Jimmy B, I'm just curious, but how do you know that this car is the one featured in the HRM? From what I can see it has another paint job and another license plate....... so it couldn't have been easy to recognize it
dude..great history right there. Working on and restoring these significant cars is a bit labor of love. You really must love the style, time, and car itself. Alot of responsibility...congrats. Pm me... I'm starting a revival of a 33...and will be glad to offer advice
I'd say I'm 99% that the roadster found is the Bob Hamke car. Too many similarities... Gas filler, gauges, tailights and nurf bar placement.
I'm headed for Eaton on Monday... Where is this at so I can ummmm "look" at it? Just kidding, unless you're passing on it. Darn it, missed another one close to home. Congrats.
Same region, dash, tailights, filler, rear quarters & deck, nerf bar, pitman arm placement, the windshield that is in interior .... As 31whitey has said too many similarities.
nice find. those appear to be '48 pontiac tail lights which come out more on top then bottom-50's are pretty much round.
Thanks I was just curious, I saw the nerf bar, taillights and filler too, but I'm impressed that you found the car in the HRM so fast though
Nice find. Only a very few original hot rods surface after all these years. You have an opportunity to own a very rare piece of history. You are about to enter a special nitch in the hobby. Where most everyone here, including myself, would say " hey it's your car, build it the way you want" with most any car you found. When you take on a car with historical significance, I believe you have an obligation to restore it to the way it was originally. You really have to be ready to take on the responsibility because your not only rebuilding this for yourself but for everyone who loves these old machines and for those that will come after us. I went looking for Larry Teter's '32 Vicky 1961-62 C/G National champ. Very famous car. Guy had found it in an old garage before I got to it, now it's a street rod with nothing but the body original. Sad, this car with so much history- now it's gone forever. If you get it, and I hope you do, take your time and do a proper job or have the good sense to pass it on to someone who will. Truth is, if you buy it, it's still your car and you can do whatever you want with it and all of this is just my selfish attempt to convince you to bring it back for us. Awesome find, Terry
BUY THE CAR! Get a Good quality photo/quality Xerox of the SCTA Tag and a signed statement from the owner that he is keeping it. Far more tags without cars than REAL cars missing tags. Nice find!
If it is Bob Hamke's,it ran the fastest recorded time for a non California car (Indianapolis,Indiana) at 149 mph in 1951 or 1952 at Bonneville.Looking up more history,and ask the guy if you can take a look at the tag after you buy it.If it runs '51 or '52,then BINGO for sure
Buy it... And get that stash of magazines so I can buy that issue with the '55 C300 on the cover from you.
I removed it,but I was thinking,since Bob Hamke built both.Also,the other thing that has me wondering,is the license plate in the old pic is different from the plate in the new pic.But,I would definitely ask for a signed statement and picture of the timing tag,maybe run it through a computer photoscanner for better quality.
On the drivers side of the firewall there are those 4 bolt heads in a square formation. In the old magazine, you can make out the top two bolts behind the voltage regulator and the oil filter. That is way too cool. Have you bought it yet??
OK Guys I BOUGHT IT!! I'll get pics when I pick it up,in about a week Ok.. here's the story.................. After attending a Car/Bike show, a couple of months ago, I was looking at the cars (I had my old Shovel in the show) and talking to the owners I always ask "You know of any cars for sale.....or projects?" One owner told me about an old "T-Bucket for sale He said he'd get me the guys phone number Last week I ran into him He had the guys name and number I went and looked at it Thursday night The Guy I bought it from, has owned it since 1968 He bought it from his best friend who had wrecked it (Had a string on the carbs to test a new motor out..............YEP.......You guessed it............stuck wide open hit a house and bent the axle and radiator He was running a small block-auto trans The guy had bought the car from Bob Hamke in the 60's Bob Hamke KEPT the TIMMING TAG before he sold the car I'm trying to locate realitives who might know where it is The Track nose is missing a piece of history lost Current owner doesn't remember getting it (When the wreck happened it had a Deuce grill shell) I'll keep everyone posted
Good Job.....I look forward to more pics and your progress to bring it back to life on the streets.........Z.
A shame that the tag got removed from the car. But still, a very cool car with a very traceable history, which is important. Looking forward to some good pictures.
Great find. Great thread. Not many "feature cars" in those early Hot Rod mags. The chances of turning one up these days as unmolested as that one is about 100 million to one. Congrats.
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