History CW's Bonneville Pics the WAYNE KOEPPE Collection

My ol'buddy Wayne Koeppe brought over some photos of the 1954-1960 SCTA B-ville Meet & a few from El Mirage. Wayne took these while crewing for the Fritz Voigt-Leland Kolb "A" Roadster & for the Bob Moll-Buddy Hale 34 Coupe. Also, a few photos from the first National NHRA Drag Meet at Great Bend Kansas......hope ya all enjoy........cw.

the Moll-Hale 34 Coupe & the Voigt-Kolb Roadster

 

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Wow. Thanks for posting these!

 

Wow, love that 34. Thanks for sharing.

 

Those are amazing. Love the hemi powered tank. Thanks for posting these!

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27 roadster build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=749610

 

more B-ville......
the Voigt-Kolb Roadster and the Yeakel Bros. Roadster
Also a Hemi with a DC9 carburetor.

 

More........
The BELL AUTO PARTS TENT was on the salt with supplies for the racer every year back in the 50's-60.....Roy Richter had some great people working for him. OH YA....they had SHADE!

 

heavy chops!!

Thank you.

 

Scooters.......

 

I think this is the "Texas Cigar" from Texas, I don't remember if it was a twin engine or single HD.

 

This is what I like to see on a Monday morning, vintage El Mirage and Bonneville photos.

Some good shots of Harvey Haller's lakester and Ole Morris 'Smoking White Owl'

 

More Bikes......

 

and some Liners.......
Tommy Thompson's #990. out of Denver I think? not sure of the other.

 

maybe my all time fav Liner the #777 Kenz & Leslie Streamliner and the Bob Estes Liner.

 

more Liners......
the Shadoff Special.......very slick & a beautiful car.

 

the Chet Herbert "BEAST" body by Barris.

 

more........

 

more of the Kenz-Leslie Liner, here they added the third Merc engine and moved the cockpit back & added the tail, note they were running wire wheels on the front, not sure of the year?

 

this may be the little Bill Burke Liner?

 

Dana Fuller's 6-71 GMC diesel powered streamliner. Started life as Chet Herbert's Beast III. Was restored and showed at Pebble Beach 2010.

 

early photo of the 777. sometime in the 50's?
I have heard that the aluminum body was formed by a very talented 19 yr old.

 

4 Bangers......

 

Wayne's been hold'n out on me!! lol Great photo's

 

more on the 4's

 

Chevy 4 Banger.....
I'm not sure if the two pipes are for intake.....ID anyone?

 

Some Coupes......

 

This whole set is outstanding! #25 is Tom Cobb, blown small block, former Pierson Bros, 369 Bantam is Belmont Sanchez, think he ran an injected Chrysler..

THANKS FOR POSTING!!

 

SOCAL & the JADO Coupes, cockpit photo is from the JADO, your face was almost touching the windshield! I remember hearing it did not handle on the salt or on the drag strip. It was very good looking car, painted a dark purple.