Hot Rods The Ultimate Willys Gasser Thread

@1934coupe Hey Pat this one from page 7 in this thread a Jack Merkel car or sponsored by him. Sure looks like Dover.

 

LB it's not a JM sponsored car, and I'm not positive that it is Dover either. The landscape is too flat and the concession stand would be in view behind the Willys. I also think the stairs going up to the tower go the opposite direction at Dover. Happy Jan. 17

Pat

 

Before and after. Read a story about this car a long time ago involving crash on the street where car was destroyed.

 

Brockman's Speed Shop?

 

It sure doesn't looked destroyed by any means.

 

Bones, Dubach and Pisano

 

"on the street"

 

Why were they racing on the street????....

 

Paul Frost, has Frost & Frost on the logo. Later sponsored by Brockman Speed Shop

 

I bet for $$$$.

 

That's Doug Cook on the left in front of "Swindler A" and his brother Roy Cook in front of "Swindler B". I was lucky enough to meet these two at Jack Merkels shop around 65 and sat in on their conversation and bench racing. They were in town for the Gasser meet at NY National raceway. I was at the track that weekend and was in Cooks pit area when Doug told his brother to warm up the B car. Roy saw me and asked if I wanted to go for a ride. With a shit eaten grin on my face I sat in on the passenger side and for a few minutes I was the happiest kid in the world.

Pat

 

Both cool pictures my Dad took, have all his old slides, these are a couple out of some that he started scanning

 

Here's the original HOT ROD magazine article.

 

Here's one posted by @elgringo71 in the '37 to'42 Willys thread i haven't seen before.