VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

Fred went on to win the Daytona 500 that year!





Bones

 

I've put a few conversion kits on my cars back in the day and Hurst was my least favorite.
They were not only more expensive but the way the linkage rods were clamped would sometimes slip. The cheaper brand(s) I used all had threaded rods VS clamps. They weren't as
classy or as good looking but they were mostly trouble free.

 

???All the Hurst ones I used had threaded rods??

 

Check out that Simonize shine

 

Me too, never seen a Hurst with clamp on rods, but then again I have not seen everything

 

Fireball became my hero when I found out he drove a 55 Buick stock car and later on the Pontiacs. I was just a kid when I heard he was killed in that crash, felt bad about it for a long time.

 

Fred Lorenzen and his 65 Galaxie winning the Daytona 500 in 1965, was a factor in my life long love affair with the 1965 Ford Galaxie.




Bones

 

The 1948 Indy 5003 time Indy 500 winner

 

I loved the days of the "real" stock cars. Stock car racing now is just like new cars, they all look the same. It really pissed me off when Toyotas came to NASCAR!! I youtube stock car races from the 50s and 60s, neat to see the old cars and great drivers.

 

Buckeye, we have to be cut from the same bolt of cloth! I quit following NASCAR, when they left the “stock” cars too. Never liked the restricters either, but understand. Kinda like bracket racing....you lose....because you went too fast! You can’t go too fast in racing.....that’s kinda the point of racing! Lol
I about puked when I heard they were going to let Toyota race......did when they won one!
Still hate to see it. Also hate to see the absence of Chrysler. Today, the brand of car seems to take a back, very back , seat to the drivers. Not to take from them , but back in the day, the car seem to also play a part in winning and came with bragging rights. Sure miss the old days.





Bones

 

I missed out on one of these right hand drive "Postal vans" with cut down window opening on right door. It was on feebay a couple of years ago n the high bidder was from Australia. Actually a good home for it with the right hand drive!

 

Ya Know , Fred ...I kinda agree with you now .....It does sound best with the straight pipe !!!...Lets try the pipe again..Only, this time with the Jake ..!!!!

 

"Heard the tree say it was it's cousin, just wanted to give 'em a hug..."

 

Could not have said it any better myself. I get accused of being an old stuck in my ways asshole but like Popeye, I am what I am. I expect to hear of Nissans, Hondas and Volvos and no telling what other foreign shit boxes on the NASCAR tracks any time now. GAG,PUKE, RANT

 

You got that right! Could drive a man to drinking! Wait a minute... I am drinking!





Bones