Hot Rods Hangin' those rear tires

Pics by @BCCHOPIT

 

J&S Speed Center, Westminster, CA

Hello,

It was now 1964 and for the last several years, the drag racing scene was changing over to more modifications allowed for the street legal classes. The muffler and exhaust pipes were still required, but now parachutes and super wide racing slick tires… for a street legal class? The Anglia in the photo was from Westminster, CA and was one of the first smaller lighter weight cars used for the street legal Gas Coupe and Sedan classes.

Running 7 inch Bruce Slicks on the streets was not the safest thing to do back then, but when all out street racing is on the line, everything counts. We just had to remember the mist and midnight curse of early dew on the street surfaces. But, the 7 inch slicks fit under our stock wheel openings and they looked like normal street tires. So, for a “street legal” coupe or sedan to be running 10 inch wide racing slicks… well they obviously don’t stay inside of the stock wheel well openings.

Jnaki

By this time period, the modifications were starting to become commonplace as the rules were changed. So, more modifications were allowed and the late 50s to early 1960 Gas Coupes/Sedans were not the same street legal cars as before. Times were definitely changing and the Gas Coupe/Sedan Class wandered into the full race modified car builds and eventually, disappeared in drag racing. As the years rolled on to the next episodes of drag racing, the fuel dragsters started taking over, alongside of the funny cars. Too bad for the Gas Coupe and Sedan, street legal racing excitement…
not CHP approved, obviously...

 

The Orange Plus Willys (pics from the for sale ad) and two from @Kiwi Kev's IG.

 

My old T Coupe in Auckland NZ, when owned by the guy who built it. I loved the "cartoon" aspects of the car.

The car was in storage for years, and our fender rules changed, so I was unable to make it legal - turned out our fender exemptions didnt include tyres sticking out past the guards, so as part of the rebuilt to make it street legal again, the guards had to go.

 

Saw this 40 Willys, yesterday. Such a killer car.

 

My latest project. Looking forward to get it in my shop this fall as soon as I finish my 66 Chevy II.

 

Doyle Gammell's 1932 Ford

 

Probably the best 32 3-W ever built!

 

@shortypu this thread is about tires hanging out of fendered cars.

 

I take it that was Greg Fleury ?

 

I built some new wheels.

 

I “LIKE” the fact that Marty is posting post RONA!

 

Same one as on the Old Ramp truck!

 

Putting some 15x11's on the J

 

Going to be a bad mofo!

 

Oh yeah

30-12.5-15 bias plys

 

Photos: @Kiwi Kev

 

It's not a good look. It's a great look!

 

Hopefully this spring I’ll be on the road in my J

 

Charlie Hills filthy forty, driven by Pork Zartman. My parents were friends with Charlie.

 

Just a sample from the Early Willys Thread.

 

My kinda guy, thinning those fenders for the "rules".