This one’s a real sweetheart I saw on fb earlier today.Once again,no info was included with it,and I don’t recognize the car as far as I can remember. Any of the guys that were there back in the day wanna take a crack at identifying this one? Scott Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Here’s a cool one I had never seen of Tony Nancy’s 22jr roadster being flat-towed.....Can you imagine a car at the front of it’s class being flat-towed to the races today?Those days were awesome in so many ways. Scott Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
I am in no position for class and history and hope not to be flamed for the obvious name which would be guessing at the clarity shown but in a less pixilated version of the same pic it says Wilson's Auto Salvage. Hope that helps.
I wasn't ragging on Rooman, Just the opposite. I was giving him credit for partially identifying Pure Heaven III. That's why I said that I wanted to give him credit where it was due. Don't get me involved in this mess.
Good for you Sky Six. That’s why I said my piece at the front of my post,then continued on with some pictures of cars,and requests for info...I just want this thread to carry on,and maintain quality. I appreciate your input into this thread,also,as you definitely bring some serious experience to the table.Thanks for sharing. Scott Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Tried that..... Wilson’s Auto Salvage May as well be “Joe Smith” to Google....I just came up with 99 yelp reviews for junk yards with the name Wilson’s....Although it did say we should probably stay away from one of the dozen or so in Florida named Wilson’s... Scott Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Dean: I knew you’d have that one nailed down....And I kinda figured it wouldn’t be pretty,but that’s really sort of a silver lining,I guess,right? At least what’s left of the car looks to be pretty damn nice,and it’s still racing,instead of being a home for spiders in a museum someplace. Thanks for the reply on that one! Hey,you don’t know what the “Wood Butchers” deal was about,do you?My Wife asked me that while she was looking at the photo of the car,and my best guess was the guys who built it were also carpenters? Thanks, Scott Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Once you start chasing these cars,tracking them down,and realize that lots of them were cut up and scrapped in the 70’s,or survived all the way to the 80’s/90’s only to be made into “street rods”,it kinda stings sometimes,doesn’t it? The “Gunfighter” 57 Ford was always one of my favorites that ended up that way.Body was sold,then some kids made a dune buggy out of the chassis,was the story I got. On the bright side,at least we’ve got pictures of them in the glory days. Scott Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Scott, I can't help with history on the car prior to Jerry and Red acquiring it. I know that when Jerry built his SOHC powered modified roadster, a couple of guys in the Road Runners bought the ex coupe, and ran it at El Mirage for a season, or two. I don't know what became of it after that.
That just helped more than you thought...only one of the Wilson Auto Salvages listed in the google search was in Oklahoma. Thanks Junior Stock! Scott Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Regarding the "Wood Butchers" car. I'm sure I have seen it in an older magazine. If a guy could find the article, it might give a bit more info. I Googled 'Terra in Whittier, CA'. Terra Paving was founded in 1984. The Terra Recycling Center had no information either. Sounds like the coupe was recycled into a roadster. Maybe the 'shape of things to come'.
From loudbangs post above - Don't recognize the track, but the car is/was Mike Sullivan's. Steve Haight drove it. One of the best designed Fiats out there. Orange County Raceway (SoCal) was their home track. Mike
Knew it was Mike Sullivan's Fiat, but not who the driver was. Love it when blanks are filled in. Thanks Mike.
Looks like the body is fresh out of the mold in that picture,too. Looks to be either raw resin or primer on the leading edge of the body/wheel openings. That’s another rare shot,LB!You see lots of this car with the blue & white paint and lettering applied,but I’ve never seen one in the raw like this. Scott Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
I don't know the car, but the picture was taken at the Oklahoma City fairgrounds dragstrip. I recognize the speedway grandstand and the bandshell in the background.
Tony Nancy's awesome '29 roadster. Before he installed a Buick Nailhead under the hood, it was originally powered by a Flathead Ford, built by Sparks & Bonney. The car is being towed by S&B's pick-up truck... https://www.hotrod.com/articles/hrxp-1111-pioneer-hot-rodder-tommy-sparks-story/
Here's the skinny on the Wood Butchers 5 window. Built (?) owned by Gerald Tucker of Whittier, ran B/fuel Altered at AHRA drags, 11.32 @ 125.76. At Bonneville ran 169.81 mph. Ran B/C in NHRA. Hilborn injected alky/nitro, 51 hemi,Jahns Pistons 11 to 1 compression, Clay Smith cam. Weber flywheel and Schiefer Clutch, 39 Zephyr trans with a Halibrand quick change. Color was bright red. POPROD August 1964
Aside from the rear hairpin / ladder bar looking a little spindly, I'd guess he got the instant center close to perfect.
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