Vintage shots from days gone by!

Good call! That is clearly what it is.

 

Good call! That is clearly what it is. You can see the Traveler trunk door outlines and handle.

 

Happy Birthday Robert Johnson. He would have been 100 today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_(musician)

 

Is that Bob Cosgrove the Sign Painter/striper?

 

Yes it is. Cos and I have remained best friends all these years. At the time of this photo, Cos was drag racing a Pontiac Catalina in a stock class with great sucess at Old Bridge and Englishtown.

 

Love the headers on this one. Kind of cool to see the little boy in there too.

 

The cracks were easy to fix. The folds and wrinkles are very hard to repair. I added some contrast.

Hope ya like it.

 

Young Richard Petty on the drag strip.

 

February 02, 1950
Photographer: Loomis Dean

 

Poor man's V-12. I guess there are still some of these around.

 

Sox & Martin and Grumpy too.

 

Yvette Vickers publicity glamour photo. Though her dream of becoming a major star eluded her, the 5', 3" blue-eyed blonde worked hard and always managed to support herself in the ever brutal entertainment business. Like the rest of us, Yvette Vickers was only human. Rest in peace.

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Yeah,i do.,.the car was sold to a show car promoter in Canada..Spent some time in Europe,along with several others, including my Silver Bullet dragster..when it came back to Canada it was sold to a fellow in Toronto,Ontario,and from there I believe it was left to be "parted out"..
That should be a crime...was one of the best looking roadster that ever ran the U S Nationals.

Rick
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Rick

 

John Surtees