Features VINTAGE SPRINT CAR PIC THREAD, 1965 and older only please.

Wynn's#1 I agree, the Gillette car in the picture isn't the ex Traylor. I blew up the pic and can't see the distinctive traits of that car. The front end also doesn't have the geometry I remembered.

sorry for the bad call.

 

Possibly one of the BEST looking 80's sprinters ever..

 

Lloyd Shores Car? Ben Leyba/Jack Steck? '81 - '82?

Blacki Suede

 

pix

 

more

 

again

 

Nice Early photo of the Strupp Miller, the restoration has a later tail that just doesn't look as nice as this early one IMO.

 

That is a Pop Green car, mist likely driven bt Len Perry.

 

Thanks Mac for all the pics... Check out the grooving job on the left rear
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That's Johnny Hannon in 1934. In '35 he was approached in the pits at Indy to drive in the race,one in which he lost his life.

 

At the start of theMiller91 post, 2nd from top middle pic, the drivers name in the #2 midget is Frank Sinatra.

 

That's correct; Don Gillette's car was the Leitenberger car - that's from Don, himself, in about 1963. Never did ask why he did the "halo" roll bar. Don pretty thoroughly altered the car to fit in the Pontiac, and then got it "altered" further when he took a hard shot on the tail

 

Check out the car.. "Hot Rod" (Push car by the looks of the bumper) on the right. Talk about an EARLY HOT ROD!!! Looks chopped, lowered,White tires and Guide headlights.. Pretty neat.

Great pics by the way!

 

a little mixed, but a cool collection

 

That 7th piture of the #1 car is STAN MUIR fromSpokane, Wash. at that time 1950.The 5th & 6th pics are from AURORA SPEEDWAY in SEATTLE, Wash.about 1954 of Homer Normans former EDELBROCK #27 . Can;t recall just who was driving.

 

Does anyone know how many Edlebrock cars were raced in the 50s? I'm pretty sure one made it's way to Australia and ended up staying here.

 

bttt

 

Haulers,crashers and Atlantic Speedway.

 

At least a couple.

 

East Coast midgeteers:

Len Duncan #24 and King Carpenter, Hatfield Pa. 63.
George Monson #34 Tony Romit #55 and Ernie McCoy Reading 64.

 

Why do you suppose they ran the tailpipe down under the rear axle?
The radar is picking up a line of thundershowers which extends from a point 9 miles NNE of Sicorgus, New Jersey, along a line and 6 miles either side of the line to a point 5 miles SSW of Fonduloch.However, the radar is also picking up a squadron of Russian ICBMs... so I wouldn't sweat the thundershowers.

 

Who's number one?
A scorers nightmare, the alphabet guys working on each other, Salem 61.

 

Does anyone on here have any info on Dick Linder, if so pm me.

 

Midget Madness from Nutly N.J. 1938:
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=14348

 

More midget racing, this time from the U.K. (didn't even know they raced em there) Check out the "teams" at the end, pretty cool.
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=58278
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=54114

 

Several old 30s-40s- Indy clips can be found here:

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=18558

 

Lots of info and pics of British stocks, modifieds and some open wheel between the 50s and 70s.

www.oldstox.com

 

Dickson and Post at Reading Fairground reunion June 28th

 

RSCA History, excellent show put on by the "Reading Fairgrounds Racing Historical Society" this past Sunday. Weather, location, lots of fans, race cars, all good. Kudo's to the RFRHS group. Also, conversing with Doug & Tony.
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