LAPD The Beat magazine with LA car clubs

hey guys, friend of mine gave me this magazine. its from may 1956. it was a magazine made for cops in los angeles called The Beat. I love the pic and can't seem to find any of these cars clubs around. I think the guy second to the right has a TIMERS GLENDALE jacket which I have seen very rarely. any so cal brothers know of any of em?!?! or who the guys may be?!?!
thank guys

 

The club's name is the "T-Timers"

 

That's cool! That club you mentioned is the T-TIMERS of Glendale. My Dad was in that club briefly, after moving to Glendale around '60 or '61. Then he and my Mom met, had kids...no more club.

Before that, he was in the CAMSHAFTERS while growing up in Beaumont, CA (San Bernardino County).

While in the T-TIMERS, he had a custom blue '57 Pontiac. Then he bought a new burgundy '61 Pontiac.

 

Great story Sanford!!!!!

 

cool find

 

cool find indeed..................

 

Thanks for post. looks like the "Valley" was a dangerous place.

 

Cool, thanks for posting!

 

Here's a club plaque from 1956.

 

Great pic! So has anyone heard of these other clubs on the cover?

 

It's still being produced. HRP

http://www.lapdonline.org/read_the_beat_magazine

 

You can read more about the T-Timers on this page .....

T-Timers​

 

Here is their plaque .....

 

I agree about it being a great photo. The only club plaque I have on our site is the one for the Road Rumblers .....

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Another club mentioned in the article had this plaque .....

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Take a look at how many clubs were in the "Valley" and I'm sure there were more than the photos we have on this page .....

San Fernando Valley​

 

Awesome bullet nose! Are the road Rumblers presently active?

 

pretty cool looking pictures.....

 

It has gotten larger in size, (the beat) and is now called "the thin blue line"

 

FYI: Beaumont is in Riverside County but back then it was all BFE regardless of which county. Thanks for the great post.

 

that's a cool photo. I dig it...

 

Yep that's his plaque. My Dad (Sanfordsotherson is my brother) said when they were having their plaques made, the guy at the foundry asked for a quick sketch so he could work up the pattern. So, my Dad did a quick sketch, but the guy used the actual sketch of the cam for the pattern. My Dad said he always got teased about the cam not having enough lobes...

 

That's so cool Donny and johnny...There wouldn't happen to be any pic's from back then is there?

 

There are some cool member names on this thread. Gotta love "Jalopy Joker".

 

Bad Bob: "That's so cool Donny and johnny...There wouldn't happen to be any pic's from back then is there?"


I have a few old photos of my Dad's '33 coupe he drove to high school, with a "new" '55 Olds in it. I have to dig those up.

My Mom gave me a picture a few weeks ago that she found. She didn't know what it was, so she almost threw it away. It's a picture of the blown up Olds clutch and pressure plate. I knew exactly what it was when I saw it, and just cracked up. My Grandpa had told us years ago that my Dad was always blowing up clutches and rear ends in that car. Now I have photographic proof.

I took it to Kinko's the other day and made a few enlarged photos of it. I'll mat & frame it, and it will hang in a prominent place in my living room.

Can you tell I'm single? Haha!

 

I recognize the 'T-Timers' and the 'Chancellors' but not any of the others.

Funny how the article refers to..."members of the various existing car gangs...

 

Thats pretty rad man.
Single haha, I am the same. My cracked flathead is going to made into a night stand for my room to replace the folding tv tray I have now haha. As my roommates wouldnt be happy with the new addition to the living room, even tho it is my place.

 

Hey Bob, I'll try to remember to bring some photos to GNRS

 

Right city but different style of lettering: