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I read in todays obituaries that Art Johnson past away on June 1st of an apparent heart attack. He will be missed as a devoted executive member...
B-Bob. Thanks for giving us a 'visual' image of those lost years at the Surrey Dog & Suds through your own words.
B-Bob. If you don't have any photos to share with us perhaps you can enlighten us on what it was like to be part of that magical time in one of...
The late Ross Giles was able to gather these quotes from 'Boots'. "For me "it" all started when I stopped in at Von Dutch's shop at the Crazy...
Anyone out there have any photos of the old Dog & Suds Drive-In in Surrey? That place was a hot bed of hot cars. The few times I went there in the...
R.I.P. Jesse 'Boots' Olsen. One of the best Pin Strippers we'll ever see here in the North West.
Anyone recognize some of these entry's. Was taken at the PNE car show about '77.
Close but no cigar Pensive Scribe. That was the Burnaby A&W which was Art's regular haunt. Like the shots from the old Langley Dub though.
Yes. I remember "200" mph Art and his Charger. With a blown and alcohol injected 392 hemi straight out of one of Bill Phillip's dragsters Art had...
Wow. Best unrestored Gasser award! That's quite an honor considering all the competition. Darrell must have been giddy.
Kevin. Saw this recently on a Grand National thread.
Don't have any of those "Northwest Rods" magazines but found this post card copied from one of those issues. Sure like to see some of those...
Another local car that underwent changes. Don found this Gasser intacked and upgraded it to Pro Bracket/Hot Rod class car before it was sold and...
Don. I couldn't agree more with your sentiments. All these aforementioned racers contributions to our local motorsports history is immeasurable...
This old Front engine dragster was recently unearthed in the Lower Mainland but apparently came from Vancouver Island. Anyone know the history...
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