History hot rods @ Pomona - April 27, 1952

I don't have rose colored sun glasses.I don't see shiney hand rubbed paint or chrome in any of those photos.For cars less than 20 years old the paint is flat looking.The frame on the 34 with the officer looks like brake fluid ate the paint from it.Welded angle iron holding up a radiator.Yes a lot can be learned from looking at these photos.In 1952 I'm not sure if any of these folks even had heard any rock or rockabilly.More likely HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGY IN THE WINDOW.What I do see is an accurate depiction of the way it really was in black and white.

 

Teriffic find, thanks for posting. Real Americana.

 

Every time i go to pomona fair grounds i stop and look around it makes me think . A lot of history there. thanks.

 

What a simple time, wish I was there !

 

YEP!
....and the irony is, a lot of those folks probably wished for the gadgets and "conveniences" we have today.
Sick, isn't it?


I freakin' LOVE those pics!!

BTW, no need for the SLIMEBALL COP comment.

 

Great find!! Thanks for sharing

 

If that cop gets any closer to that gal he'll need "protection"

 

Whoaw! That archive is full of cool pictures! Do a hot rod search on the page, and you'll find more pictures... like these:

 

Well, hell, then I'll add this one taken by my Dad in 1947.
Arcadia, California

 

Great pics and link...thanks!!
Hey....where's all the tatoos???????

 

Here are the tattoos!!!

 

There should be "caption" contest for this one! The ol' Pasadena Chief o' Police has his eye on the prize! LMAO

 

The best pics of the week !

 

stunning photos..........right click..save....particularly the spalding bros T...

a drawing of mine of the T with the Spalding bros in Pheonix!!

 

Thanks SuperFleye....great pic!!

 

Awesome photos! Thanks for sharing.

 

Outstanding post! These historic threads are so inspiring to us all. Thanks. There are even more great pics there. Looks like "Hawaiian" shirts are "traditional too!

 

Yeah, the picture is awesome! Found it while searching through the archive, and the tattoo just flashed at me immediately

 

Too many similarities for it not to be the Spalding brothers T, the differences are colour, Track barge bars removed, and Flathead V8.

 

Found some more tattoos too actually

 

Thanks, Great Pics

 

Those pics are awesome! Damn near saved everyone of them.

 

I've researched a little:
Here's an article from the recreation of this car in Rod & Custom with some info & pictures.

http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/featuredvehicles/0709rc_1924_ford_track_roadster/index.html

Some text from the article:
"Tom and Bill built their roadster in the very late 1940s, at the end of California's roadster-racing heyday. While the car proved itself briefly in the '50 season, the brothers didn't see the series fit to campaign. To paraphrase a clich, the flame that burned twice as hot lived half as long, and the brothers parted out the car by early 1951."

Looks like it could be the same car to me since the Pomona pictures would've been a year later. As rare as 12 port was even back then, the motor probably was removed, saved and/or sold. How many cars back then could have been equipped with a flip-up cowl?

 

Great post !!!! Thank you

 

Sweet. Great pics man

 

This is John Marshall High in L.A.. I was there in 59 to 61. The auto shop teacher was Mr. Curtis, a hot rodder of old. He was building a Victoria coupe with a DeSoto Hemi, the coupe was chopped, sectioned and channeled. It was painted in my last year a light blue. Lots of other mods on it also. Wish I could find it. Marshall held there own little car show on that field just for students.

 

Outstanding pictures! Thanks for posting.

I did.

 

View of an automobile race at the Beverly Hills Race Track, [s.d.]

 

1920 Los Angeles wreck

 

Pomona races 1958, this is actually looking north to where the swap meet parking lot is held today.