Vintage shots from days gone by!

That can't be right. Where's all the pot holes?

 

MAN, 70 - 80 years later, That is still cool!

 

"If'n youse guise wouldn't put da damn lug nuts on so tight, dis fender wouldn't look like dis!"

 

There was an event a couple of weeks ago; Drag races in Santa Barbara. Lots of fun 1/8mi. along the beach, lots of flatheads and 4 bangers, great stuff. Anyway, Winfield has a concession selling stuff and We were buying some things. The sun was bright and I had not looked up at the guy helping me, when I did, it was Gene Winfield himself! We shook hands and I told him we had attended his birthday celebration(85th IIRC) at his shop in Mojave. His wife was also working the booth. A very nice and great guy still kicking at advanced age. I suspect some of the members here were in attendance.

 

I have owned both cars and my money is on the Olds. I loved that car, '59 Super 88 2dr hardtop.

 

"Waddya mean, they're LEFT handed? Are you NUTS or sumpin'?"

 

Belmont Sanchez's Bantam-bodied competition coupe at Bonneville, bodywork by Chuck Porter. Belmont would later "find" a '53 Studebaker on his father's car lot and turn it into a record breaker. This Bantam later went to the Koopman brothers. Photo from the Wayne Koeppe collection.

 

Again ....Pulling them is easy ...Stopping ???..Not so much soo....

 

Hippie bear selling lids of pot

 

Tucker designer Alex Tremulis' (r.) first car (1938).

 

Edsel Ford's personal car, 1934.