Art & Inspiration Traditional images that need no explanation.

Colored photo looks better - just my opinion......

 

Carl Jenson Eugene Or. from Hot Rod Magazine about 1958. Carl passed this year and car is in Portland with
a SBF

 

Man now that's a beautiful pickup!!!!! I love roadster pickups. I can't stop looking at it. Lippy

 

Hello,

Ever since this photo came out a long time ago on the HAMB, the color of the Competition Coupe was in question. Was it yellow with red flames as shown on a colorization program?

Norm Gruden photo

The Competition Coupe was the Goodyear and Serpa “Pacific Auto Body” coupe with a 296” Flathead. The team bought the car from Harry Duncan. The Pacific Auto Body Shop did their own custom artwork and painting.

So, it looked so real with the color of the sky and grass that was the color I chose for the first drawing.

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/friday-art-show-5-28-21.1231292/#post-14077529 Pacific Auto Body Coupe

Since then, with further scrutiny of my photos and movies that I filmed at Lion’s Dragstrip over the years, I found some other proof of the actual color.

In the background, 1959 Lion’s Dragstrip Class Lanes

But, a real life scene popped up in a very popular photo of the Harrell Engines Modified Roadster at Lion’s Dragstrip between 1959-60. The Pacific Body Shop Coupe and Ford push truck were located in the background of the Harrell Engines’ Red Modified Roadster.
Class Lanes
The class lanes were designated lanes for each different class to line up prior to being allowed to run. When we were in the A/Stock class with the 58 Impala, it was right next to the Competition Coupes lane.

Silver FED in the staging lane with our 58 Impala coming into the A/Stock class lanes after just making run down the dragstrip.
:01 to :04

There were some early drag racing photos in an old Drag News of the Pacific Body Shop Coupe racing at Santa Ana Dragstrip in 1955, but as scanning old newspapers go, the quality was not the best for a good reproduction photograph.

At Lion’s Dragstrip the records show that they were very good in their class. Fuel Competition Coupe.

As artistic work goes the yellow color looks better, but if the actual photo is a good reproduction, then the coupe is beige or beige/white combo. YRMV

At Lions Dragstrip, as we saw the coupe and push truck from 1957 to 60...

 

Tony Gallichio from Newington, Connecticut. The roadster was a terror on the Berlin Turnpike in it's day.

 

Great salesmanship.

 

Jack Chrisman.

 

Model: does this car make me look fat? Photographer: No, no it does not.

 

Police officer: So, thought you could get one over on law enforcement ehh? Lemme guess, you just going for ice cream, right? Kids in go kart: That’s right officer we were going for ice cream, honest.

 

Clark Gable.