anyone have the 1947 Memorial Day Sprint Car Race at the Altamont Fairgrounds in NY video. Would love to see it. Thanks

 

just heard that dick vermeil had a car of his fathers @ pocono this past summer.
anybody have pix of the vintage cars there???
thanks,
mlight9

 

Try this

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Also Jack Kromer was there. he is a renown photographer.

 

Seeing the Jet roadster in the Pocono photos brings to mind a thought. Does anyone know where the cars from Don Smith's collection ended up after the auction ?

 

mr nise, excellent, thanks much,
mlight9

 

josh, could you please post some pix of the eastwood spl #2 rail sprint car that was @ pocono in aug.
thank you,
mlight9

 

found some pix from 1958, horn schindler memorial, need car info. note name is spelled with "K".

 

2nd is #48 jack's garage dick mealy.

 

thomson o'connor others look familiar but names escape me.

 

Jud Phillips between O'connor and Thomson. Al Herman on the far right.

Might be Wayne Doerstler in the DA shirt.

 

more info on #38 or 39, al miller labatie bros. 1958
id drivers
thanks,
mlight9




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This was a Mercury or Ford V8 special owned by John "Jack" Kuhn junior of Trenton/NJ (or possibly Levittown/PA). The earliest record that I have of it is as a #86 in 1954 and '55, driven by Dick Mealy of Trenton. Bill Magill of Levittown drove it in '56, and Bill Singer of Trenton in '57 before Mealy took over again. Usually qualified well down the field, often outside the top twenty, but Mealy had it once in 13th at Langhorne '55 May 1. Best main event finish that I have is 11th, 1958 Mike Nazaruk Memorial at Reading, Mealy up. Probably a prewar build, wish I knew what it was originally!

 

Actually, it's the Labadie Bros. Special of Wilson Labadie, an AARC owner from Michigan, I think. An early SBC sprinter, also driven by Clare Lawicki. Ran occasionally with USAC, and once finished 12th in a USAC main (1962).

 

stuby tire service, red amick, 1958 WG open
thanks to michael for info.
no 24 car same date as above, poss hemi, don't know.
mlight9

 

#24 w/hemi, never saw before.
mlight9

 

That's an Ardun

 

The headers are exiting at the wrong angle for any sort of hemi (Ardun or Mopar).

Roo

 

However screwy looking the headers are, there is no mistaking the distinctive spark plug location on the valve cover or the fins. Ardun are unique and different from any other hemi style engine.

 

Stuby's is still in operation.
"Muncie's oldest tire shop"

 

The comment was in reply to mlight9's initial picture of the car questioning the possibility of the engine being a "hemi". In the next photo it is obvious that it is an Ardun (in that case but not in the first photo)

Roo

 

Gotcha!

 

Roger Beck chassis and Curt Waters body, I own the coilover car.

 

If you have time, post some pics please.

 

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List of drivers