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

The #36 Champ Car owned by Don Rogala was driven by Johnny Rutherford, Mel Cornett, Billy Vukovich, Pancho Carter and Jimmy Caruthers from 1971 - 1975. Please email [email protected] for more details on the #36 car.

 

The #36 Champ Car was owned by Don Rogala and driven by Johnny Rutherford, Mel Cornett, Billy Vuckovich, Jimmy Carruthers & Pancho Carter from 1971 - 1975. Please contact [email protected] for more details on the #36 car

 

The #36 Champ Car owned by Don Rogala was driven by Johhny Rutherford, Mel Cornett, Billy Vuckovich, Jimmy Caruthers and Pancho Carter from 1971 - 1975. Please contact [email protected] for more details on the #36 car

 

Don Rogala owned the #36 Champ Car driven by Johnny Rutherford, Mel Cornett, Billy Vuckovich, Pancho Carter & Jimmy Caruthers from 1971 - 1975. Please contact [email protected] for more details

 

They present a good case but I find it kinda odd they don't show any before/during restoration pics.... Just saying.

 

Thanks for the contact............ and welcome to the HAMB.
Have passed the info to the car's owner here in Australia.
Jim Grant

 

There's quite a chance that both cars turn out to be "less than original". Maybe it really IS burried in the desert?

 

Im going to pick up the car this week ....I will check it for the chassis number...Thanks for the Help.....Keith

 

I have sent emails to both Jim Mann and Mecum regarding the car. Lets see if we get a responce back. It states Jim found the car and started restoration and then sold it. I am also meeting with Arlen Kurtis today and will ask him if anyone ever contacted him regarding this car. Arlen receives calls all the time when someone is restoring one of his dads cars asking for info and drawings.

 

Elmer at the wheel of his Wally M. built rig. I believe this is the car he put over the fence at Phx. Didn't actually compete in that many races with it so it was pretty low mileage when wrecked and he gave up on the dirt.

 

I thought we had gone thru this before.........A friend asked if I was interested in some stuff. I gather up old race cars and know a lot of the folks in this hobby. There were loads of great tools and lots of race cars, sporsts car a neat Harley and many neat older vehicles, model boats , all sizes of model trains, In fact a moter heads dream.
I have a bit of stuff myself and only needed a couple of truck loads of the stuff. The Regala car was there with an earlier time partial restoration.
there was a roller there with the Rogala 36 nose on it. I knew it was not the Rogala car and could not recognise the chassis, {I do know the difference.
I needed the big offy so I bought it for my Deb Snyder Miricale Power Hillegas. Along with a 220 fresh offy out of the Vargo sprint which I need for my Sweikert car. Hiding under a trevis body was the Strapoli 66 chevy 11.. Loved it so I haule that out with a bunch of other stuff including the original body and early header and brackets.
I am now tired of typing .. I alwys like to help folks in this hobby if I can. But I think we should put this #36 to rest. I never had the Regala car and never claimed it was what I had. I got a ton of famous stuff and some not so famous stuff. I have learned that it cost just as much to feed a mule as it does a thorobred. I had first pick at the pile and got what I wanted. End of story!!!!!!

 

Is the "Tinker Joe" Martincic roadster a Trevis creation?

 

Don't know for sure, Joe was from the Cleveland area. I've also found out he was a pretty serious drag racer at one time too.

 

Well, Shiver Me Shamrock!

 

Good one for St. Patrick's Day, Rootie!

 

Well put.

Thanks Stan!

 

I gotta post a couple shots of dads new one. Its almost ready for lettering. Finished up the Nerf bars today.

 

After about a year of hard work I finally finished my 1966 CAE sprint car which was owned and driven by Bill Roynon from Tampa ,Fla. The car was raced in IMCA ,USAC ,and weekly in Tampa at Golden Gate Speedway. Thanks to Dan Shaw for the great lettering job and Ray Butchie for the great upholstrey.

 

Here is a picture of the car back in 68 or 69. Bill had a few different cages on the car after a few spills. This is the same chassis and a few original parts but some had to be reolaced. I still have the original body and some other parts in the shop.

 

Nice job Sprintfreak. What is the induction system in the B&W pic?

 

Weber IDE ?

 

I thought I would post a photo of the Christenson Ruby chassis with some of the wrinkles out of it. There is still a long way to go. That is a Mac Miller nose and tail setting on it

 

Looks good, coming along nicely.

 

Super cool job on your # 9 CAE car SPRINTFREAK , Awesome sprint car.

 

All you Kurtis Kraft fans, I will be listing some nice items on ebay that you may be interested in for your collection. I have just entered a Indy car Poster that is very nice and signed by Arlen Kurtis. There are more items coming in the future and some very rare items from Frank Kurtis. Keep your eyes open.

 

sprintfreak, the CAE turned out Great!!

Guffey, Long way to go but it looks like it has already come a long way! Hard to believe that was hiding in that mess.

 

hey all you long time thread followers, I recommend you you back to the first page and read this whole deal over again! you will be amazed at how much you missed the first time

 

I gotta post a couple shots of dads new one. Its almost ready for lettering. Finished up the Nerf bars today.

 

I just got this photo the other day and it was on ebay a couple years ago? I didn't see it.

 

I gotta admit, Macmiller does smooth, excellant work!


Hey guys, anyone recognize the make of this grill? I thought it might be Edmunds, but not so sure now.