The third annual Bonneville Nationals in 1951 was a special event. The meet was young and innocent, but a critical mass was just being met - the number of entrants grew significantly and just about every damn record fell that year. Things were gettin... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
This is my favorite era of all time. Things are really cooking up on the Salt and the engine combos as well as the streamlining efforts are on a whole new level. Love the Video!!! Who's coupe was the 168c at 34 secs in. That things was pretty rad and was running spokes out back still! Lastly, Ryan your coupe sounds like pure heaven. Put those all together and stop teasing.
Vintage bonneville footage was visual aid used to help my wife understand . She calls 5-windows "CLOWN CARS" wondered why mine had the top chopped, so many carbs etc. Now she gets it I think ? ? ? Can you please post some more footage of your Hot Rod "IN ACTION" to help my wife out ? ? Thank You ! ! Haney
the flats are on my short list of places to see in the next 5 years. luckily my wife has family in Utah,....if i can convince her to visit them that leaves me free to sneak off to the salt. yeah, right.
Great video, except the driver of 777 (kenz & Leslie) streamliner was Willie Young, not Willie Jones. Mick
I like catching videos like that to start a Friday and end the week. Great inspiration for the weekend - perfect. Thanks Ryan!
Ryan: Thank You; I've been readiing the posts all day trying to feel a little better(yesterdays chemo)...those vids made my day!! Any more of the Tardel coupe? Rick
Cochran/Tardel Coupe, and I know how you feel. I could listen to that car ll day long. I have a bunch of sound clips on my computer of vintage Grand Prix race cars and that thing stacks up right with them. As for the 1951 Bonne footage, is there anywhere you can watch like an hour of that stuff. There is a Multi disk set that I can't remember the name but I feel like that might have some more of this.
Ryan ... cool video! ... I had not seen that one before. As lurker mick already stated, it was actually Willie Young that drove the Kenz & Leslie 'liner ... which just goes to prove that "Hollywood" & the News media didn't always get things right back then either ... some things will never change! Also, the "photographers" link (http//www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=1606) isn't working for me.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3759213489851857858 Jeffrey, try this one.....part one and two available
Thanks for sharing th vid ryan! There really seams to have been a lot of media then, I have a June 1951 issue of Popular mechanics that touches on it with Otto Crocker: http://books.google.com/books?id=nd...opular+mechanics+june+1951&lr=&hl=nl#PPA87,M1
What a great old piece of history! My thanks to the folks who archived the film, to those who discovered it and to those, esp Ryan for putting it on display. It's a rare piece of Americana and a tribute to the predecessors of those of us who make the pilgrimage to Wendover. My Uncle Charlie worked for the old Movietone news occassionally would narrate them, so even as a kid I thought these little vignettes were even cooler than the feature films. Oh - speaking of the "Hollywood" effect, I never realized that I've been going to Bville to "burn up the sand..."
Its great to see all these little films about hot rodding but it would be even better if someone would compile a dvd of all these snippets of film. I bet they'd sell like hot cakes, just a thought. John
Thanks Ryan; Great vid. I am trying to find more pics/info on this era. I have a 46 Ford Sedan Delivery, a couple very good sources have said it is the old Kenz & Leslie shop vehicle. It appears to be the push car behind # 777. I have only found one other shot similar to this. Any idea where I can search for more info and pics to back this up? Any and all help would be appreciated. thanks Rick
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