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Bob "Li'l Axle" Stewart and the Dago Axle

Discussion in 'New to the H.A.M.B.? Introduce yourself here!' started by Randy Johnson, Mar 15, 2012.

  1. Randy Johnson
    Joined: Mar 15, 2012
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    I got into cars by working as a designer, photographer, and marketer for Bob Drake Reproductions. For the last year and a half I've been making videos, a few about hot rods. Here are a couple on Bob "Li'l" Axle Stewart, son of the Ed Stewart of Stewart Speed Automotive from San Diego who made Dago axles famous in the late '40s. Li'l Axle was born into hot rodding and ran at El Mirage, other dry lakes, and Bonneville. He was a member of the Prowlers, an early '50s bunch out of San Diego.

    Here are two videos I've made on Bob. In the first one, he fills up at Mel Taormino's restored Texaco station in Grants Pass, Oregon. The second one tells his life story: it was part of his presentation at the Detroit Autorama in February 2012 and has lots of photos from the lakes.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGr3Lf0c9aI
    Bob Stewart fills up his 1950 Mercury at Mel Taormino’s Texaco

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7addhBQRRw
    Bob Li’l Axle Stewart: 1950s Hot Rods, the Dry Lakes, and the Dago Axle
     
  2. jangleguy
    Joined: Dec 26, 2004
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    Hey Randy. Good to see you on here. Thanks for posting the stuff on Lil Axle - a national treasure(!) and a great man in general. We met on the first Americruise and hit it off. A few years later, he showed up at Drake's one day, when I worked there and we reconnected. Don't see him as much as I used to, but we still run into each other at shows, etc. I was lucky enough to accrue some quality seat time in the roadster before it went away. God, I miss that car...

    Please tell him HI for me. Lots of Bob's contemporaries on here - he'd feel right at home. See you guys soon,
    Scotty Gosson (AKA Jangleguy)
     
  3. Ed "Axle" II
    Joined: Jan 16, 2012
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    Ed "Axle" II
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    from Evans,CO

    Thank You Randy I hope you don't me sharing them I have shared them here and some my friends
     
  4. tommyd
    Joined: Dec 10, 2010
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    from South Indy

    Welcome from Indy.
     

  5. San Diego in the 50's and 60s .... a guy just had to be there!

    Welcome Randy!
     
  6. Willy_P
    Joined: Mar 19, 2011
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    Welcome from Kansas.
     
  7. Deuce Daddy Don
    Joined: Apr 27, 2008
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    Deuce Daddy Don
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    Hey Randy, next time you see Bob, tell him Hi from Don Thomas (LAR).
    Nice video Randy!
     
  8. landseaandair
    Joined: Feb 23, 2009
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    landseaandair
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    from phoenix

    Welcome and thanks for videos.
     
  9. 60 ford
    Joined: Nov 23, 2007
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    60 ford
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  10. robleticia
    Joined: Oct 15, 2007
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    robleticia
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    Welcome from Texas!
     

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