History TV Tommy IVO the early years

The current "Barnstormer" is a clone. It was built by, and is owned by Ron Johnson. The trailer is the restored original. Tommy verified it.

 

Cool. thanx for the update Dean Lowe

 

More video of Tommy Ivo's first single buick dragster, 1959. Thanks to J Naki.



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Found this and even though it's a bit newer than this thread is about had to post it.

The videoliner. Looked better than it handled. Was retired after a short time.

 

posted by George klass in the vintage thread

Too cool not to post here. Bottom view of the 4 engine car

 

Its more of a representation than a clone, a bunch of libertys were taken in the build because of the way Ron wanted it. For awhile it had one of those cheezy vintage dragster driver heads on the brake handle

 

finished throttle linkage

 

Reason being that the rear pods would fill up with dirt and rocks and drop out during the run

 

When the fuel ban ended Tom switched to HEMI power

 

TV Tommy roadster with Miss San Fernando

 

Tommy at San Fernando

 

I don't think Tom ever ran a Chevy.

 

Not Ivo, wheelbase is too short

 

Could be I didn't recognize the car. It was a site about San Fernando in the early days that wrote it was him???

 

Single



Dualie ad

 

Hot Rod coverage 1961

 

More coverage of the single

 

At Lions



with the quad

 

Bunch more of the various cars.














Look at the tail on this one



Same here in gold

 

Found this on a RV website searching for a campground in Halfmoon Bay CA.

 

Trying to get all the pics of the 4 engine build from Ivo, lost most of mine from a 'puter crash and the CD I do have is read only
also will post of the Ivo single build as soon as I get batteries for the camera

 

The T bucket








With Tony Nancy's supercharged engine loaned to Tommy



the car craft cover shot

 

Tommy Ivo's push-bar KEY

 

That T makes me wanna start building a nailhead....then build a replica of the T

 

I think you've found the key to the build!
Sorry, I couldn't help it.

 

Stole, I mean borrowed it to copy for the repop, have to give it back.
flat spot is from wheel stands, going to put that in also and touch up after plateing

 

That is awesome you lucky dog

 

Dualie

 

I built a model of his 4 engine dragster many, many years ago.What a legend!

 

We have a GREAT TV Tommy history story posted by John Lee Williamson here:https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/streamliner-dragsters.1082497/page-3 post # 90

Here is the whole thing

Daddys' Autobody was the one Ivo took his inspiration from, it was an early streamliner built in Burbank by high school kids and Daddys' Auto Body at their shop. A great one! Kent Fullers first chassis as well. It ran at San Fernando Drags on a regular basis, got me going on Nail Heads along with Tommy Ivo.



And more on the same car by ttwomotor same thread